Battle of Deefa

{{Infobox military conflict |conflict=Battle of Deefa |image= |caption= |partof=Dhofar Rebellion |date=May 1968 |place=Deefa, Dhofar |coordinates = |result=DLF victory |combatant1={{flagicon image|Flag of the Dhofar Liberation Front.svg}} Dhofar Liberation Front (DLF) |combatant2={{flag|Muscat and Oman}} |commander1= |commander2= |strength1= |strength2= |casualties1= |casualties2= }} {{Campaignbox Dhofar Rebellion}} '''The Battle of Deefa''' took place in May 1968 where a battalion of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces attacked a rebel position at Deefa, in the Jebel Qamar and was defeated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counterinsurgency Strategy in the Dhofar Rebellion {{!}} Small Wars Journal |url=https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/counterinsurgency-strategy-in-the-dhofar-rebellion |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=smallwarsjournal.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References == {{reflist}} {{coord missing|Oman}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deefa}} Category:Dhofar War Category:May 1968 in Asia Category:1968 in Oman

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