Jordan: Civil War

(14 Oct 1970) RR7041A - Jordan: Civil War
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The civil war in Jordan in September 1970 gave rise to some of the bloodiest fighting the Middle East has seen. The battle between the Palestinian commandos and the Jordanian Army lasted less than a fortnight, but at the end of it whole areas of Amman, Irbid and other main towns lay in ruins. The Palestinians claimed 20,000 had died in the fighting, but the Jordanian Government estimated the true figure at 700 dead and about 1500 injured.

Pan over Amman, zoom in burned-out building.
Various shots shattered and burned buildings.
Soldier walking through wreckage, charred bodies beneath debris.
Burned-out cars in streets.
Tracking shots showing extensive damage in Amman suburbs near refugee camps.
Coffin with body arrives at cemetery.
Devastation of guerrilla strongholds in Amman,
Guerrillas pulling out on trucks.
Yasser Arafat arrives in Ramtha, greeted by Arab Ceasefire Mission leader, Bahi Ladgham.
Armed guerrillas patrol road junctions, carrying anti- tank rockets.
Overturned cars.
Guerrillas patrolling streets,
Various shots damaged buildings.

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