 Amid the political chaos in Jordan and two days before Nabulsi's resignation, an army unit from the First Armoured Brigade commanded by Captain Nadhir Rashid engaged in a maneuver, named Operation Hashem in honor of the Hashemite royal family, at the major intersections of Amman.The move raised Hussein's suspicions and prompted him to order Abu Nuwar to withdraw the unit, which he did.Hussein believed the move was a presage to an impending coup.