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Battle of Latakia
Part of the Yom Kippur War

Diagram outlining the Battle of Latakia
Date7 October 1973
Location
near Latakia, Syria
Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Battle of Latakia Israel Battle of Latakia Syria
Commanders and leaders
Israel 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.[1]

  1. ^ Lerner, Adi (7 October 2011). "The Untold Story of Naval Heroism in the Yom Kippur War". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 October 2011.

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