Interactive timeline: The 1973 October War

Explore the key events in the battle which entrenched the divisions still plaguing the Middle East with our interactive timeline.

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07 October, 2016

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a visit with Michigan Air National Guard Troops on April 29, 2025 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan

Pentagon conceals dozens of US military casualties in Iran war

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A boy walks near camps for people displaced by war in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 11, 2026.

Uganda set to send troops to Gaza for multinational force

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NUJABA FIGHTERS [Getty]

Iraqi factions are angry over Al-Zaidi's agreements with US

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President of Lebanon Joseph Aoun attends an official welcoming ceremony at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia, Bulgaria, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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