Djiboutian Civil War | |||||||
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![]() The situation during the Djiboutian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
5,000 (1992) 20,000 (1994)[1] |
3,000 (1991) 4,500 (1994) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 1,000 killed[2] |
The Djiboutian Civil War (also known as the First Afar insurgency) was a conflict in Djibouti, lasting from 1991 to 1994 and resulting in thousands of fatalities.[3] The uneven power sharing between the Issas and the Afars led to the Civil War that ravaged the country for three years.