Airstrikes Attributed to Jordan Kill at Least 9 Civilians in Syria

FILE - Jordanian soldiers patrol along the eastern Jordan-Syria border, in al-Washash, Mafraq governorate, Jordan, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Jordan is believed to have carried out an airstrike against drug traffickers in Syria on Jan. 18, 2024.

At least nine civilians, including two children, were killed Thursday in airstrikes on Syria likely to have been carried out by Jordan against drug-traffickers, a monitor and media outlet reported.