Borneo Confrontation

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Cold War conflict military conflict undeclared war

The Borneo Confrontation was a mid-1960s undeclared conflict between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia, involving British Commonwealth forces in counter-insurgency and border security operations on the island of Borneo.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War conflict → military conflict → undeclared war →
alsoKnownAs	Indonesian–Malaysian Confrontation → Konfrontasi →
cause	Indonesian opposition to the formation of Malaysia →
characterizedBy	cross-border raids → jungle warfare →
commandedBy	Ahmad Yani → George Lea → Suharto → Walter Walker →
conflictOnTerritory	Borneo → Kalimantan → Sabah → Sarawak →
countryInvolved	Australia → Brunei → Indonesia → Malaysia → New Zealand → United Kingdom →
endedBy	peace agreement between Indonesia and Malaysia →
endTime	1966 →
goal	to prevent the creation of Malaysia →
hasPart	Brunei Revolt →
involvedMilitaryUnit	Australian Army → British Army → Gurkha units → New Zealand Army → Royal Air Force → Royal Marines → Royal Navy →
location	Malay Peninsula → island of Borneo →
mainBelligerent	Indonesia → Malaysia →
notableOperation	Claret operations →
opposedBy	British Commonwealth forces →
partOf	Cold War →
politicalContext	Sukarno presidency in Indonesia → formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 →
result	Malaysian political victory → maintenance of Malaysia’s territorial integrity →
startTime	1963 →
supportedBy	Commonwealth of Nations →
temporalContext	mid-1960s →
typeOfWarfare	border conflict → counter-insurgency →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australian Army ("Indonesian Confrontation") → Indonesian Army ("Konfrontasi") → Royal Australian Air Force ("Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation") → Royal Australian Regiment ("Indonesian Confrontation") → Special Air Service ("Indonesian Confrontation") → Special Air Service →	conflict
Borneo Confrontation ("Konfrontasi") → Borneo Confrontation ("Indonesian–Malaysian Confrontation") →	alsoKnownAs
Gurkha units →	engagedIn
Special Air Service Regiment ("Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation") →	engagement
Sarawak Communist Insurgency ("Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation") →	relatedTo