...in northern Jordan, where two hundred and…

September 1970 CE

...in northern Jordan, where two hundred and fifty Syrian tanks have invaded in support of the PLO.

Hussein is forced not only to call upon military assistance from the United States and Great Britain but also to allow overflights by Israel to attack the Syrian forces.

Hostilities formally end on September 25, with the Syrian forces defeated and the guerrillas still in control of their northern strongholds.

Total casualties are variously estimated at one thousand to five thousand people killed and up to ten thousand injured.

The PFLP secures its main demands after destroying three of the airliners in Dawson's Field, a deserted airstrip near Zarga in the Jordanian desert.

All the passengers are freed by September 30.

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Az-Zarqa' Az-Zarqa 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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