The foreign ministers of Jordan and Syria said in a joint statement on Wednesday that they would work together to set up a security committee to look into the details and effects of the airstrikes by Jordan against Daesh that killed seven civilians in southern Syria.
In a phone call, Ayman Safadi, the foreign minister of Jordan, told Asaad Al-Shaibani, the foreign minister of Syria, that the strikes were based on information from the field and were meant to “neutralise” confirmed threats and impending attacks on Jordan’s security.
He also said that he was “deeply sorry” that civilians had died during the operation, which Jordan said was in response to last week’s deadly attack on a church in Karak. He also sent his condolences to the families of the victims.
The joint statement said that the committee would look into what happened during the military operation and make it easier for the two countries to work together on intelligence and security issues to fight terrorism and keep civilians safe. Safadi made it clear that his country would protect Syrian lives and uphold the country’s sovereignty and territorial identity.
Arab Civil Defence said that on Monday, Jordanian airstrikes killed seven people in Daraa and Sweida provinces. The victims were three children and a woman. Five of the people who died were from the same family.
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