campaign, notable, Cold War
Samu Incident
Samu Incident was a campaign fought in 1966 at as-Samu, in what is now Palestine. It was part of the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency. The recorded result: Build-up to Six-Day War. Recorded strength: 400 troops; 40 half-tracks; 10 tanks; 4 fighter jets against 100 troops; 20 convoy vehicles; 8 fighter jets.
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Where it sits in the Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency
Record
| Date | 1966 (year precision) | |
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| Place | as-Samu, Palestine 31.401N, 35.067E | |
| Kind | Campaign, Cold War | |
| Strength | 400 troops; 40 half-tracks; 10 tanks; 4 fighter jets | 100 troops; 20 convoy vehicles; 8 fighter jets |
| Casualties and losses | 1 killed; 10 wounded; 1 fighter jet damaged | 16 killed; 54 wounded; 15 vehicles destroyed; 1 fighter jet destroyed; 3 civilians killed, 96 wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Beth Zur 164 BC, 21 km N
- Siege of Lachish 701 BC, 28 km NW
- Siege of Masada AD 72, 29 km E
- Battle of 3 Shevat 1948, 29 km N
- Battle of Beth Zechariah 162 BC, 30 km N
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1966
- Battle of Long Tan Vietnam
- Operation Hastings Vietnam
- Operation Crimp Vietnam
- Operation Masher Vietnam
- Battle of Mount Handrin Iraq
Samu Incident is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 49 in present-day Palestine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2883956, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article 1966 attack on Samu, revision 1385517455, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.