Jordan strikes militant targets in southern Syria after Karak church attack

Following the Karak church attack that killed nine, Jordanian warplanes have struck sites of organizations the army labels terrorist in southern Syria.

• The Jordanian air force struck sites of what the army called terrorist organizations in southern Syria on Monday, in an operation named "Jordanian Deterrence – Hamoud."
• Three gunmen fired on a funeral at St. George's Church in Humud village, Karak, on Friday, killing nine people before fleeing.
• Jordanian special forces arrested the three attackers on Monday after a three-hour gunfight at their hideout in al-Jadida village.
• Public security chief Obaidullah al-Maaytah named brothers Haza'a and Mish'al Zaidan and relative Ahmad Sami as the attackers, saying they acted alone.
• The manhunt lasted 60 hours before the raid on a three-storey house in al-Jadida, about 4.7 km from the church.
• Weapons and ammunition were seized during the raid, and the three suspects were taken to hospital for treatment.
• The airstrikes killed and wounded fighters and destroyed vehicles and militant sites, the army said.
• King Abdullah II praised the security agencies and said terrorists will not escape punishment.