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List of wars involving Djibouti

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

Colonial Djibouti (1883–1977)

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Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Head of State Djiboutian casualties
Djibouti War[citation needed]

(1968 – 1977)

FRCS  France FRCS victory
  • Establishment of the Republic of Djibouti.
N/A Unknown

Republic of Djibouti (1977-present)

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Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results President
of Djibouti
Djiboutian
casualties
Djiboutian Civil War
(1991[1] – 1994)[2]
 Djibouti FRUD[2] Government victory
  • FRUD Peace Accord.[2]
1,000[3]
FRUD Insurgency
(1998 – Present)[4]
 Djibouti FRUD[4] Ongoing
  • Ongoing low-level insurgency.[4]
12+[4]
Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict
(2008)[5]
 Djibouti[5]  Eritrea[5] Victory
  • Fighting subsided after 3 days.[5]
12[5]
Somali Civil War
(2011 – Present)[6]
 Somalia al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam[14]
(2012[14]–2014)[14]

 ISIL
(2015 – Present)[15]

Ongoing 8+[17][18][19]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Soldiers Fire Into Crowd in Djibouti Tribal Strife". The New York Times. 20 December 1991.
  2. ^ a b c "Ex-Rebels in Djibouti's Coalition Government". Reuters. 9 June 1995. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Major Episodes of Political Violence 1946-2016". Systemic Peace. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "ACLED Version 5 (1997–2014)". Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Djibouti president accuses Eritrea over border fight". Reuters. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Guinea and Djibouti pledge troops to peacekeeping force, despite al-Shabab threats". Al-Jazeera. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Uganda". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Burundi". AMISOM. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Ethiopia". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Kenya". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Sierra Leone". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Nigeria". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Ghana". AMISOM. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  14. ^ a b c "Hizbul Islam splinter group forms new political party". Sabahi Online. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  15. ^ a b "ISIL's First East African Affiliate Conducts Attacks in Somalia, Kenya". Defense News. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Somalia: UN Envoy Says Inauguration of New Parliament in Somalia 'Historic Moment'". Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Somalie: Fusillade au sein du contingent militaire djiboutien". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Somalia's al-Shabab attacks army hotel in Bulo-burde". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Somalia's al-Shabab kill AU soldiers in Bulo-burde". BBC News. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2018.