Jordan Launches Airstrikes In Syria
Jordan acknowledges civilian deaths in Syria strikes; Damascus closes its main Jordan crossing.
October 27, 2026 · Updated Oct 27, 4:25pm ET
Los Angeles TimesJordan attacks militants in Syria tied to last week's church attack, state media says
Religion News ServiceJordan says it attacked militants in Syria tied to church assault. Syria says civilians killed
Daily CallerMiddle Eastern Country Arrests Terrorists, Begins Strikes Against Those Behind Church Massacre
Boston GlobeJordan says its deadly strikes in Syria targeted Islamic State
Associated PressJordan acknowledges Syrian civilian deaths in strikes it says killed IS extremists
Breitbart NewsJordan Bombs Islamic State Bases in Syria After Church Attack
Al JazeeraWhy Jordan has struck Syria: What we know
BBC NewsJordan says 'terrorists' killed in Syria in retaliatory strike over church attack
Christian Post‘It was a massacre’: 4 things to know about deadly church attack in Jordan
CBNJordanian Security Forces Capture 3 Men Accused in Deadly Attack on Church
Western JournalJordan Stands Up for Christians, Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes in Syria After Deadly Church Attack
ZeroHedgeJordan Bombs 'Militant Camp' In Southern Syria After Church Attack, High Death Toll
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What happened
Updated Oct 27, 4:25pm ETJordan launched airstrikes in southern Syria against alleged militant targets linked to the church attack. Jordan acknowledged civilian deaths after Syria said children were killed and closed its main border crossing with Jordan. The strikes followed a gun attack during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak that killed nine people and wounded about three dozen. Jordan said intelligence showed confirmed threats and planned terrorist attacks against Jordan. Syria condemned the strikes as a sovereignty violation and said it had received no prior coordination. Jordanian authorities arrested three Jordanian suspects after a dawn shootout. Officials called them extremists but said no organized group’s responsibility was clear.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets framed the strikes as Jordan’s retaliation while stressing the dispute with Damascus and the civilian toll. The Los Angeles Times cited Jordanian state media saying the air force struck groups in Syria in retaliation for the church attack. Al Jazeera emphasized that Syria contradicted Jordan’s account of coordination. The Boston Globe cited Syrian civil defense saying civilians, including children, were killed.
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets presented Jordan’s response as a forceful counterterrorism move, with sharper focus on the church victims. The Daily Caller cast Jordan as arresting gunmen and striking terrorist cells behind a church massacre. Breitbart News lingered on the attack as a brutal slaughter of Christians, while citing Damascus’s denial of coordination with Jordan.
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