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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.
20th century before World War II [ edit ]
Start
Finish
Conflict
Combatants
Disputed Territories
Fatalities
1945
1945
Levant Crisis
France v. United Kingdom
Syria-Lebanon and Transjordan
0
1947
1948
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
India v. Pakistan
Jammu and Kashmir
~3,000
1954
1954
Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
India v. Portugal
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
46
1956
1956
Suez Crisis
Israel v. Egypt
Sinai Peninsula Suez Canal Zone
2,848-4,198
1957
1958
Ifni War
Morocco v. France and Spain
Spanish Ifni
~1,500
1962
1962
Sino-Indian War
China v. India
Aksai Chin
~4,000
1965
1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Pakistan v. India
Kashmir
~6,800
1969
1969
Sino-Soviet border conflict
Soviet Union v. China
Zhenbao Island Ussuri River
72-800
1971
1971
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Pakistan v. India
Kashmir East Pakistan
~4,000+
1978
1979
Uganda–Tanzania War
Uganda v. Tanzania
Kagera Salient
~4,500
1979
1979
Sino-Vietnamese War
China v. Vietnam
Cao Bằng Lạng Sơn Spratly Islands
~56,000
1982
1982
Falklands War
Argentina v. United Kingdom
Falkland Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
904
1984
2022
Whisky War
Denmark v. Canada
Hans Island
0
1984
1987
Siachen conflict
Pakistan v. India
Siachen Glacier
~2,400
1985
1985
Agacher Strip War
Burkina Faso v. Mali
Agacher Strip
140+
1987
1987
Sumdorong Chu standoff
India v. China
Sumdorong Chu
Unknown
1987
1988
Thai–Laotian Border War
Laos and Vietnam v. Thailand
Chat Trakan district Botene district
295
1999
1999
Kargil War
India v. Pakistan
Kargil district
~4,500
1998
2000
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
Eritrea v. Ethiopia
Badme
100,000
Start
Finish
Conflict
Combatants
Disputed Territory
Fatalities
2000
2006
2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict
Israel v. Lebanon
Shebaa farms
30
2001
2001
2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes
Bangladesh v. India
Bangladesh–India border region
20
2001
2002
2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff
India v. Pakistan
Kashmir
789–1,874
2002
2002
Perejil Island crisis
Morocco v. Spain
Perejil Island
0
2003
2005
Conflict in Tuzla Island
Ukraine v. Russia
Tuzla Island
0
2006
2006
2006 Lebanon War
Israel v. Lebanon
Northern District Southern Lebanon Golan Heights
1,619-2,254
2008
2008
Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict
Djibouti v. Eritrea
Ras Doumeira
144
2008
2008
Russo-Georgian War
Georgia v. Russia
South Ossetia and Abkhazia
247
2008
2012
Cambodian–Thai border dispute
Cambodia v. Thailand
Preah Vihear Temple
42
2008
2008
2008 Indo-Pakistani standoff
India v. Pakistan
India–Pakistan border region
Unknown
2008
2008
2008 Mardakert clashes
Artsakh v. Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh (Martakert/Aghdara )
4-20
2010
2010
2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
Armenia v. Azerbaijan
Goranboy Tartar Agdam
3-6
2010
2010
2010 Mardakert clashes
Armenia and Artsakh v. Azerbaijan
Fuzuli District Çaylı Nagorno-Karabakh (Jraberd )
8-62
2010
2010
2010 Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish
Eritrea v. Ethiopia
Zalambessa
10-35
2010
2010
Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute
Costa Rica v. Nicaragua
San Juan River
0
2011
2011
Battle of Wazzin
Libya v. Tunisia
Wazzin
23
2011
2011
2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish
India v. Pakistan
Kashmir (Kupwara district and Neelum Valley )
8
2012
2012
Heglig Crisis
Sudan v. South Sudan
Unity State South Kordofan
262–322
2012
2014
Syrian–Turkish border clashes during the Syrian civil war
Syria v. Turkey
Akçakale
17
2012
Ongoing
Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
Israel v. Syria
Quneitra Governorate Golan Heights
44
2012
2012
2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes
Armenia and Artsakh v. Azerbaijan
Tavush Qazakh Nagorno-Karabakh
9
2013
2013
2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
India v. Pakistan
Kashmir Line of Control
28
2014
Ongoing
Russo-Ukrainian War (outline)
Ukraine v. Russia
Crimea Donbas
2,824-2,924+
2014
2014
2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
Armenia and Artsakh v. Azerbaijan
Armenia–Azerbaijan border region (Tavush , Qazakh ) Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact
19
2014
2015
2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
India v. Pakistan
Kashmir Line of Control Indo-Pakistani border region
58-185
2016
2016
2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Armenia and Artsakh v. Azerbaijan
Armenia–Azerbaijan border region (Tavush , Qazakh ) Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact
199-1,820
2016
2016
Battle of Tsorona
Eritrea v. Ethiopia
Tserona Subregion
218
2016
2016
2016 Belize–Guatemala border standoff
Belize v. Guatemala
Sarstoon River
1
2016
2018
2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
India v. Pakistan
Kashmir
165-232
2017
2017
2017 Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish
Afghanistan v. Pakistan
Chaman
8-68
2017
2017
2017 China–India border standoff
China v. India and Bhutan
Doklam
0[ 1]
2018
2018
2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
Armenia v. Azerbaijan
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Sharur District and Sadarak District )
2–3[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
2019
2019
2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
India v. Pakistan
Line of Control
50-62
2020
2020
July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
Armenia v. Azerbaijan
Movses, Armenia and Ağdam, Azerbaijan
17-141
2020
2021
2020–2022 China–India skirmishes
China v. India
Sikkim , Ladakh and Line of Actual Control
50+ on both sides
2020
2022
2020–2022 Ethiopian–Sudanese clashes
Ethiopia v. Sudan
Ethiopian–Sudanese border
4
2021
2021
2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict
Kyrgyzstan v. Tajikistan
Leilek District
55
2022
Ongoing
2022 Bangladesh–Myanmar border tensions
Bangladesh v. Myanmar
Bangladesh-Myanmar border region
0
2022
2022
September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
Armenia v. Azerbaijan
Armenia–Azerbaijan border
176