This is a list of wars and conflicts involving the Republic of Cameroon and its previous states.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
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Fulani War (1804 – 1808) | ![]() Support: Sultanate of Aïr | Sokoto victory
| Unknown |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
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Kamerun campaign (1914 – 1916) | ![]() | ![]() | Allied victory
| c. 5,000 soldiers killed [1] | |
Cameroon War (1955 – 1964) | Independence War Phase (1955–1960)![]() Civil War Phase (1960–1964) | ![]() Supported by: ![]() | Government's victory
| Before 1960 (1955–1959) (1959–1960) After 1960 | 61,300 – 76,300 civilians killed [3] |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
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First Bakassi insurgency (2006–2018) | ![]() | ![]() Niger Delta militias Pro-Nigerian militias | Victory
| Unknown | |
Central African Republic Civil War (2012 – Present) | Formerly: ![]() MISCA (2013–2014) MICOPAX (2008–2013) ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() Defunct groups: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ongoing
| Unknown | |
Boko Haram insurgency (2012 – Present) | ![]() |
| Ongoing (Map of the current military situation)
| Unknown | |
Anglophone Crisis (2017 – Present) | ![]() | ![]() | Ongoing | 120+ [62] | |
Pro-Biafran insurgency in Bakassi (2021–present) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() Niger Delta militias (from 2025) | Ongoing | Unknown | |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Losses |
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Battle of Batibo (March 3, 2018 [63] ) | ![]() | ![]() | Indecisive | Unknown | |
Ndop prison break (July 28, 2018 [64] ) | ![]() | ![]() | Ambazonian victory | unknown | |
Wum prison break (September 25, 2018) | ![]() | ![]() | Ambazonian victory | Unknown | |
Operation Free Bafut (26 April – May 1, 2020 [65] ) | ![]() | ![]() | Armed separatists weakened but not expelled entirely from Bafut | Unknown | |
Operation Bamenda Clean (8 September 2020 [66] –present) | ![]() | ![]() | Ongoing | Unknown | |
Operation Bui Clean (May – June 2021) | ![]() | ![]() | Cameroon claims Victory
| Unknown | |
September 2021 Bamessing ambush (September 16, 2021) | ![]() | ![]() | Ambazonian victory | 15 | |
Battle of Bambui (July 31, 2022) | ![]() | ![]() | Cameroonian victory | 26 |