List of wars involving Kenya
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Kenya and its predecessor states.
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President of Kenya |
Kenyan losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military | Civilian | |||||
| Battle of Shela (1812) | Zahidi Mngumi of Lamu | Sultan Ahmed of Pate | Victory for Lamu | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) |
KLFA |  United Kingdom
|
Defeat
|
Not applicable
|
12,000–
20,000+[2] |
Disputed
|
| Shifta War (1963–1967) |
 Kenya
|
NFDLM | Victory
|
4,200+[3]
(Civilians and combatants) | ||
| Mount Elgon Insurgency (2005–2008) |
Kenya
|
SLDF | Victory
|
~600[4]
(Civilians and combatants) | ||
| War in Somalia (2011–present) |
 Somalia AMISOM/ATMIS
|
 Al-Shabaab Hizbul Islam Islamic State
|
Ongoing
|
Unclear
|
Unclear
| |
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References
[edit]- ^ The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army (1994) p. 346.
- ^ Anderson, David (2005). Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-84719-9.
- ^ Jacob Bercovitch and Richard Jackson, International Conflict : A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and Their Management 1945-1995 (1997)
- ^ Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch (2008-04-02). "Kenya: Army and Rebel Militia Commit War Crimes in Mt. Elgon (Human Rights Watch, 3-4-2008)". Hrw.org. Retrieved 2010-05-01.