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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Jordan reportedly strikes southeastern Syria, killing 9 civilians
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAt least nine civilians, including two children, have been killed in airstrikes on Syria likely to have been carried out by Jordan against drug-traffickers, a monitor and media outlet report.
The kingdom has tightened controls along its frontier with Syria in recent years and its armed forces occasionally announce operations to foil drug and weapon smuggling attempts from its war-torn neighbor.
The Suwayda24 news website reports that airstrikes “likely to have been carried out by the Jordanian air force” killed at least 10 people in Urman.
Rayan Maarouf of Suwayda24, an outlet run by citizen journalists, says the men who were killed, along with family members, were believed to have been drug-traffickers.
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