Royal Jordanian Land Force
The Royal Jordanian Army is part of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). It draws its origins from units formed in the British Mandate of Transjordan in the 1920s. It has seen combat against Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973. The Army also fought the Syrians and the PLO during Black September in 1970.
Read more about Royal Jordanian Land Force: Origins - 1920–1947, 1949–1967, Six Day War - 1967, 1967–1973 War, After 1977, Current Army, Current Equipment
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