Black September conflict

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The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jordanian–Palestinian conflict
armed conflict
civil conflict
alsoKnownAs Jordanian Civil War
events of Black September in Jordan
approximateNumberOfCasualties thousands of people killed and wounded
conflictResult Jordanian military victory
consolidation of King Hussein's rule in Jordan
expulsion of PLO from Jordan
relocation of Palestinian fedayeen to Lebanon
severe weakening of Palestinian guerrilla presence in Jordan
country Jordan
endTime 1971-07
followedBy Lebanese Civil War
hasCause attempts by fedayeen to operate autonomously within Jordan
cross-border attacks on Israel from Jordanian territory
growing power of Palestinian fedayeen in Jordan after 1967
hijacking of airliners by Palestinian groups in September 1970
perceived challenge to Jordanian sovereignty by PLO factions
tensions between Jordanian monarchy and Palestinian armed organizations
hasEffect creation of Black September Organization
greater U.S. and Israeli involvement in Jordanian security calculations
increased Jordanian control over internal security
radicalization of some Palestinian factions
realignment of regional politics in the Middle East
shift of PLO headquarters to Beirut
tension between Jordan and other Arab states
hasParticipant Arab League
Baathist Syria
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Fatah
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Israel
Jordanian Armed Forces
King Hussein of Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Syrian Arab Army
United States
location Ajloun Governorate
Amman
Irbid
Jarash Governorate
northern Jordan
namedAfter Black September
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict
significantEvent Arab League mediation and ceasefire agreements
Battle of Amman (1970)
Jordanian army assault on Palestinian bases in Amman
Syrian armored intervention in northern Jordan in September 1970
fighting in Irbid and northern Jordan
startTime 1970-09
temporalContext War of Attrition era
post–Six-Day War period

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Black September conflict ("Jordanian Civil War")
Jordanian–Palestinian conflict
alsoKnownAs
Jordanian Armed Forces ("Black September")
engagement
Black September conflict ("Black September")
namedAfter
King Hussein of Jordan
participatedIn
Munich massacre ("Black September")
perpetrator
Jordanian–Palestinian conflict ("Black September in Jordan")
relatedEvent
Games of the XX Olympiad ("Black September")
terroristGroupInvolved

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