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)
[edit]Conflict | Jordan and allies |
Opponents | Result | Monarch | Jordanian losses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kura Rebellion (1921, 1923) |
Transjordan United Kingdom |
Sheikh Kulaib's militia | Victory
|
+15 dead
Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Adwan Rebellion (1923) |
Transjordan United Kingdom |
Sultan Adwan's forces | Victory
|
~100 dead
Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Ikhwan raids on Transjordan (1922, 1924) |
Transjordan United Kingdom |
Ikhwan | Victory
|
~200 military dead
Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Anglo-Iraqi War (1941) |
United Kingdom 'Abd al-Ilah loyalists Transjordan Australia New Zealand |
Iraq Germany Italy |
Victory
|
~250 dead
Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Syria–Lebanon Campaign (1941) |
United Kingdom Transjordan Australia Free France Czechoslovakia |
Vichy France | Victory
|
~250 dead
Unknown wounded Unknown captured |
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present)
[edit]Conflict | Jordan and allies |
Opponents | Result | Monarch | Jordanian losses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) |
Egypt Iraq Transjordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Yemen Holy War Army ALA |
Israel | Partial victory[1] (overall Arab defeat)
|
~1,000 dead
Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Six-Day War (1967) |
Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon |
Israel | Defeat
|
~700 dead
~2500 wounded -533 captured | |
War of Attrition (1967–1970) |
Jordan PLO |
Israel | Both sides claim victory
|
~300 dead
~250 wounded -4 captured | |
Black September (1970–1971) |
Jordan | PLO Syria |
Victory
|
537 dead
Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Yom Kippur War (1973) |
Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon |
Defeat (limited involvement)
|
23 dead
77 wounded None captured | ||
Sa'dah War (2009–2010) |
Yemen Saudi Arabia Jordan Morocco |
Houthis | Stalemate[2]
|
None
| |
Libyan Civil War (2011) |
NTC NATO |
Libya | Victory
|
None | |
Intervention against ISIS (2014–) |
Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan 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 al-Qaeda |
Ongoing
|
1 dead | |
Intervention in Yemen (2015–) |
Hadi government Southern Movement Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Bahrain Kuwait Qatar Jordan Morocco Sudan Egypt Senegal |
Houthi government | Ongoing
|
None or 1 dead |
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Zimmerman, Katherine L. Yemen's Pivotal Moment. Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, 2014.