King Hussein decides that Palestinian radicals have…

September 1970 CE

King Hussein decides that Palestinian radicals have gone too far and that it is time to act.

Throughout September, the Jordanian military launches an attack to push the PLO out of Jordan.

Jordan's attack on the PLO leads to an escalation of Syrian-Israeli tensions.

Hussein declares martial law, seeking to disarm the guerrillas, and a brief but bloody civil war (later remembered as Black September) erupts.

By September 17, the Jordanian army loyal to Hussein is fighting the guerrillas in Amman and ...

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'Amman `Amman Jordan View →

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George Habash View → Yasser Arafat View →

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Syria, or Syrian Arab Republic View → Israel View → Palestinians View → Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of View → PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) View → PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) View →

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Black September in Jordan View →

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Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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