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Black September in Jordan

Years: 1970 - 1971

The term Black September refers to the Jordanian Civil War that begins in September 1970 and ends in July of 1971.

The conflict is fought between the two major components of the Jordanian population, the Palestinians represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization under the leadership of Yasser Arafat and the Trans-Jordanians represented by the Jordanian Armed Forces under the leadership of King Hussein.

At its core, the civil war seeks to determine if Jordan would be ruled by the Palestine Liberation Organization or the Hashemite Monarchy.

The war results in the deaths of thousands of people, the vast majority Palestinian.

Armed conflict lasts until July 1971 with the expulsion of the Palestine Liberation Organization and thousands of Palestinian fighters to Lebanon.

“The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward...This is not a philosophical or political argument—any oculist will tell you this is true. The wider the span, the longer the continuity, the greater is the sense of duty in individual men and women, each contributing their brief life's work to the preservation..."

― Winston S. Churchill, Speech (March 2, 1944)