▁by ▁art illery ▁and ▁combat ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁Jordan ian ▁army ▁suffered ▁ 1 6 ▁dead , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁material ▁dam ages . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁King ▁Hus sein ▁ordered ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁five ▁inf antry ▁brig ades . ▁The ▁army ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁front s : ▁Western ▁front ▁and ▁Eastern ▁front , ▁ten ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁both ▁front s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁a ▁new ▁arm oured ▁brig ade ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁art illery ▁brig ade ▁was ▁recognized ▁to ▁have ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁field ▁art illery ▁batt al ions ▁and ▁an ▁anti - air craft ▁batt alion . ▁ ▁Six - Day ▁War ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁ ▁Bel ieving ▁that ▁Israel ▁was ▁a ▁becoming ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁threat , ▁Egypt ▁declared ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁concent rate ▁its ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁S ina i ▁desert . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁that , ▁Jordan ▁signed ▁a ▁mut ual ▁defense ▁agreement ▁with ▁Egypt . ▁Con sequently , ▁Israel ▁ordered ▁the ▁full ▁mobil isation ▁of ▁its ▁forces ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Arab ▁Jordan ▁Army ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁maximum ▁alert . ▁ ▁The ▁oper ational ▁Str ength s ▁Of ▁O pp osing ▁Forces ▁on ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁Front ▁included : ▁Arab ▁Forces ▁ ▁Jordan ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁( J AF ): ▁several ▁inf antry ▁brig ades , ▁ 2