Suspected Jordanian airstrikes on two Syrian villages near the border with Jordan have killed 11 people, including children. The Jordanian military has stepped up its campaign against drug dealers following recent clashes with pro-Iranian militias involved in smuggling large hauls of drugs. While there is no official confirmation, reports and monitors indicate that the airstrikes may be in response to the Assad regime's use of the drug trade to pressure neighboring countries into normalization. The high civilian toll from the airstrikes has sparked concerns about the measures being taken to address cross-border drug smuggling.
Syrian opposition activists said at least nine people were killed in an airstrike likely carried out by Jordan's air force in southern Syria, the latest in a series of strikes in an area where cross-border drug smugglers have been active https://t.co/3os0acdA39
Watch: Syrian local media video shows the aftermath of the suspected Jordanian strike in Sweida. At least nine civilians were killed in the strikes, according to local reports. #Syria #Jordan Read more: https://t.co/wqlcML9bXE https://t.co/dvY9HgPgXn
At least 9 said killed in south Syria in strike likely launched by Jordan on drug ops https://t.co/CmCFRSba8r
At least nine civilians, including two children, were killed in airstrikes on #Syria likely to have been carried out by #Jordan against drug-traffickers, a monitor and media outlet report. https://t.co/WTPlRRUqLS
Last night Jordan launched airstrikes in Syria as retaliation for Assad’s drug cartels moving captagon across the border 10 civilians, mostly women and children were killed Jordan’s small and incompetent King normalised with Assad and now he’s killing Syrians to feel less bad https://t.co/N8haRVQrjq
An airstrike on southern #Syria, likely carried out by #Jordan's air force, kills 9 (from @AP) https://t.co/eIjTWdcEfa
🚨🇯🇴 AIRSTRIKES ON SYRIAN VILLAGES KILL 11 Airstrikes on two Syrian villages close to the border with Jordan killed 11 people overnight. Sources believe the strikes were carried out by Jordan, possibly drug-related, although there is no confirmation as yet. On two occasions in… https://t.co/eXVWvY0xJb
Suspected Jordanian airstrikes on southern Syria killed 10 people, including children. Jordan's Army has stepped up a campaign against drug dealers in recent weeks after clashes last month with dozens of people suspected of links to pro-Iranian militias carrying large hauls of… https://t.co/7nzQnbWHqD
A suspected Jordanian airstrike in southern Syria has killed 10 people- including two children https://t.co/t8xMBUruSB
⚠️ SUSPECTED JORDAN STRIKES ON SOUTHERN SYRIA KILL 10 - MONITORS, LOCAL MEDIA (Reuters) Suspected Jordanian air strikes on southern Syria killed 10 people including children early on Thursday, according to local Syrian media and monitors tracking the conflict. There was no…
Jordanian warplanes bomb sites in the Syrian countryside of Suwayda
Assad has weaponized drug trade to fund itself and to force neighboring countries to normalize with his regime. But could this backfire, with the growing calls in Jordan to create a security zone inside Syria to combat the smuggling, and after the regime failed to reciprocate? https://t.co/zi734okHOm