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History of North Korea

Division of Korea 1945-48

|  People's Republic of
Korea|  1945-1946

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Soviet Civil
Administration|  1945-1948
Provisional People's
Committee of North
Korea|  1946-1948

Kim Il Sung 1948-1994

|  Korean War|  1950-53

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Korean DMZ Conflict|  1966-1969
Juche|  1972
1993–1994 nuclear
crisis|  1993-1994
Death and state
funeral of
Kim Il Sung|  1994

Kim Jong Il 1994-2011

|  North Korean famine|  1994-1998

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Songun|  1998
Sunshine Policy|  1998-2010
Six-party talks|  2003
ROKS Cheonan sinking|  2010
Death and state
funeral of
Kim Jong Il|  2011

Kim Jong Un 2011-present

|  State Affairs
Commission|  2016

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2017–2018 North
Korean crisis|  2017-2018
Korean peace process|  2018-2019
COVID-19 pandemic|  2019–2023

North Korea portal

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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).

* For wars involving united Korea until 1948, see List of wars involving Korea until 1948
* For wars involving South Korea since 1948, see List of wars involving South Korea

## List of wars involving North Korea: 1948–present

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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

* United States
* United Kingdom
* Canada
* Australia
* New Zealand
* Turkey
* Philippines
* Thailand
* Ethiopia
* Greece
* France
* Colombia
* Belgium
* South Africa
* Netherlands
* Luxembourg

| 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.

215,000–
350,000

1,550,000

Kim Il Sung

Simba Rebellion
(1964)  |  Simba Rebels
Military advisors:
Cuba
Tanganyika
Soviet Union
China
North Korea |  Congo-Léopoldville
Combat support:
Belgium
United States | Defeat (limited involvement)

* Rebellion defeated.

Unknown

None

Communist insurgency in Thailand
(1965–1983)  |  Communist Party of Thailand
Pathet Lao[1][2]

Khmer Rouge (until 1978)[1][2]
Malayan Communist Party
Weapons and advisors
North Vietnam (until 1976)
Vietnam (from 1976)
China
Soviet Union
North Korea[1]

|  Thailand
Taiwan (until 1967)
United States[1]
Malaysia | Defeat (limited involvement)

* Defeat of communist insurgency.

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)

* 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

14[3]

None

Korean DMZ Conflict
(1966–1969)  |  North Korea |  South Korea
United States | Defeat

* North Korean failure to instigate an armed insurgency in South Korea

2,871

Unknown

1971 JVP insurrection
(1971)  |  JVP

Supported by:
North Korea[4][5]
ASBPI[6][7]
CCP (Maoist) (alleged)[8]

|  Ceylon | Defeat (limited involvement)

* Rebel leaders captured and remaining members surrender.
* Ceylonese government reestablishes control over entire island.
* Expulsion of North Korean diplomats.

Unknown killed
Several arrested

Unknown

Yom Kippur War
(1973)  |  Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Iraq
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Cuba
North Korea[9][10] |  Israel | Defeat[11]

* Syrian invasion of Israel repelled.
* Israel–Syria Disengagement Agreement
* Geneva Conference and the Sinai II Agreement
* Strategic political gains for Egypt and Israel

None[12][13][14]

None[12][13][14]

Ethiopian Civil War
(1974–1991)  |  Derg (1974–1987)
Ethiopia (1987–1991)
Cuba
North Korea |  EPRP
TPLF
MEISON (from 1977)
EPDM
EDU
EPLF | Defeat

* Fall of Communist government
* Independence of Eritrea
* Ethiopia becomes a landlocked country

Unknown

None

Angolan Civil War
(1975–2002)  |  MPLA
SWAPO

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)

* Withdrawal of all foreign forces in 1989
* Transition towards a multiparty political system in 1991/92
* Dissolution of the armed forces of FNLA
* Participation of UNITA and FNLA, as political parties, in the new political system, from 1991/92 onwards, but civil war continues
* Jonas Savimbi killed in 2002
* Immediate peace agreement and dissolution of the armed forces of UNITA in 2002
* Resistance of FLEC continued beyond 2002

Unknown

Unknown

Ugandan Bush War
(1980–1986)  |  UNLA
Tanzania (until 1985)
North Korea |  NRA | Defeat

* Overthrow of Milton Obote

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)

* Rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militarily defeated.
* Sri Lankan government reestablishes control over entire island.

