Battle of Jarash

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The Battle of Jarash was a 1970–1971 clash in Jordan between the Jordanian Armed Forces and Palestinian fedayeen, marking a key phase in the Jordanian government's campaign to expel guerrilla groups following the events of Black September.

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instanceOf battle
military conflict
conflictSide Jordanian government forces NERFINISHED
Palestinian guerrilla organizations
conflictType counterinsurgency operation
countryInvolved Jordan NERFINISHED
Palestine (represented by fedayeen groups) NERFINISHED
endTime 1971
followed Black September events of 1970 NERFINISHED
followedBy further Jordanian operations against Palestinian fedayeen
hasCause Black September crisis in Jordan NERFINISHED
Jordanian government effort to reassert sovereignty over its territory
presence of armed Palestinian fedayeen in Jordan
hasParticipant Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Palestinian fedayeen
Palestinian guerrilla groups
locatedIn Jarash Governorate NERFINISHED
Jordan NERFINISHED
objectiveOfJordanianForces expulsion of Palestinian guerrilla groups from Jordan
partOf Black September conflict NERFINISHED
Jordanian campaign against Palestinian fedayeen NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Black September in Jordan NERFINISHED
expulsion of PLO from Jordan
result Jordanian military victory
consolidation of Jordanian state control
weakening of Palestinian fedayeen presence in Jordan
significance important episode in the Black September conflict in Jordan
key phase in Jordan’s campaign to expel Palestinian guerrilla groups
startTime 1970
timePeriod Cold War era NERFINISHED

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Battle of Amman (1970) followedBy Battle of Jarash