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 |
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Kura Rebellion (1921, 1923) | Transjordan United Kingdom | Sheikh Kulaib's militia | Victory
| +15 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Adwan Rebellion (1923) | Transjordan United Kingdom | Sultan Adwan's forces | Victory
| ~100 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Ikhwan raids on Transjordan (1922, 1924) | Transjordan United Kingdom | Ikhwan | Victory
| ~200 military dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Anglo-Iraqi War (1941) | United Kingdom 'Abd al-Ilah loyalists Transjordan Australia New Zealand | Iraq Germany Italy | Victory
| ~250 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Syria–Lebanon Campaign (1941) | United Kingdom Transjordan Australia Free France Czechoslovakia | Vichy France | Victory
| ~250 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured |
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1946–present)
Conflict | Jordan and allies | Opponents | Result | Monarch | Jordanian losses |
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First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) | Egypt Iraq Transjordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia Yemen Holy War Army ALA | Israel | Partial victory[1] (overall Arab defeat)
| ~1,000 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Six-Day War (1967) | Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon | Israel | Defeat
| ~700 dead ~2500 wounded -533 captured | |
War of Attrition (1967–1970) | Jordan PLO | Israel | Both sides claim victory
| ~300 dead ~250 wounded -4 captured | |
Black September (1970–1971) | Jordan | PLO Syria | Victory
| 537 dead Unknown wounded Unknown captured | |
Yom Kippur War (1973) | Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon | Defeat (limited involvement)
| 23 dead 77 wounded None captured | ||
Sa'dah War (2009–2010) | Yemen Saudi Arabia Jordan Morocco | Houthis | Stalemate[2]
| None | |
Libyan Civil War (2011) | NTC NATO | Libya | Victory
| 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
| Ongoing
| 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 | Ongoing
| None or 1 killed |