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Jordan launches airstrikes in Syria after church attack
Jordan carried out airstrikes Monday (October 27) evening against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force said in a statement. Syrian authorities said at least six people were killed.
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