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 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured
Adwan Rebellion (1923)	Transjordan United Kingdom	Sultan Adwan's forces	Victory Sultan Adwan's defeat and exile.		~100 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured
Ikhwan raids on Transjordan (1922, 1924)	Transjordan United Kingdom	Ikhwan	Victory Raids repelled.		~200 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured
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 Unknown wounded Unknown captured
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 Unknown wounded Unknown captured

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present)

Conflict	Jordan and allies	Opponents	Result	Monarch	Jordanian losses
First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949)	Arab League: Egypt^[1] All-Palestine Protectorate^[a] Holy War Army^[a] Transjordan^[1] Iraq^[1] Syria^[1] Lebanon^[b] Saudi Arabia^[3] Yemen^[4] Irregulars: Arab Liberation Army Al-Najjada Holy War Army	Israel Before 26 May 1948: Yishuv Paramilitary groups: Haganah Palmach Hish Him Irgun Lehi Allied Bedouin tribes^[5]^[6] After 26 May 1948: Israel Defense Forces Minorities Unit Foreign volunteers: Mahal	Partial victory^[7] (overall Arab defeat) Tactical and strategic Arab failure 1949 Armistice Agreements Establishment of the State of Israel, Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight Beginning of the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency	Abdullah I	~1,000 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured
Six-Day War (1967)	Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq^[8] Minor involvement: Lebanon^[9]	Israel	Israeli victory Israel occupies a total of 70,000 km² (27,000 sq mi) of territory:^[10] The Golan Heights from Syria The West Bank including East Jerusalem from Jordan The Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt^[11]^[12]	Hussein	~700 dead ~2,500 wounded -533 captured
War of Attrition (1967–1970)	Egypt Soviet Union Kuwait^[13] PLO Jordan Syria^[14] Cuba	Israel	Inconclusive		~300 dead ~250 wounded -4 captured
Black September (1970–1971)	Jordan	PLO Syria	Victory PLO driven out to Lebanon, Syrian raid repelled		537 dead 1,500 wounded Unknown captured
Yom Kippur War (1973)	Egypt Syria Expeditionary forces Saudi Arabia^[15] Algeria^[16] Jordan Libya Iraq Kuwait^[17] Tunisia Morocco^[18] Cuba North Korea^[19]^[20]	Israel	Defeat (limited involvement) At the final ceasefire: Egyptian forces held 1,200 km² (460 sq mi) on the eastern bank of the canal.^[21] Israeli forces held 1,600 km² (620 sq mi) on the western bank of the canal.^[22] Israeli forces held 500 km² (193 sq mi) of the Syrian Bashan region of the Golan Heights.		23 dead 77 wounded None captured
Sa'dah War (2009–2010)	Yemen Saudi Arabia Jordan Morocco	Houthis	Stalemate^[23] Houthis consolidate control over Sa'dah	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	Abdullah II	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 al-Nusra Front Khorasan	Ongoing Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Isil and al-Qaeda		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 or 1 dead

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Oren 2003, p. 5.
^ Morris (2008), p. 260.
^ Gelber, pp. 55, 200, 239
^ Morris, Benny (2008), 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War, Yale University Press, p. 205, New Haven, ISBN 978-0-300-12696-9.
^ Palestine Post, "Israel's Bedouin Warriors", Gene Dison, August 12, 1948
^ AFP (24 April 2013). "Bedouin army trackers scale Israel social ladder". Al Arabiya English. Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
^ 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
^ Krauthammer, Charles (18 May 2007). "Prelude to the Six Days". The Washington Post. p. A23. ISSN 0740-5421. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
^ Oren (2002), p. 237.
^ Arnold, Guy (2016). Wars in the Third World Since 1945. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 299. ISBN 9781474291019.
^ "Milestones: 1961–1968". Office of the Historian. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018. Between June 5 and June 10, Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and occupied the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights
^ Weill, Sharon (2007). "The judicial arm of the occupation: the Israeli military courts in the occupied territories". International Review of the Red Cross. 89 (866): 401. doi:10.1017/s1816383107001142. ISSN 1816-3831. S2CID 55988443. On 7 June 1967, the day the occupation started, Military Proclamation No. 2 was issued, endowing the area commander with full legislative, executive, and judicial authorities over the West Bank and declaring that the law in force prior to the occupation remained in force as long as it did not contradict new military orders.
^ Tucker, Spencer; Roberts, Priscilla (2008). The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 596. ISBN 9781851098422.
^ "The War: Lebanon and Syria". Dover.idf.il. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
^ O'Ballance (1979), pp. 201.
^ Shazly (2003), p. 278.
^ Rabinovich (2004), pp. 464–465.
^ Mahjoub Tobji (2006). Les officiers de Sa Majesté: Les dérives des généraux marocains 1956–2006 (in French). Fayard. p. 107. ISBN 978-2-213-63015-1.
^ Shazly (2003), pp. 83–84.
^ Cenciotti, David. "Israeli F-4s Actually Fought North Korean MiGs During the Yom Kippur War". Business Insider.
^ Rabinovich (2004), p. 467.
^ Morris (2011), p. 437.
^ Zimmerman, Katherine L. Yemen's Pivotal Moment. Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, 2014.

