The Indian Army will deploy 185 officers and troops at the Golan Heights as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force to maintain peace between Israel and Syria. UNDOF was created after the 1973 war in which Israel fought Egypt in the Suez Canal and Sinai and Syria on the Golan Heights. The Indian Army is already performing peacekeeping operations at 5 sensitive points along the Israel-Lebanon border. This group will form part of the UNDOF support and logistics organization.