Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

List of border conflicts

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

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Disputed Territories Fatalities
1811 1812 Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental  Portugal v. United Provinces Banda Oriental Unknown
1816 1820 Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental  Portugal v. Federal League Banda Oriental Unknown
1825 1828 Cisplatine War  Empire of Brazil v.  United Provinces Banda Oriental Unknown
1837 1839 Tarija War  Argentine Confederation v. Peru–Bolivian Confederation Peru–Bolivian Confederation Tarija Department Unknown
1846 1848 Mexican–American War  United States v.  Mexico Texas
Santa Fe de Nuevo México
Alta California		 ~29,000
1859 1859 Pig War (1859)  United States v.  United Kingdom (Colony of Vancouver Island) San Juan Islands None
1879 1883 War of the Pacific  Chile v.  Bolivia and  Peru Litoral Department ~10,000

20th century before World War II

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Disputed Territories Fatalities
1910 1918 Border War  United States v.  Mexico Mexico–United States border region 100+
1932 1935 Chaco War  Bolivia v.  Paraguay Northern Gran Chaco ~100,000
1938 1938 Battle of Lake Khasan  Soviet Union v.  Japan Manchukuo–Soviet Union border region ~1,300
1939 1939 Slovak–Hungarian War  Slovakia v.  Hungary Eastern Slovakia 69
1939 1939 Battles of Khalkhin Gol  Soviet Union and  Mongolia v.  Japan and  Manchukuo Manchukuo–Soviet Union border region ~48,000

1945–2000

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Disputed Territories Fatalities
1945 1945 Levant Crisis  France v.  United Kingdom Syria-Lebanon and Transjordan 0
1947 1948 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948  India v.  Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir ~3,000
1954 1954 Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli  India v.  Portugal Dadra and Nagar Haveli 46
1956 1956 Suez Crisis  Israel v.  Egypt Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal Zone		 2,848-4,198
1957 1958 Ifni War  Morocco v.  France and  Spain Spanish Ifni ~1,500
1962 1962 Sino-Indian War  China v.  India Aksai Chin ~4,000
1965 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965  Pakistan v.  India Kashmir ~6,800
1969 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict  Soviet Union v.  China Zhenbao Island
Ussuri River		 72-800
1971 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971  Pakistan v.  India Kashmir
East Pakistan		 ~4,000+
1978 1979 Uganda–Tanzania War  Uganda v.  Tanzania Kagera Salient ~4,500
1979 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War  China v.  Vietnam Cao Bằng
Lạng Sơn
Spratly Islands		 ~56,000
1982 1982 Falklands War  Argentina v.  United Kingdom Falkland Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		 904
1984 2022 Whisky War  Denmark v.  Canada Hans Island 0
1984 1987 Siachen conflict  Pakistan v.  India Siachen Glacier ~2,400
1985 1985 Agacher Strip War  Burkina Faso v.  Mali Agacher Strip 140+
1987 1987 Sumdorong Chu standoff  India v.  China Sumdorong Chu Unknown
1987 1988 Thai–Laotian Border War  Laos and  Vietnam v.  Thailand Chat Trakan district
Botene district		 295
1999 1999 Kargil War  India v.  Pakistan Kargil district ~4,500
1998 2000 Eritrean–Ethiopian War  Eritrea v.  Ethiopia Badme 100,000

21st century

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Disputed Territory Fatalities
2000 2006 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict  Israel v.  Lebanon Shebaa farms 30
2001 2001 2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes  Bangladesh v.  India Bangladesh–India border region 20
2001 2002 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff  India v.  Pakistan Kashmir 789–1,874
2002 2002 Perejil Island crisis  Morocco v.  Spain Perejil Island 0
2003 2005 Conflict in Tuzla Island  Ukraine v.  Russia Tuzla Island 0
2006 2006 2006 Lebanon War  Israel v.  Lebanon Northern District
Southern Lebanon
Golan Heights		 1,619-2,254
2008 2008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict  Djibouti v.  Eritrea Ras Doumeira 144
2008 2008 Russo-Georgian War  Georgia v.  Russia South Ossetia and Abkhazia 247
2008 2012 Cambodian–Thai border dispute  Cambodia v.  Thailand Preah Vihear Temple 42
2008 2008 2008 Indo-Pakistani standoff  India v.  Pakistan India–Pakistan border region Unknown
2008 2008 2008 Mardakert clashes  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh (Martakert/Aghdara) 4-20
2010 2010 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes  Armenia v.  Azerbaijan Goranboy
Tartar
Agdam		 3-6
2010 2010 2010 Mardakert clashes  Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Fuzuli District
Çaylı
Nagorno-Karabakh (Jraberd)		 8-62
2010 2010 2010 Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish  Eritrea v.  Ethiopia Zalambessa 10-35
2010 2010 Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute  Costa Rica v.  Nicaragua San Juan River 0
2011 2011 Battle of Wazzin Libya Libya v.  Tunisia Wazzin 23
2011 2011 2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish  India v.  Pakistan Kashmir (Kupwara district and Neelum Valley) 8
2012 2012 Heglig Crisis  Sudan v.  South Sudan Unity State
South Kordofan		 262–322
2012 2014 Syrian–Turkish border clashes during the Syrian civil war  Syria v.  Turkey Akçakale 17
2012 2012 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes  Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Tavush
Qazakh
Nagorno-Karabakh		 9
2013 2013 2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes  India v.  Pakistan Kashmir Line of Control 28
2014 2014 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes  Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Armenia–Azerbaijan border region (Tavush, Qazakh)
Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact		 19
2014 2015 2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes  India v.  Pakistan Kashmir Line of Control
Indo-Pakistani border region		 58-185
2016 2016 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict  Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Armenia–Azerbaijan border region (Tavush, Qazakh)
Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact		 199-1,820
2016 2016 Battle of Tsorona  Eritrea v.  Ethiopia Tserona subregion 218
2016 2016 2016 Belize–Guatemala border standoff  Belize v.  Guatemala Sarstoon River 1
2016 2018 2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes  India v.  Pakistan Kashmir 165-232
2017 2017 2017 Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish  Afghanistan v.  Pakistan Chaman 8-68
2017 2017 2017 China–India border standoff  China v.  India and  Bhutan Doklam 0[1]
2018 2018 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes  Armenia v.  Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Sharur District and Sadarak District) 2–3[2][3][4]
2019 2019 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes  India v.  Pakistan Line of Control 50-62
2020 2020 July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes  Armenia v.  Azerbaijan Movses, Armenia and Ağdam, Azerbaijan 17-141
2020 2021 2020–2022 China–India skirmishes  China v.  India Sikkim, Ladakh and Line of Actual Control 50+ on both sides
2020 2022 2020–2022 Ethiopian–Sudanese clashes  Ethiopia v.  Sudan Ethiopian–Sudanese border 4
2021 2021 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict  Kyrgyzstan v.  Tajikistan Leilek District 55
2022 2022 September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes  Armenia v.  Azerbaijan Armenia–Azerbaijan border 176

Ongoing

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Disputed Territory Fatalities
2012 Ongoing Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war  Israel v.  Syria Quneitra Governorate
Golan Heights		 44
2014 Ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War
(outline)		  Ukraine v.  Russia Crimea
Donbas		 2,824-2,924+
2022 Ongoing 2022 Bangladesh–Myanmar border tensions  Bangladesh v.  Myanmar Bangladesh-Myanmar border region 0

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.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_border_wars