The Battle of Mirbat (19 July, 1972) was an attack by Communist guerrillas targeting an Omani government position during the Dhofar Rebellion in the town...
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Mirbat (Arabic: مرباط) is a coastal town in the Dhofar governorate, in southwestern Oman. It was the site of the 1972 Battle of Mirbat between Communist...
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Talaiasi Labalaba (category British military personnel of the Aden Emergency)
1972) was a British-Fijian sergeant in the SAS who was involved in the Battle of Mirbat on 19 July 1972. Labalaba initially served in the British Army in the...
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Mike Kealy (category Companions of the Distinguished Service Order)
his role in the Battle of Mirbat in 1972. Kealy was the commander of a nine-member SAS squad, which came under attack from hundreds of Popular Front for...
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MID, Battle of Mirbat participant Michael Patrick 'Bronco' Lane MM BEM – Author and mountaineer Lofty Large – Author Jock Lewes – Co-founder of the regiment...
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The Battle of Dhank took place in October 1870, ranging forces in support of the Omani Imam Azzan bin Qais against Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat. The...
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Royal Irish Rangers (category Infantry regiments of the British Army)
Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba BEM, MID – 2 R IRISH (attached 22 SAS). During Battle of Mirbat in Oman. 23 March 1974. Major D P Farrell MBE – 1 R IRISH (Retired)...
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The Veteran (short story collection) (redirect from The Art of the Matter)
in "The Battle of Mirbat", Oman. Shockingly, they discover that the very same Queen's Counsellor who argued and won the dismissal of the two thugs was...
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occurred during July 1972, which has since been referred to as the Battle of Mirbat; a total of four Omani Strikemasters provided close air support to heavily...
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Special Air Service (redirect from 22nd regiment of SAS)
against Communist-backed rebels in the Dhofar Rebellion including the Battle of Mirbat. They have also taken part in operations in the Aden Emergency, Northern...
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Dhofar War (category Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Asia)
major attack on the coastal town of Mirbat during the monsoon season of 1972. On 19 July 1972, at the Battle of Mirbat, 250 rebel fighters attacked 100...
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II Battle of Minden – 1759 – Seven Years' War Battle of Mirbat – 1972 – [Oman Coup] Battle of Mobile (1781) – American Revolutionary War Battle of Mobile...
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was the overthrow of Sultan of Oman Said bin Taimur by his son Qaboos bin Said in Oman on 23 July 1970. Occurring in the midst of the Dhofar War, the...
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surrendered enemy soldiers. This new campaign ended shortly after the Battle of Mirbat in 1972, when a small SAS force and Firquts defeated 250 Adoo guerrillas...
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M2 Browning (category Cold War firearms of the United States)
mounts. One of its most notable actions in a ground role was in a fierce battle with a nine-man Special Air Service team at the Battle of Mirbat in Oman in...
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July 19 (redirect from 19th of July)
Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat. 1976 – Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created. 1977...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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symbols of Oman are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Oman...
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culture of Oman describe the cultural aspects of people living in Oman, which is steeped in the religion of Islam. Oman has its own unique subsect of Islam...
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Israeli invasion of Lebanon 1952 – 1955 Buraimi dispute 1954 – 1959 Jebel Akhdar War 1965 – 1976 Dhofar Rebellion 19 July 1972 Battle of Mirbat 23 July 1970...
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Archaeology of Oman Bahla Fort Bahla (football club) Bait Al Zubair Batinah Expressway Battle of Mirbat British School - Muscat Central Bank of Oman Christianity...
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Ahmad Aladdin (category Jordanian people of Chechen descent)
tribal affairs Sharif Fawaz Bin Zaben and ministers and deputies. Battle of Mirbat "Hero brig. general Ahmad Aladin Al-Shishani laid to rest". 19 November...
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four days. Further east, the PFLOAG suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Mirbat on 19 July 1972. The PFLOAG nevertheless calculated that the position...
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start of Operation Banner Michael Willetts (1943–1971), GC recipient Talaiasi Labalaba (1942–1972), Fijian-born SAS participant in Battle of Mirbat Father...
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Memorial commemorates British casualties of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). Battle of Mirbat Memorial Battle of the River Plate Memorial Bevin Boys Memorial...
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Battle off Hormuz (1625) – 1625 – Dutch–Portuguese War Battle of Mirbat – 1972 – Dhofar Rebellion Battle of the Ten Kings – c. 14th century BC Battle...
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Olbia when his car collided head-on with an oncoming truck. In the Battle of Mirbat, Nine British Special Air Service troopers, commanded by Captain Mike...
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rebels were being starved of support. To retrieve the situation, they launched a major attack on the coastal town of Mirbat, but were defeated by Firqats...
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Lasarus Ratuere (category Australian people of Fijian descent)
recently appears in season 3 of The Leftovers and is attached to star in a British SAS feature film with the working title Mirbat. His first Sydney theatre...
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The Sultanate of Maguindanao (Maguindanaon: Kasultanan nu Magindanaw, Jawi: كسولتانن نو مڬیندنو; Filipino: Kasultanan ng Mangindánaw) was a Sunni Muslim...
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