# List of military occupations

This article presents a list of military occupations, both historic and contemporary, but only those that have taken place since the customary laws of belligerent military occupation were first clarified and supplemented by the Hague Convention of 1907.
As currently understood in international law, "military occupation" is the effective military control by a power of a territory outside of said power's recognized sovereign territory. The occupying power in question may be an individual state or a supranational organization, such as the United Nations.

## Ongoing occupations

| Territory | Since | Occupied state/territory | Occupying state | Occupier's declared state/territory | Status |
| Transnistria | 1992 | Moldova | Russia | Transnistria | Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power |
| Abkhazia | 2008 | Georgia | Russia | Abkhazia | Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power |
| South Ossetia | 2008 | Georgia | Russia | South Ossetia | Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power |
| Crimea | 2014 | Ukraine | Russia | Federal subjects of Russia  Republic of Crimea  Sevastopol | Occupied and annexed by a foreign power |
| Significant parts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia OblastsNegligible parts of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv Oblasts | 2014 2022 | Ukraine | Russia | Federal subjects of Russia  Donetsk People's Republic Kherson Oblast  Luhansk People's Republic Zaporizhzhia Oblast Tavilzhanka's environs, area north of Vovchansk (Kharkiv Oblast) Outer Kinburn Peninsula (Mykolaiv Oblast) | Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblasts: DPR & LPR: Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power (2014–2022) Four oblasts: Occupied and annexed by a foreign power (2022) Mykolaiv Oblast: Occupied and partially annexed by a foreign power; territory mostly recaptured by Ukraine Kharkiv Oblast: Occupied by a foreign power |
| Parts of Kursk Oblast | 2024 | Russia | Ukraine | Ukrainian occupation of Kursk Oblast | Occupied by a foreign power |
| Parts of Southern Lebanon | 2024 | Lebanon | Israel | — | Occupied by a foreign power |
| East Jerusalem | 1967 | Palestinian territories; Palestine (since 1988 declaration) | Israel | Part of the Jerusalem District (effectively annexed in 1980) | Occupied and annexed by a foreign power |
| West Bank | 1967 | Palestinian territories; Palestine (since 1988 declaration) | Israel | Judea and Samaria Area | Occupied by a foreign power, with de facto partial annexation in the West Bank |
| Gaza Strip | 1967 | Palestinian territories; Palestine (since 1988 declaration) | Israel | — | Occupied by a foreign power, with de facto partial annexation in the West Bank |
| Golan Heights | 1967 | Syria | Israel | Part of the Northern District (effectively annexed in 1981) | Occupied and annexed by a foreign power Recognized by only the United States as part of Israel. |
| Parts of Southern Syria | 2024 | Syria | Israel | — | Occupied by a foreign power |
| Al-Tanf | 2015 | Syria | United States | — | Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power |
| Azaz, al-Bab and Jarabulus Districts | 2016 | Syria | Turkey | Syrian Interim Government | Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power |
| Afrin District | 2018 | Syria | Turkey | Syrian Interim Government | Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power |
| Tell Abyad and Ras al-Ayn Districts | 2019 | Syria | Turkey | Syrian Interim Government | Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power |
| Northern Cyprus | 1974 | Cyprus | Turkey | Northern Cyprus | Occupied by an armed group under the influence of a foreign power |
| Sofulu, Barxudarlı and Karki | 1992 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Part of the Tavush and Ararat Provinces | Occupied by a foreign power |
| Artsvashen | 1992 | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Part of the Gadabay Rayon | Occupied by a foreign power |
| Portions of Syunik, Vayots Dzor, and Gegharkunik Provinces | 2021 2022 | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Armenian territory occupied by Azerbaijan | Occupied by a foreign power |
| Majority of Western Sahara | 1975 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (declared in 1976) | Morocco | Southern Provinces (annexed between 1976-79) | Occupied and annexed by a foreign power |

## Historical occupations

Events before the Hague Convention of 1907 are out of scope.

