List of wars involving Jordan

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
  • Rebellions defeated.
+15 dead
Adwan Rebellion
(1923)
  Transjordan
  United Kingdom
Sultan Adwan's forces Victory
  • Sultan Adwan's defeat and exile.
~100 dead
Ikhwan raids on Transjordan
(1922, 1924)
  Transjordan
  United Kingdom
  Ikhwan Victory
  • Raids repelled.
~200 dead
Anglo-Iraqi War
(1941)
  United Kingdom
  'Abd al-Ilah loyalists
  Transjordan
  Australia
  New Zealand
  Iraq
  Germany
  Italy
Victory
  • Re-installation of Hashemite dynasty in Iraq.
~250 dead
Syria–Lebanon Campaign
(1941)
  United Kingdom
  Transjordan
  Australia
  Free France
  Czechoslovakia
  Vichy France Victory
  • Syria and Lebanon goes under the control of the Free French forces.
~250 dead

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
  Yemen
  Holy War Army
  ALA
  Israel Partial victory[1] (overall Arab defeat)
~1,000 dead
Six-Day War
(1967)
  Egypt
  Syria
  Jordan
  Iraq
  Lebanon
  Israel Defeat
~700 dead
War of Attrition
(1967–1970)
  Jordan
  PLO
  Israel Both sides claim victory
  • Karameh camp destroyed, Israeli raid repelled
~300 dead
Black September
(1970–1971)
  Jordan   PLO
  Syria
Victory
  • PLO driven out to Lebanon, Syrian raid repelled
537 dead
Yom Kippur War
(1973)
  Egypt
  Syria
  Jordan
  Iraq
  Lebanon

  Saudi Arabia

  Morocco

  Cuba

  Israel

Defeat (limited involvement)

  • Arab invasion of Israel repelled, political gains for Egypt and Israel
23 dead
Sa'dah War
(2009–2010)
  Yemen
  Saudi Arabia
  Jordan
  Morocco
  Houthis Stalemate[2]
  • Houthis consolidate control over Sa'dah
None
Libyan Civil War
(2011)
  NTC
  NATO

  Jordan
  Qatar
  Sweden
  United Arab Emirates

  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
  • Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists
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
  • Houthis dissolve Yemeni government
  • Houthis take control of northern Yemen
None

References edit

  1. ^ Anita Shapira, L'imaginaire d'Israël : histoire d'une culture politique (2005), 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.