List of wars involving Nigeria

Major battles

List Of Conflicts

This is a list of wars and conflicts in Nigeria.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
Oyo Empire NigeriaOyo NigeriaNupe Agreement
  • The Oyo defeated the Nupe and reclaimed Oyo Ile
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results
Anglo-Aro War

(1901-1902)

NigeriaAro Confederacy  United Kingdom Defeat
  • Defeat of the Aro People
South-East Asian theatre of World War II

(1942-1945)

 British Empire

Taiwan Republic of China

 United States

Empire of Japan

Thailand Thailand

Victory
Congo Crisis
(19601964)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Léopoldville

United Nations ONUC

 Katanga South Kasai

 Belgium

Victory
  • Katanga and South Kasai dissolved.
Nigerian Civil War
(19671970)
 Nigeria
 Egypt United States United Kingdom
 Biafra Portugal

 France

Victory
  • Reincorporation of Biafra into Nigeria.
First Liberian Civil War
(19901997)
 Liberia
Liberia ULIMO
Nigeria ECOMOG
Liberia NPFL
Liberia INPFL
Indecisive (ECOMOG mission successful)[1]
Sierra Leone Civil War
(19932002)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Nigeria ECOMOG
 United Kingdom
United Nations UNAMSIL
RUF
Liberia NPFL
Sierra Leone AFRC
Victory
Conflict in the Niger Delta
(2004Present)
 Nigeria MEND
NDPVF
NDLF
Ongoing
  • Amnesty agreement in 2009
Boko Haram insurgency
(2009Present)
 Nigeria
 Cameroon
 Chad
 Niger
Boko Haram
Ansaru
Ongoing
  • Introduction of sharia law in 9 states.
Northern Mali War

(20122015)

 Mali France

 Chad

 Nigeria

 Azawad

Ansar Dine

AQIM

Victory
  • Defeat of the Islamists and ceasfire with the MNLA.
  • Northern Mali conflict
    (2012-Present)
     France

     Mali

     China[2]

     Benin

     Ghana

     Cape Verde

     Gambia

     Ghana[3]

     Guinea[4]

     Guinea-Bissau[5]

     Ivory Coast[4]

     Liberia[6]

     Niger[7]

     Nigeria[8]

     Sierra Leone[9]

     Senegal[8]

     Togo[10]

     Chad[11]

     Burundi[12]

     Gabon[13]

     South Africa[14]

     Rwanda[14]

     Tanzania[14]

     Uganda[15]

     Germany[16]

    ISIL

    Ansar al-Sharia

    Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin

    Ongoing
    Military intervention against ISIL

    (2014–present)

     United States United Kingdom

     Iraq

    Syria Syria

     Australia

     Belgium

     Canada

     Denmark

     France

     Germany

     Italy

     Netherlands

     New Zealand

     Norway

     Portugal

     Spain

     Turkey

     Bahrain

     Jordan

     Morocco

     Qatar

     Saudi Arabia

     United Arab Emirates

     Egypt

     Libya

     Nigeria

     Cameroon

     Chad

     Niger

     Russia

     Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram

    al-Nusra Front

    Khorasan


    Ahrar ash-Sham

    Ongoing
    Mali War

    (2015)

     Mali

    United Nations MINUSMA

    al-Qaeda Ongoing
    Invasion of the Gambia
    (2017)
     Senegal
     Nigeria
     Ghana
     Mali
     Togo
    The Gambia Coalition 2016
     Gambia
    Casamance MFDC
    Victory
    • Yahya Jammeh steps down peacefully, minimal combat between the two sides.

    Peace agreements

    Peace agreements signed included the:

    See also

    References

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      • Despite the often discouraging prospects, the ECOMOG operation was ultimately successful for several reasons. The first was the sheer political will and tenacity of ECOWAS. The organisation did not have the option of cutting and running, for reasons that were as much self-interested as humanitarian. The second was the ability to combine three phases of conflict resolution: peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peace enforcement, thereby changing mandates of forces in the field as developments on the ground required (a flexibility due, ironically, to the autonomy enjoyed by the military command and as a result of the weak control exercised by the ECOWAS directorate).
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    6. "Ellen: Liberia Will Send Troops to Mali for Peace Mission – Heritage Newspaper Liberia". News.heritageliberia.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
    7. Irish, John (12 January 2013). "Niger says sending 500 soldiers to Mali operation". Reuters. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
    8. 1 2 Felix, Bate (11 January 2013). "Mali says Nigeria, Senegal, France providing help". Reuters. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
    9. "Aid Pledged to Mali as More Troops Deploy". Wall Street Journal. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
    10. "Les djihadistes s'emparent d'une ville à 400 km de Bamako" (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2013.
    11. "Chad to send 2000 soldiers to Mali". Courier Mail. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
    12. "AU to hold donor conference on Mali intervention". Africa Review. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
    13. "WPR Article | Global Insider: Despite Early Successes, France’s Mali Challenge is Long-Term". Worldpoliticsreview.com. 8 March 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
    14. 1 2 3 "Five more African countries pledge to send troops into Mali: Nigerian minister". NZweek. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
    15. "Forces capture Gao rebel stronghold – World News". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
    16. http://www.dw.com/en/bundeswehr-in-mali-dangerous-but-necessary/a-37321264
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