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in the city, where he was attacked with acid on the streets in the aftermath. Members of the 'Tahrir' (liberation) party were arrested in
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from any retaliatory attacks, did they agree to the operation. British forces landed practically unopposed, as the efforts of the
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would make many attempts to halt the coup d'etat, and attempted to assert control of the Iraqi army (under which he was permitted to according to the Arab
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and his close family, and evacuate them from Jordan, and secure the airbase until all
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for using such items with the 'intent to kill or cause damage'. However, the opposition remained undeterred, as further arrests continued in
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reached London, British contingency plans were activated, however, a fear remained that the situation would be a repeat of the
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was deposed, and the state was placed under martial law. With the abrogation of the 1948 Anglo-Jordanian treaty and the
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