Renewed Fighting Along Thailand-Cambodia Border http://www.historyguy.com/thailand_cambodia_border_dispute.htm April 22-23, 2011–Renewed clashes along the disputed border erupted on April 22 and continued into the next day. Initial reports from Thailand indicated that casualties totalled eight dead and 32 wounded. The renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia involved rocket launchers and artillery. Cambodia claimed that Thai aircraft overflew…
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Thai-Cambodia Border Dispute Flares Up Again
Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute Thailand and Cambodia are neighboring countries in Southeast Asia with a long common border and a history of wars and disputes between them. The lastest border dispute erupted into violence in October of 2008 and April of 2009, as troops from both nations exchanged fire over ownership of an ancient…
Wars of Korea
New page on Korean History now online at: http://www.historyguy.com/wars_of_korea.htm Wars of Korea Donghak Peasant Revolution (1894)–This rebellion caused the Korean governement to request Chinese military intervention. This caused Japan and China to fight a war in Korea. First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)–Japan defeated China. Many battles fought on Korean soil. The war resulted in Japan…
Crisis in Korea Escalates as War Games Begin
The escalating crisis in Korea is summarized at http://www.historyguy.com/korean_crisis_2010.htm While the the fighting of Korean War of 1950-1953 ended with an armistice nearly 60 years ago, North and South Korea are still technically at war. Their ongoing hostilities have resulted in many incidents of violence over the years, with two particular incidents in 2010 pushing…
North Korean Border Attack on South Korean Island Update
Korean Border Conflicts page updated to reflect recent North Korean Attack on Yeonpyeong Island. http://www.historyguy.com/korean_border_conflicts.htm
Diaoyu-Senkaku Islands Dispute Between Japan and China
Diaoyu-Senkaku Islands Dispute (2010)–While Japan and China have not fought a war since 1945, they really do not like each other. This is partially evidenced by the ongoing dispute over a group of uninhabited islands between Japan and Taiwarn (which China also claims, by the way). China calls them the Diaoyu Islands, while Japan calls…
Submarines Remind China the U.S. is Still a Pacific Power
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Maoist Rebels Attack Indian Forces
http://www.historyguy.com/india_maoist_insurgent_war.htm At least 22 troops were killed when armed Maoists attacked a camp of the paramilitary forces in India’s West Bengal state on Feb. 15, 2010. Nearly 50 rebels on motorcycles encircled the camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (ERF) at Silda village on Monday and started firing on it. More fighters joined the assault…
Korean Waters Spark Naval Battle on Eve of Obama Visit to Asia
On November 09, 2009, a North Korean naval vessel entered South Korean waters, refused to return to the North, and then was brought under fire by the South Korean navy. The North Korean ship was partially destroyed, and managed to escape back across the Naval Limit Line, which is the sea-border between the Koreas. Perhaps…
North Korea Launches First Missiles Since July
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