Jordan claims to bomb terrorist stronghold in southern Syria

Xinhua News Agency Amman/Damascus, October 26 (Reporters He Yiping, Lin Jianjie) The Jordanian Armed Forces issued a statement on the 26th saying that, in coordination with the Syrian government, the Royal Jordanian Air Force bombed terrorist strongholds in southern Syria that day. Syrian media reported that several explosions were heard in the rural areas of Daraa province in southern Syria that night, resulting in casualties among civilians.

The statement said that Royal Jordanian Air Force fighter jets destroyed multiple terrorist strongholds, causing casualties among several members of the terrorist organizations. This was in retaliation for the terrorist attack that occurred on the 23rd at a church in Karak province in southern Jordan, as the terrorists responsible for this crime are linked to these organizations.

The statement emphasized that the Jordanian Armed Forces will continue to eliminate the roots of extremism and terrorism and will continue to fulfill their sacred duty to protect the nation and its citizens.

According to a report by the Syrian National News Agency on the 26th, the director of the Daraa provincial health bureau stated that Jordan launched airstrikes on multiple locations in the rural areas of the province that night, resulting in the deaths of 5 civilians, including women and children.

A group of unidentified armed men opened fire inside a church in Karak province on the 23rd, resulting in 9 deaths and multiple injuries. The Jordanian security forces issued a statement on the 26th saying that they have arrested 3 suspects involved in the church shooting incident.