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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) Various splinter factions Guinea-Bissau rebels (1998–99) Alleged support:  Gambia (until 2017)	Senegal  Guinea-Bissau (Vieira government, 1998–99) 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 Military of the Gambia	Faction of the Presidential Guard	Victory
2016–17 Gambian constitutional crisis (2016–2017)	Pro-Yahya Jammeh forces Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction MFDC Foreign mercenaries	ECOWAS  Senegal  Nigeria  Ghana  Mali  Togo Pro-Barrow forces Coalition 2016 Gambian Navy	Pro-Barrow forces victory Adama Barrow is sworn in as President in the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal. United Nations Security Council Resolution 2337 is passed. Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana invade the Gambia in support of Barrow. Jammeh steps down and leaves Gambia Alícia fatou

References

1. Christophe Châtelot (19 June 2012). "Boundaries of Casamance remain blurred after 30 years of conflict". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
2. ^ 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. ^ "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. ^ 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.

Bibliography

• Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World: A-C. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-32109-4.

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