List of wars involving Guinea

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

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Results
Operation Green Sea
(1970)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of PAIGC.svg PAIGC
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinean dissidents
Victory
RFDG Insurgency
(20002001)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea RFDG
Sl RUF.png RUF
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia

Supported by:
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso

Victory
  • Insurgents defeated [1]

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  1. "UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program". ucdp.uu.se. Retrieved 2020-08-06.