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Yom Kippur War

1973 Middle East Status: ended Casualties: ~18,000

Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Yom Kippur. Initial Arab gains reversed by Israeli counteroffensives. Led to the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty and the global oil crisis.

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Belligerents

  • Egypt
  • Syria
  • Israel
  • USA (airlift)
  • USSR (supply)

Casualties

~18,000

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.