Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare by Daniel Marston

Author:Daniel Marston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

The assumption was that once BATT had established the firqat, it would move on elsewhere and the SAF would assume command. In fact, BATT was still controlling seven firqat in 1974. It was still also involved in the provision of medical assistance to government centers, where the general hypochondria of the jebalis could usually be treated with a judicious mixture of different colored "smarties" (equivalent to American M&Ms). An effective "flying doctor" service was established and, on one occasion, BATT rendered assistance to the inhabitants of the Kuria Muria islands during an epidemic. Omanis had generally taken over the veterinary and information services, while schoolteachers and nurses were primarily Egyptian, Lebanese, or Jordanian. However, provision of such services had yet to be something with which Omani government departments could cope adequately, especially when the government was increasingly outpaced by SAF military successes. Instead, much of the support for the CATs was improvised by an interim Civil Aid Department (CAD) established in 1973 by Martin Robb. As areas of the jebel were cleared, the CAD would fly in prefabricated buildings for schools, clinics, and shops, with the staff to man them. By November 1974, some 11 wells had been dug on the jebel, with 35 established by June 1975, together with 150 miles of motorable track.

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