Third October War Communiqué Reported Successful Air Force Missions

The Egyptian Armed Forces’ third communiqué of the October War announced that the air force had successfully carried out its missions and struck enemy positions.

The statement was among the military communiqués issued by the Armed Forces’ General Command on October 6, 1973, as the fighting unfolded.

Through those announcements, the Egyptian public followed developments on the battlefield. The third communiqué focused on the outcome of the air force’s missions.

The brief account did not identify the positions hit or provide figures for losses, reporting only that the missions had succeeded and enemy positions had been struck.