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List of wars involving Jordan

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This is a list of wars involving the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its predecessor states.

Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1946)

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Conflict Jordan
and allies
Opponents Result Monarch Jordanian
losses
Kura Rebellion
(1921, 1923)
Jordan Transjordan
 United Kingdom
Sheikh Kulaib's militia Victory
  • Rebellions defeated.
+15 dead

Unknown wounded

Unknown captured
Adwan Rebellion
(1923)
Jordan Transjordan
 United Kingdom
Sultan Adwan's forces Victory
  • Sultan Adwan's defeat and exile.
~100 dead

Unknown wounded

Unknown captured
Ikhwan raids on Transjordan
(1922, 1924)
Jordan Transjordan
 United Kingdom
Ikhwan Victory
  • Raids repelled.
~200 dead

Unknown wounded

Unknown captured

Anglo-Iraqi War
(1941)
 United Kingdom
Iraq 'Abd al-Ilah loyalists
Jordan Transjordan
 Australia
 New Zealand
Kingdom of Iraq Iraq
 Germany
 Italy
Victory
  • Re-installation of Hashemite dynasty in Iraq.
~250 dead

Unknown wounded

Unknown captured
Syria–Lebanon Campaign
(1941)
 United Kingdom
Jordan Transjordan
 Australia
 Free France
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
 Vichy France Victory
  • Syria and Lebanon goes under the control of the Free French forces.
~250 dead

Unknown wounded

Unknown captured

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present)

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Conflict Jordan
and allies
Opponents Result Monarch Jordanian
losses
First Arab–Israeli War
(1948–1949)
Egypt Egypt
 Iraq
Jordan Transjordan
Syria Syria
 Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
 Kingdom of Yemen
Holy War Army
Arab League ALA
 Israel Partial victory[1] (overall Arab defeat)
~1,000 dead

Unknown wounded

Unknown captured
Six-Day War
(1967)
 Egypt
 Syria
 Jordan
Iraq Iraq
 Lebanon
 Israel Defeat
~700 dead

~2,500 wounded

-533 captured
War of Attrition
(1967–1970)
 Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization PLO
 Israel Both sides claim victory
  • Karameh camp destroyed, Israeli raid repelled
~300 dead

~250 wounded

-4 captured
Black September
(1970–1971)
 Jordan Palestine Liberation Organization PLO
 Syria
Victory
  • PLO driven out to Lebanon, Syrian raid repelled
537 dead

Unknown wounded

Unknown captured
Yom Kippur War
(1973)
 Egypt
 Syria
 Jordan
Iraq Iraq
 Lebanon

 Saudi Arabia

 Morocco

 Cuba

 Israel

Defeat (limited involvement)

  • Arab invasion of Israel repelled, political gains for Egypt and Israel
23 dead

77 wounded

None captured
Sa'dah War
(2009–2010)
 Yemen
 Saudi Arabia
 Jordan
 Morocco
Houthis Stalemate[2]
  • Houthis consolidate control over Sa'dah
None
Libyan Civil War
(2011)
Libya NTC
 NATO

 Jordan
 Qatar
 Sweden
 United Arab Emirates

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya Victory None
Intervention against ISIS
(2014–)
 Iraq
 Iraqi Kurdistan
Syria Free Syrian Army
Syrian Kurdistan
United States
 United Kingdom
 Jordan
 Turkey
 Morocco
 Australia
 Belgium
 Canada
 Denmark
 France
 Netherlands
 Bahrain
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
 United Arab Emirates
Islamic State Islamic State
al-Qaeda
Ongoing
  • Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Isil and al-Qaeda
1 dead
Intervention in Yemen
(2015–)
Yemen Hadi government
South Yemen Southern Movement
 Saudi Arabia
 United Arab Emirates
 Bahrain
 Kuwait
 Qatar
 Jordan
 Morocco
 Sudan
 Egypt
 Senegal
Yemen Houthi government Ongoing
  • Houthis dissolve Yemeni government
  • Houthis take control of northern Yemen
None or 1 dead

References

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  1. ^ Anita Shapira, L'imaginaire d'Israël : histoire d'une culture politique (2005)[broken anchor], Latroun : la mémoire de la bataille, Chap. III. 1 l'événement p. 91–96
  2. ^ Zimmerman, Katherine L. Yemen's Pivotal Moment. Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, 2014.