Jordan says its military struck 'militant hideouts' in Syria after deadly church attack
Jordanian armed forces carried out strikes on "militant hideouts" in Syria that it said were linked to a deadly church attack on the kingdom last week.
DW reports: Jordanian armed forces carried out strikes on "militant hideouts" in Syria that it said were linked to a deadly church attack on the kingdom last week.
The story is also being covered by The Guardian. The Guardian adds: Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine in Karak Jordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force has said in a statement.
This world story centres on Syria. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Jordanian, Karak Jordan and Jordan.
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- Syria · Middle East
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- DW and The Guardian
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- Key names
- Jordanian, Karak Jordan, Jordan, Greek Orthodox
- Section
- World
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- DWJordan says its military struck 'militant hideouts' in Syria after deadly church attack
- The GuardianJordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack
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