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Algeria's contribution to the war effort and her troops participation was detrimental to Egypt...I know, Algeria has kept mum about the sacrifices and the blood that her sons spilled along Egyptians and Palestinian troops, (and yes they were present and fought along with Egyptian and Algerian troops). The arrival of the Algerian troops stabilized the eastern front and kept the Cairo, Helouan (industrial lung of egypt,) Ismailiya, Suez and Aswan dam skies safe from IDF craft's intrusion..
And yes, Egypt, Jordan and the GCC cohorts, used the Palestinian case theirs to further their political stand in the area..Only the front of refusal states kept helping materially and diplomatically the Palestinian cause. all these three countries suffered and continue to suffer for their political standing.
On the Algerian military wiki page for the Yom kippur war it doesn't say anything about the Algerian brigade facing action, if you disagree then I suggest you edit the Wiki page.
"Algeria sent a battalion of infantry and a squadron of MiG-21s to Egypt during the 1967
Six Day War with
Israel. While the troops did not see active service, reportedly six MiGs were lost.
[4]
The 1973
Yom Kippur War was the fourth major conflict between Israel and the neighboring Arab States. Like many other Arab States, Algeria contributed to the fighting in the Yom Kippur War. The Algerian government sent squadrons of fighters and bombers along with an armored brigade."
There is also no mention of Algerias armored brigade in the Yom kippur wiki page either,
"By the end of the war, the Israelis had advanced to positions some 101 kilometres from Egypt's capital,
Cairo, and occupied 1,600 square kilometres west of the Suez Canal.
[225] They had also cut the Cairo-Suez road and encircled the bulk of Egypt's Third Army. The Israelis had also taken many prisoners after Egyptian soldiers, including many officers, began surrendering in masses towards the end of the war.
[226] The Egyptians held a narrow strip on the east bank of the canal, occupying some 1,200 square kilometres of the Sinai.
[226] One source estimated that the Egyptians had 70,000 men, 720 tanks and 994 artillery pieces on the east bank of the canal.
[227] However, 30,000 to 45,000 of them were now encircled by the Israelis.
[228][229]"
"Despite Israel's tactical successes west of the canal, the Egyptian military was reformed and organized. Consequently, according to
Gamasy, the Israeli military position became "weak" for different reasons, "One, Israel now had a large force (about six or seven brigades) in a very limited area of land, surrounded from all sides either by natural or man-made barriers, or by the Egyptian forces. This put it in a weak position. Moreover, there were the difficulties in supplying this force, in evacuating it, in the lengthy communication lines, and in the daily attrition in men and equipment. Two, to protect these troops, the Israeli command had to allocate other forces (four or five brigades) to defend the entrances to the breach at the Deversoir. Three, to immobilize the Egyptian bridgeheads in Sinai the Israeli command had to allocate ten brigades to face the Second and Third army bridgeheads. In addition, it became necessary to keep the strategic reserves at their maximum state of alert. Thus, Israel was obliged to keep its armed force-and consequently the country-mobilized for a long period, at least until the war came to an end, because the ceasefire did not signal the end of the war. There is no doubt that this in total conflict with its military theories."
[230] For those reasons and according to Dayan, "It was therefore thought that Israel would withdraw from the west bank, since she was most sensitive on the subject of soldier's lives." The Egyptian forces didn't pull to the west and held onto their positions east of the canal controlling both shores of the Suez Canal. None of the Canal's main cities were occupied by Israel; however, the city of Suez was surrounded.
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Algeria sent a squadron each of MiG-21s and
Su-7s to Egypt, which arrived at the front between October 9 and October 11. It also sent an armored brigade of 150 tanks, the advance elements of which began to arrive on October 17, but reached the front only on October 24, too late to participate in the fighting. After the war, during the first days of November, Algeria deposited around US$200 million with the Soviet Union to finance arms purchases for Egypt and Syria.
[2] Algerian fighter jets however did participate in attacks together with Egyptians and Iraqis.
[329]"
Respectfully while we appreciate the money and help in Air combat, I'm not entirely sure you lost or fought any battles on the ground. Of course If you have evidence otherwise I would love to see it.
As for the politics, Arabs have done the vast majority of fighting for Palestine, with very little contribution of Palestinians themselves. This is what I meant, No one betrayed Palestine it was the old generation of Palestinians that had a lack of will and determination to fight and make a state that led Arab states to realize that making Palestine was nearly impossible and just a huge waste of resources and lives. While the current generation of Palestinians may be willing to fight, but the Arab states have way too many problems to actually have a full out war with one of the most advanced combat wise Nations in the WORLD.
Like I said if you care so much, then take up the banner and fight because Arabs are done.
