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The '''Guiana Shield Crisis''' is an ongoing escalation of the territorial dispute between {{wp|Guyana}} and [[San Salvacion]] over the {{wp|Guayana Esequiba|Essequibo region}}, as well as the territorial dispute between Guyana and {{wp|Suriname}} over the {{wp|Tigri Area}}.
The '''Guiana Shield Crisis''' is an ongoing escalation of the territorial dispute between {{wp|Guyana}} and [[San Salvacion]] over the {{wp|Guayana Esequiba|Essequibo region}}, as well as the territorial dispute between Guyana and {{wp|Suriname}} over the {{wp|Tigri Area}}. Both disputes date back to the 1840's and remained largely absent of military tensions outside of a brief clash between Guyana and Surinamese militias in 1969.

Revision as of 07:14, 9 December 2023

Guiana Shield Crisis
Location
Belligerents

Guyana

Supported By:
United States
United Kingdom
Brazil (diplomatic)
CARICOM
OAS

San Salvacion
Suriname

Supported By:
France
Israel
China (diplomatic)
Morocco (diplomatic)
Units involved
Guyana Defence Forces Salvanese Armed Forces
Suriname National Army
Strength
7,000 (total)
600 (border only)
400,000 (total)
5,000 (total)

The Guiana Shield Crisis is an ongoing escalation of the territorial dispute between Guyana and San Salvacion over the Essequibo region, as well as the territorial dispute between Guyana and Suriname over the Tigri Area. Both disputes date back to the 1840's and remained largely absent of military tensions outside of a brief clash between Guyana and Surinamese militias in 1969.