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This is a list of wars involving North Korea since 1948, when the Korean peninsula was de facto divided into North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK).
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Conflict | North Korea and its allies | Opponents | Results | North Korean losses |
North Korea leader | ||
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Military | Civilian | ||||||
North Korea | |||||||
Korean War (1950–1953) |
North Korea China Soviet Union |
South Korea United Nations Command |
Stalemate
|
215,000– 350,000 |
1,550,000 |
||
Simba Rebellion (1964) |
Simba Rebels Military advisors: Cuba Tanganyika Soviet Union China North Korea |
Congo-Léopoldville Combat support: Belgium United States |
Defeat (limited involvement)
|
Unknown |
None | ||
Communist insurgency in Thailand (1965–1983) |
Communist Party of Thailand Pathet Lao[1][2] Khmer Rouge (until 1978)[1][2] |
Thailand Taiwan (until 1967) United States[1] Malaysia |
Defeat (limited involvement)
|
Unknown |
~120 | ||
Vietnam War (1967–1969)[a] |
North Vietnam Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea |
South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Laos Cambodia Khmer Republic Thailand |
Victory (in 1975)
|
14[3] |
None | ||
Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969) |
North Korea | South Korea United States |
Defeat
|
2,871 |
Unknown | ||
1971 JVP insurrection (1971) |
JVP
Supported by: |
Ceylon | Defeat (limited involvement)
|
Unknown killed Several arrested |
Unknown | ||
Yom Kippur War (1973) |
Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Algeria Morocco Tunisia Cuba North Korea[9][10] |
Israel | Defeat[11]
|
||||
Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991) |
Derg (1974–1987) Ethiopia (1987–1991) Cuba North Korea |
EPRP TPLF MEISON (from 1977) EPDM EDU EPLF |
Defeat
|
Unknown |
None | ||
Angolan Civil War (1975–2002) |
MPLA SWAPO MK Cuba (1975–91) East Germany (1975–89) Soviet Union (1975–89)[15] North Korea[16] EO (1992–95) |
UNITA FNLA FLEC South Africa (1975–89) Zaire (1975)[17] |
Victory (by 1992)
|
Unknown |
Unknown | ||
Ugandan Bush War (1980–1986) |
UNLA Tanzania (until 1985) North Korea |
NRA | Defeat
|
700 |
Unknown | ||
1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War (1982) |
Ethiopia SSDF Supported by: Cuba[18] South Yemen[18] North Korea[18] |
Somalia Supported by: United States[18][19] |
Defeat (limited involvement) | Unknown |
Unknown | ||
Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) |
Tamil Tigers Supported by: North Korea (from 1997)[20][21] Eritrea[22][23][24] |
Sri Lanka India |
Defeat (limited involvement)
|
Unknown |
Unknown | ||
1987–1989 JVP insurrection (1987–1989) |
JVP
Support: |
Sri Lanka India Military support for Sri Lanka: Israel[31] Pakistan[31] South Africa United Kingdom United States |
Defeat (limited involvement)
|
Unknown |
Unknown | ||
United States invasion of Panama (1989–1990) |
Panama
Supported by: |
United States Panamanian Opposition |
Defeat (limited involvement)
|
Unknown |
Unknown | ||
Yemeni Civil War (1994) |
South Yemen Supported by: Saudi Arabia[33]: 82 Iraq[33]: 82 Libya[33]: 82 North Korea[33]: 82 [34] |
North Yemen Jihadists[35] Supported by: United States[36] Egypt[34] |
Defeat (limited involvement)
|
2 killed in action 4 captured and executed by Jihadist |
Unknown |
||
Battle of Amami-Ōshima (2001) |
North Korea | Japan | Defeat
|
None | |||
First Libyan Civil War (2011) |
Libya Belarus Zimbabwe Foreign mercenaries[40][41][42][43][44] Minor border clashes: Darfur rebels[45] Weapons and advisors: |
Anti-Gaddafi forces Qatar Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973:
Other countries: |
Defeat (limited involvement)
|
Unknown |
Unknown | ||
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) |
Supreme Political Council | Hadi government
Saudi-led coalition Green Berets[84][85] Southern Transitional Council (from 2017)[96] Support: |
Ongoing
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present 2024 For North Korean Involvement) | Russia
In Donbas: Supported by: |
|
Ongoing |
|
None |
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