Dhofar rebellion

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	\| result = Omani government victory<ref>{{Citation\|last1=Paul\|first1=Christopher\|title=Oman (Dhofar Rebellion), 1965–1975: Case Outcome: COIN Win\|date=2013\|work=Paths to Victory\|series=Detailed Insurgency Case Studies\|publisher=RAND Corporation\|isbn=9780833081094\|last2=Clarke\|first2=Colin P.\|last3=Grill\|first3=Beth\|last4=Dunigan\|first4=Molly\|page=274\|jstor=10.7249/j.ctt5hhsjk.34}}</ref>		\| result = Omani government victory<ref>{{Citation\|last1=Paul\|first1=Christopher\|title=Oman (Dhofar Rebellion), 1965–1975: Case Outcome: COIN Win\|date=2013\|work=Paths to Victory\|series=Detailed Insurgency Case Studies\|publisher=RAND Corporation\|isbn=9780833081094\|last2=Clarke\|first2=Colin P.\|last3=Grill\|first3=Beth\|last4=Dunigan\|first4=Molly\|page=274\|jstor=10.7249/j.ctt5hhsjk.34}}</ref>
	\| combatant1 = {{unbulleted list\|		\| combatant1 = {{unbulleted list\|
⚫	{{flag\|Muscat and Oman}} {{small\|(until [[1970 Omani coup d'état\|1970]])}}
⚫	\|{{flag\|Oman\|1970}} {{small\|(1970–1976)}}
⚫	\|{{flag\|United Kingdom}}\|{{flag\|Pahlavi Iran}} {{small\|(1973–1976)}}
⚫	\|{{flag\|Jordan}}
	\|'''Support:'''
⚫	\|{{Flag\|Saudi Arabia\|1938}} {{small\|(financial aid)}}<ref name=Omancountrystudies/>
⚫	}}
⚫	\| combatant2 = {{unbulleted list\|
	{{flagicon image\|Flag of the Dhofar Liberation Front.svg}} [[Dhofar Liberation Front\|DLF]] {{small\|(1963–1968)}}		{{flagicon image\|Flag of the Dhofar Liberation Front.svg}} [[Dhofar Liberation Front\|DLF]] {{small\|(1963–1968)}}
	\|{{nowrap\|{{flagicon image\|Flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf.svg}} [[Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf\|PFLOAG]] {{small\|(1968–1974)}}}}		\|{{nowrap\|{{flagicon image\|Flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf.svg}} [[Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf\|PFLOAG]] {{small\|(1968–1974)}}}}
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	\|{{flagicon image\|Flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman.svg}} [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman\|PFLO]] {{small\|(1974–1976)}}		\|{{flagicon image\|Flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman.svg}} [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman\|PFLO]] {{small\|(1974–1976)}}
	\|{{flag\|South Yemen}}<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Hughes \|first=Geraint \|date=2015-01-15 \|title=A Proxy War in Arabia: The Dhofar Insurgency and Cross-Border Raids into South Yemen \|url=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/10.3751/69.1.15 \|journal=The Middle East Journal \|language=en \|volume=69 \|issue=1 \|pages=91–104 \|doi=10.3751/69.1.15 \|issn=0026-3141 \|quote=The UK government’s concerns over escalation became particularly evident when the SAF became embroiled in border clashes with South Yemeni forces in May 1972 and October 1975.}}</ref>		\|{{flag\|South Yemen}}<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Hughes \|first=Geraint \|date=2015-01-15 \|title=A Proxy War in Arabia: The Dhofar Insurgency and Cross-Border Raids into South Yemen \|url=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/10.3751/69.1.15 \|journal=The Middle East Journal \|language=en \|volume=69 \|issue=1 \|pages=91–104 \|doi=10.3751/69.1.15 \|issn=0026-3141 \|quote=The UK government’s concerns over escalation became particularly evident when the SAF became embroiled in border clashes with South Yemeni forces in May 1972 and October 1975.}}</ref>
	\|'''Support:'''		\|'''Supported by:'''
	\|{{flag\|Soviet Union}}		\|{{flag\|Soviet Union}}
	\|{{flag\|China}}<ref name="auto2">{{cite book\|last=Calabrese\|first=J.\|title=From Flyswatters to Silkworms: The Evolution of China's Role in West Asia\|series=Asian Survey\|volume=30\|year=1990\|page=867}}</ref><ref name="auto1">Jeapes, pp. 26–27</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=The Insurgency In Oman, 1962-1976 \|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1984/CSA.htm \|access-date=2023-08-03 \|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>		\|{{flag\|China}}<ref name="auto2">{{cite book\|last=Calabrese\|first=J.\|title=From Flyswatters to Silkworms: The Evolution of China's Role in West Asia\|series=Asian Survey\|volume=30\|year=1990\|page=867}}</ref><ref name="auto1">Jeapes, pp. 26–27</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=The Insurgency In Oman, 1962-1976 \|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1984/CSA.htm \|access-date=2023-08-03 \|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>
