What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 1972 – 11 Dec 1975
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 16.68° N, 53.12° E
- Description
- 1972–1975 military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Simba
1972–75 Omani operation of the Dhofar Rebellioin
Operation Simba, and the subsequent fighting around high ground near Sarfait, was the longest running conflict of the Dhofar Rebellion. On 17 April 1972, a battalion of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces (SAF) landed by helicopter to establish a position on a dominating ridge at Sarfait, near the border with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY).
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