List of wars involving Djibouti

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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Djibouti .

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Colonial Djibouti (1883–1977)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultsHead of StateDjiboutian casualties
Djibouti Conflict

(1968 – 1977)

Flag of the Front de Liberation de la Cote des Somalis.svg FRCS Flag of France.svg  France FRCS victory
  • Establishment of the Republic of Djibouti.
N/AUnknown

Republic of Djibouti (1977-present)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Results President
of Djibouti 		Djiboutian
casualties
Djiboutian Civil War
(1991 [1] – 1994) [2] 		Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Flag of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy.svg FRUD [2] Government victory
  • FRUD Peace Accord. [2]
1,000 [3]
FRUD Insurgency
(1998 – Present) [4] 		Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Flag of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy.svg FRUD [4] Ongoing
  • Ongoing low-level insurgency. [4]
12+ [4]
Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict
(2008) [5] 		Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti [5] Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea [5] Victory
  • Fighting subsided after 3 days. [5]
12 [5]
Somali Civil War
(2011 – Present) [6] 		Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia ShababFlag.svg al-Shabaab
Flag of the Islamic Courts Union.svg Hizbul Islam [14]
(2012 [14] –2014) [14]

Islamic State flag.svg  ISIL
(2015 – Present) [15]

Ongoing8+ [17] [18] [19]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Soldiers Fire Into Crowd in Djibouti Tribal Strife". The New York Times. 20 December 1991.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ex-Rebels in Djibouti's Coalition Government". Reuters. 9 June 1995. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Major Episodes of Political Violence 1946-2016". Systemic Peace. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "ACLED Version 5 (1997–2014)". Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Djibouti president accuses Eritrea over border fight". Reuters. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Guinea and Djibouti pledge troops to peacekeeping force, despite al-Shabab threats". Al-Jazeera. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Uganda". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Burundi". AMISOM. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ethiopia". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kenya". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sierra Leone". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Nigeria". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ghana". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 "Hizbul Islam splinter group forms new political party". Sabahi Online. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  15. 1 2 "ISIL's First East African Affiliate Conducts Attacks in Somalia, Kenya". Defense News. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Somalia: UN Envoy Says Inauguration of New Parliament in Somalia 'Historic Moment'". Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Somalie: Fusillade au sein du contingent militaire djiboutien". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Somalia's al-Shabab attacks army hotel in Bulo-burde". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Somalia's al-Shabab kill AU soldiers in Bulo-burde". BBC News. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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