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Jordan strikes militants in Syria after church attack killed nine
Jordan's air force carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday's attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force said in a statement.[1] Jordanian state media said the operation "resulted in the killing and wounding of many members of these terrorist groups and the destruction of a number of their vehicles."[17] Syria denied prior coordination with Jordan after the strikes hit two provinces and killed at least seven people, Al Jazeera reported.[13]
Earlier Monday, Jordanian security forces arrested three men for the church attack after a shootout in which all three were wounded, officials said.[4, 10] The Daily Wire reported that Muslim gunmen stormed the church during a funeral and opened fire on mourners.[9] The number of wounded varies by outlet: ABC News, CBS News and The Washington Times reported more than two dozen wounded, while One America News Network reported 40 injured.[4, 5, 8 +1]
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 10 rated outlets that covered it, 2 are left of center, 3 are center and 5 are right of center (5 of them in the Right group). 5 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), IJR (+1.52), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), One America News Network (+2.69).
Not rated Al Jazeera, Los Angeles Times, Sky News, BBC News, Financial Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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