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Syria temporarily closes Nasib border crossing after strikes in Deraa
Syria has temporarily closed the Nasib border crossing in Deraa province after developments on the ground.
Passenger travel and commercial traffic have stopped in both directions.
Officials said the closure is intended to protect travellers and border staff.
The move follows airstrikes in southern Syria that Jordan said targeted people linked to a church attack in Jordan that killed nine.
Syria said the strikes were carried out without prior coordination and announced an investigation.
Syria's Health Ministry said five civilians, including women and children, were killed in the Deraa strikes.
Officials said they are monitoring the situation and will take necessary safety measures, but gave no date for reopening the crossing.
Syria temporarily closed the Nasib border crossing, stopping passenger and commercial movement in both directions.
The Syrian border authority said the decision was made because of conditions and developments in Deraa province.
It said the closure was intended to protect travellers and crossing staff.
Jordan’s army said air strikes in southern Syria targeted people linked to a church attack in Jordan that killed nine.
Syria said the strikes were carried out without prior coordination and announced an investigation.
Syria’s Health Ministry said five civilians, including women and children, were killed in the strikes in Deraa.
- Who
- Syria’s General Directorate of Border Crossings and Customs announced the closure. Jordan’s army and the Syrian government made statements about the strikes.
- What
- The Nasib crossing was temporarily closed, halting passenger and commercial movement in both directions.
- When
- The closure was reported on 27 October 2026. The date of the strikes is not stated.
- Where
- The Nasib crossing, between Syria and Jordan; the strikes were in Deraa province in southern Syria.
- Why
- Syria cited the situation and developments on the ground in Deraa and said the closure would protect travellers and staff.
Jordan’s army
Syrian government
Strikes
Jordan’s army
Jordan’s army said the air strikes targeted people linked to the church attack in Jordan that killed nine.
Syrian government
Syria said the strikes were carried out without prior coordination on its territory and announced an investigation.
Air strikes in Deraa killed five civilians, according to Syria’s Health Ministry.
Syria’s border authority announced that passenger and commercial movement at Nasib had been halted in both directions.
- Crossing
- Nasib
- Closure
- Temporary; passenger and commercial movement stopped in both directions
- Province
- Deraa, southern Syria
- Civilian deaths
- 5, including women and children
- Deaths in Jordan church attack
- 9
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What people are saying
We expressed our full reservations about conducting an operation inside Syrian territory without prior coordination.