The Jordanian Armed Forces-Arab Army carried out airstrikes near Sweida in southern Syria, on Wednesday evening, according to Syrian state-run Al-Ikhbariyah TV.

The airstrikes targeted factories used by smugglers for operations into Jordanian territory, the report added.

The strikes were corroborated by JAF, saying that they targeted a "number of factories and plants that smugglers use as hideouts to launch their operations towards Jordanian territory."

JAF "coordinated the strikes with regional partners," the military added.

Jordanian military kills arms, drugs smugglers along Syrian border region

This announcement follows a statement from JAF earlier on Wednesday confirming that the military killed a "number of arms and drug traffickers" who were "organizing arms and drug smuggling operations along the northern border" between Jordan and Syria.

US soldiers attached to the Iowa National Guard sign GBU-31 munitions systems in the US Central Command area of responsibility December 18, 2025 as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack on US personnel.
US soldiers attached to the Iowa National Guard sign GBU-31 munitions systems in the US Central Command area of responsibility December 18, 2025 as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack on US personnel. (credit: US Air Force Photo/Handout via REUTERS)

Jordan was a major route for Syrian arms and drug smugglers during the Syrian Civil War. Since President Ahmed al-Sharaa came to power last December, Damascus has struggled to quash the industry that financed the deposed Assad regime and Hezbollah terrorists operating in Syria.

JAF assisted the US Central Command in conducting strikes on ISIS terrorists in Syria last week.

Guy Elster and Goldie Katz contributed to this report.