### 1907–1919 (miscellaneous)

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Korea | 1905–1910 | Korea | Japan | Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 | Aftermath of Russo-Japanese War | Yes |
| Cuba | 1906–1909 | Cuba | United States | Second Occupation of Cuba | Banana Wars | No |
| Libya | 1911–1912 | Ottoman Empire | Italy | Invasion of Libya | Italo-Turkish War | Yes |
| Albania | 1912–1913 | Albania | Serbia | Occupation of Albania | Balkan Wars | No |
| Nicaragua | 1912–1933 | Nicaragua | United States | Occupation of Nicaragua | Banana Wars | No |
| Veracruz | 1914 | Mexico | United States | Occupation of Veracruz | Mexican Revolution | No |

### World War I and immediate aftermath

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Albania | 1916–1918 | Albania | Austria-Hungary | Occupation of Albania | World War I | No |
| Eastern Galicia | 1914–1915 | Austria-Hungary | Russia | Occupation of Eastern Galicia | World War I | No |
| Belgium | 1914–1918 | Belgium | Germany | Occupation of Belgium | World War I | No |
| Kelmis | 1914-1915 | Neutral Moresnet | Germany | German capture of Moresnet | World War I | Yes |
| Northeastern France | 1914–1918 | France | Germany | Invasion of Northeastern France | World War I | No |
| Luxembourg | 1914–1918 | Luxembourg | Germany | Occupation of Luxembourg | World War I | No |
| Congress Poland | 1914–1918 | Russia | Austria-Hungary  Germany | Invasion of Russian Poland | World War I | No |
| Parts of the Baltic governorates and Vilna Governorate-General | 1914–1919 | Russia | Germany | Invasion of Baltic Russia | World War I | No |
| German South West Africa | 1914–1915 | Germany | South Africa | South West Africa campaign | World War I | Yes |
| Governorate of Serbia | 1915–1918 | Serbia | Austria-Hungary | Occupation of Serbia | World War I | No |
| Serbia | 1915–1918 | Serbia | Germany | Invasion of Serbia | World War I | No |
| Eastern Serbia | 1915–1918 | Serbia | Bulgaria | Occupation of Eastern Serbia | World War I | No |
| Serbian Macedonia | 1915–1918 | Serbia | Bulgaria | Occupation of Serbian Macedonia | World War I | Yes |
| Albania | 1915–1917 | Albania | Bulgaria | Occupation of Albania | World War I | No |
| Montenegro | 1916–1918 | Montenegro | Austria-Hungary | Invasion of Montenegro | World War I | No |
| Haiti | 1915–1934 | Haiti | United States | Occupation of Haiti | Banana Wars | No |
| Dominican Republic | 1916–1924 | Dominican Republic | United States | Occupation of the Dominican Republic | Banana Wars | No |
| Cuba | 1917–1922 | Cuba | United States | Sugar Intervention | Banana Wars | No |
| Northeast Italy | 1917–1918 | Italy | Austria-Hungary | Invasion of Northeastern Italy | World War I | No |
| Parts of the Russian Far East, Caucasus, Parts of Northern Russia | 1918–1925 | Russian SFSR Soviet Union | United Kingdom  Japan  Greece  United States  France China | Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War | Russian Civil War | No |
| Constantinople | 1918–1923 | Ottoman Empire | France  Italy  United Kingdom | Occupation of Constantinople | Aftermath of World War I | No |
| Smyrna | 1919–1922 | Ottoman Empire | Greece | Occupation of Smyrna | Aftermath of World War I | No |
| Rhineland | 1918–1930 | Germany | France United Kingdom Belgium United States | Occupation of the Rhineland | Aftermath of World War I | No |
| Eastern Galicia | 1918–1919 | West Ukrainian People's Republic | Poland | Polish–Ukrainian War | Aftermath of World War I | Yes |
| Volhynia | 1918–1919 | Ukrainian People's Republic | Poland | Polish–Ukrainian War | Aftermath of World War I | Partial |
| Ukraine | 1918–1920 | Ukrainian People's Republic | Russian SFSR | Ukrainian–Soviet War | Aftermath of World War I | Yes |
| Transylvania, part of Banat, part of Carpathian Ruthenia, Tiszántúl, Danube–Tisza Interfluve, Budapest, Northwest Transdanubia | 1918–1920 | Kingdom of Hungary  First Hungarian Republic  Hungarian Soviet Republic  Hungarian Republic  Kingdom Of Hungary | Romania | Revolutions and interventions in Hungary (1918–1920) | Aftermath of World War I | Partial |
| Slovakia, Carpathian Ruthenia, part of Northeast Hungary inc. Sátoraljaújhely (to 1920) | 1918–1920 | Kingdom of Hungary  First Hungarian Republic  Hungarian Soviet Republic  Hungarian Republic  Kingdom Of Hungary | Czechoslovakia | Revolutions and interventions in Hungary (1918–1920) | Aftermath of World War I | Partial |
| part of Banat, Szeged | 1918–1920 | Kingdom of Hungary  First Hungarian Republic  Hungarian Soviet Republic  Hungarian Republic  Kingdom Of Hungary | France | Revolutions and interventions in Hungary (1918–1920) | Aftermath of World War I | No |
| Prekmurje, Međimurje, Voivodina, part of Banat, Baranya, Bácska | 1918–1921 | Kingdom of Hungary  First Hungarian Republic  Hungarian Soviet Republic  Hungarian Republic  Kingdom Of Hungary | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | Revolutions and interventions in Hungary (1918–1920) | Aftermath of World War I | Partial |
| Tyrol | 1918–1920 | German-Austria  Austria | Italy | | Aftermath of World War I | Partial |

