Battle of Sultan Yacoub
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The Battle of Sultan Yacoub was a major tank engagement during the 1982 Lebanon War between Israeli and Syrian forces, notable for its heavy armor clashes and missing Israeli soldiers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Sultan Yacoub canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
tank battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
diplomatic efforts to locate missing personnel
ⓘ
ongoing issue of missing Israeli soldiers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | early phase of 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ |
| conflict | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| date | 1982-06-11 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1982-06-11 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Israeli forces
ⓘ
Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian forces
|
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of large-scale tank combat in the 1982 Lebanon War
ⓘ
symbol of Israeli missing in action in Lebanon ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Israeli 90th Division
ⓘ
Syrian armored units ⓘ |
| involves |
Israeli armored forces
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian armored forces
anti-tank weapons ⓘ artillery ⓘ tank warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Bekaa Valley
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Bekaa Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Bekaa Valley front
|
| notableFor |
Israeli prisoners of war
ⓘ
heavy armor clashes ⓘ missing Israeli soldiers ⓘ |
| opponent |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
1982 Lebanon War
ⓘ
1982 Lebanon War ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982
Syrian–Israeli military engagements ⓘ |
| place | Sultan Yacoub ⓘ |
| result |
Israeli tanks destroyed or captured
ⓘ
Israeli withdrawal ⓘ Syrian tactical success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982-06-11 ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
armored engagement
ⓘ
meeting engagement ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
M60 Patton tank
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli M60 Patton tanks
Israeli Magach tanks ⓘ T-55 tank ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian T-55 tanks
T-62 tank ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian T-62 tanks
|
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