Notes

^ ^a ^b After 22 September 1948
^ Lebanon had decided to not participate in the war and only took part in the battle of al-Malikiya on 5–6 June 1948.^[2]

[Oren-1] Oren 2003, p. 5.

[3] Morris (2008), p. 260.

[5] Gelber, pp. 55, 200, 239

[Morris,_2008,_p._205-6] Morris, Benny (2008), 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War, Yale University Press, p. 205, New Haven, ISBN 978-0-300-12696-9.

[7] Palestine Post, "Israel's Bedouin Warriors", Gene Dison, August 12, 1948

[8] AFP (24 April 2013). "Bedouin army trackers scale Israel social ladder". Al Arabiya English. Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

[shapira91_96-9] 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

[10] Krauthammer, Charles (18 May 2007). "Prelude to the Six Days". The Washington Post. p. A23. ISSN 0740-5421. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2008.

[FOOTNOTEOren2002237-11] Oren (2002), p. 237.

[12] Arnold, Guy (2016). Wars in the Third World Since 1945. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 299. ISBN 9781474291019.

[Office_of_the_Historian-13] "Milestones: 1961–1968". Office of the Historian. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018. Between June 5 and June 10, Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and occupied the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights

[weill2007-14] Weill, Sharon (2007). "The judicial arm of the occupation: the Israeli military courts in the occupied territories". International Review of the Red Cross. 89 (866): 401. doi:10.1017/s1816383107001142. ISSN 1816-3831. S2CID 55988443. On 7 June 1967, the day the occupation started, Military Proclamation No. 2 was issued, endowing the area commander with full legislative, executive, and judicial authorities over the West Bank and declaring that the law in force prior to the occupation remained in force as long as it did not contradict new military orders.

[15] Tucker, Spencer; Roberts, Priscilla (2008). The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 596. ISBN 9781851098422.

[autogenerated1-16] "The War: Lebanon and Syria". Dover.idf.il. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2013.

[FOOTNOTEO'Ballance1979201-17] O'Ballance (1979), pp. 201.

[FOOTNOTEShazly2003278-18] Shazly (2003), p. 278.

[FOOTNOTERabinovich2004464–465-19] Rabinovich (2004), pp. 464–465.

[tobji-20] Mahjoub Tobji (2006). Les officiers de Sa Majesté: Les dérives des généraux marocains 1956–2006 (in French). Fayard. p. 107. ISBN 978-2-213-63015-1.

[FOOTNOTEShazly200383–84-21] Shazly (2003), pp. 83–84.

[david2013-22] Cenciotti, David. "Israeli F-4s Actually Fought North Korean MiGs During the Yom Kippur War". Business Insider.

[FOOTNOTERabinovich2004467-23] Rabinovich (2004), p. 467.

[FOOTNOTEMorris2011437-24] Morris (2011), p. 437.

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

[sept-2] After 22 September 1948

[4] Lebanon had decided to not participate in the war and only took part in the battle of al-Malikiya on 5–6 June 1948.^[2]

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