### 1920–1946 (miscellaneous)

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Transcaucasia | 1920 | Azerbaijan | Russia | Invasion of Azerbaijan | Russian Civil War | Yes |
| Transcaucasia | 1921 | Georgia | Russia | Invasion of Georgia | Russian Civil War | Yes |
| Ruhr | 1923–1924 | Germany | Belgium  France | Occupation of the Ruhr | Aftermath of World War I | No |
| Manchuria / Manchukuo | 1931–1945 | China | Japan | Invasion of Manchuria | Second Sino-Japanese War | No |
| Xinjiang | 1934 | China | Soviet Union | Invasion of Xinjiang | Kumul Rebellion | No |

### World War II: build up and immediate aftermath

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Ethiopia | 1935–1941 | Ethiopia | Italy | Invasion of Ethiopia | Second Italo-Ethiopian War | Yes |
| Parts of China | 1937–1945 | China | Japan | Second Sino-Japanese War | World War II | No |
| Shanghai | 1937–1945 | China | Japan | Second Sino-Japanese War | World War II | No |
| Austria | 1938 | Austria | Germany | Anschluss | Events preceding World War II in Europe | Yes |
| Sudetenland | 1938 | Czechoslovakia | Germany | Munich Agreement | Events preceding World War II in Europe | Yes |
| Bohemia and Moravia | 1939–1945 | Czechoslovakia | Germany | Occupation of Czechoslovakia | Events preceding World War II in Europe | No |
| Memel Territory | 1939–1945 | Lithuania | Germany | Occupation of Memel | Events preceding World War II in Europe | Yes |
| Albania | 1939–1945 | Albania | Italy | Invasion of Albania | Events preceding World War II in Europe | No |
| Poland | 1939–1945 | Poland | Germany | Invasion of Poland | World War II | Partial |
| Eastern Poland | 1939–1941 | Poland | Soviet Union | Annexation of Polish territories | Partial |
| Parts of Finland | 1939–1940 | Finland | Soviet Union | Winter War | Partial |
| British Somaliland | 1940–1941 | United Kingdom | Italy | Italian invasion of British Somaliland | Yes |
| Belgium | 1940–1945 | Belgium | Germany | Invasion of Belgium | No |
| Denmark | 1940–1945 | Denmark | Germany | Invasion of Denmark | No |
| Faroe Islands | 1940–1945 | Denmark | United Kingdom | Occupation of the Faroe Islands | No |
| Greenland | 1940–1945 | Denmark | United States  United Kingdom | Greenland in World War II | No |
| Hankoniemi | 1940–1941 | Finland | Soviet Union | Winter War | No |
| Iceland | 1940–1945 | Kingdom of Iceland | United Kingdom | Occupation of Iceland | No |
| Iceland | 1940–1945 | Kingdom of Iceland | United States | Occupation of Iceland | No |
| Northern France | 1940–1944 | France | Germany | Invasion of Northern France | No |
| Southeastern France | 1940–1943 | France | Italy | Italian invasion of France | No |
| Vietnam | 1940–1945 | France | Japan | Invasion of French Indochina | No |
| Baltic states | 1940–1941 | Estonia | Soviet Union | Soviet occupation of the Baltic states | Yes |
| Baltic states | 1940–1941 | Latvia | Soviet Union | Soviet occupation of the Baltic states | Yes |
| Baltic states | 1940–1941 | Lithuania | Soviet Union | Soviet occupation of the Baltic states | Yes |
| Luxembourg | 1940–1945 | Luxembourg | Germany | Occupation of Luxembourg | No |
| Netherlands | 1940–1945 | Netherlands | Germany | Invasion of the Netherlands | No |
| Norway | 1940–1945 | Norway | Germany | Invasion of Norway | No |
| Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Hertsa region | 1940 | Romania | Soviet Union | Occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina | Yes |
| Channel Islands | 1940–1945 | United Kingdom | Germany | Occupation of the Channel Islands | No |
| Cambodia | 1941–1945 | France | Japan | Invasion of Cambodia | No |
| Greece | 1941–1944 | Greece | Bulgaria  Italy  Germany | Occupation of Greece | No |
| Iran | 1941–1946 | Iran | Soviet Union  United Kingdom | Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran | No |
| Byelorussia | 1941–1944 | Soviet Union | Germany | Occupation of Byelorussia | No |
| Ukraine | 1941–1944 | Soviet Union | Germany | Occupation of Ukraine | No |
| Baltic states | 1941–1944 | Soviet Union | Germany | Occupation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (de jure independent, de facto under Soviet rule) | No |
| Parts of European Russia | 1941–1944 | Soviet Union | Germany | Eastern Front | No |
| Eastern Karelia | 1941–1944 | Soviet Union | Finland | Continuation War | No |
| Guam | 1941–1944 | United States | Japan | Occupation of Guam | No |
| Transnistria | 1941–1944 | Soviet Union | Romania | Operation Barbarossa | No |
| Borneo | 1941–1945 | United Kingdom | Japan | Occupation of British Borneo | No |
| Hong Kong | 1941–1945 | United Kingdom | Japan | Occupation of Hong Kong | No |
