The Jebel Regiment (JR) was formed in October 1970 and was one of the extra two properly constituted infantry regiments that Sultan Qaboos of Oman formed to augment the Omani Army in its operations in Dhofar. The regiment's crest is two crossed traditionally embossed

Martini–Henry The Martini–Henry is a breech-loading single-shot rifle with a lever action that was used by the British Army. It first entered service in 1871, eventually replacing the Snider–Enfield, a muzzle-loader converted to the cartridge system. ...

Rifles overlain vertically with a single traditional

Khanjar A ''khanjar'' ( ar, خنجر, ku, Xencer, bn, খঞ্জর, khôñjôr tr, Hançer, fa, خنجر, ur, خنجر, sh, Handžar) is a traditional dagger originating from Oman, although it has since spread to the rest of the Middle East ...

dagger sheathed, with scrolls carrying the regimental title in Arabic. Members of the Regiment who served in Dhofar are entitled to wear the General Service Medal Oman, its ribbon design illustrated on the right (see Decorations).

Unit history

The unit would also see service in the

Dhofar War The Dhofar Rebellion, also known as the Dhofar War or the Omani Civil War, was waged from 1963 to 1976 in the province of Dhofar against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The war began with the formation of the Dhofar Liberation Front, a group w ...

along with other regiments of the Sultan's small army, which mostly supporting the Dhofar Brigade's operations in the 1970s fighting Communist insurgents in the south of the country, see map highlight. The JR remains on the Order of Battle of the

Royal Army of Oman The Royal Army of Oman (Arabic: الجيش العماني, transliterated: ''al-Jaīsh al-'Umānī'') is the ground forces component of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces. It was founded in 1907 as the Muscat Garrison. It has a current strength ...

and remains based in

Nizwa Nizwa ( ar, نِزْوَى, Nizwā) is the largest city in Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about (1.5 hours) from Muscat. The population is estimated at around 72,000 people, including the two areas o ...

Roll of Honour

The following members of JR received gallantry awards: * Major Phillip Stefan Wright - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry). Awarded posthumously, he was killed in action in 1973. * Major David John MacRae Daniels - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry) in 1973. * Major T P F Jones - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry) * Captain G A Mathew - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry) * Captain David John Noble McFadden - The Sultan's Distinguished Service Medal (Gallantry).

Commanding officers

JR's Commanding officers have included: * Lieutenant Colonel Peter Worthy * Lieutenant Colonel Edward (Ted) Ashley

References

External links

Sultan's Armed Forces Association

Royal Army of Oman
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Unit history

Roll of Honour

Commanding officers

See also

References

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