News from Oct 28, 2026 (UTC)
Jordan isTense
Worse than usualBelow usual for 6 days
Oct 15Oct 28
Why
Jordan carried out retaliatory airstrikes in Syria after a church attack, saying it killed more than 20 Islamic State fighters.
Syria condemned Jordan's deadly airstrikes, then reopened the border crossing after mending ties.
Jordan and Syria formed a joint security panel to probe the Daraa airstrikes.
What happened
- Statements18%
- Cooperation40%
- Criticism18%
- Protests0%
- Pressure5%
- Fighting20%
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