Battle of Amman (1970)
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The Battle of Amman (1970) was a major urban confrontation in Jordan’s capital between Palestinian guerrilla groups and the Jordanian army, marking a decisive phase of the Black September conflict.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1970 Syrian intervention in Jordan | 1 |
| 1970–1971 Jordanian military campaigns against fedayeen | 1 |
| Amman fighting of September 1970 | 1 |
| Battle of Amman (1970) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T872726 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Amman (1970) Context triple: [Black September conflict, significantEvent, Battle of Amman (1970)]
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A.
Battle of Damascus (1941)
The Battle of Damascus (1941) was a key World War II engagement in the Middle Eastern theatre, in which Allied forces captured the Vichy French–held city of Damascus during the Syria–Lebanon campaign.
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B.
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam and U.S. forces, marked by large-scale armored assaults and intense fighting across multiple fronts.
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C.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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D.
Battle of Shaiba (1915)
The Battle of Shaiba (1915) was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces successfully defended Basra against an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.
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E.
War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Amman (1970) Target entity description: The Battle of Amman (1970) was a major urban confrontation in Jordan’s capital between Palestinian guerrilla groups and the Jordanian army, marking a decisive phase of the Black September conflict.
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A.
Battle of Damascus (1941)
The Battle of Damascus (1941) was a key World War II engagement in the Middle Eastern theatre, in which Allied forces captured the Vichy French–held city of Damascus during the Syria–Lebanon campaign.
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B.
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam and U.S. forces, marked by large-scale armored assaults and intense fighting across multiple fronts.
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C.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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D.
Battle of Shaiba (1915)
The Battle of Shaiba (1915) was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces successfully defended Basra against an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.
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E.
War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
urban battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Amman (1970)
ⓘ
surface form:
Amman fighting of September 1970
Battle of Amman ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
ⓘ
Jordanian Armed Forces ⓘ Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ Palestinian fedayeen ⓘ Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ⓘ other Palestinian guerrilla groups ⓘ |
| cause |
challenge to Jordanian sovereignty by armed Palestinian groups
ⓘ
power struggle between Jordanian monarchy and Palestinian guerrilla organizations ⓘ |
| characteristic |
artillery bombardment of Palestinian-held districts
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heavy urban fighting ⓘ street-to-street and house-to-house combat ⓘ use of tanks in city streets ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Habis al-Majali
ⓘ
King Hussein of Jordan ⓘ senior PLO commanders ⓘ |
| conflict |
Black September conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Black September in Jordan
Black September conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Jordanian Civil War (1970)
|
| consequence |
deepening of Jordanian-Palestinian political rift
ⓘ
shift of PLO base of operations to Lebanon ⓘ weakening of PLO presence in Jordan ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| endDate | 1970-09-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Ajlun
ⓘ
Battle of Jarash ⓘ expulsion of PLO from Jordan to Lebanon ⓘ |
| impact |
large number of civilian casualties
ⓘ
significant destruction in parts of Amman ⓘ |
| involved |
Jordanian Air Force strikes on Palestinian positions
ⓘ
Jordanian armor and artillery units ⓘ Palestinian guerrilla small-arms and light weapons ⓘ |
| location |
Amman
ⓘ
Amman Governorate ⓘ Jordan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Black September conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Black September (Jordanian Civil War)
events of Black September 1970 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
post-1967 war Palestinian militancy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
growing tensions between PLO and Jordanian monarchy
ⓘ
hijackings of September 1970 ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of Hashemite control over the capital
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decisive Jordanian government victory ⓘ expulsion of most Palestinian guerrilla forces from Amman ⓘ |
| startDate | 1970-09-16 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | September 1970 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Amman (1970) Description of subject: The Battle of Amman (1970) was a major urban confrontation in Jordan’s capital between Palestinian guerrilla groups and the Jordanian army, marking a decisive phase of the Black September conflict.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1970–1971 Jordanian military campaigns against fedayeen
this entity surface form:
1970 Syrian intervention in Jordan
this entity surface form:
Amman fighting of September 1970