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Dhofar Rebellion

Military Conflict

Conflict	Dhofar Rebellion
Date	1962 � 1975
Location	Oman, Middle East
Result	Defeat of insurgents Modernisation of Oman
Oman Iran Iran United Kingdom Jordan
Dhofar Liberation Front (DLF) Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG) National Democratic Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (NDFLOAG) Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman (PFLO) Supported by South Yemen
Oman Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 10,000 Firqat irregulars 1,800 Iran Imperial Iranian Armed Forces 4,000 United Kingdom British Army ~500 Jordan Jordanian Army 1 squadron engineers
800 "hard core" fighters 1,000 local fighters
Oman: unknown Britain: 24 dead, 55 wounded Iran: ~500 KIA
2,000 KIA 2,000 POW

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The Dhofar Rebellion ( ) was launched in the province of Dhofar against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, which had British support, from 1962 to 1975. It ended with the defeat of the rebels, but the state of Oman had to be radically reformed and modernised to cope with the campaign.

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