Syrian invasion of Jordan

Syrian invasion of Jordan
	Part of Black September and the Arab Cold War
	; T-54 tank of the Syrian army during invasion.
Date	18–23 September 1970
Location	Northern Jordan
Result	Jordanian victory Syrian invasion repelled;
Belligerents
Ba'athist Syria; PLO Fatah; PFLP; DFLP;	Jordan
Commanders and leaders
Nureddin al-Atassi; Salah Jadid; Yasser Arafat	Hussein; Habis Majali; Zeid bin Shaker
Strength
16,000 troops; 250–300 tanks and armoured vehicles	65,000–74,000 troops; 500 tanks and armoured vehicles
Casualties and losses
150 killed and wounded, 200 captured; 120 armoured vehicles destroyed (62 of them being T-54s or T-55s)	537 killed, 1,500 wounded; 75–90 tanks and 1+ armored car destroyed

The Syrian invasion of Jordan began on 18 September 1970 in support of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) amid Black September. Syria conducted a short-lived incursion toward Irbid in northern Jordan, before being forced to withdraw due to heavy casualties. Syria's supposed aim was to help the Palestinian fedayeen overthrow the Hashemite monarchy.