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Battle of Latakia

7 October 1973 · Syria

Part of: Yom Kippur War

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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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Battle of Latakia. (2026, August 21). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Latakia&oldid=1370447302

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