Battle of the Barges of the Basran soldiers, together with a number of civilians that had accompanied them, were killed during the fighting. The battle was a major victory for the Zanj, and it forced the Abbasid government to take a more direct role in the campaign against the rebels. The Zanj Rebellion had begun in early September 869, in the region of southern Iraq. It was led by one 'Ali ibn Muhammad, who had previously led failed attempts against the government in al-Bahrayn and Basra. 'Ali was able to quickly gather a major following, especially among the black slaves who had been employed
Operation Badr order of battle Staff - Lt Gen David Elazar Deputy Chief of Staff - Maj Gen Israel Tal Head of Operations - Maj Gen Abraham Tamir Head of Intelligence - Maj Gen Eli Zeira Southern Command: Maj. Gen. Shmuel Gonen +Mechanised Infantry and Paratroop support +Mechanised Infantry and Paratroop support including: 35th Paratroop Brigade - Col Uzi Yairi +Mechanized Infantry units Operation Badr order of battle This is the order of battle for Operation Badr, an Egyptian military operation that initiated the Yom Kippur War against Israel along the Suez Canal in the Sinai on October 6, 1973. As neither belligerent has released