Battle of Latakia

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Battle of Latakia
Part of the Yom Kippur War
Diagram outlining the Battle of Latakia
Date 7 October 1973 Location near Latakia, Syria Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel	Syria
Commanders and leaders
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]