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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Casualties and losses | |||||||
30 killed 3 missing 10 tanks lost 3 APCs destroyed | Unknown |
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.