List of wars involving Eritrea
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This is a list of wars involving the State of Eritrea.
Colonial period
- Mahdist War (1881–1899), spilled into Eritrea in 1893–94
- Italo-Ethiopian War (1887–1889)
- First Italo-Ethiopian War (1895–96)
- Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)
- Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–36)
- World War II
- East African campaign (1940–41)
Since 1950
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President of Eritrea |
Eritrean losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrean War of Independence (1961–1991) |
 ELF (1961–1981)Supported by:  EPLF (since 1973) TPLF (since 1975) |
1961–1974 Ethiopian EmpireSupported by: 1974–1991  Derg (1974–1987) PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991)Supported by:
|
EPLF victory
|
None[27] |
150,000[28] |
| First Eritrean Civil War (1972–1974) |
ELF |
EPLF |
Truce
|
3,000[30] | |
| Second Eritrean Civil War (1980–1981) |
ELF |
EPLF TPLF |
EPLF victory
|
? | |
| Hanish Islands Crisis (1995) |
 Eritrea |
 Yemen |
Victory
|
12[31] | |
| Second Sudanese Civil War (1996–1998)[32] |
 SPLA Ethiopia Eritrea Uganda |
 Sudan Janjaweed |
Stalemate
|
? | |
| First Congo War (1996–1997)[33] |
 AFDL Rwanda Uganda[34] Burundi[35] Angola[35] SPLA[36] Eritrea[37]Supported by:  South Africa[38] Zambia[39] Zimbabwe[38] Ethiopia[40] Tanzania[41] United States (covertly)[42]
|
 Zaire
|
Victory
|
? | |
| Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000) |
Eritrea |
Ethiopia |
Defeat | ||
| Djiboutian–Eritrean conflict (2008) |
Eritrea |
 Djibouti |
Indecisive
|
100[56] | |
| Tigray War (2020–2022) |
 Ethiopia Eritrea |
Tigray OLA (2021–22)[57][58] |
Victory
|
? |
See also
Notes
- Many Mai-Mai militias in eastern Zaire initially allied themselves with Rwanda and the AFDL against Hutu militants and refugees.[51] As soon as most Hutu were driven away, however, many Mai-Mai groups turned against Rwanda and the AFDL.[52] Despite this, some anti-Hutu Mai-Mai remained allied with Rwanda and the AFDL.[53]