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Deployment of the troops in Ibri

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On 6 of August 1957, Carter forces
were given order to advance toward
the rebel’s area. However, there was
a fear that the Sultan forces might
run in case they met the rebels, thus
they were followed by the TOS, and
the British troops.
According to Sir David Stewart,
who was a Captain in 1957: “we had
a feeling that under fire the Muscat
soldiers might run away, and the
plan was that politically speaking
they must be in the front? But in
case they run away, they were fol-
lowed by the TOS, there was a little
fear that TOS, (who weren’t heavily
prepared for such and it was the first
little war- fare for us) might turn
round and run away, so they brought
the English regiment, the Cameroni-
ans in behind us, so you got Muscat
troops, the TOS, and the Cameronians. (Sir David added that) we did not run away, so
the Muscat regiment. So we had two Arabs armies,
Muscat regiment and TOS, in front doing the basic Capt. David Stewart
contact work, and the heavy stuff being done by the
RAF, and the Cameronians with their support weap-
onry of mortars and machineguns. Everything went
(11)
quite for a while until next year” .
Attack on Nizwa the Capital of the Rebels. Source:
drawn by Staff Col. Badir Abbas, UAE Military Mu-
seum.
With the defeat of the rebels the search at for smaller
cells in nearby villages had continued, but no at-
tempt was made to follow them into the Mountain.
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On 12 of the same month Carter Force was capable
to advance on other cities like Izki and was met with
only slight opposition. During the next two days pa-
trols followed in pursuit of the rebel leaders but had
11 Interview with Captain Sir David Stewart, who participated in
the Green Mountain War in 1957. Exeter, 17 July 2012.
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