Oman War Sas. A special note is made here about the little known war in the oman which lasted from 1968 to 1975. 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. Elements of the 22nd special air service regiment were deployed to the area in 1972. The british government were requested to provide troops to support the sultan of oman in his endeavour to prevent marxist groups in the province of dhofar from overthrowing him.
The war was fought almost exclusively in dhofar oman s southernmost province.
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. 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 war was fought almost exclusively in dhofar oman s southernmost province. What in 1963 had been a localized revolt by some disgruntled dhofari tribesmen quickly mutated into a full blown.
