Black September Intruders - Campaign Series: Middle East 1948 -1985

[ar-Ramtha, Jordan]: [SIDE A][HIS][CSL]: After the battle of Karameh in March 1968, where the Israeli's targeted the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) base camp outside of Karameh, the Jordanians started a campaign to regain authority in areas occupied by the PLO. The military offensive started on September 15th, with the Jordanian 60th Armoured Brigade attacking positions in Amman, Irbid, Salt, Sweileh, Baq'aa, Wehdat and Zarga. Syria intervened on September 18th by sending a brigade sized force to Irbid to assist PLO forces there. The Syrian 5th Division followed suit a couple of days later, with elements of two tank and one mechanized brigade. The Syrian 5th Division had secured the border city of Ramtha and began their attack towards the Ramtha-Irbid crossroads on September 21st. The Jordanian 40th Armoured and 25th Infantry Brigades advanced north to meet the threat, the 25th Infantry Brigade digging in the hills south of the crossroads while the elements of the 40th Armoured Brigade advanced towards Ramtha, securing the ridge and waiting for the attack. The Syrian assault came in mixed waves throughout the day, the Jordanian Centurions taking their toll on the Syrian T-55's. [ALL][NONE][1.00]