Royal Jordanian Army

Royal Jordanian Army
Royal Jordanian Army
القوّات البرية الاردنيّة
	Emblem of the Royal Jordanian Army
Founded	1920
Country	Jordan
Role	Army
Size	86,000 (active); 60,000 Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Amman
Colors	KA2 Desert Digital; KA2 Arid/Woodland Digital; KA2 SF Woodland Digital; MultiCam
Anniversaries	June 10
Engagements	1948 Arab–Israeli War; Retribution operations; Six-Day War; War of Attrition; Black September; Yom Kippur War; Iran–Iraq War; 1999 East Timorese crisis; Syrian civil war;
Commanders
Current; commander	Lieutenant General Mahmoud Freihat
Notable; commanders	John Bagot Glubb; Abdullah II of Jordan; Hussein of Jordan; Mithqal Al-Fayez; Auda Abu Tayi; Haditha Al-Khraisha

The Royal Jordanian Army (Arabic: القوّات البرية الاردنيّة; lit. 'Jordanian Ground Forces') is the ground force branch of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). It draws its origins from units such as the Arab Legion, 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.

^ ^a ^b International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 347. ISBN 9781032012278.
^ Khouri, Rami. "Jordanian Unit Going To Aid Iraq 6 Hussein Will Join Volunteer Force Fighting Iranians". Washington Post.

[IISS2021-1] International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 347. ISBN 9781032012278.

[2] Khouri, Rami. "Jordanian Unit Going To Aid Iraq 6 Hussein Will Join Volunteer Force Fighting Iranians". Washington Post.

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