Battle

Battle of Amman

16 Sep 1970 – 27 Sep 1970 · 31.95° N, 35.93° E

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When
16 Sep 1970 – 27 Sep 1970
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
31.95° N, 35.93° E
Description
1970 battle

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Battle of Amman (1970)

Black September event in Jordan

The Battle of Amman took place in September 1970 between forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Army. Hussein's government considered that the casus belli of the battle was the hijacking of planes carried out by the Popular Front on 6 September. On 17 September, the army launched a big attack against a Palestinian commandos bases in Amman.

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