List of wars involving South Korea

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This is a list of wars involving South Korea since 1948, when the Korean peninsula was de facto divided into South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK) and North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK).

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List of wars involving South Korea: 1948–present

ConflictSouth Korea and its alliesOpponentsResultsSouth Korean
losses
President of South Korea
MilitaryCivilian
South Korea
Korean War
(1950–1953)
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea
Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations Command
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg North Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union
Stalemate
Syngman Rhee
Vietnam War
(South Korean involvement: [a] 1965–1973 [1] )
Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg Laos
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg Khmer Republic
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines
Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg North Vietnam
FNL Flag.svg Viet Cong
Flag of Laos.svg Pathet Lao
Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Khmer Rouge
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg North Korea
Defeat
5,000 [1]
Park Chung-hee
Korean DMZ Conflict
(1966–1969)
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg North Korea Victory
  • North Korean failure to instigate an armed insurgency in South Korea
Park Chung-hee
Gwangju Uprising
(1980)
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea Gwangju citizenryVictory
  • Uprising suppressed
Chun Doo-hwan
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria
Old Flag of Oman.svg Oman
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Other Allies
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg Iraq Victory
  • South Korean deployment of 3,600 combat troops and engineers [1]
  • Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored.
  • Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure.
Roh Tae-woo
War in Afghanistan
(South Korean involvement: 2002–2007; [2] 2009 [1] –2015 [3] )
Flag of Afghanistan (1992-2001).svg Northern Alliance (2001)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan (from 2001)
Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg ISAF
Flag of the Taliban.svg Islamic Emirate (2001)
Flag of the Taliban.svg Taliban (from 2001)
Flag of al-Qaeda.svg al-Qaeda


  • late 2009: South Korean redeployment, involving 350 troops protecting Korean PRT of c. 300 aid workers and police officers in Parwan Province [1] [3]
  • 2014–15: South Korean withdrawal [3]
2 [1]
Kim Dae-jung
Iraq War
(South Korean involvement: 2004–2008 [6] )
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Iraqi Kurdistan
Flag of Multi-National Force - Iraq.png MNF–I
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg SCJL
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Naqshbandi Army
Flag of the Islamic State in Iraq.svg ISI

Flag of Ansar al-Islam.svg Ansar al-Islam
Islamic Army of Iraq


Flag of Promised Day Brigades.svg Mahdi Army
Shiism arabic blue.svg Special Groups
Flag placeholder.svg Badr Brigades
Flag placeholder.svg Kata'ib Hezbollah

1
Roh Moo-hyun

See also

Notes

  1. See also South Korea in the Vietnam War.
  2. The Taliban publicly alleged that the government of South Korea had paid a ransom worth as much as $20 million in order to release the remaining 21 hostages, [2] but this claim has not been confirmed. [3]

References

Bibliography

The Korean War :

Capital Mechanized Infantry Division , a division that fought in Korea and Vietnam: