Jordan's air force struck what it called terrorist sites in southern Syria on the evening of October 26, 2026, in retaliation for an October 23 attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, that killed nine people, according to Jordanian authorities. Jordanian security forces arrested three men suspected of the church attack on October 26. Jordan said the strikes hit Islamic State militants and were coordinated with Damascus; Syria's Foreign Ministry said there was no prior coordination or notification. Syrian authorities said seven people, including three children and a woman, were killed in Deraa and Suwayda provinces, and Jordan said it regretted the civilian casualties. On October 27 Syrian customs authorities closed the Nassib crossing, the only passenger and commercial route between the two countries.
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Jordan struck what it called militant sites in southern Syria after a church attack in Karak that killed nine people. Syria says seven people, including three children, were killed and denies the strikes were coordinated with it.
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