| Malaya | 1941–1945 | United Kingdom | Japan | Occupation of Malaya | No |
| Yugoslavia | 1941–1945 | Yugoslavia | Bulgaria  Hungary  Italy  Germany  Croatia | Military operations in the territory of Yugoslavia | No |
| New Caledonia | 1942–1945 | France | United States | New Caledonia during WWII | No |
| New Guinea | 1942–1945 | Australia | Japan | New Guinea campaign | No |
| Nauru | 1942–1945 | Australia  New Zealand  United Kingdom | Japan | Occupation of Nauru | No |
| Andaman Islands | 1942–1945 | British Raj | Japan | Occupation of the Andaman Islands | No |
| Dutch East Indies | 1942–1945 | Netherlands | Japan | Occupation of Dutch East Indies | No |
| Philippines | 1942–1945 | Philippines | Japan | Occupation of the Philippines | No |
| Portuguese Timor | 1942–1945 | Portugal | Japan | Battle of Timor | No |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 1942–1945 | United Kingdom | Japan | Occupation of Burma | No |
| Singapore | 1942–1945 | United Kingdom | Japan | Occupation of Singapore | No |
| Kiska | 1942–1943 | United States | Japan | Occupation of Kiska | No |
| Attu | 1942–1943 | United States | Japan | Occupation of Attu | No |
| Italian Libya | 1943–1951 | Libya | United Kingdom  France | Allied occupation of Libya | No |
| Italy | 1943–1945 | Italy | Germany | Occupation of Italy, Italian campaign | No |
| Hungary | 1944–1945 | Hungary | Germany | Occupation of Hungary | No |
| Italy | 1943–1945 | Italy | United Kingdom  United States | Occupation of Italy, Italian campaign | No |
| France | 1944–1946 | France | Free France  United Kingdom  United States | Liberation of France | No |
| Baltic states | 1944–1991 | Estonia | Soviet Union | 1944 Soviet re-occupation, Baltic states under Soviet rule | Yes |
| Baltic states | 1944–1991 | Latvia | Soviet Union | 1944 Soviet re-occupation, Baltic states under Soviet rule | Yes |
| Baltic states | 1944–1991 | Lithuania | Soviet Union | 1944 Soviet re-occupation, Baltic states under Soviet rule | Yes |
| Bulgaria | 1944–1947 | Bulgaria | Soviet Union | Occupation of Bulgaria | No |
| Romania | 1944–1958 | Romania | Soviet Union | Occupation of Romania | No |
| Poland | 1944–1956 | Poland | Soviet Union | Soviet presence in Poland | No |
| Hungary | 1944–1949 | Hungary | Soviet Union | Occupation of Hungary | No |
| Porkkalanniemi | 1944–1956 | Finland | Soviet Union | Continuation War | No |
| Carpathian Ruthenia | 1944–1945 | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union | Annexation of Carpathian Ruthenia | Yes |
| Northern part of East Prussia/Kaliningrad Oblast | 1945 | Germany | Soviet Union | East Prussian offensive | Yes |
| Manchuria | 1945–1946 | Manchukuo | Soviet Union | Soviet–Japanese War | No |
| Austria | 1945–1955 | Austria | United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union  France | Allied-occupied Austria | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| East Germany, incl. East Berlin | 1945–1949 | Germany | Soviet Union | Allied-occupied Germany | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| West Germany | 1945–1949 | Germany | United Kingdom  United States  France | Allied-occupied Germany | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| West Berlin | 1945–1990 | Germany | United Kingdom  United States  France | Allied-occupied Germany | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Saarland | 1945–1957 | Germany | France | Saar Protectorate | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Northern Iran | 1945–1946 | Iran | Soviet Union | Iran crisis of 1946 | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Japan (mainland) | 1945–1951 | Japan | United States | Occupation of Japan | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Tokara Islands | 1945–1952 | Japan | United States | Occupation of Japan | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Amami Islands | 1945–1953 | Japan | United States | Occupation of Japan | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Ogasawara archipelago | 1945–1968 | Japan | United States | Occupation of Japan | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Daitō Islands and Ryukyu Islands | 1945–1972 | Japan | United States | Occupation of Japan | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Taiwan, Pescadores, and Itu Aba | 1945–1952 | Japan | China | History of Taiwan since 1945 | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Korea | 1945–1948 | Korea | United States  Soviet Union | Occupation of Korea | Aftermath of World War II | No |
| Southern Vietnam and Saigon | 1945–1946 | France | United Kingdom | War of Vietnam | Aftermath of World War II | No |

