Battle of Latakia
| Battle of Latakia | |||||||
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| Part of the Yom Kippur War | |||||||
Diagram outlining the Battle of Latakia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel | Syria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Michael Barkai | Fadal Hussein | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5 ships | 5 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
All vessels sunk Unknown casualties | ||||||
The Battle of Latakia (Arabic: معركة اللاذقية; Hebrew: קרב לטקיה) was a small but revolutionary naval action of the Yom Kippur War, fought on 7 October 1973 between Israel and Syria. It was the first naval battle in history to see combat between surface-to-surface missile-equipped missile boats and the use of electronic deception.
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