# List of wars involving South Korea

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This is a list of wars involving South Korea since 1948, when the Korean peninsula was de facto divided into South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK) and North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK).
* For wars involving united Korea until 1948, see List of wars involving Korea until 1948
* For wars involving North Korea since 1948, see List of wars involving North Korea (since 1948)

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

| Conflict | South Korea and its allies | Opponents | Results | South Korean losses | South Korean losses | President of South Korea |
| Conflict | South Korea and its allies | Opponents | Results | Military | Civilian | President of South Korea |
| South Korea |||||||
| Korean War (1950–1953) | 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 | North Korea China Soviet Union | 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. | | | Syngman Rhee |
| Vietnam War (South Korean involvement: 1965–1973) | South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Laos Cambodia Khmer Republic Thailand Philippines | North Vietnam Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea | Defeat South Korean deployment of over 350,000 combat troops; 5,000 lost their lives 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 | 5,000 | | Park Chung-hee |
| Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969) | South Korea United States | North Korea | Victory North Korean failure to instigate an armed insurgency in South Korea | | | Park Chung-hee |
| Gwangju Uprising (1980) | South Korea | Gwangju citizenry | Victory Uprising suppressed | | | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom South Korea Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Bahrain Qatar Other Allies | Iraq | Victory South Korean deployment of 3,600 combat troops and engineers Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored. Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure. | | | Roh Tae-woo |
| War in Afghanistan (South Korean involvement: 2002–2007; 2009–2015) | Northern Alliance (2001) Afghanistan (from 2001) ISAF  United States  United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  New Zealand  Germany  Italy  France  Czech Republic  Netherlands  Turkey  Romania  Georgia  South Korea  Poland  Denmark  Sweden  Norway  Singapore | Islamic Emirate (2001) Taliban (from 2001) al-Qaeda | (prior to South Korean involvement: 2001: fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) 2002: establishment of new Afghan government) 2002: initial South Korean deployment of 210 non-combat (medical and engineering) troops July 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan: 2 hostages killed by Taliban, 21 hostages released, South Korean troop withdrawal by end of 2007 late 2009: South Korean redeployment, involving 350 troops protecting Korean PRT of c. 300 aid workers and police officers in Parwan Province 2014–15: South Korean withdrawal | | 2 | Kim Dae-jung |
| Iraq War (South Korean involvement: 2004–2008) | Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan MNF–I  United States  United Kingdom  South Korea  Italy  Poland  Australia  New Zealand  Georgia  Ukraine  Netherlands  Spain  Romania  Japan  Denmark  Bulgaria | SCJL Naqshbandi Army ISI al-Qaeda FIA Ansar al-Islam Islamic Army of Iraq Mahdi Army Special Groups Badr Brigades Kata'ib Hezbollah | 2004: initial South Korean troop deployment 2005: South Korean contribution peaked at 3,600 troops 2008: South Korean withdrawal; over 20,000 South Korean troops rotated in and out of Iraq from 2004 to 2008 (overall effects: depletion of Iraqi insurgency, improvements in public security January 2005: Re-establishment of democratic elections 2011: U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement) | 1 | | Roh Moo-hyun |