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Event war Middle East

War of Attrition

1967 CE – 1970 CE

A prolonged artillery and air war along the Suez Canal as Egypt sought to recapture the Sinai lost in the Six-Day War.

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1967–1970 war between Israel and Egypt

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Conflict · Middle East

War of Attrition

1967 CE – 1970 CE

A prolonged artillery and air war along the Suez Canal as Egypt sought to recapture the Sinai lost in the Six-Day War. Soviet pilots secretly flew missions against Israel before a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended the fighting.

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