What the records say
- When
- 14 Dec 1985 – 30 Dec 1985
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 14.90° N, 0.40° W
- Description
- war fought by Burkina Faso and Mali
Agacher Strip War
1985 war fought by Burkina Faso and Mali
The Agacher Strip War, also known as the Christmas War, was a brief conflict fought by Burkina Faso and Mali over a 160-kilometre-long (100 mi) strip of land along the border in northern Burkina Faso from 25 to 30 December 1985. The war ended in a ceasefire. The Agacher Strip had been subject to a border dispute between Mali and Burkina Faso since the 1960s.
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