April 1973Alliance AgreementHafez al- Assad
Sadat & al-Assad make an alliance to win back land lost to Israel
Historical records for Syria in 1973, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Sadat & al-Assad make an alliance to win back land lost to Israel
Meets Ahmed Ismail Ali and Anwar Sadat in Egypt to discuss joint plans for war.
Meets Egyptian leaders to coordinate the timing of the joint attack.
Syria and Egypt publicly describe troop concentrations as routine maneuvers while preparing for war.
Commands Syrian air operations during the opening attack on Israel.
Syrian commandos capture the Israeli observation post on Mount Hermon.
Serves as Syrian chief of staff during the offensive on the Golan Heights.
Syria launches air, artillery, and armored attacks on the Golan Heights.
Oversees Syrian military operations as the attack on the Golan Heights begins.
Commands Syrian forces attacking the southern Golan Heights.
Commands Syrian armored forces in the northern Golan sector during the Valley of Tears battle.
Directs the Syrian war effort from Damascus during the opening offensive.
Syrian forces on the Golan front are checked by Israeli armored units during the opening battles.
Attempts to reinforce Syrian units under pressure in the Golan Heights.
Faces an Israeli counteroffensive pushing Syrian forces back toward Damascus.
Organizes defenses as Israeli forces advance beyond the pre-war ceasefire line.
Responds cautiously to the United Nations ceasefire call as fighting continues on the Syrian front.
Handles Syrian diplomatic response to the ceasefire resolution.
Loses the Mount Hermon outpost after Israeli forces recapture it late in the war.
Supervises Syrian positions near the ceasefire line after major fighting subsides.
Receives Iraqi military support as the Syrian front comes under Israeli counterattack.
Coordinates with allied Arab forces sent to reinforce the Syrian front.
Requests Soviet military resupply after heavy Syrian losses on the Golan Heights.
Refuses full participation in the Geneva peace process after the war.
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