### 1947–1959

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Junagadh | 1947–1948 | Junagadh | India | Annexation of Junagadh | — | Yes |
| West Bank | 1948–1967 | Post-Mandate Palestine | Jordan | Jordanian annexation of the West Bank | 1948 Arab–Israeli War | Yes |
| Gaza Strip | 1948–1956 1957–1967 | Post-Mandate Palestine | Egypt | Occupation of the Gaza Strip by Egypt | 1948 Arab–Israeli War | No |
| Hyderabad | 1948 | Hyderabad | India | Annexation of Hyderabad | — | Yes |
| Sikkim | 1949–1950 | Sikkim | India | Intervention in Sikkim | — | No |
| Tibet | 1949–1951 | Tibet | China | Annexation of Tibet | — | Yes |
| Northern Jordan Valley | 1949-1967 | Israel | Syria | 1949 Armistice Agreements | 1948 Arab–Israeli War | No |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1954–1974 | Portugal | India | Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli | — | Yes |
| Suez Canal Zone | 1956 | Egypt | France  United Kingdom | Suez Crisis | Arab–Israeli conflict | No |
| Sinai | 1956–1957 | Egypt | Israel | Suez Crisis | Arab–Israeli conflict | No |
| Gaza Strip | 1956–1957 | All-Palestine | Israel | Suez Crisis | Arab–Israeli conflict | No |
| Hungary | 1956 | Hungary | Soviet Union | Hungarian Uprising | Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | No |
| Laos | 1959–1975 | Laos | North Vietnam | Invasion of Laos | Laotian Civil War | No |

