Conflict Middle East

Dhofar Rebellion

1963 CE – 1976 CE · 13 years

A Marxist insurgency in Oman's Dhofar province, backed by South Yemen and the Soviet Union. British SAS forces and an Iranian expeditionary force helped the Sultan suppress the rebellion in a key Cold War victory.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

Sultanate of Oman & Britain, Iran, Jordan
Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman (Marxist rebels)

Key moments

Defining events in the Dhofar Rebellion.

1972 Battle of Mirbat
1971 Operation Jaguar
1972-1975 Sarfait operations

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Iran

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1963 CE and 1976 CE.

1963 CE Aden Emergency 1967 CE Six-Day War 1967 CE War of Attrition 1970 CE Black September (Jordanian Civil War) 1971 CE Darvaza Gas Crater

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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Image credits9 pictures from Wikimedia Commons

Dhofar Revolution in 1971Abo Yemen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Darvaza gas craterTormod Sandtorv · CC BY-SA 2.0
Flag of the Trucial States (1968–1971)Svyatoslav · Public domain
Yom Kippur War mapRaul654 · CC BY-SA 2.5
Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flag of MuscatPublic domain
Lebanese Civil WarJames Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A. · CC BY 2.0
PetraAzurfrog · CC BY-SA 3.0
Flag of Iran (official)SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain