Battle of Latakia

The Battle of Latakia 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.

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1973 Battle of Latakia

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-1184 Destruction of Ugarit

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1188 Siege of Laodicea

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2011 Siege of Latakia

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2012 Battle of al-Haffah

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2013 2013 Latakia offensive

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2015 2015–2016 Latakia offensive

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2016 2016 Latakia offensive

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2018 Syria missile strikes

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2024 Western Syria clashes (December 2024–present)

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2025 Western Syria clashes

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	6000	Ugarit		Wikidata
area	region	1920	Alawite Territory		Wikidata
area	region	1922	Alawite State		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1184	Destruction of Ugarit	battle, Ugarit, Sea Peoples	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1188	Siege of Laodicea	siege, Principality of Antioch, Ayyubid Sultanate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1973	Battle of Latakia	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	Siege of Latakia	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2012	Battle of al-Haffah	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2013	2013 Latakia offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2015	2015–2016 Latakia offensive	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	2016 Latakia offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2018	Syria missile strikes	Syrian Armed Forces, Israel Defense Forces, Russian Armed Forces, armed conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2024	Western Syria clashes (December 2024–present)	controversy, insurgency	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2025	Western Syria clashes	battle	Wikidata
link	page		The Operations Room page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress of Ugarit	watchtower, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		SaarsReturn7101973		Commons