List of border conflicts
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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.
19th century
Start | Finish | Conflict | Combatants | Fatalities |
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1846 | 1848 | Mexican–American War | United States v. Mexico | ~29,000 |
1879 | 1883 | War of the Pacific | Chile v. Bolivia and Peru | ~10,000 |
20th century before World War II
Start | Finish | Conflict | Combatants | Fatalities |
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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 | 66 |
1939 | 1939 | Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Soviet Union and Mongolia v. Japan and Manchukuo | ~16,000 |
1945–2000
Start | Finish | Conflict | Combatants | Fatalities |
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1947 | 1948 | Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 | Pakistan v. India | ~3,000 |
1962 | 1962 | Sino-Indian War | PRC v. India | ~4,000 |
1965 | 1965 | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | Pakistan v. India | ~6,80 |
1971 | 1971 | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | Pakistan v. India | ~4,000+ |
1984 | 1987 | Siachen Conflict | Pakistan v. India | ~2,400. |
1987 | 1987 | 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish | India v. People's Republic of China | Unknown |
1999 | 1999 | Kargil War | India v. Pakistan | ~4,500 |
21st century
Start | Finish | Conflict | Combatants | Fatalities |
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2000 | 2006 | 2000-2006 Shebaa Farms conflict | Israel v. Lebanon | 30 |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 Indian–Bangladeshi border conflict | India v. Bangladesh | 20 |
2008 | 2008 | 2008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict | Djibouti v. Eritrea | 144 |
2008 | 2012 | Cambodian–Thai border dispute | Cambodia v. Thailand | 42 |
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 |
2016 | 2016 | 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes | Nagorno-Karabakh v. Azerbaijan | 150-200 |
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