List of border conflicts

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The following is a list of border conflicts between two or more countries. The list includes only those fought because of border disputes. See List of territorial disputes for those that do not involve fighting.

19th century

StartFinishConflictCombatantsFatalities
18461848Mexican–American War United States v.  Mexico~29,000
18591859Pig War (1859) United States v.  United Kingdom (Colony of Vancouver Island)one pig
18791883War of the Pacific Chile v.  Bolivia and  Peru~10,000

20th century before World War II

StartFinishConflictCombatantsFatalities
19101918Border War United States v.  Mexico100+
19321935Chaco War Bolivia v.  Paraguay~100,000
19381938Battle of Lake Khasan Soviet Union v.  Japan~1,300
19391939Slovak–Hungarian War Slovakia v.  Hungary66
19391939Battle of Khalkhin Gol Soviet Union and  Mongolia v.  Japan and  Manchukuo~16,000

1945–2000

StartFinishConflictCombatantsFatalities
19471948Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 India v.  Pakistan~3,000
19541954Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli India v.  Portugal46
19561956Suez Crisis Israel v.  Egypt2,848-4,198
19571958Ifni War Morocco v.  France and  Spain
19621962Sino-Indian War PRC v.  India~4,000
19651965Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Pakistan v.  India~6,800
19691969Sino-Soviet border conflict Soviet Union v.  People's Republic of China
19711971Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Pakistan v.  India~4,000+
19791990Sino-Vietnamese War PRC v.  Vietnam~20,000+
19841987Siachen Conflict Pakistan v.  India~2,400.
198719871987 Sino-Indian skirmish India v.  People's Republic of ChinaUnknown
19991999Kargil War India v.  Pakistan~4,500

21st century

StartFinishConflictCombatantsFatalities
200020062000-2006 Shebaa Farms conflict Israel v.  Lebanon30
200120012001 Indian–Bangladeshi border conflict India v.  Bangladesh20
200120022001–02 India–Pakistan standoff India v.  Pakistan789–1,874
20022002Perejil Island crisis Morocco v.  Spain0
20032005Conflict in Tuzla island Ukraine v.  Russia0
200620062006 Lebanon War Israel v.  Lebanon1,619-2,254
200820082008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict Djibouti v.  Eritrea144
20082008Russo-Georgian War Georgia v.  Russia247 (only Georgian-Russian casualties)
20082012Cambodian–Thai border dispute Cambodia v.  Thailand42
200820082008 Indo-Pakistani standoff India v.  PakistanUnknown
200820082008 Mardakert skirmishes Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan4-20
20102010February 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh skirmish Armenia v.  Azerbaijan3-6
201020102010 Mardakert skirmishes Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan8-62
201020102010 Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish Eritrea v.  Ethiopia10-35
20102010Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute Costa Rica v.  Nicaragua0
20112011Battle of WazzinLibya Libya v.  Tunisia23 (only Libyan-Tunisian casualties)
201120112011 India–Pakistan border skirmish India v.  Pakistan8
201220122012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict Sudan v.  South Sudan262–322
20122014Syrian–Turkish border clashes (2012–14) Syria v.  Turkey17
2012OngoingIsraeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian Civil War Israel v.  Syria44 (only Israeli-Syrian casualties)
201220122012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan9
201320132013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes India v.  Pakistan28
2014OngoingWar in Donbass Ukraine v.  Russia2,824-2,924+ (only Russian-Ukrainian casualties)
201420142014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan19
20142015India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2014–2015) India v.  Pakistan58-185
201620162016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan199-1,820
20162016Battle of Tsorona Eritrea v.  Ethiopia218
201620162016 Belize-Guatemala border standoff Belize v.  Guatemala1
2016OngoingIndia–Pakistan military confrontation (2016–present) India v.  Pakistan165-232 (only Indian-Pakistani casualties)
201720172017 Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish Afghanistan v.  Pakistan8-68
201720172017 China–India border standoff China v.  India and  Bhutan0[1]
201820182018 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes Armenia v.  Azerbaijan2–3[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "India, China soldiers involved in border altercation: Indian sources". Reuters. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Şəhid Adil Əli oğlu Tatarov "Şücaətə görə" medalı ilə təltif olunub". Agstafa City Government Executive (in Azerbaijani). 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Զինվոր է զոհվել՝ Մարտին Գրիգորի Խաչատրյանը". Civil Net (in Armenian). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Մահացել է Համլետ Գրիգորյանը". Banak Info (in Armenian). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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