Dhofar Liberation Front

Dhofar Liberation Front (DLF; Arabic: جبهة تحرير ظفار) was a communist front that was established to create a separatist state in Dhofar, the southernmost province of Oman, which shared a border with South Yemen.^[1] The DLF was established by Marxist–Leninist^[2] youth in Salalah in 1965. Its main aim was to secure funding for the development of the area^[3] and to end the rule of the Sultan Said bin Taimur.^[4]

Dhofar Liberation Front
جبهة تحرير ظفار
Also known as	DLF
Leaders	Musallam bin Nufl, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah
Dates of operation	1965–1968
Active regions	Dhofar
Ideology	Marxism–Leninism Arab nationalism
Slogan	Long Live Dhofar, Arab and Free
Allies	South Yemen Soviet Union China
Opponents	Muscat and Oman United Kingdom
Battles and wars	Dhofar rebellion
Preceded by Dhofar Benevolent Society (DBS) Succeeded by Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PLFOAG)

The two leadership characters that would be at the core of the front's short history were Musallam bin Nufl and Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah.^[5][6] They began the Dhofar rebellion against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, and were supported by South Yemen after its independence in 1967.^[4]

Almost all weapons were supplied through South Yemen, many of the Dhofars went to China to study guerrilla warfare.^{[citation needed]} Оne of the mentors of this party was George Habash, Palestinian founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, who was ideologically a Marxist-Leninist and Arab nationalist.^{[citation needed]}