Battle of Latakia

When

7 Oct 1973

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.52° N, 35.73° E

Description

1973 battle

1973 naval battle of the Yom Kippur War

The Battle of Latakia 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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• Yom Kippur War6 Oct 1973 · Interstate war · Deaths 16,000