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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

19th century
StartFinishConflictCombatants Disputed TerritoriesFatalities
18461848Mexican–American War United States v.  Mexico Texas

Santa Fe de Nuevo México

Alta California

 ~29,000
18591859Pig War (1859) United States v.  United Kingdom (Colony of Vancouver Island) San Juan Islandsone pig
18791883War of the Pacific Chile v.  Bolivia and  Peru Litoral Department~10,000

20th century before World War II
StartFinishConflictCombatants Disputed TerritoriesFatalities
19101918Border War United States v.  Mexico Mexico-United States border region100+
19321935Chaco War Bolivia v.  Paraguay northern Gran Chaco~100,000
19381938Battle of Lake Khasan Soviet Union v.  Japan Manchukuo–Soviet Union border region~1,300
19391939Slovak–Hungarian War Slovakia v.  Hungary Eastern Slovakia69
19391939Battle of Khalkhin Gol Soviet Union and  Mongolia v.  Japan and  Manchukuo Manchukuo–Soviet Union border region~48,000

1945–2000
StartFinishConflictCombatants Disputed TerritoriesFatalities
19471948Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 India v.  Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir~3,000
19541954Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli India v.  Portugal Dadra and Nagar Haveli46
19561956Suez Crisis Israel v.  Egypt Sinai Peninsula

Suez Canal Zone

 2,848-4,198
19571958Ifni War Morocco v.  France and  Spain Spanish Ifni
19621962Sino-Indian War China v.  India Aksai Chin~4,000
19651965Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Pakistan v.  India Kashmir~6,800
19691969Sino-Soviet border conflict Soviet Union v.  China Zhenbao Island

Ussuri River
19711971Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Pakistan v.  India Kashmir

East Pakistan

 ~4,000+
19781979Uganda–Tanzania War Uganda v.  Tanzania Kagera Salient~4,500
19791979Sino-Vietnamese War China v.  Vietnam Cao Bằng

Lạng Sơn

Spratly Islands

 ~56,000
19841987Siachen Conflict Pakistan v.  India Siachen Glacier~2,400.
19851985Agacher Strip War Burkina Faso v.  Mali Agacher Strip
198719871987 Sino-Indian skirmish India v.  China Sumdorong ChuUnknown
19991999Kargil War India v.  Pakistan Kargil district~4,500
19982000Eritrean-Ethiopian War Eritrea v.  Ethiopia Badme100,000

21st century
StartFinishConflictCombatants Disputed TerritoryFatalities
200020062000-2006 Shebaa Farms conflict Israel v.  Lebanon Shebaa farms30
200120012001 Bangladesh-India border conflict Bangladesh v.  India Bangladesh–India border region20
200120022001–02 India–Pakistan standoff India v.  Pakistan Kashmir789–1,874
20022002Perejil Island crisis Morocco v.  Spain Perejil Island0
20032005Conflict in Tuzla Island Ukraine v.  Russia Tuzla Island0
200620062006 Lebanon War Israel v.  Lebanon Northern District

Southern Lebanon

Golan Heights

 1,619-2,254
200820082008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict Djibouti v.  Eritrea Ras Doumeira144
20082008Russo-Georgian War Georgia v.  Russia South Ossetia

Abkhazia

 247 (only Georgian-Russian casualties)
20082012Cambodian–Thai border dispute Cambodia v.  Thailand Preah Vihear Temple42
200820082008 Indo-Pakistani standoff India v.  Pakistan Indo-Pakistani border regionUnknown
200820082008 Mardakert skirmishes Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh (Martakert/Aghdara)4-20
20102010February 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh skirmish Armenia v.  Azerbaijan Goranboy

Tartar

Agdam

 3-6
201020102010 Mardakert skirmishes Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Fuzuli District

Çaylı

Nagorno-Karabakh (Jraberd)

 8-62
201020102010 Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish Eritrea v.  Ethiopia Zalambessa10-35
20102010Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute Costa Rica v.  Nicaragua San Juan River0
20112011Battle of Wazzin Libya v.  Tunisia Wazzin23 (only Libyan-Tunisian casualties)
201120112011 India–Pakistan border skirmish India v.  Pakistan Kashmir (Kupwara District and Neelum Valley)8
201220122012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict Sudan v.  South Sudan Unity State

South Kordofan

 262–322
20122014Syrian–Turkish border clashes (2012–14) Syria v.  Turkey Akçakale17
2012OngoingIsraeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian Civil War Israel v.  Syria Quneitra Governorate

Golan Heights

 44 (only Israeli-Syrian casualties)
201220122012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Tavush

Qazakh

Nagorno-Karabakh

 9
201320132013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes India v.  Pakistan Kashmir Line of Control28
2014OngoingRusso-Ukrainian War Ukraine v.  Russia Crimea

Donbass

 2,824-2,924+ (only Russian-Ukrainian casualties)
201420142014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Armenia-Azerbaijan border region (Tavush, Qazakh)

Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact

 19
20142015India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2014–2015) India v.  Pakistan Kashmir Line of Control

Indo-Pakistani border region

 58-185
201620162016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Armenia-Azerbaijan border region (Tavush, Qazakh)

Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact

 199-1,820
20162016Battle of Tsorona Eritrea v.  Ethiopia Tserona Subregion218
201620162016 Belize-Guatemala border standoff Belize v.  Guatemala Sarstoon River1
2016OngoingIndia–Pakistan military confrontation (2016–present) India v.  Pakistan Azad Kashmir165-232 (only Indian-Pakistani casualties)
201720172017 Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish Afghanistan v.  Pakistan Chaman8-68
201720172017 China–India border standoff China v.  India and  Bhutan Doklam0[1]
201820182018 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 Kashmir Line of Control 50-62
20202020July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Armenia v.  Azerbaijan Movses, Armenia

Ağdam, Azerbaijan

 17-141

See also

References
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  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.
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