List of wars involving South Ossetia

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of South Ossetia.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Casualties
Georgian–Ossetian conflict (1918–20) (1918–1920)	Ossetian rebels Russian SFSR	Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic Democratic Republic of Georgia	Defeat	4,812–5,279 dead, unknown wounded
Georgian–Ossetian conflict (1989–present)	South Ossetia Russia	Georgia	Ongoing
East Prigorodny Conflict (October 30, 1992 –November 6, 1992)	North Ossetian militia and security forces North Ossetian Republican Guard South Ossetian militia Don Cossacks Terek Cossacks^[1] Russian Army 9th Motor Rifle Division 76th Guards Air Assault Division	Ingush militia	Victory	192 dead 379 wounded
Skirmish in South Ossetia 2004 (2004)	South Ossetia Russia	Georgia	Defeat
Russo-Georgian War (7–12 August 2008)	Russia South Ossetia^[2] Abkhazia^[3]	Georgia	Victory

References

^ "The Localized Geopolitics of Displacement and Return in Eastern Prigorodnyy Rayon, North Ossetia" (PDF). colorado.edu. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
^ The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.