Muhammad in Medina failed to achieve their goal of destroying the Muslims completely. The Meccans did not occupy the town and withdrew to Mecca, since they were unable to attack Muhammad's position again, owing to military losses, low morale and the possibility of Muslim resistance in the town. There was also hope that Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy leading a group of Muslims in Medina could be won over by diplomacy. Following the defeat, Muhammad's detractors in Medina said that if the victory at Badr was proof of the genuineness of his mission, then the defeat at Uhud was proof that his mission was not
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