This is a list of wars involving Botswana.
The military in modern Botswana Since its independence in 1966, Botswana has only maintained a limited military, in the form of the Botswana Defence Force. Upon gaining independence, Botswana relied on police in a lieu of a military, with a single paramilitary group in the form of the Police Mobile Unit.
The BDF was formed in 1977 in response to border incursions from Rhodesia and further shaped by incursions from apartheid South Africa in the 1980s. As a defensive force, the BDF has engaged in limited external military actions, focused on international peacekeeping, and limiting Botswanan involvement in wars.
List ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result Battle of Dimawe(1852) Various Botswana (Bakwena, Batlokwa, Balete, Batswapong, and Bahurutshe) tribal warriors Voortrekkers Victory World War II(1939-1945) Allied Powers limited involvement as the Axis Powers Victory Operation Restore Hope(1992-1993) UNITAF
United Somali Congress UN success Operation Boleas(1998–1999) SADC
Lesotho opposition Pro-opposition faction of the LDF Victory Insurgency in Cabo Delgado(2021–present) SAMIM
Ansar al-Sunna Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Ongoing
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