Battle of Sultan Yacoub
The Battle of Sultan Yacoub was a battle between Syria and Israel during the 1982 Lebanon War, which occurred near the village of Sultan Yacoub in the Lebanese Bekaa, close to the borders with Syria.
| Battle of Sultan Yacoub | |||||||
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| Part of the 1982 Lebanon War and Lebanese Civil War | |||||||
A captured Israeli ERA-equipped M48 Patton tank on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum in Russia, very likely given to Russia by Syria after the battle. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel | Syria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Brig. Gen. Giora Lev |
Gen. Ali Habib Mahmud Gen. Shafiq Fayadh | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Syrian Army | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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30 killed 3 missing 10 tanks lost 3 APCs destroyed | Unknown | ||||||
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