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Dhofar war

Dhofar War
Part of the Arab Cold War and Cold War
Oman. Dhofar 1970 (8596723373).jpg
Government soldier in 1970
Date April 1963–11 March 1976
Location Dhofar Province, Oman
Result Defeat of insurgents
Modernization of Oman
Belligerents

 Oman
 Iran

Supported by:
 Abu Dhabi
 Saudi Arabia
 British Empire
 Jordan
 Egypt
 Pakistan
 UAE

DLF (1962–1968)
PFLOAG (1968–1974)
NDFLOAG (1969–1971)
PFLO (1974–1976)

Supported by:
 China
 Soviet Union
 South Yemen
Strength

Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces: 10,000
Firqat irregulars: 1,800
Iran Imperial Iranian Armed Forces: 4,000
United Kingdom 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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