Jordan acknowledges Syrian civilian deaths in airstrikes it says killed about 20 Islamic State militants

Summary

Jordan has launched airstrikes against armed groups in Syria following an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, which killed nine people last week, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Tuesday 27 October, The NY Times writing that the Jordanian military said the strikes were in retaliation for the attack on a church in southern Jordan on Friday. Syrian state media said the strikes killed seven civilians, according to The NY Times, which wrote that they threatened to damage relations between the two neighbors. Jordan said its airstrikes over Syria killed about 20 Islamic State militants but acknowledged there were also civilian casualties, the Inquirer and the LA Times reported.

Latest: Jordan said its airstrikes over Syria, launched after an attack on a church in Karak, killed about 20 Islamic State militants but acknowledged civilian casualties, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported, Syrian state media saying the strikes killed seven civilians, according to The NY Times.

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