| Sarfait | |
|---|---|
  SarfaitLocation on the Oman–Yemen border | |
| Coordinates: 16°41′2″N 53°6′46″E / 16.68389°N 53.11278°E / 16.68389; 53.11278 | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Governorate | Dhofar |
Sarfait (Sarfayt) is a settlement in the Dhofar Governorate of Oman on the coast of the Arabian Sea, near the border with Yemen. There is an international border checkpoint at Sarfait; on the Yemeni side of the border is the settlement of Hawf.
History
There was much conflict in the area between the Omani government and communist-inspired armed guerrillas during the Dhofar Rebellion in the 1960s and 1970s. On 9 June 1975, an aggressive mortar and missile attack was launched on Sarfait. In September 1975, the government forces responded and took formal military action against the PFLO. Led by John Akehurst, a diversionary attack was launched by the Dhofar Brigade of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces from the government's mountaintop garrison in Sarfait.
References
- Plekhanov, Sergey (2004). A Reformer on the Throne: Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said. Trident Press Ltd. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-900724-70-8.
- MacKenzie, Alastair (15 December 2011). Special Force: The Untold Story of 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS). I.B.Tauris. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-84885-071-2.
- Owtram, Francis (18 September 2004). A Modern History of Oman: Formation of the State Since 1920. I.B.Tauris. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-86064-617-1.
- Goldman, Lawrence (7 March 2013). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008. Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-19-967154-0.
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