Beirut [Lebanon], January 19: At least nine people were killed, including women and children, in suspected Jordanian air strikes in the countryside of Sweida, southern Syria, a monitoring group said on Thursday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes, which took place overnight, targeted a two-story house in the Arman area. Those killed included four women and two children, the war monitor said.
It added that the death toll is likely to rise as rescue teams are still searching amid the rubble.
Activist Ayham Al-Shoufi, who is based in Sweida, held the Jordanian government responsible "for the killing of innocent people in the raids that targeted civilian homes." There was no comment from the Jordanian authorities on the strikes.
On January 9, at least three people were killed when Jordanian jets carried out at least three strikes on a farm on the outskirts of the Syrian village of Melh in the south-eastern countryside of Sweida. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
