Syria objects to Jordanian airstrikes carried out without prior coordination

By Tarek Chouiref

ISTANBUL (AA) - Syria’s Foreign Ministry said early Tuesday that it had conveyed its objections to Jordan over deadly airstrikes carried out on Syrian territory without prior coordination.

The ministry expressed deep regret over the deaths and injuries in Daraa province in remarks carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

Seven people, including an elderly man and three children, were killed and four others injured in the strikes, according to Daraa’s Health Directorate.

The ministry said contacts with Jordan were ongoing to establish the circumstances of the operation and address its aftermath while safeguarding Syria’s security and sovereignty.

Earlier, the Syrian government announced an investigation and said authorities were supporting those affected. It stressed the need for joint security and field coordination on operations affecting border areas.

The Jordanian army said Monday that its warplanes struck sites belonging to “terrorist organizations” in southern Syria that it linked to an attack Friday on mourners gathered for a funeral procession at Hamoud Church in Jordan’s southern Karak province which killed nine people.

The army said the strikes killed and wounded members of the groups and destroyed sites and vehicles. It did not name the organizations, specify the locations, or provide casualty figures.

Jordanian security forces arrested three suspects in the church attack on Monday following a shootout in Karak. All three were wounded, while no security personnel were injured, according to Jordan’s Public Security Directorate.