708 Chapter 5
Participants: 680 Yemen People’s Republic/698 Oman
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A South Yemen aircraft attacked an Omani military outpost.
Coding changes: Fatalities changed from Missing.
MID#1106
Dispute Number: 1106
Date(s): October 17, 1975 to March 11, 1976
Participants: 680 Yemen People’s Republic/630 Iran, 698 Oman
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side A (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 101–250 deaths
Narrative: From the time it received independence in 1967, South Yemen sought to
overthrow the sultan of Oman through support for Omani rebels—the People’s Front
for the Liberation of Oman—in Dhofar Province. On October 17, 1975, Iranian troops
attacked Omani rebels, and the Omani air force attacked rebels in South Yemen, hit-
ting a barracks. Attacks continued in December, and Oman Sultan Qabus bid Said
claimed total victory. However, the rebels massed on the Yemeni side of the border
and launched artillery into Oman. On December 16, Iran pledged to keep troops in
Oman as long as the Omani sultan desired and attacks continued into January 1976.
This particular flare-up ends on March 11, 1976, when Saudi Arabia mediated a cease-
fire between South Yemen and Oman. The Sultan then announced an amnesty to May
11 for all Omanis who had fought in the rebellion.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from November 1975. Fatalities changed from
Missing.
MID#3115
Dispute Number: 3115
Date(s): May 1980
Participants: 680 Yemen People’s Republic/698 Oman
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Soviets sent T-72 tanks and other war material to the Yemen Peoples
Republic as its cross-border tensions with Oman escalated. The Yemenis also massed
troops along the border, threatening an invasion.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 19, 1980. End Date changed from
May 19, 1980.
MID#2783
Dispute Number: 2783
Date(s): October 11, 1987
Participants: 680 Yemen People’s Republic/698 Oman
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)