First Battle of Mount Hermon
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.
| First Battle of Mount Hermon | |||||||||
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| Part of the Yom Kippur War | |||||||||
Map of the Golan campaign. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Israel | Syria | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Amir Drori | Ahmed Rifai al-Joju | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 55 soldiers (14 fighters) | 1 commando battalion (~300 soldiers) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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16 killed (including 2 prisoners) 12 wounded 31 captured |
15 killed 3 wounded 1 helicopter crashed | ||||||||
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