Jordan launches airstrikes in Syria after church attack

In Syria's southern province of Dara, ambulances ferry the wounded and members of Syrian civil defence inspect the wreckage left by airstrikes this Tuesday morning. Jordan says it targeted armed groups linked to last week's deadly church attack, but Syrian officials say the dead include three children and a woman. Those who lost relatives are demanding answers. We were asleep when a missile struck our house. It killed my mother, my older brother and And he has three children, two boys and a girl. Innocent people were killed in the prime of their lives. They had done nothing wrong. How can a state strike the homes of peaceful people without any reason? This is unacceptable. Last Friday, gunmen opened fire on St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Jordan. Nine people were killed. Hours before the airstrikes this Tuesday, Jordanian authorities arrested three men suspected of carrying out the shooting. has now closed its main border crossing to passengers and goods traveling in either direction. Damascus says it was not consulted before the strikes and has formally raised its objections with Amman. Channels of communication remain open between the two countries, with talks underway to address the fallout and coordinate security along their shared border.