Jordanian National Liberation Movement
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Jordanian National Liberation Movement was a clandestine Jordan
ian political movement, connected to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
. The group considered the Jordanian government as fascist
. In its own description it demanded the removal of the Wasfi al-Tal
cabinet and liberation of Jordan from American and British colonial influence.
The group began armed operations on September 11, 1971. Some of its actions included:
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian political movement, connected to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist, secular political and military organization. It is also frequently referred to as the Democratic Front, or al-Jabha al-Dimuqratiyah...
. The group considered the Jordanian government as fascist
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
. In its own description it demanded the removal of the Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal was Prime Minister of Jordan for three separate terms. He was assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1971....
cabinet and liberation of Jordan from American and British colonial influence.
The group began armed operations on September 11, 1971. Some of its actions included:
- September 11, 1971: Bomb placed outside security police building in Abdali (AmmanAmmanAmman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
). 2 policemen wounded. - September 12, 1971: The 'Abu Ahmeed' Restaurant, frequently visited by higher officers, bombed.
- September 13, 1971: Land mine explodes outside military base in IrbidIrbidIrbid , known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela , is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of...
. - September 19, 1971: Jordanian tank destroyed by land mine in Jabel, northern Jordan
- November 9, 1971: Two grenades launched at a Land RoverLand RoverLand Rover is a British car manufacturer with its headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom which specialises in four-wheel-drive vehicles. It is owned by the Indian company Tata Motors, forming part of their Jaguar Land Rover group...
belonging to the Jordanian Army at IrbidIrbidIrbid , known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela , is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of...
. Soldiers damaged. - December 13, 1971: Fire-bomb launched at the Jordanian legation in GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
. Two policemen and one firefighter badly injured.