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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

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Fatalities
1846 1848 Mexican–American War  United States v.  Mexico ~29,000
1859 1859 Pig War (1859)  United States v.  United Kingdom (Colony of Vancouver Island) one pig
1879 1883 War of the Pacific  Chile v.  Bolivia and  Peru ~10,000

20th century before World War II

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Fatalities
1910 1918 Border War  United States v.  Mexico 100+
1932 1935 Chaco War  Bolivia v.  Paraguay ~100,000
1938 1938 Battle of Lake Khasan  Soviet Union v.  Japan ~1,300
1939 1939 Slovak–Hungarian War  Slovakia v.  Hungary 69
1939 1939 Battle of Khalkhin Gol  Soviet Union and  Mongolia v.  Japan and  Manchukuo ~48,000

1945–2000

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Fatalities
1947 1948 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947  India v.  Pakistan ~3,000
1954 1954 Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli  India v.  Portugal 46
1956 1956 Suez Crisis  Israel v.  Egypt 2,848-4,198
1957 1958 Ifni War  Morocco v.  France and  Spain
1962 1962 Sino-Indian War  China v.  India ~4,000
1965 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965  Pakistan v.  India ~6,800
1969 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict  Soviet Union v.  China
1971 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971  Pakistan v.  India ~4,000+
1978 1979 Uganda–Tanzania War  Uganda v.  Tanzania ~4,500
1979 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War  China v.  Vietnam ~56,000
1984 1987 Siachen Conflict  Pakistan v.  India ~2,400.
1987 1987 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish  India v.  China Unknown
1999 1999 Kargil War  India v.  Pakistan ~4,500
1998 2000 Eritrean-Ethiopian War  Eritrea v.  Ethiopia 100,000

21st century

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Fatalities
2000 2006 2000-2006 Shebaa Farms conflict  Israel v.  Lebanon 30
2001 2001 2001 Bangladesh-India border conflict  Bangladesh v.  India 20
2001 2002 2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff  India v.  Pakistan 789–1,874
2002 2002 Perejil Island crisis  Morocco v.  Spain 0
2003 2005 Conflict in Tuzla Island  Ukraine v.  Russia 0
2006 2006 2006 Lebanon War  Israel v.  Lebanon 1,619-2,254
2008 2008 2008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict  Djibouti v.  Eritrea 144
2008 2008 Russo-Georgian War  Georgia v.  Russia 247 (only Georgian-Russian casualties)
2008 2012 Cambodian–Thai border dispute  Cambodia v.  Thailand 42
2008 2008 2008 Indo-Pakistani standoff  India v.  Pakistan Unknown
2008 2008 2008 Mardakert skirmishes  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan 4-20
2010 2010 February 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh skirmish  Armenia v.  Azerbaijan 3-6
2010 2010 2010 Mardakert skirmishes  Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan 8-62
2010 2010 2010 Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish  Eritrea v.  Ethiopia 10-35
2010 2010 Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute  Costa Rica v.  Nicaragua 0
2011 2011 Battle of Wazzin Libya Libya v.  Tunisia 23 (only Libyan-Tunisian casualties)
2011 2011 2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish  India v.  Pakistan 8
2012 2012 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict  Sudan v.  South Sudan 262–322
2012 2014 Syrian–Turkish border clashes (2012–14)  Syria v.  Turkey 17
2012 Ongoing Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian Civil War  Israel v.  Syria 44 (only Israeli-Syrian casualties)
2012 2012 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes  Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan 9
2013 2013 2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes  India v.  Pakistan 28
2014 Ongoing War in Donbass  Ukraine v.  Russia 2,824-2,924+ (only Russian-Ukrainian casualties)
2014 2014 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes  Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan 19
2014 2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2014–2015)  India v.  Pakistan 58-185
2016 2016 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes  Armenia and  Artsakh v.  Azerbaijan 199-1,820
2016 2016 Battle of Tsorona  Eritrea v.  Ethiopia 218
2016 2016 2016 Belize-Guatemala border standoff  Belize v.  Guatemala 1
2016 Ongoing India–Pakistan military confrontation (2016–present)  India v.  Pakistan 165-232 (only Indian-Pakistani casualties)
2017 2017 2017 Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish  Afghanistan v.  Pakistan 8-68
2017 2017 2017 China–India border standoff  China v.  India and  Bhutan 0[1]
2018 2018 2018 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes  Armenia v.  Azerbaijan 2–3[2][3][4]
2019 2019 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes  India v.  Pakistan 50-62
2020 Ongoing 2020 Armenian-Azerbaijani skirmishes  Armenia v.  Azerbaijan 17-141

See also

References

  1. ^ "India, China soldiers involved in border altercation: Indian sources". Reuters. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  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.
  3. ^ "Զինվոր է զոհվել՝ Մարտին Գրիգորի Խաչատրյանը". Civil Net (in Armenian). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Մահացել է Համլետ Գրիգորյանը". Banak Info (in Armenian). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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