1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters raid

33°28′41″N 36°13′29″E / 33.478131°N 36.224836°E / 33.478131; 36.224836

Syrian GHQ Raid
Part of the Yom Kippur War

Syrian soldiers stand guard in the aftermath of the strike
Date9 October 1973
Location
Damascus
Result

Israeli victory

  • Syrian GHQ Destroyed
  • Adam Abdallah is executed by a firing squad
Belligerents
 Israel  Syria
Commanders and leaders
Benny Peled
Arnon Lavoshin (Lapidot)		 Adam Abdallah Surrendered (POW) Executed
Strength
7 F-4 Phantom II Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed
1 captured		 Unknown number of military casualties, 26–30 civilians killed, 117 injured

The 1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid was an aerial strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force on October 9, 1973, the fourth day of the Yom Kippur War. Following a strike by Syrian surface-to-surface missiles against settlements and installations in northern Israel, seven F-4 Phantom IIs from 119 Squadron attacked the Syrian General Staff Headquarters (GHQ) and adjacent buildings in downtown Damascus.