List of wars involving Kenya

This is a list of wars involving Kenya since its independence from United Kingdom in 1963.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result President
of Kenya
Kenyan losses
Military Civilian
Shifta War
(19631967)
 Kenya Insurgents Victory
  • Secessionism in NFD suppressed.
Jomo Kenyatta
4,200+ killed[1]
(Civilians and combatants)
Mount Elgon Insurgency
(20052008)
 Kenya SLDF Victory
  • Defeat of the SLDF guerilla.
Mwai Kibaki
~600 killed[2]
(Civilians and combatants
War in Somalia
(2011)
 Somalia
AMISOM

United States
 United Kingdom

Al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam
Islamic State
Ongoing
Unclear
Unclear

References

  1. Jacob Bercovitch and Richard Jackson, International Conflict : A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and Their Management 1945-1995 (1997)
  2. Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch (2008-04-02). "Kenya: Army and Rebel Militia Commit War Crimes in Mt. Elgon (Human Rights Watch, 3-4-2008)". Hrw.org. Retrieved 2010-05-01.


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