List of wars involving Indonesia

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The following is a list of wars involving Indonesia .

Contents

Conflict or actionCombatant 1Combatant 2Outcome
Indonesian National Revolution
(1945–1949)
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands [c]

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [e]


Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan [e]


Flag of Islamic State of Indonesia.svg DI/TII (from 1949)


Flag of the Communist Party of Indonesia.svg FDR


Small guerrilla groups

Darul Islam rebellion
(19491962)
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia

Flag of Legion of Ratu Adil.svg Legion of the Just Ruler (until 1950)

Government victory

Invasion of Ambon
(1950)
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia

Flag of South Moluccas.svg Republic of South Maluku

Indonesian victory

  • Moluccas incorporated by Indonesia
PRRI-Permesta rebellion (19581961)

Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia

Flag of Indonesia.svg PRRI
Flag of Indonesia.svg Permesta

Government victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
Operation Trikora
(19611962)
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

New York Agreement

Papua conflict
(1962–present)
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea [4] [5]
Morning Star flag.svg Free Papua Movement Ongoing
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
(19631966)

Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Aligned parties:
Flag of the Communist Party of Indonesia.svg PKI [6] [7]
Flag of the North Kalimantan Communist Party.svg NKCP [8] [9] [10] [11]
Flag of the Sarawak People's Guerilla Force.svg PGRS [11]
Flag of the North Borneo Federation.svg PRB [12]

Commonwealth victory [13]

Indonesian invasion of East Timor
(19751978)

Indonesian victory
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
(1976–1999)
UN Intervention led by the International Force for East Timor
Insurgency in Aceh
(19762005)
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Flag of Free Aceh Movement.svg Free Aceh Movement Indonesian tactical victory
  • Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding
  • Special autonomy granted to Aceh
  • Disarmament of the GAM
  • End of GAM's claim of independence
  • Departure of non-local Indonesian troops, leaving only 25,000 soldiers in the province
War on Terror in Indonesia
(1981–present)
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Islamist groups:

Flag of Islamic State of Indonesia.svg Islamic State of Indonesia remnants

Laskar jihad flag.png Laskar Jihad (2000–2002)

Flag of Jihad.svg Jemaah Islamiyah (2000-2024) [22]

Logo JAS.png Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah [note 3]

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Jamaah Ansharut Daulah [24] [25] [26]

Flag of Turkistan Islamic Party.svg Turkistan Islamic Party (2014–2016) [32]


Separatists:

Flag of Free Aceh Movement.svg Free Aceh Movement (1976–2005)

Morning Star flag.svg Free Papua Organization

Ongoing

See also

Notes

  1. 1948-1949, after Operation Kraai
  2. after 1947
  3. from 1946
  4. claimed neutrality
  5. 1 2 3 until 1946
  6. Before Federation, the three separate entities Malaya, Sarawak, and North Borneo participated independently
  7. Until 1965
  8. until 1986
  9. until 1998
  10. until 1986
  11. later CNRT
  12. from 1986
  1. Clashed with JI leaders on strategy and tactics. Later pledged allegiance to ISIL.
  2. Irfan S. Awwas assessed the decision to disband Jemaah Islamiyah as "a belated awareness at the wrong time" and refused to disband.
  3. Splinter of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid. Claims no affiliation to ISIS or JI.
  4. Pledged allegiance to ISIL. The organization claims it is not a terror organization, however, reports by the Indonesian National Counter Terrorism Agency stated that JAS contributed to 7 out of 142 terrorists captured in 2023.

References

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  6. Conboy 2003, pp. 93–95.
  7. Conboy 2003, p. 156.
  8. Fowler 2006 , pp. 11, 41
  9. Pocock 1973, p. 129.
  10. Corbett 1986, p. 124.
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