WorldAl JazeeraJordan strikes Syria after church attack, killing at least seven people
Jordan launched air strikes in Syria in retaliation for a deadly church attack, killing at least seven people including three children, prompting Syria to close its border crossing.
Syria closes border crossings with Jordan after air strikes kill seven people in Deraa and Suweyda, including children.
Jordan carried out air strikes on armed group hideouts in southeastern Syria after a gun attack on a church in Jordan killed at least nine people.
Syria's Civil Defence said seven people died including three children and a woman, with five from one family killed in a single strike on a tent in Deraa Province.
Syria denied any coordination with Jordan, called the strikes a treacherous attack, and closed the Nassib crossing, the only passenger and commercial border between the two countries.
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