This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Chad. ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultArab Cold War (1952–1991) (1958)
Supported by: Federation of Arab Republics Arab Islamic Republic
United Arab States (1958–1961)
Supported by:Inconclusive
Decline of pan-Arabism and Nasserism after the death of Gamal Abdel Nasser Rise of Wahhabism, Salafi jihadism, and Islamism after the death of Nasser International propagation of Salafism and Wahhabism in several countries financed with Saudi oil exports Beginning of the 1969 Somali coup d'état, establishing the Somali Democratic Republic Creation of Gulf Cooperation Council Failed attempts of an Arab Union: Arab Federation United Arab Republic United Arab States Federation of Arab Republics United Arab Kingdom Union of Arab Republics Arab Islamic Republic Successful attempts of an Arab Union: Unity of nine Arab emirates to form UAE Yemeni unificationChadian Civil War (1965–1979) FROLINAT (from 1966) First Liberation Army (until 1975) Second Liberation Army (1968–76) Third Liberation Army (from 1968) Various splinter factions FLT (until 1975) Volcan Army (from 1970) FAP (from 1976) FAN (1976–78, 1979)Tribal and peasant rebels Libya (1969–72, from 1975)Supported by: (non-combat, until 1969) Chadian Armed Forces FROLINAT's First Liberation Army ( 1975) FAN (1978–79) Supported by:Rebel victory
Overthrow and death of François Tombalbaye in 1975 Overthrow of Félix Malloum in 1979 Signing of Lagos Accord and installation of Transitional Government of National UnityChadian–Libyan conflict (1978–1987) Anti-Libyan Chadian factions FAT (1978–1979) FAN (1978–1983) FANT (1983–1987) GUNT (1986–1987) Inter-African Force
NFSL Libya Islamic LegionGeoffrey Leslie Simons, Libya and the West: from independence to Lockerbie, Centre for Libyan Studies (Oxford, England). Pg. 57 Pro-Libyan Chadian factions FROLINAT GUNT (1979–1986) Codos (1983–1986) FAP (1978–1986) Pro-Libyan Palestinian and Lebanese groups (1987) Abu Nidal OrganizationChadian and French victory Chad regains control of the Aouzou Strip.Toyota War (1986 – 1987)Decisive Chadian and French victory Ceasefire agreement Expulsion of Libyan forces from ChadFirst Congo War (1996–1997)FAZ White Legion Ex-FAR/ALiR Interahamwe CNDD-FDD UNITA ADF FLNCSupported by: (denied)
Mai-Mai AFDL SPLASupported by: (covertly)
Mai-MaiAFDL victory
Overthrow of the Mobutu regime Zaire renamed back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Installation of Laurent-Désiré Kabila as president Beginning of Second Congo WarSecond Congo War (1998–2003)Note: Rwanda and Uganda fought a short war in June 2000 over Congolese territory.Stalemate
Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila Sun City Agreement Creation of a unified, multi-party government in DR Congo, with Joseph Kabila as president Pretoria Accord; Rwandan withdrawal from DR Congo in exchange for commitment towards the disarmament of Hutu militias. The Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is established, deployment of MONUC. End of the Angolan Civil War. Continuation of the Ituri conflict. Start of the Kivu conflict.Central African Republic Bush War (2004 – 2007)Rebels: Violence persists despite an April 2007 peace agreement Eventual outbreak of a second civil war in 2012Chadian Civil War (2005 – 2010) Libya NMRD JEMSupported by: Ukraine Israel RomaniaAlleged support: Government victoryBoko Haram insurgency (2009 – present)Multinational Joint Task Force
Faced with Boko Haram, Cameroon weighs death penalty for terrorism. By Tansa Musa, Reuters. YAOUNDE Wed 3 December 2014 9:56am EST. Chad armoured column heads for Cameroon to fight Boko Haram. AFP for Yahoo! News, 16 January 2015 4:54 PM. West Africa leaders vow to wage 'total war' on Boko Haram By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau. 17 May 2014 2:19 PM. African Troops Free Dozens of Boko Haram Victims, Voice of America, Apr 10, 2021. Accessed April 11, 2021. Boko Haram
Shekau faction Several minor factions
ISWAP
AnsaruOngoing (Map of the current military situation)
Expansion of conflict into neighboring Cameroon, Chad, Mali, and Niger Coalition offensive in 2015 forces Boko Haram to retreat into the Sambisa Forest Abubakar Shekau killed on 19 May 2021 amid ISWAP's capture of Sambisa ForestChadian intervention in northern Mali (2013 – present) AQIM
MUJAOOngoingInsurgency in Northern Chad (2016 – present) JEMFACT
CCMSR
UFR
FNDJTOngoing
Idriss Déby was killed in action, during the Northern Chad offensive Mahamat Déby Itno becomes his successor, along established himself as the Chairman of the Transitional Military Council and dissolves the Chadian parliament after death of Idriss Déby
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