List of wars involving the Gambia

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

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
1981 Gambian coup d'état attempt
(1981)
Gambia
Senegal
 United Kingdom
GUSRWP Victory
Casamance conflict
(1982–2017)
MFDC
  • Three main factions (Sadio, Badiatte, and Diatta Groups)[1]
  • Various splinter factions[2]

Guinea-Bissau rebels (1998–99)[3]
Alleged support:
Gambia (until 2017)

Senegal
Guinea-Bissau (Vieira government, 1998–99)[2]
Non-combat support:
Morocco
Ceasefire
  • Unilateral ceasefire; ongoing low-level violence.
1994 Gambian coup d'état
(1994)
Government of the Gambia Gambian military faction Coup attempt succeeds
2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt
(2014)
Gambian Government Faction of the Presidential Guard[4][5] Victory
2016–17 Gambian constitutional crisis
(2016–2017)
Pro-Yahya Jammeh forces

MFDC[7][8]
Foreign mercenaries[7]

ECOWAS

Pro-Barrow forces

Pro-Barrow forces victory

References

  1. ^ Christophe Châtelot (19 June 2012). "Boundaries of Casamance remain blurred after 30 years of conflict". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Minahan (2002), pp. 400, 401.
  3. ^ Minahan (2002), p. 400.
  4. ^ "Gunfire Reported in Gambian Capital as President Away". New York Times. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Gambia crisis: Senegal troops 'enter' to back new president". BBC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Jammeh's party petitions Supreme Court to halt Barrow's investiture". AfricaNews. 20 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b Kwanue, C. Y. (18 January 2017). "Gambia: Jammeh 'Imports Rebels'" – via AllAfrica.
  8. ^ Ewubare, Kess. "Breaking: Gambian Navy desert Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow".
  9. ^ Jones, Bryony; Westcott, Ben; Masters, James (20 January 2017). "Gambia: Defeated leader Yahya Jammeh faces military showdown". CNN.
  10. ^ Ewubare, Kess (19 January 2017). "Breaking: Gambian Navy desert Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow". Naij. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Gambia's new president has been sworn in at an embassy in Senegal because the old one won't leave". Quartz. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

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