<p>Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine in Karak</p><p>Jordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/24/seven-killed-and-40-injured-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-church-funeral-in-jordan">Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church</a> in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force has said in a statement.</p><p>It said the operation “resulted in the killing and wounding of many members of these terrorist groups and the destruction of a number of their vehicles”. It did not specify who the groups were or the precise location of the strikes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/jordan-attacks-militants-syria-retaliation-for-last-week-church-attack">Continue reading...</a>
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Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack
<p>Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine in Karak</p><p>Jordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/24/seven-killed-and-40-injured-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-church-funeral-in-jordan">Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church</a> in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force has said in a statement.</p><p>It said the operation “resulted in the killing and wounding of many members of these terrorist groups and the destruction of a number of their vehicles”. It did not specify who the groups were or the precise location of the strikes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/jordan-attacks-militants-syria-retaliation-for-last-week-church-attack">Continue reading...</a>