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

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result President
of Kenya 		Kenyan losses
Military Civilian
Mau Mau Uprising
(1952–1960) 		KLFA  United Kingdom Defeat
  • British forces put down the rebellion[1]
Not applicable
12,000–
20,000+[2]
Disputed
Shifta War
(1963–1967) 		 Kenya NFDLM Victory
  • Rebels disarm and surrender
Jomo Kenyatta
4,200+[3]
(Civilians and combatants)
Mount Elgon Insurgency
(2005–2008) 		 Kenya SLDF Victory
  • Defeat of the SLDF guerilla
Mwai Kibaki
~600[4]
(Civilians and combatants)
War in Somalia
(2011–present) 		 Somalia
AMISOM/ATMIS

United States
 United Kingdom

Al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam
Islamic State 		Ongoing
Unclear
Unclear

References

  1. ^ The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army (1994) p. 346.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Jacob Bercovitch and Richard Jackson, International Conflict : A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and Their Management 1945-1995 (1997)
  4. ^ 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.


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