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)
Gambia Socialist Revolutionary Party Coup d'état attempt fails
Casamance conflict
(19942017)
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 (1998–1999) [3]
Supported by:
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau (2000s, alleged)
Flag of The Gambia.svg The Gambia (1994–2017)

Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau (1998–1999) [4]
Ceasefire
1994 Gambian coup d'état
(1994)

Flag of The Gambia.svg Government of the Gambia

Armed Forces faction
Supported by:
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya (alleged)

Coup successful
2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt
(2014)

Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambian Government

Faction of the Presidential Guard Coup failure
2016–17 Gambian constitutional crisis
(20162017)
Flag of The Gambia.svg Pro-Yahya Jammeh forces

Flag of Casamance.svg MFDC [8] [9]
Foreign mercenaries [8]

Flag of The Gambia.svg Pro-Barrow forces

ECOWAS military intervention (from 19 January 2017)

Pro-Barrow and ECOWAS victory

References

  1. Christophe Châtelot (19 June 2012). "Boundaries of Casamance remain blurred after 30 years of conflict". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. Minahan 2002, pp. 400, 401.
  3. Minahan 2002, p. 400.
  4. Minahan 2002, pp. 400–401.
  5. Andrew McGregor (21 February 2021). "Is the Curtain Dropping on Africa's Oldest Conflict? Senegal's Offensive in the Casamance". Aberfoyle International Security. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. "Senegal: Movement for the Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) rebels declare unilateral truce » Wars in the World". Warsintheworld.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. "Jammeh's party petitions Supreme Court to halt Barrow's investiture". AfricaNews. 20 January 2017.
  8. 1 2 Kwanue, C. Y. (18 January 2017). "Gambia: Jammeh 'Imports Rebels'" via AllAfrica.
  9. Ewubare, Kess (19 January 2017). "Breaking: Gambian Navy desert Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow".
  10. Ewubare, Kess (19 January 2017). "Breaking: Gambian Navy desert Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow". Naij. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  11. Jones, Bryony; Westcott, Ben; Masters, James (20 January 2017). "Gambia: Defeated leader Yahya Jammeh faces military showdown". CNN.
  12. "Gambia's new president has been sworn in at an embassy in Senegal because the old one won't leave". Quartz. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  13. "Gambia crisis: Senegal troops 'enter' to back new president". BBC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

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