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Add as a preferred source on GoogleWomen and children were among those reported killed. Jordan said its strikes responded to an attack on church mourners in Jordan that killed nine people, Anadolu Agency reported.
Five civilians, including women and children, were reported killed in Jordanian airstrikes in Daraa province, southern Syria, Anadolu Agency said Monday, citing Syrian state media.
The report identified the source as the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
Jordan’s armed forces said the strikes were a response to an attack on church mourners in Jordan last week. Anadolu Agency reported that nine people were killed in that attack.
Daraa’s Health Directorate reported four injuries. Syria’s Foreign Ministry said the strikes occurred without prior coordination with Syria.
The group cited 49 airstrikes between April and August, up from 22 a year earlier. It also documented a market strike that killed six men.
The injured included a 17-year-old girl; officials also reported damage to homes, apartment buildings, 10 garages and a kindergarten.
