Oman War Sas. Elements of the 22nd special air service regiment were deployed to the area in 1972. The battle of mirbat took place on 19 july 1972 during the dhofar rebellion in oman which was supported by communist guerrillas from south yemen.
A gun pit with an obsolete 25 pound artillery. The sas troopers with their two mortar tubes two gpmgs and 0 50 browning heavy machine gun were on the batt house 200 yards north of the village. The dhofar rebellion also known as the war in dhofar or the omani civil war was waged from 1962 to 1976 in the province of dhofar against the sultanate of muscat and oman the war began with the formation of the dhofar liberation front a group which aimed to create an independent state in dhofar free from the rule of the omani sultan said bin taimur.
A gun pit with an obsolete 25 pound artillery.
Elements of the 22nd special air service regiment were deployed to the area in 1972. The war was fought almost exclusively in dhofar oman s southernmost province. Britain assisted the omani government by sending elements of its special air service both to train soldiers and compete against the popular front for the liberation of the occupied arabian gulf guerrillas for the hearts and minds of the omani people. The dhofar rebellion also known as the war in dhofar or the omani civil war was waged from 1962 to 1976 in the province of dhofar against the sultanate of muscat and oman the war began with the formation of the dhofar liberation front a group which aimed to create an independent state in dhofar free from the rule of the omani sultan said bin taimur.
