This is a list of wars involving South Korea since 1948, when the Korean peninsula was de facto divided into South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK) and North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). For wars involving united Korea until 1948, see List of wars involving Korea until 1948 For wars involving North Korea since 1948, see List of wars involving North Korea (since 1948) __NOTOC__ List of wars involving South Korea: 1948–present Conflict South Korea and its allies Opponents Results South Koreanlosses President of South Korea Military Civilian South Korea Korean War(1950–1953) United Nations Command
Stalemate North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled, UN invasion of North Korea repelled, Chinese invasion of South Korea repelled. Korean Armistice Agreement signed. Korean Demilitarized Zone established, little territorial change at the 38th parallel border. Syngman Rhee Vietnam War(South Korean involvement: 1965–1973) Cambodia Khmer Republic Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge Defeat South Korean deployment of over 350,000 combat troops; 5,000 lost their lives Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina in 1973 North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam in 1975 Dissolution of the South Vietnamese state Communist regimes take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Park Chung-hee Korean DMZ Conflict(1966–1969) Victory North Korean failure to instigate an armed insurgency in South Korea Park Chung-hee Gwangju Uprising(1980) Gwangju citizenry Victory Uprising suppressed Chun Doo-hwan Gulf War(1990–1991) Other Allies Victory South Korean deployment of 3,600 combat troops and engineers Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored. Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure. Roh Tae-woo War in Afghanistan(South Korean involvement: 2002–2007; 2009–2015) Northern Alliance (2001) (from 2001) ISAF
Islamic Emirate (2001) Taliban (from 2001) al-Qaeda (prior to South Korean involvement: 2001: fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) 2002: establishment of new Afghan government)
2002: initial South Korean deployment of 210 non-combat (medical and engineering) troops July 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan: 2 hostages killed by Taliban, 21 hostages released, South Korean troop withdrawal by end of 2007
late 2009: South Korean redeployment, involving 350 troops protecting Korean PRT of 300 aid workers and police officers in Parwan Province 2014–15: South Korean withdrawal Kim Dae-jung Iraq War(South Korean involvement: 2004–2008) Iraqi Kurdistan MNF–I
SCJL Naqshbandi Army ISI al-Qaeda FIA Ansar al-Islam Islamic Army of Iraq Mahdi Army Special Groups Badr Brigades Kata'ib Hezbollah 2004: initial South Korean troop deployment 2005: South Korean contribution peaked at 3,600 troops 2008: South Korean withdrawal; over 20,000 South Korean troops rotated in and out of Iraq from 2004 to 2008 (overall effects: depletion of Iraqi insurgency, improvements in public security January 2005: Re-establishment of democratic elections 2011: U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement) Roh Moo-hyun Yemeni civil war(South Korean involvement: 2018–) Republic of Yemen (Presidential Leadership Council) HirakPopular Resistance Committee Al-Islah MovementCoalition
Academi contractors Saudi-paid Yemeni mercenaries Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council Houthi militants Yemen Army(pro-Saleh and Houthis) Yemeni Republican Guard (2015–17)
Al-Qaeda AQAP 2018: potential South Korean troop deployment 2019: provided intel about the Houthis Moon Jae-inYoon Suk YeolLee Jae Myung
See also
Republic of Korea Armed Forces List of wars involving Korea until 1948 List of wars involving North Korea (since 1948)
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References
Bibliography
External links The Korean War: Korean War resources, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library North Korea International Documentation Project Grand Valley State University Veteran's History Project digital collection The Forgotten War, Remembered – four testimonials in The New York Times Collection of Books and Research Materials on the Korean War an online collection of the United States Army Center of Military History The Korean War at History.com Korean-War.com Koreanwar-educator.org Capital Mechanized Infantry Division, a division that fought in Korea and Vietnam: ROMAD with Korean Tiger Division, DASF's No's 1-7 listed with photos Photo of Commanding General of ROKF-V, LTG. Chae Myung Shin Photo of a Forward Observation Post (OP) of the 6th Company, ROK Blue Dragon Marine Corp.(2) – Vietnam 1970 http://www.vietvet.co.kr/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070930161928/http://cafe3.ktdom.com/vietvet/us/us.htm