Suspected Jordanian air strikes in southern Syria kill 10
At least 10 people, including children, have been killed in suspected Jordanian air strikes in south-western Syria, local activists and media say.
Several homes were reportedly destroyed in Arman, a town in Suweida province about 20km (12 miles) from the border.
There was no immediate comment from authorities in Jordan.
But its forces are believed to have carried out a number of air strikes in Syria over the past year on suspected drug smugglers and their facilities.
Jordan and its Western allies say highly organised and heavily armed Iran-backed militias operating in government-controlled areas of Syria are behind a surge in smuggling into the kingdom, particularly of the amphetamine Captagon, for which there is huge demand in Gulf Arab states.
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