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First Battle of Mount Hermon
1973 battle of the Yom Kippur War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The First Battle of Mount Hermon was fought at the outset of the Yom Kippur War between the Syrian Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On Yom Kippur, October 6, 1973, Syrian commandos attacked and captured the IDF outpost on Mount Hermon. Two days later, the Syrians repelled an Israeli counterattack in the Second Battle of Mount Hermon. It was eventually recaptured by Israel on October 21 in the Third battle.[1]
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Part of the Yom Kippur War | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Amir Drori | Ahmed Rifai al-Joju | ||||||||
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55 soldiers (14 fighters) | 1 commando battalion (~300 soldiers) | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
16 killed (including 2 prisoners) 12 wounded 31 captured |
15 killed 3 wounded 1 helicopter crashed |
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