Damascus and Amman contradict each other over attack that killed Syrian civilians

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Syria and Jordan give conflicting accounts of attack that killed a Syrian family

On Thursday, Syria and Jordan gave conflicting accounts of an attack in southern Syria that killed a family, and analysts say accountability is needed to calm public outrage. This follows Jordanian airstrikes in Syria after the Friday attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak that killed nine people. On Wednesday the Syria-Jordan border reopened and the foreign ministers formed a security committee to share intelligence.

• Syria says Jordanian strikes killed seven people, including three children and a woman; Jordan said it regretted the civilian casualties.
• Jordan's air force said it struck 'terrorist groups' in Syria, without naming the groups or exact locations.
• The two countries' foreign ministers formed a security committee to share intelligence and follow up on the impact of the strikes.