War of Attrition

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The War of Attrition

Remarks: The War of Attrition (1967-1970) was a low-intensity war fought between Israeli forces and Egyptian forces with Soviet support.

[edit] Timeline

• July 4, 1967 The Egyptian Air Force launches air strikes against Israeli targets in the Sinai, which constitute the first Egyptian air activity during the War of Attrition^[1].

• October 21, 1967 Egyptian missile boats attack and sink the Israeli destroyer "Eilat"^[2].

• August 7, 1970 A cease-fire agreement is signed by Israel and Egypt, bringing an end to the War of Attrition^[2].

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for War of Attrition

• War of Attrition, 1969-1970  at Air Combat Information Group

• The Arab-Israeli Wars  at Israel Ministy of Foreign Affairs

• We Prepared for War: use of the MiG-25 Foxbat in Egypt  at TestPilot.ru (in Russian)

• July 30th, 1970 - Israel Vs USSR

• Zero-Hour for the Bears: Inquiring into the Soviet Decision to Intervene in the Egyptian-Israeli War of Attrition, 1969-70 by Adamsky, Dima P., Cold War History, Vol. 6, No. 1 (February 2006)

• Disregarding the Bear: How US Intelligence Failed to Estimate the Soviet Intervention in the Egyptian-Israeli War of Attrition by Adamsky, Dima P., Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 28, No. 5 (October 2005)

• Israel and the War of Attrition by Bolia, Robert S., Military Review, March-April 2004

[edit] References

1. ↑ Air Combat Information Group's War of Attrition page
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} wikipedia:War of Attrition