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
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 IslandsNone
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
19391939Battles 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 1947–1948 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
1984 2022 Whisky War Denmark Denmark v. Canada Canada Hans Island 0
19841987Siachen conflict Pakistan v.  India Siachen Glacier~2,400.
19851985Agacher Strip War Burkina Faso v.  Mali Agacher Strip
19871987Sumdorong Chu standoff India v.  China Sumdorong ChuUnknown
19871988Thai–Laotian Border War Laos and  Vietnam v.  Thailand Chat Trakan district

Botene district

 295
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 clashes Bangladesh v.  India Bangladesh–India border region20
200120022001–2002 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.  LebanonNorthern District, Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights1,619-2,254
20082008Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict Djibouti v.  EritreaRas Doumeira144
20082008Russo-Georgian War Georgia v.  RussiaSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia247 (only Georgian and 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 clashes Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh (Martakert/Aghdara)4-20
201020102010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes Armenia v.  Azerbaijan Goranboy

Tartar

Agdam

 3-6
201020102010 Mardakert clashes 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 WazzinLibya Libya v.  Tunisia Wazzin23 (only Libyan and Tunisian casualties)
201120112011 India–Pakistan border skirmish India v.  Pakistan Kashmir (Kupwara District and Neelum Valley)8
20122012Heglig Crisis Sudan v.  South Sudan Unity State

South Kordofan

 262–322
20122014Syrian–Turkish border clashes during the Syrian civil war Syria v.  Turkey Akçakale17
2012OngoingIsraeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war Israel v.  Syria Quneitra Governorate

Golan Heights

 44 (only Israeli and 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 (outline) Ukraine v.  Russia Crimea

Donbas

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

Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact

 19
201420152014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes India v.  Pakistan Kashmir Line of Control

Indo-Pakistani border region

 58-185
201620162016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 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
201620182016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes India v.  PakistanKashmir165-232 (only Indian and Pakistani casualties)
201720172017 Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish Afghanistan v.  PakistanChaman8-68
201720172017 China–India border standoff China v.  India and  BhutanDoklam0[1]
201820182018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Armenia v.  AzerbaijanNakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Sharur District and Sadarak District)2–3[2][3][4]
201920192019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes India v.  PakistanLine of Control50-62
20202020July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Armenia v.  AzerbaijanMovses, Armenia and Ağdam, Azerbaijan17-141
2020Ongoing2020–2022 China–India skirmishes China v.  IndiaSikkim, Ladakh and Line of Actual Control50+ on both sides
2020Ongoing2020–2022 Ethiopian–Sudanese clashes Ethiopia v.  SudanEthiopian–Sudanese border4 (only Sudanese casualties)
202120212021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict Kyrgyzstan v.  TajikistanLeilek District55
2022 Ongoing 2022 Bangladesh–Myanmar border tensions  Bangladesh v.  Myanmar Bangladesh-Myanmar border region 0
20222022September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes Armenia v.  AzerbaijanArmenia–Azerbaijan border176

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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