October 10–13, 1973 · Golan Heights / Syria Theater
October 10–13, 1973
After halting the Syrian breakthrough in the Valley of Tears, Israel launched its counteroffensive — not just back to the 1967 ceasefire line, but beyond it, into Syria itself. Israeli armor advanced to within 40 kilometers of Damascus before halting. Iraqi and Jordanian reinforcement brigades, rushed to help Syria, were destroyed in fierce armored battles. Israel's guns could shell Damascus's outskirts.
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