After international pressure, and threats of intervention from both Israel and the United States, the combined PLA-Syrian forces were forced to turn back; an embarrassment which would contribute greatly to the overthrow of the government of Salah Jadid by Hafez al-Assad.
Setelah tekanan internasional, dan ancaman intervensi dari Israel dan Amerika Serikat, mereka dipaksa untuk kembali; malu yang akan berkontribusi besar terhadap penggulingan pemerintah Salah Jadid oleh Hafez al-Assad.