2007-02-24 06:37:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The sas defended a fort there from the Adoo. The Adoo were a communist insurgent group. The Fort is still there, along the coast east from Salalah in Oman. I the communists had taken over Oman, they would have controlled the Straits of Hormuz a key shipping lane carrying vast amounts of oil.
2007-02-24 07:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by Karlos 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it was in Oman in the 1960's and 1970's. And the adoo was just a slang term derived from the Arabic word for enemy, not an insurgent group. Fore more details on the battle where a handful of SAS men took down a vastly out-numbering force read SAS : the soldiers story by Jack Ramsay or Ramsey
2007-02-24 08:52:47 · answer #2 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a battle between the S.A.S.And comunist insugents in Omanon behalf of the Omai government.
2007-02-24 06:50:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have a nosey here
2007-02-25 03:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by Alf B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
follow the link and scroll down a bit:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/printer_202.shtml
2007-02-24 06:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by dave a 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