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)[]

Conflict	Jordan and allies	Opponents	Result	Monarch	Jordanian losses
Kura Rebellion (1921, 1923)	Transjordan United Kingdom	Sheikh Kulaib's militia	Victory Rebellions defeated.	Abdullah I	+15
Adwan Rebellion (1923)	Transjordan United Kingdom	Sultan Adwan's forces	Victory Sultan Adwan's defeat and exile.		~100
Ikhwan raids on Transjordan (1922, 1924)	Transjordan United Kingdom	Ikhwan	Victory Raids repelled.		~200
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.		Unknown
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.		Unknown

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present)[]

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) Tactical and strategic Arab failure 1949 Armistice Agreements Jordanian annexation of the West Bank	Abdullah I	~1,000 dead
Six-Day War (1967)	Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon	Israel	Defeat Israel captured the Gaza Strip, Sinai, the West Bank and the Golan Heights	Hussein	~700
War of Attrition (1967–1970)	Jordan PLO	Israel	Both sides claim victory Karameh camp destroyed, Israeli raid repelled		40-84 dead
Black September (1970–1971)	Jordan	PLO Syria	Victory PLO driven out to Lebanon, Syrian raid repelled		537 dead
Sa'dah War (2009–2010)	Yemen Saudi Arabia Jordan Morocco	Houthis	Stalemate^[2] Houthis consolidate control over Sa'dah		Abdullah II	None
Libyan Civil War (2011)	NTC NATO France United Kingdom United States Belgium Canada Denmark Netherlands Norway Spain Turkey Jordan Qatar Sweden United Arab Emirates	Libya	Victory Overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya Death of Muammar Gaddafi Dissolution of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	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 Bahrain Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates	Islamic State al-Qaeda al-Nusra Front Khorasan	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 Houthis Saleh loyalists	Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government Houthis take control of northern Yemen	None

References[]

^ 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
^ Zimmerman, Katherine L. Yemen's Pivotal Moment. Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, 2014.

[shapira91_96-1] 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.

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