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Jordanian airstrikes kill 7 in Syria, border crossing closed

First reported by Mediahub: Yesterday, 12:37

Updated 13:15, 9 sources

World. Photo: ft.com, cropped
Photo: ft.com, cropped

On October 26, Jordan carried out airstrikes on Daraa province in southern Syria, saying it had targeted extremist positions. According to the Syrian side, 7 civilians were killed, including 3 children, while Jordan says more than 20 members of the group were killed. Damascus condemned the strikes. Syria closed the Nasib crossing with Jordan.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Mediahub · 12:37 · Opposition

Pro-government 1 / 6 First: Armenpress, 1 h 36 min later
Balanced 2 / 14 First: Infocom, 1 h 22 min later
Opposition 6 / 21 First: Mediahub, 12:37
Timeline as a list
  1. Mediahub (Opposition)
  2. Infocom (Balanced)
  3. 24news.am (Opposition)
  4. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  5. 1in.am (Balanced)
  6. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  7. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  8. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  9. Livenews.am (Opposition)

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