 During the Six-Day War in 1967, and War of Attrition between 1967 and 1973, two squadrons of MiG-17F, one squadron of MiG-21F13, and one squadron of Su-7BMK were stationed in Egypt to support the Arab coalition.During the Yom Kippur War, the Algerian Air Force participated in the conflict under the unified Egyptian military command.MiG-21F-13s and newer MiG-21PFs were mainly used to protect the Cairo region.