# ISIS Claim of Karak Church Shooting Triggers Jordanian Airstrikes in Syria That Kill Civilians in Daraa

*Monday, October 26, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-10-26T22:06:05.716Z (3h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Middle East
**Importance**: 8/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: ISIS says it carried out a mass shooting at a funeral in Jordan’s Karak, killing six worshippers, and Jordan’s army says its air force then hit terrorist targets in southern Syria in retaliation, while Syrian health officials report multiple civilian deaths, including women and children, in Daraa province.

A gun attack on a funeral in Jordan and airstrikes on homes in southern Syria are now part of the same security crisis, after ISIS claimed the church shooting and Jordan’s military answered with cross‑border raids that killed civilians in Daraa.

An ISIS statement said its fighters carried out an armed attack on mourners at Hammoud church in Karak, in eastern Jordan. Gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession, killing six people according to initial reports. The attack hit a Christian gathering at a church service, jolting a country that has generally avoided large‑scale extremist violence in recent years.

Soon afterward, the Jordanian Army announced that the Royal Jordanian Air Force had struck targets in southern Syria. Military officials said the air raids hit positions belonging to "terrorist organizations" linked to the shooting at the church in Karak and described the strikes as direct retaliation. The statement said many terrorist operatives were killed and that the operation was carried out in coordination with the Syrian government.

Syrian accounts tell a different story about who paid the price. The Director of Health for Daraa province told Syrian media that five civilians, including women and children, were killed in Jordanian airstrikes on several locations in the Daraa countryside. Later reports from Syrian outlets said seven members of a single family, including children and women, died when a Jordanian strike hit the village of Latf in northeastern Daraa.

Health officials also reported two people injured in strikes on al‑Muzayrib in western Daraa countryside being transferred to Tafs National Hospital. A 65‑year‑old civilian from the al‑Saad Road area in Daraa city died of shrapnel wounds from an airstrike after arriving at Daraa National Hospital, according to statements cited in Syrian media.

Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates issued an official response carried by state media. The ministry said Damascus had informed Jordan of its "complete reservation" about conducting operations inside Syrian territory without prior coordination and expressed "deep regret" over the deaths and injuries of people from Daraa province. At the same time, the statement said communication and coordination with Jordan over border security were ongoing, signaling that Damascus wanted to criticize the manner of the strikes while keeping channels open.

Jordan’s government, for its part, has claimed the airstrikes were conducted in coordination with what it called the Syrian government. The Jordanian Army framed the raids as part of its response to the Karak church attack and as a blow against organizations it described as terrorist.

Earlier Syrian reports had said a number of civilians, including children, were killed by Jordanian airstrikes in what was described as retaliation for the terrorist attack on a church in Jordan. These accounts, combined with later casualty updates from health officials, underline how the response to an attack in Karak quickly translated into lethal force used over populated Syrian villages and towns.

The sequence shows how ISIS activity at a single church in Jordan can draw border regions in Syria back into open conflict. Jordan is already grappling with drug‑smuggling networks and militant groups along its frontier, while the Syrian state has limited control over parts of Daraa after years of war. Civilians in the province now find themselves exposed to both jihadist activity and foreign airstrikes justified as counterterrorism.

Key developments to watch include whether Jordan carries out more strikes in southern Syria, whether ISIS attempts further operations in Jordan or nearby states, and whether Damascus and Amman move toward a clearer security arrangement or slide into public confrontation over future cross‑border actions.