First Battle of Mount Hermon

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First Battle of Mount Hermon
Part of the Yom Kippur War
Map of the Golan campaign.
Date October 6–7, 1973 Location Mount Hermon Result Syrian victory Territorial changes Syria regains Mount Hermon
Belligerents
Israel	Syria
Commanders and leaders
Amir Drori	Ahmed Rifai al-Joju
Strength
55 soldiers (14 fighters)	1 commando battalion (~300 soldiers)
Casualties and losses
16 killed (including 2 prisoners) 12 wounded 31 captured	15 killed 3 wounded 1 helicopter crashed

The First Battle of Mount Hermon was fought at the outset of the Yom Kippur War between the Syrian Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On Yom Kippur, October 6, 1973, Syrian commandos attacked and captured the IDF outpost on Mount Hermon. Two days later, the Syrians repelled an Israeli counterattack in the Second Battle of Mount Hermon. It was eventually recaptured by Israel on October 21 in the Third battle.^[1]