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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Cyprus and its predecessor states.
- Victory of Cyprus (and allies)
- Defeat of Cyprus (and allies)
- Another result*
*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Cyprus, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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| Greco-Persian Wars | Greek city-states: |  Achaemenid Empire (Persia)Allied subordinate states:
| Greek victory [1] |
| Kitos War | Roman Empire: | Jewish/Judean zealots | Roman victory |
| Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) | Crusaders: | Muslim forces: | Defeat
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| War of the Lombards (1228–1243) |  Kingdom of Cyprus Anti-Imperial faction in the Kingdom of Jerusalem | .svg){kind=small} Holy Roman Empire Pro-Imperial faction in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
| Victory of anti-Imperial faction of local barons |
| Lord Edward's crusade (1271–1272) | Mamluk Sultanate | Inconclusive
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| Smyrniote crusades (1343–1351) |  Republic of Venice Knights Hospitaller Kingdom of Cyprus Dauphiné of Viennois Papal States |  Emirate of Aydin | Inconclusive |
| Alexandrian Crusade (9–12 October 1365) |  Kingdom of Cyprus Republic of Venice Knights Hospitaller |  Mamluk Sultanate | Crusader victory |
| Cyprus Emergency (1955–1959) |  EOKA |  United Kingdom | Cypriot victory[2]
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| Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 | .svg){kind=small} Cyprus |  TMT Turkey (1964) |
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| Cyprus crisis of 1967 | Cyprus Greece | TMT Turkey |
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| Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974) | Cyprus Greece | Turkey TMT | Defeat[5]
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Other armed conflicts involving Cyprus
[edit]- Ionian Revolt 499-493 BC
- Raid on Larnaca Airport 1978
References
[edit]- ^ "Greco-Persian Wars | Definition, Summary, Facts, Effects, & History". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ Jackson, Richard (2016). Routledge Handbook of Critical Terrorism Studies (1st ed.). London. p. 292. ISBN 978-1138601147.
In the minds of the victorious EOKA fighters, the history of the struggle is objective and fixed
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "UNFICYP Background - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28.
- ^ Mallinson, William (30 October 2008). Cyprus: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris. pp. 41, 51. ISBN 9780857730732 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fortna, Virginia Page (2004). Peace Time: Cease-fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace. Princeton University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9780691115122.
- ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Brussels - General Information". www.mfa.gov.cy.
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