List of wars involving Comoros

Comoros, an island nation off East Africa, has been involved in military conflicts since becoming independent of France in 1975. Opération Azalée (1995) was a French invasion of the islands to oppose an attempted coup d'état. Comoros itself led the 2008 invasion of Anjouan on part of its territory, and has participated with other African nations in the Northern Mali conflict.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Operation Azalee (1995)  Comoros  France Defeat
2008 invasion of Anjouan (2008)  Comoros

 Senegal

 Sudan

 Tanzania

 Anjouan Victory
Northern Mali Conflict (2012–present) Mali Government of Mali

 France
ECOWAS

 Benin

 Burkina Faso

 Cape Verde

 Gambia

 Ghana

 Guinea

 Guinea-Bissau

 Ivory Coast

 Liberia

 Niger

 Nigeria

 Sierra Leone

 Senegal


 Chad
 Burundi
 Gabon
 South Africa
 Rwanda
 Tanzania
 Uganda
 China
 Germany
 Sweden
 Estonia


Supported by:


Non-state combatants:
Ganda Iso
FLNA[2][3]
MSA (from 2016)
GATIA (from 2014)

National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
(MNLA)
  • Islamic Movement of Azawad
    (MIA)[4]
Ongoing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mali: Comoros backs military intervention in Mali". Afriquejet.com. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. ^ Par Europe1.fr avec AFP. "Mali: nouveau groupe armé créé dans le Nord". Europe1.fr. Retrieved 9 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Felix, Bate; Diarra, Adama (10 April 2012), "New north Mali Arab force seeks to "defend" Timbuktu", Reuters, archived from the original on 15 June 2012
  4. ^ Ediciones El País (30 January 2013). "El Ejército francés se detiene ante Kidal, el feudo de la minoría tuareg de Malí". EL PAÍS. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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