The Role of the Syrian Army in the October War and the War of Attrition 1973-1974 Historical Study

Abstract

The October 1973 war had a great impact on the history of the Syrian military establishment, especially since Syria prepared and prepared for that war by developing the Syrian army by supplying its military arsenal with the latest weapons from the Soviet Union, in addition to the contacts that were made with the Egyptian side to fight the war in order to liberate all of the Golan. And Sinai, which was occupied by Israel in the June 1967 war, as both sides prepared through the contacts that took place between them, which led to coordination of efforts and reinforcement of military cooperation in all fields, taking into consideration the knowledge of the situation of the Israeli enemy, and the war broke out by attacking the Syrian military units of the occupied Golan and surprisingly The Israeli forces and the Syrian forces succeeded in invading many villages in the Golan by directing painful strikes to the Israeli forces, which led to their withdrawal under the influence of the Syrian fire, and this did not prevent the Israeli forces from having a reaction by attacking the Syrian forces that penetrated the Golan and succeeded in occupying many From the territories again and the withdrawal of the Syrian forces, and Egypt's withdrawal from the war had a great impact on directing the war effort The entire Israeli army came to the Golan front, which led to hit-and-run battles between the Syrian and Israeli forces, and as a result, Syria found itself in front of new political and military circumstances and data that required the decision to be taken to avoid firing, and the international parties were by the United States and the Soviet Union through the shuttle visits of foreign ministers The great impact on the cease-fire, with Syria's certainty that the battle is continuing against Israel, and it must move according to the circumstances to reach the final goal of liberation, and as a result of international efforts, the cease-fire was carried out through negotiations that were conducted under international auspices, through shuttle visits conducted by a minister State of the United States and the Soviet Union