Syria-Jordan border reopens amid probe into deadly airstrikes

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Syria-Jordan border reopens as ministers set up joint security committee

On Wednesday, the Syria-Jordan border reopened and foreign ministers formed a security committee to share intelligence and follow up on the impact of Jordan's strikes on Syria. This follows Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria, which Jordan's military said were retaliation for Friday's attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak that killed nine people. Syrian state media says the strikes killed seven civilians, and Syria's foreign ministry condemned them as an unacceptable airspace breach. Jordan said it regretted the civilian casualties.

• Syria says seven people died in the Jordanian strikes, including three children and a woman.
• Jordan's air force says it hit 'terrorist groups' in Syria and reported many militants killed or wounded, without naming the groups or exact locations.
• Jordan arrested three suspects in the church attack on Monday after, authorities say, they refused to surrender and attacked security forces.