King Hussein launches a major Jordanian military…

September 1970 CE

King Hussein launches a major Jordanian military drive against the Jordan-based Palestinian guerrilla groups on September 14, partly out of fear that their attacks on Israel will sabotage the truce, but primarily because the guerrillas are becoming powerful enough to challenge his government.

Nasser's position on these events, as in the preceding year when hostilities had broken out between the Palestinians and Lebanese, is based on a desire to stop any form of intra-Arab conflict.

He is extremely angry when Syria sends an armored force into Jordan to support the guerrillas.

The United States and Israel offer assistance to the beleaguered King Hussein.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

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Gamal Abdel Nasser View → Hussein of Jordan View → Yasser Arafat View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union View → Lebanon, Republic of View → Arab League, or League of Arab States View → Syria, or Syrian Arab Republic View → Palestinians View → Israel View → Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of View → United Arab Republic (U.A.R.; Arab Republic of Egypt) View → PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) View →

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Cold War View → Palestinian Guerilla Raids View → Black September in Jordan View →

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Government View → Custom and Law View → political movement View →

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