List of wars involving Ivory Coast

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
First Ivorian Civil War (2002–2007)	Ivory Coast COJEP Supported by: Belarus	FNCI Alleged support: Burkina Faso Liberia France UNOCI	Tentative peace agreement, followed by renewed conflict
2004 French–Ivorian clashes (2004)	Côte d'Ivoire Belarusian mercenaries	France Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire	French Victory
Second Ivorian Civil War (2010–2011)	Military of Ivory Coast Liberian mercenaries COJEP FPI	FNCI Liberian mercenaries [1] RDR UNOCI France [2]   Ukraine [3]	Ouattara/UN/French victory Gbagbo capture
War in the Sahel (2011–present)	Alliance of Sahel States Mali Niger Burkina Faso Benin Togo [a] Ivory Coast [b] Algeria [c] Mauritania [d] Supported by: Africa Corps (since 2021) [8] [e] Turkey (since 2022) [10] France (2013-2023) [11] United States (until 2024) [12] MINUSMA (2013-2023) [f] AFISMA (2012-2013) G5 Sahel (until 2023)	Al-Qaeda Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin [13] [14] Ansarul Islam [15] Boko Haram [16] Islamic State Islamic State - Sahel Province Lakurawa (2023-present) [17] Islamic State - West Africa Province Azawad Liberation Front [18] Nigerien anti-coup movement: Patriotic Front for Justice [19] Free Armed Forces [20] Former belligerents: CSP-PSD (2023-2024) Coordination of Azawad Movements [21] (2014-2021, 2023-2024) MNLA (2012-2024) HCUA (2013-2024) MAA (2012-2024) GATIA (al-Mahmoud faction) (2023–2024) [22] [g] Patriotic Liberation Front (2023-2024) [23]	Ongoing Mali War: Tuareg rebels and allied Islamists overrun Northern Mali in 2012 until pushed back by a French intervention Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso: Mali War spills over into Burkina Faso by 2015 as Islamists capture about 40% of Burkinabé territory Islamist insurgency in Niger Boko Haram insurgency arises and extends in Chad, Niger, and Cameroon French and American intervention on behalf of governments Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict and the JNIM-ISGS war Jihadist insurgency in Northern Benin Rise of the coup belt

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20. "Former Niger minister launches movement to overthrow junta". The Africa Report. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
21. "Mali's Azawad movements unite in a bid to pressure the ruling junta". Africanews. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
22. "Tuaregs from Northern Mali call for the 'fall of the junta'". RFI. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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Notes

1. JNIM has had a small presence in northern Togo since 2021, with several attacks carried out since then. ^[4]
2. Jihadist groups have little to no presence on Ivorian soil, but have occasionally launched attacks along the Burkinabe-Ivorian border since 2019. AQIM attacked Grand-Bassam in 2016 as well. ^[5]
3. No jihadist groups are active on Algerian soil, although the country has been attacked several times in the early days of the Mali War by jihadist groups. Currently, diplomatic relations between the AES states and Algeria are bad due to Algeria allowing FLA rebels on their soil. ^[6]
4. The Mauritanian government currently has a non-aggression pact with JNIM-aligned jihadists, and has not had an attack by jihadist groups on its soil since 2011. Small JNIM cells are present along the Malian border. ^[7]
5. Previously Wagner Group, since renamed Africa Corps and absorbed by Russian government. ^[9]
6. For full list of MINUSMA combatants, see here
7. Faction affiliated with the CSP-PSD

Bibliography

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