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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

An airstrike likely carried out by Jordan's air force targets drug dealers in Syria, reports say

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An airstrike believed to have been carried out by Jordan’s air force struck a province in southern Syria late on Monday night, Syrian opposition activists said. Hours earlier, Jordanian authorities said their troops killed several smugglers in a border clash.

There was no immediate confirmation from Jordan on the strike that hit the province of Sweida, a known route for drug smuggling from war-torn Syria to its southern neighbor.

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