	\|{{flagcountry\|Ba'athist Iraq}}<ref name="auto3">{{Cite book \|last=Malovany \|first=Pesach \|title=Wars of Modern Babylon: A History of the Iraqi Army from 1921 to 2003 \|publisher=University Press of Kentucky \|year=2017 \|isbn=9780813169446 \|pages={{!}}page=755}}</ref><ref name="globalsecurity.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1984/CSA.htm\|title=The Insurgency In Oman, 1962-1976\|website=globalsecurity.org\|access-date=17 October 2005\|archive-date=13 November 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113124151/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1984/CSA.htm\|url-status=live}}</ref>		\|{{flagcountry\|Ba'athist Iraq}}<ref name="auto3">{{Cite book \|last=Malovany \|first=Pesach \|title=Wars of Modern Babylon: A History of the Iraqi Army from 1921 to 2003 \|publisher=University Press of Kentucky \|year=2017 \|isbn=9780813169446 \|pages={{!}}page=755}}</ref><ref name="globalsecurity.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1984/CSA.htm\|title=The Insurgency In Oman, 1962-1976\|website=globalsecurity.org\|access-date=17 October 2005\|archive-date=13 November 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113124151/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1984/CSA.htm\|url-status=live}}</ref>
		⚫	}}
		⚫	\| combatant2 = {{unbulleted list\|
		⚫	{{flag\|Muscat and Oman}} {{small\|(until [[1970 Omani coup d'état\|1970]])}}
		⚫	\|{{flag\|Oman\|1970}} {{small\|(1970–1976)}}
		⚫	\|{{flag\|United Kingdom}}\|{{flag\|Pahlavi Iran}} {{small\|(1973–1976)}}
		⚫	\|{{flag\|Jordan}}
			\|'''Supported by:'''
		⚫	\|{{Flag\|Saudi Arabia\|1938}}<ref name=Omancountrystudies/>
	}}		}}
	\| commander1 =		\| commander1 =
	\| commander2 =		\| commander2 =
	\| strength1 = {{Tree list}}		\| strength1 = 5,000–6,000<ref name=":0" />
		⚫	\| strength2 = {{Tree list}}
	*{{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|Muscat and Oman}}{{flagicon\|Oman\|1970}} 10,000}}		*{{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|Muscat and Oman}}{{flagicon\|Oman\|1970}} 10,000}}
	*{{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|Pahlavi Iran}} 4,000}}<ref>Allen & Bigsbee, p. 72</ref>		*{{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|Pahlavi Iran}} 4,000}}<ref>Allen & Bigsbee, p. 72</ref>
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	*{{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|Jordan}} 800}}<ref name=orientxxi>{{cite web\|url=https://orientxxi.info/magazine/oman-how-the-shah-of-iran-saved-the-regime,3681\|title=Oman: How the Shah of Iran Saved the Regime – A Forgotten Page of History\|date=5 March 2020\|accessdate=28 February 2022\|archive-date=1 March 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301012441/https://orientxxi.info/magazine/oman-how-the-shah-of-iran-saved-the-regime,3681\|url-status=live}}</ref>		*{{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|Jordan}} 800}}<ref name=orientxxi>{{cite web\|url=https://orientxxi.info/magazine/oman-how-the-shah-of-iran-saved-the-regime,3681\|title=Oman: How the Shah of Iran Saved the Regime – A Forgotten Page of History\|date=5 March 2020\|accessdate=28 February 2022\|archive-date=1 March 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301012441/https://orientxxi.info/magazine/oman-how-the-shah-of-iran-saved-the-regime,3681\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	{{Tree list/end}}		{{Tree list/end}}
	\| strength2 = 5,000–6,000<ref name=":0" />
	\| casualties1 = {{Tree list}}		\| casualties1 = {{Tree list}}
		⚫	*{{nowrap\|'''Per Iran:''' 3,400}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=47\|title=Oman(and Dhofar) 1952-1979\|access-date=11 December 2013\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090009/http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=47\|url-status=live}}</ref>
		⚫	**1,400 killed
		⚫	**2,000 captured
		⚫	{{Tree list/end}}
			\| casualties2 = {{Tree list}}
	*{{flagicon\|Muscat and Oman}}{{flagicon\|Oman\|1970}} 746		*{{flagicon\|Muscat and Oman}}{{flagicon\|Oman\|1970}} 746
	**187 killed		**187 killed
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	**24 killed		**24 killed
	**55 wounded		**55 wounded
⚫	{{Tree list/end}}
⚫	\| casualties2 = {{Tree list}}
⚫	*{{nowrap\|'''Per Iran:''' 3,400}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=47\|title=Oman(and Dhofar) 1952-1979\|access-date=11 December 2013\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090009/http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=47\|url-status=live}}</ref>
⚫	**1,400 killed
⚫	**2,000 captured
	{{Tree list/end}}		{{Tree list/end}}
	\| casualties3 = 10,000 total killed<ref name=narrative>Political Science. ''Middle East/North Africa/Persian Gulf Region''. University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 2011. [https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/middle-eastnorth-africapersian-gulf-region/oman-1912-present/] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195436/https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/middle-eastnorth-africapersian-gulf-region/oman-1912-present/ \|date=18 December 2022 }}</ref>		\| casualties3 = 10,000 total killed<ref name=narrative>Political Science. ''Middle East/North Africa/Persian Gulf Region''. University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 2011. [https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/middle-eastnorth-africapersian-gulf-region/oman-1912-present/] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195436/https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/middle-eastnorth-africapersian-gulf-region/oman-1912-present/ \|date=18 December 2022 }}</ref>