List of wars involving Sudan

"Sudan War" redirects here. For the ongoing conflict in Sudan, see Sudanese civil war (2023–present).

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Sudan and its predecessors.

Mahdist Sudan (1885–1899)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
Mahdist War
(1881–1899) 		Mahdist State
Defeat

Post-independence (from 1956)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
First Sudanese Civil War
(1955–1972) 		Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
(1955–1956)
Republic of the Sudan
(1956–1969)
Democratic Republic of the Sudan
(1969–1972)
Combat support:
Uganda
(Joint operations on Ugandan territory, 1965–1969)[6]
Libyan Arab Republic
(From 1969 and combat involvement at least in 1970)[7]
Non-combat support:
United Arab Republic[7][8]
Soviet Union[9][8]
United Kingdom[8][10]
China[8][10]
Yugoslavia[8][10]
East Germany[8][10]
Czechoslovakia[10]
Saudi Arabia[10]
Kingdom of Libya (until 1969)[10]
Algeria[10]
United States[11]
West Germany[11] 		SDF mutineers, bandits, and unaffiliated separatist militias
ALF (1965–1970)
Anyanya (from 1963)[12]
Israel (from 1969)[13][14][15]
Supported by:
Ethiopia[16][17]
Uganda (from about 1970)[16][14]
Congo-Léopoldville[18]
Kenya[16]
France[19] 		Stalemate
Lebanese Civil War
(1976–1979) 		ADF LF Withdrawal
Iran–Iraq War
(1982–1988)[20] 		Iraq
MEK
DRFLA
KDPI
Sudan 		Iran
KDP
PUK
Badr Brigades 		Stalemate
Second Sudanese Civil War
(1983–2005) 		Sudan

SSDF
SPLA dissidents

Nuer White Army
Ugandan insurgents:

Zaire (1994–1997)[25][26]
al-Qaeda (1991–1996)[27][28]
Iraq[a]
China[b]

Combat aid:
Libya (1986–1991)[32][33]
DR Congo (1998–2003)
Non-combat aid:
Iran[34]
Belarus (from 1996)[35][36] 		SPLA

SSLM
NDA
Sudanese Alliance Forces[38]
Anyanya II
Eastern Coalition
Derg (until 1987)[39]
PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991)[39]
FDR Ethiopia (1995–1998)[28]
Eritrea (1996–1998, 2002–2005)[40]
Uganda (from 1993)[41][42]
Non-combat aid:
Libya (1983–1985)[43][44]
Israel[45]
Cuba (until 1991)[46]

Stalemate
First Congo War
(1996–1997) 		Zaire

Sudan[25]
Chad[47]
Ex-FAR/ALiR
Interahamwe
CNDD-FDD[48]
UNITA[49]
ADF[50]
FLNC[51]
Supported by:
France[52][53]
Central African Republic[53]
China[54]
Israel[54]
Kuwait (denied)[54]

Mai-Mai[c]

AFDL
Rwanda
Uganda[58]
Burundi[59]
Angola[59]
SPLA[25]
Eritrea[60]
Supported by:
South Africa[61]
Zambia[62]
Zimbabwe[61]
Ethiopia[63]
Tanzania[64]
United States (covertly)[65]

Mai-Mai[c]

AFDL victory
War in Darfur
(2003–2020) 		Sudan

Chadian rebel groups[66]
Anti-Gaddafi forces (2011)[67]
Supported by:
Libya (2011–2020)[68]
China[69]
Iran (until 2016)[70]
Russia[71]
Belarus[72]
Syria (2000s, alleged)[73]

SRF[d]
(2006–2020)
  • JEM (2003–2020)
  • SLA (some factions) (2003–2020)
  • LJM (2010–11)[e]

SLA (some factions)
SARC (2014–2020)
SLFA (2017–2020)[75]

  • SLA-Unity
  • SLMJ
  • JEM (Jali)

Supported by:
South Sudan[76]
Chad (2005–2010)[77]
Eritrea (until 2008)[78]
Libya (until 2011)[79]
Uganda (until 2015)[80]

UNAMID (2007–2020)

Stalemate
Invasion of Anjouan
(2008) 		African Union

Supported by:

Anjouan Victory
War in South Kordofan
(2011–2020) 		Sudan SRF (until 2020)

Alleged support:
Ethiopia[84]

Stalemate
  • Comprehensive peace agreement signed between some rebel factions and the transitional government
  • Strongest rebel faction in South Kordofan and Blue Nile refuses to sign peace deal, continues opposition to government
Heglig Crisis
(2012) 		Sudan South Sudan
JEM[85]
SPLM-N[85] 		Victory
  • South Sudanese withdrawal from Heglig
  • Agreement on borders and natural resources signed on 26 September[86]
Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
(2015–) 		Hadi government
Southern Movement
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Kuwait
Qatar
Jordan
Morocco
Sudan
Egypt
Senegal 		Houthi government Ongoing
  • Houthis dissolve Yemeni government
  • Houthis take control of northern Yemen
Al-Fashaga conflict
(2020–2022) 		Sudan Amhara militias
Alleged:
Ethiopia
Eritrea[87] 		Status quo ante bellum
  • Disengagement and de-escalation
  • Sudan recaptures all of the border territory with Ethiopia.[88][89]
  • Sudan and Ethiopia agree to settle all disputes peacefully.[90]
Sudanese civil war

(2023–present)

Government of Sudan

Government of Peace and Unity (from February 2025)[96]

SPLM-N (al-Hilu) (June 2023 – February 2025)
 Ongoing

See also

Bibliography

First Sudanese Civil War:

  • Assefa, Hizkias. 1987. Mediation of Civil Wars, Approaches and Strategies – The Sudan Conflict. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.
  • Eprile, Cecil. War and Peace in the Sudan, 1955 – 1972. David and Charles, London. 1974. ISBN 0-7153-6221-6.
  • Johnson, Douglas H. 1979. "Book Review: The Secret War in the Sudan: 1955–1972 by Edgar O'Ballance". African Affairs 78 (310):132–7.
  • O'Ballance, Edgar. 1977. The Secret War in the Sudan: 1955–1972. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books. (Faber and Faber edition ISBN 0-571-10768-0).
  • Poggo, Scopas Sekwat. 1999. War and Conflict in Southern Sudan, 1955–1972. PhD Dissertation, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Notes

  1. ^ Iraqi support for Sudan during the war mostly consisted of weapons shipments;[29] according to the South Sudanese, however, at least one unit of Iraqi paratroopers fought alongside the SAF near Juba. About 200 Iraqi soldiers were allegedly killed, and the site of their remains became known as "Jebel Iraqi".[30] The International Institute for Strategic Studies also stated that Iraqi forces fought alongside Sudanese government troops.[31]
  2. ^ Although China was not officially involved in the war, it sent troops to the country in order to protect oil fields and thereby aid the Sudanese military. China also provided Sudan with weaponry.[31]
  3. ^ a b Many Mai-Mai militias in eastern Zaire initially allied themselves with Rwanda and the AFDL against Hutu militants and refugees.[55] As soon as most Hutu were driven away, however, many Mai-Mai groups turned against Rwanda and the AFDL.[56] Despite this, some anti-Hutu Mai-Mai remained allied with Rwanda and the AFDL.[57]
  4. ^ Known as the National Redemption Front prior to 2011.
  5. ^ Signed the Doha Darfur Peace Agreement in 2011.[74]

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