List of wars involving Kenya

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Kenya.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result President
of Kenya		 Kenyan losses
Military Civilian
Mau Mau Uprising
(1952–1960)		 KLFA  United Kingdom Defeat
  • British forces put down the rebellion[1]
Not applicable
12,000–
20,000+[2]
Disputed
Shifta War
(1963–1967)		  Kenya NFDLM Victory
  • Rebels disarm and surrender
Jomo Kenyatta
4,200+[3]
(Civilians and combatants)
Mount Elgon Insurgency
(2005–2008)		  Kenya SLDF Victory
  • Defeat of the SLDF guerilla
Mwai Kibaki
~600[4]
(Civilians and combatants)
War in Somalia
(2011–present)		  Somalia
AMISOM/ATMIS

United States
 United Kingdom

 Al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam
Islamic State		 Ongoing
Unclear
Unclear

References
  1. The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army (1994) p. 346.
  2. Anderson, David (2005). Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-84719-9.
  3. Jacob Bercovitch and Richard Jackson, International Conflict : A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and Their Management 1945-1995 (1997)
  4. 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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