Dhofar Rebellion
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The Dhofar Rebellion was a Marxist-inspired insurgency in Oman’s Dhofar region from the 1960s to mid-1970s, fought against the Omani government and its allies as part of the broader Cold War-era conflicts in the Arabian Peninsula.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dhofar Rebellion canonical | 6 |
| Dhofar War | 1 |
| Dhofari guerrillas | 1 |
| Oman Dhofar Rebellion | 1 |
| Omani Civil War (Dhofar) | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ insurgency ⓘ |
| aftermath |
increased modernization and development in Oman
ⓘ
strengthening of Oman's ties with Western and regional allies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dhofar Rebellion
ⓘ
surface form:
Dhofar War
Dhofar Rebellion ⓘ
surface form:
Omani Civil War (Dhofar)
|
| chronology | one of the longest post–World War II insurgencies in the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| conflictType | Marxist-inspired insurgency ⓘ |
| endTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | thousands of people killed and wounded ⓘ |
| hasCause |
influence of Arab nationalism
ⓘ
political repression under Sultan Said bin Taimur ⓘ regional underdevelopment in Dhofar ⓘ spread of Marxist–Leninist ideology ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Abu Dhabi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Armed Forces ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Dhofar Liberation Front ⓘ Dhofar Rebellion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dhofari guerrillas
East Germany ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Firqat forces ⓘ Imperial Iranian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
Imperial State of Iran ⓘ Ba'athist Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq
Jordan ⓘ Jordanian Armed Forces ⓘ Libya ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Dhofar Liberation Front ⓘ
surface form:
Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman
Dhofar Liberation Front ⓘ
surface form:
Popular Front for the Liberation of the Arabian Gulf
Dhofar Liberation Front ⓘ
surface form:
Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf
RAF Salalah ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
surface form:
South Yemen
Soviet Union ⓘ Royal Army of Oman ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan's Armed Forces
Oman ⓘ
surface form:
Sultanate of Oman
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasResult |
consolidation of Sultan Qaboos's rule
ⓘ
defeat of Dhofari insurgents ⓘ expulsion of Marxist guerrillas from Dhofar ⓘ government victory ⓘ integration of Dhofar into modern Omani state ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhofar
ⓘ
surface form:
Dhofar Governorate
Oman ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Abu Dhabi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial State of Iran ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Qaboos bin Said ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Qaboos bin Said
Sultan Said bin Taimur ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1970 Omani coup d'état
ⓘ
British-led counterinsurgency operations ⓘ deployment of Iranian troops to Dhofar ⓘ introduction of hearts-and-minds development programs in Dhofar ⓘ |
| startTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| strategicAspect |
use of air power by government and allies
ⓘ
use of mountainous terrain and caves by insurgents ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Cuba
ⓘ
East Germany ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Libya ⓘ Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
surface form:
South Yemen
Soviet Union ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Peter de la Billière
this entity surface form:
Oman Dhofar Rebellion
this entity surface form:
Dhofari guerrillas
this entity surface form:
Dhofar War
this entity surface form:
Omani Civil War (Dhofar)