Unknown

Unknown

1987–1989 JVP insurrection
(1987–1989)  |  JVP

* DJV

Support:
Soviet Union[25][b]
North Korea[26]
Cuba[27]
PLOTE (until 1988)[28][29]
Iraq[30]

|  Sri Lanka
India
Military support for Sri Lanka:
Israel[31]
Pakistan[31]
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States | Defeat (limited involvement)

* Emergency conditions in South-western and Central provinces lifted.
* Insurgency declined following the fall of the Eastern bloc.

Unknown

Unknown

United States invasion of Panama
(1989–1990)  |  Panama

* Panama Defense Force

Supported by:
Cuba[32]
Soviet Union[32]
Nicaragua[32]
Libya[32]
North Korea[32]

|  United States
Panamanian Opposition | Defeat (limited involvement)

* Military leader Manuel Noriega deposed

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)

* Reunification under northern government
* Purge of Yemeni socialism and the left
* Further tension in Yemen eventually leads to Yemeni crisis

2 killed in action
4 captured and executed by Jihadist

Unknown

Kim Jong Il

Battle of Amami-Ōshima
(2001)  |  North Korea |  Japan | Defeat

* North Korean naval trawler sunk[37]

15[38]
1 naval trawler sunk[39]

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:
North Korea[46]
Algeria[47]
Cuba[48]
Venezuela[49]
China (until 12 September)[50][51]
Russia (until 1 September)[50]
Mozambique

|  Anti-Gaddafi forces
Qatar
Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973:

NATO

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Denmark
* France
* Greece
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Romania
* Spain
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* United States

Other countries:
Sweden
Jordan[52]
United Arab Emirates[53]
Saudi Arabia[54][55]
Minor border clashes:
Tunisia
Arms suppliers:
Egypt
Moldova[56]
Switzerland[57]
Morocco
Other support:
Botswana
Peru
Ethiopia

| Defeat (limited involvement)

* Overthrow and collapse of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
* Death of Muammar Gaddafi and end of his rule over Libya
* Assumption of interim control by National Transitional Council; remains in power until August 8, 2012
* UN authorisation of NATO military intervention
* Diplomatic recognition of NTC as sole governing authority for Libya by 105 countries, UN, EU, AL and AU
* Factional violence leading to another civil war in 2014[58]
* Rise and spread of Salafism in Libya[59]

Unknown

Unknown

Yemeni Civil War
(2015–present)  |  Supreme Political Council

* Houthis
* Pro-Saleh forces (until 2017)
* Some Popular Committees[60]
* Sana'a-GPC forces[61]

Alleged support:

* Iran[62]
* Hezbollah[63]
* North Korea[64]

|  Hadi government

* Pro-Hadi Security forces
* Yemen National Army (YNA)
* Al-Islah
* Popular Resistance Committees[65]
* Popular Committees
* Southern Movement[66][67]
* Strategic Reserve (pro-Hadi Saleh forces)[68][69][70][71][72]

Saudi-led coalition
Saudi Arabia[73]
United Arab Emirates[74]
Senegal[75]
Sudan[76][77]
Morocco[78]
Qatar[76] (2015–17)[79]
Academi security contractors[80][81][82][83]

Under 1,000 troops:

* Bahrain[76]
* Egypt[76]
* Kuwait[76]
* Jordan[76]

Green Berets[84][85]
French Army Special Forces Command[86][87][88]
Al-Qaeda[89][90][91]
Academi

Support:

* United Kingdom[92][93]
* France[93]
* United States[93][94][95]
* Spain
* NATO

* * *

Southern Transitional Council (from 2017)[96]
Tareq Saleh forces (from 2017)[97][98]

* National Resistance[69]
* Tihamah Resistance[69]

Support:

* United Arab Emirates[99][100][101]

* * *

Ansar al-Sharia

* AQAP[102]

* * *

ISIL-YP[103][104]

| Ongoing

* Houthis dissolve Yemeni government
* Houthis take control of northern Yemen
* Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir

Unknown

Unknown

Kim Jong Un

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present 2024 For North Korean Involvement)  |  Russia

In Donbas:

* Donetsk People's Republic
* Luhansk People's Republic

Supported by:

* Belarus
* North Korea[105][106][107]

|  |  Ukraine

Ongoing

* Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts

|  |

Some[108][109]

None

## See also

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* North Korea portal

* Korean People's Army – military of North Korea
* List of wars involving Korea until 1948
* List of wars involving South Korea (since 1948)

## Notes

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1. ^ More about North Korean involvement in the Vietnam War
2. ^ see the International Suppliers of Patriotic Peoples Front

## References

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