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Originally the Oman rebels were supported by Saudis, so potential for infiltration was quite broad, but as soon as radicals took over the movement, the Saudis went hard nope, so the only venue of support remaining was South Yemen. They tried to spread revolution beyond the Dhofar, but RN...

For the look on how much of a clusterfuck the Oman army and society were before the coup, Where Soldiers Fear To Thread by Ranulph Finnes is a good read. There were also more factors to victory in Oman. Perhaps the most important was the localization of conflict, as similarily to insurgency in...