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Syria slams Jordan over crossborder strikes, denies coordination: What to know
Syria slams Jordan over crossborder strikes, denies coordination: What to know
Jordan said its airstrikes targeted ISIS fighters, while Syria said civilians were killed, sparking outrage.
Adam Lucente , Rosaleen Carroll
Oct 27, 2026
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Mourners attend the funeral of those who were killed in airstrikes carried out by Jordan the night before on the village of Al-Taf in the Al-Lajat region, located in the northeastern countryside of Daraa, on Oct. 27, 2026. — Bakr ALkasem / AFP via Getty Images
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Syria on Tuesday condemned Jordanian airstrikes in its south that killed seven civilians, rejecting Amman’s assertion that it had coordinated with Syrian authorities before striking Islamic State (ISIS) militants allegedly linked to a deadly church shooting in Jordan.
What happened: In a statement, the Syrian Foreign Ministry called the strikes in Daraa province an “unacceptable violation and breach of Syrian airspace without any prior coordination.”
Jordan’s public broadcaster Al Mamlaka reported Tuesday, citing a source, that the civilians killed in Monday’s strikes included the mother and three nephews of one of the suspected church attackers. The family members were living in a tent near one of the targeted sites, the report said.
The ministry said it is working with Jordan to “establish an urgent joint field and security committee to prevent........
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