# Jordan strikes "terrorist organisations" in Syria in retaliation for church attack that killed nine
Jordan has launched air strikes on what its military describes as "terrorist organisations" in southern Syria, in retaliation for a shooting at a Christian funeral last week that killed nine people.
Syrian health officials told state media five people — including women, children and an elderly man — were killed when the strike targeted a village in Daraa province. Jordan's fighter jets reportedly killed and wounded "several terrorists," though details remain limited. Jordan said it had coordinated with the Syrian government ahead of the attack.
The retaliatory strike follows a mass shooting at a funeral in a Greek Orthodox church in Karak on Friday, which left nine dead and 34 injured. Earlier on Monday, Jordanian security forces arrested two brothers and their brother-in-law over the church attack; they were found hiding in an abandoned house before dawn. Jordan's Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya said the attackers were all Jordanians.
In response to the strike, Syria closed the only passenger and commercial border crossing between the two countries — the Nassib crossing — suspending traffic in both directions. Syrian authorities also said they had opened direct communication channels with Jordanian officials and launched investigations into the targeting.
