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Conflict Middle East

Black September (Jordanian Civil War)

1970 CE – 1971 CE · 1 year

King Hussein expelled PLO fighters from Jordan after they challenged his authority, killing thousands and forcing the PLO to relocate to Lebanon — setting the stage for the Lebanese Civil War.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Jordanian Armed Forces (King Hussein)
  • Palestine Liberation Organization

Key moments

Defining events in the Black September (Jordanian Civil War).

  1. 1970 Battle of Amman
  2. 1970 Dawson's Field hijackings
  3. 1971 Battle of Ajloun

Elsewhere in Middle East at the time

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2560 BCE – still standing

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Petra

300 BCE – still standing

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Egypt

Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1970 CE and 1971 CE.

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And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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