The Dhofar rebellion, also known as the Dhofar War, and referred to by Dhofari rebels as the 9th of June revolution, was an insurgency that took place from 1963 to 1976 in Dhofar against the Al Bu Said dynasty and the British presence in Oman. The war began with the formation of the Dhofar Liberation Front, a Marxist–Leninist group which aimed to create a democratic state in the Persian Gulf region. The rebels also held the broader goals of Arab nationalism, which included ending British influence in the region. Omani and British goals, on the other hand, were to halt "the spread of communism" as part of the broader Cold War.