Dhofar war
Dhofar War |
Part of the Arab Cold War and Cold War
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Government soldier in 1970 |
Date |
April 1963–11 March 1976 |
Location |
Dhofar Province, Oman |
Result |
Defeat of insurgents
Modernization of Oman |
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Belligerents |
Oman
Iran
Supported by:
Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia
British Empire
Jordan
Egypt
Pakistan
UAE
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DLF (1962–1968)
PFLOAG (1968–1974)
NDFLOAG (1969–1971)
PFLO (1974–1976)
Supported by:
China
Soviet Union
South Yemen
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Strength |
Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces: 10,000 Firqat irregulars: 1,800
Imperial Iranian Armed Forces: 4,000
British Army: ≈500
Royal Air Force: 500
Jordanian Army: 1 squadron engineer |
800 rebels
1,000 local fighters |
Casualties and losses |
Oman: 187 killed, 559 wounded
UK: 24 killed, 55 wounded
Iran: 719 killed, 1404 wounded |
1,400 killed
2,000 POW (Iranian estimate) |
10,000 civilians killed |
Oman
Iran
DLF (1962–1968)
PFLOAG (1968–1974)
NDFLOAG (1969–1971)
PFLO (1974–1976)
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