ar , ▁D L F ) ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁D hof ar , ▁the ▁southern ▁province ▁of ▁O man . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁by ▁the ▁D hof ar ▁B ene vol ent ▁Society ▁( DB S ), ▁the ▁D hof ar ▁Sold iers ’ ▁Organisation ▁( D SO ) ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁National ist ▁Mov ement ▁( AN M ) ▁and ▁began ▁armed ▁struggle ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁of ▁the ▁Popular ▁Front ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁D L F ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Popular ▁Front ▁for ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁Occ up ied ▁Arab ian ▁G ulf ▁( al - J ab ha ▁al - S ha ' abi ya ▁li - T ah rir ▁al - K hal ij ▁al - ' A rab i ▁al - M u ht all , ▁P F LO AG ). ▁Its ▁members ▁were ▁incl ined ▁towards ▁the ▁left ist , ▁Marx ist - Len in ist ▁t endency ▁in ▁the ▁AN M , ▁and ▁were ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁experience ▁of ▁neighbour ing ▁South ▁Y emen . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Front ▁for ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁O man ▁and ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁G ulf ▁( al - J ab ha ▁al - W at ani ya ▁al - Dim u q r ati ya ▁li - T ah rir ▁' U man ▁wa