### 1960–1979

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 1961–1974 | Portugal | India | Annexation of Goa | — | Yes |
| Aksai Chin | 1962 | India | China | Sino-Indian War | Sino-Indian War | Yes |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1962 | India | China | Sino-Indian War | Sino-Indian War | No |
| Dominican Republic | 1965–1966 | Dominican Republic | United States | Invasion of the Dominican Republic | Dominican Civil War | No |
| Sinai | 1967–1982 | Egypt | Israel | Six-Day War | Arab–Israeli conflict | No |
| Czechoslovakia | 1968–1989 | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Poland  East Germany  Hungary | Invasion of Czechoslovakia | Prague Spring | No |
| East Pakistan (became Bangladesh) | 1971 | Pakistan | India | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | Bangladesh Liberation War | No |
| Southern half of Vietnam | 1975–1976 | South Vietnam | North Vietnam | 1975 spring offensive | Vietnam War | Yes |
| Parts of Angola | 1975–1976 | Angola | South Africa | South African invasion of Angola | South African Border War | No |
| Tiris al-Gharbiyya | 1975–1979 | Western Sahara | Mauritania | Battles of La Güera and Tichla | Western Sahara War | No |
| East Timor | 1975–1999 | East Timor | Indonesia | Invasion of East Timor | Indonesian occupation of East Timor | Yes |
| Aouzou Strip | 1976–1987 | Chad | Libya | Occupation of the Aouzou Strip | Chadian–Libyan War | No |
| Parts of Lebanon | 1976–2005 | Lebanon | Syria | Syrian occupation of Lebanon | Lebanese Civil War | No |
| Kagera Region | 1978 | Uganda | Tanzania | Ugandan invasion of Kagera | Uganda–Tanzania War | No |
| Southern Lebanon | 1978–1984 | Lebanon | Free Lebanon State | 1978 South Lebanon conflict | Lebanese Civil War | No |
| Southern Lebanon | 1984–2000 | Lebanon | Israel | 1982 Lebanon War | 1982 Lebanon War | No |
| Cambodia | 1978–1989 | Kampuchea | Vietnam | Invasion of Kampuchea | Cambodian–Vietnamese War | No |
| Parts of Vietnam | 1979 | Vietnam | China | Invasion of Vietnam | Sino-Vietnamese War | No |
| Afghanistan | 1979–1989 | Afghanistan | Soviet Union | Invasion of Afghanistan | Afghan–Soviet War | No |

### 1980–1999

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Falkland Islands | 1982 | United Kingdom | Argentina | Occupation of the Falkland Islands | Falklands War | No |
| Grenada | 1983 | Grenada | United States  Barbados  Jamaica  Antigua and Barbuda  Dominica  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Invasion of Grenada | Grenadian Revolution | No |
| Northern Province | 1987–1990 | Sri Lanka | India | Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War | Sri Lankan Civil War | No |
| Maldives | 1988 | Maldives | India | 1988 Maldives coup d'état | — | No |
| Panama | 1989–1990 | Panama | United States | Invasion of Panama | War on drugs | No |
| Kuwait | 1990–1991 | Kuwait | Iraq Kuwait Governorate Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District | Invasion of Kuwait | Gulf War | Yes |
| Seven districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh | 1992–2020 | Azerbaijan | Armenia Artsakh | First Nagorno-Karabakh War | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Yes (by Artsakh) |
| Bağanıs Ayrım, Aşağı Əskipara, Xeyrimli and Ghizilhajili | 1992–2024 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | First Nagorno-Karabakh War | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | No |
| Haiti | 1994–1995 | Haiti | United States  Poland  Argentina | Operation Uphold Democracy | 1991 Haitian coup d'état | No |
| Lesotho | 1998–1999 | Lesotho | South Africa  Botswana | Operation Boleas | Lesotho general election riots | No |
| Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1998–2002 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda  Rwanda  Zimbabwe  Angola  Namibia  Chad  Sudan | Foreign support to the DR Congo | Second Congo War | No |

### 2000–2019

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Gash-Barka, Southern, Northern Red Sea and Southern Red Sea regions of Eritrea | 2000–2018 | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Regions were seized at the end of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in 2000, and subsequently delimited and demarcated by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague to be Eritrean territory. Eritrea recaptured the lands during the Tigray war. | Eritrean–Ethiopian War | No |
| Afghanistan | 2001–2002 | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | United States  United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  New Zealand and other troops | United States invasion of Afghanistan | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | No |
| Iraq | 2003–2004 | Iraq | United States  United Kingdom  Australia  Poland and other troops | 2003 invasion of Iraq Occupation of Iraq | Iraq War | No |
| Parts of Somalia | 2006–2009 | Somalia | Ethiopia | Somalia War (2006–2009) | Somali Civil War | No |
| Gori and Poti | 2008 | Georgia | Russia | Occupation of Gori and Poti | Russo-Georgian War | No |
| Perevi | 2008–2010 | Georgia | Russia | Occupation of Perevi | Russo-Georgian War | No |
| Socotra | 2018 | Yemen | United Arab Emirates | Takeover of Socotra | Yemeni Civil War | No |

### 2020–present

| Occupied territory | Years | Occupied state | Occupying state | Event | Part of war(s) | Subsequently annexed? |
| Parts of Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, and Zhytomyr OblastsChernobyl Exclusion ZoneSnake Island | 2022–2024 | Ukraine | Russia | Russian invasion of Ukraine | Russo-Ukrainian War | No |