Black September
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civil war (1970–1971) in Jordan between King Hussein’s forces and the Palestine Liberation Organisation
Key facts
- Date
- Date 6 September 1970 – 23 July 1971, (10 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
- Location
- Jordan
- Result
- Jordanian victory Syrian invasion repelled Palestinian militants expelled to Lebanon Formation of the Black September Organization
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil war
- Part of
- Arab Cold War
- Named after
- September
- Location
- Jordan
- Image
- Smoke rises above Amman during Black September, 1 October 1970.png
- Participant
- Palestine Liberation Organization
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- Commons category
- Black September in Jordan
- different from
- Black September
- end time
- 1971-07-17
- start time
- 1970-09-06
- native label
- أَيْلُول الْأَسْوَد
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Belligerents
PLO Fatah Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)
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