In 1963 a revolution began in Oman which sought to topple the government of the See more

At 6am on 19 July 1972 the PFLOAG attacked the British Army Training Team (BATT) house based just outside the Port of Mirbat which housed nine SAS soldiers. The PFLOAG (locally known as the Adoo) attacked th… See more

Although only 38 bodies of the attacking PFLOAG guerrillas being recovered, some reports considered that the number of PFLOAG casualties was likely to have been as high as 200, but John Newsinger is of the opinion tha… See more

• Sir Ranulph Fiennes alleged in his book The Feather Men that Mike Kealy was murdered years later in the Brecon Beacons by an Arab militant cell. However, the circumstances of Kealy's death suggest that this is … See more

The following SAS troopers were present at Mirbat on 19 July 1972:
• Captain Mike Kealy
• Staff Sergeant Talaiasi "Laba" Labalaba (Killed in action)
• Sergeant Bob Bennett… See more

• Dhofar Rebellion
• Oman
• PFLOAG See more