List of wars involving the Gambia

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

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
1981 Gambian coup d'état attempt
(1981)
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
GUSRWPVictory
Casamance conflict
(19822017)
Flag of Casamance (2012).svgFlag of Casamance.svg MFDC
  • Three main factions (Sadio, Badiatte, and Diatta Groups) [1]
  • Various splinter factions [2]

Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau rebels (1998–99) [3]
Alleged support:
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia (until 2017)

Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau (Vieira government, 1998–99) [2]
Non-combat support:
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Ceasefire
  • Unilateral ceasefire; ongoing low-level violence.
1994 Gambian coup d'état
(1994)
Flag of the Gambia.svg Government of the Gambia Gambian military factionCoup attempt succeeds
2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt
(2014)
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambian Government Faction of the Presidential Guard [4] [5] Victory
2016–17 Gambian constitutional crisis
(20162017)
Flag of The Gambia.svg Pro-Yahya Jammeh forces

Flag of Casamance.svg MFDC [7] [8]
Foreign mercenaries [7]

ECOWAS

Flag of The Gambia.svg Pro-Barrow forces

Pro-Barrow forces victory

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References

  1. Christophe Châtelot (19 June 2012). "Boundaries of Casamance remain blurred after 30 years of conflict". The Guardian . Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Minahan (2002), pp. 400, 401.
  3. Minahan (2002), p. 400.
  4. "Gunfire Reported in Gambian Capital as President Away". New York Times . 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Gambia crisis: Senegal troops 'enter' to back new president". BBC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. "Jammeh's party petitions Supreme Court to halt Barrow's investiture". AfricaNews. 20 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 Kwanue, C. Y. (18 January 2017). "Gambia: Jammeh 'Imports Rebels'" via AllAfrica.
  8. Ewubare, Kess. "Breaking: Gambian Navy desert Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow".
  9. Jones, Bryony; Westcott, Ben; Masters, James (20 January 2017). "Gambia: Defeated leader Yahya Jammeh faces military showdown". CNN.
  10. Ewubare, Kess (19 January 2017). "Breaking: Gambian Navy desert Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow". Naij. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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