Syrian Foreign Ministry Summons Jordanian Ambassador in Protest Over Daraa Shelling and Civilian Casualties - Sarmad

The Syrian Foreign Ministry summoned Jordanian Ambassador Sufyan Al-Qudah on Wednesday and handed him a protest note in response to Jordanian airstrikes on Daraa.

The ministry’s statement read: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has summoned the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Syrian Arab Republic, Sufyan Al-Qudah.”

It added: “The ministry handed the ambassador a protest note regarding the Jordanian airstrikes that targeted civilian sites in Daraa Governorate, resulting in the martyrdom of civilian victims, including children, and injuring others.”

Earlier, the Syrian and Jordanian foreign ministries issued a joint statement in response to the Jordanian airstrikes on Daraa in southern Syria.

The statement said: “Recognizing the importance of direct field and security coordination in their joint efforts to combat terrorism, the two ministers agreed to establish a joint security committee to examine all details and facts of the recent operations and monitor their repercussions.”

The General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs in Syria announced the closure of the Nussaybin border crossing with Jordan starting Tuesday, suspending passenger and commercial cargo traffic in both directions in response to the Jordanian airstrikes on Daraa in southern Syria.

The Jordanian Army had previously announced that it carried out an operation targeting lairs of terrorist group elements in southern Syria linked to the perpetrators of the Karak attack.

On Monday, Khalid Al-Omian, Director of Health in Daraa, confirmed that 10 civilian victims, including women and children, were killed in Jordanian airstrikes on several sites in the Daraa countryside.