Editing Malaysian Armed Forces (section)

== Theater of operation ==
[[File:65th Merdeka Day 2022 Picture 15.jpg|thumb|Operatives of [[PASKAL]], [[GGK]], [[69 Commando]] and [[PASKAU]] during the 65th Merdeka Day in Kuala Lumpur.]]
The main theaters of operations were within Malaysian borders, primarily to fight an [[insurgency]] led by the [[Communist Party of Malaya]] (CPM) in what was known as the [[Malayan Emergency|Emergency]]. The only foreign incursion of Malaysian territory in modern times were in World War II by Japan (Malaya was then not a unified political entity and consisted of the British [[Crown Colony]] of the [[Straits Settlements]], and the British [[Protectorate|protected]] [[Federated Malay States]] and [[Unfederated Malay States]]) and during the [[Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation]] by Indonesia under the leadership of President [[Sukarno]]. Operations on foreign soil have mainly been [[Timeline of UN peacekeeping missions|peacekeeping operations]] under the auspices of the United Nations.
* First [[Malayan Emergency|Emergency]] (1948–1960)
*: An [[insurrection]] and [[guerrilla war]] with the [[Malayan National Liberation Army]] organised by the CPM against the British and Malayan administration.
* [[Moro attacks on Sabah|Moro attacks on Malaysia]] (Part of the [[Piracy in the Sulu Sea]]) (1962–present)
* [[Congo Crisis|Congo]] Peacekeeping Mission (1960–1962)
*: A contingent of 1,947 personnel were dispatched as part of the [[United Nations Operation in the Congo]] or ONUC. This contingent was known as the Malayan Special Force to the Congo and their experiences there were later recounted through the drawings of the cartoonist, [[Rejabhad]].
* [[Sarawak Communist Insurgency]] (1963–1990)
*: An [[insurrection]] and [[guerrilla war]] of the Sarawak Communist Organisation (from 1971, the [[North Kalimantan Communist Party]] or NKCP) against the British and Malaysian governments to establish an independent nation comprising the states of [[Sabah]], [[Sarawak]] and [[Brunei]]. The insurgency ended when the NKCP signed a peace treaty with the Malaysian government in 1990.
* [[Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation]] (1963–1966)
*: An intermittent armed conflict between Malaysia and [[Indonesia]] with skirmishes mainly occurring in [[Sarawak]] and [[Sabah]] in the island of [[Borneo]]. In 1964, armed raids were made on [[Peninsular Malaysia]]. Combat eased with the deposing of Indonesia's President [[Sukarno]] in 1965 by the Indonesian army and the conflict was declared over by both sides in 1966.
* [[Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89)]]
*: A low level resurgence of insurgent activity by the armed elements of the CPM from sanctuaries in the Malaysian-Thai border. The insurgency was only ended after the CPM signed a peace treaty with the Governments of Malaysia and [[Thailand]] on 2 December 1989.
* [[Iran]]/[[Iraq]] Border (1988–1991)
*: Participated as part of the [[UNIIMOG|UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group]] (UNIIMOG) to supervise the [[Iran–Iraq War]] ceasefire.
* [[Namibia]] (1989–1990)
*: Contributed a battalion to the [[UNTAG|UN Transition Assistance Group]] (UNTAG) to supervise Namibia's elections and transition to independence.
* [[Western Sahara]] (1991–present)
*: A contingent of observers under the [[MINURSO|Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara]] (MINURSO) to help implement a ceasefire between the [[Polisario Front]] & [[Morocco]] and help promote a referendum on the area's future.
* [[Angola]] (1991–1995)
*: A contingent was sent under the [[UNAVEM II|United Nations Angola Verification Mission II]] (UNAVEM II) to enforce the ceasefire in the Angolan civil war.
* [[Iraq]]/[[Kuwait]] Border (1992–2003)
*: A contingent was sent under the [[UNIKOM|United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission]] (UNIKOM) to monitor the demilitarised zone along the Iraq-Kuwait border, deter border violations and report on any hostile action.
* [[Cambodia]] (1992–1993)
*: An observer team was sent under the [[UNTAC|United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia]] (UNTAC) to aid in the administration of Cambodia and to organise and run elections.
* [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (1993–1998)
*: A peacekeeping contingent known as [[MALBATT]] Command (Malaysia Battalion) was sent initially under the [[UNPROFOR|United Nations Protection Force]] (UNPROFOR) from 1993 to 1995 with deployments at [[Konjic]], [[Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Jablanica]] and Pazarić in [[Hadžići]]. Following the [[Dayton Agreement]], forces were redeployed as MALCON Command (Malaysia Contingent) under the [[NATO]] led [[IFOR|Implementation Force]] (IFOR) in [[Operation Joint Endeavor]] with deployments at [[Livno]], [[Glamoč]] and [[Kupres (town)|Kupres]]. MALCON further participated as part of the NATO led [[SFOR|Stabilisation Force]] (SFOR) until 1998. Up to 8,000 troops were eventually deployed in this theatre of operations.
* [[Liberia]] (1993–1997)
*: An observer team of 3 officers was sent under the [[UNOMIL|United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia]] (UNOMIL) to support the efforts of the [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) and the Liberian National Transitional Government to implement peace agreements signed between the warring parties in Liberia.
* [[Somalia]] (1993–1994)
*: A contingent known as MALBATT was sent under the [[UNOSOM II|United Nations Operation in Somalia II]] (UNOSOM II) to take appropriate action, including enforcement measures, to establish throughout Somalia a secure environment for humanitarian assistance. During its deployment, MALBATT was involved in the [[Battle of Mogadishu (1993)|Battle of Mogadishu]] which saw 1 personnel [[killed in action]] and 7 others [[wounded in action]] during the relief operations to aid the surrounded troops of the United States' Task Force Ranger. On 18 January 1994, Lieutenant General Abu Samah Bin Abu Bakar was appointed the Commander of UNOSOM II forces. His appointment also saw the United Nations revise the mandate of UNOSOM II to stop using "coercive methods" in the discharge of their duties while retaining "some capability to defend its personnel if circumstances so warrant."<ref>UN Chronicle: "[https://archive.today/20120710120327/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1309/is_n2_v31/ai_15715974 Mandate for UNOSOM II revised; 'coercive methods' not to be used – UN Operation in Somalia emphasizes nation building]", June 1994</ref>
* [[Mozambique]] (1993–1995)
* A team of observers were sent under the [[ONUMOZ|United Nations Operations in Mozambique]] (ONUMOZ).
* [[2013 Lahad Datu standoff|Lahad Datu standoff]] (2013)
* Deployed in South Lebanon on peace keeping role at present after the withdrawal of Israeli Military forces early 2007 (Invasion of South Lebanon by Israeli Military). Unit also consist of [[Grup Gerak Khas|GGK]], [[PASKAL]], [[PASKAU]] and [[10th Parachute Brigade (Malaysia)|PARA]] elements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unifil.unmissions.org/unifil-troop-contributing-countries|title=UNIFIL Troop-Contributing Countries|date=2016-03-14|website=UNIFIL|language=en|access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref>
* Deployed a contingent called Malaysian Medical Team (MASMEDTIM) to Chaman, Pakistan to treat refugees from Afghanistan during the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
* Deployed approximately a brigade-sized force on islands surrounding Sabah waters in Ops Pasir to prevent the recurrence of [[2000 Sipadan kidnappings]].
* Deployed a contingent to Aceh after the [[tsunami]] disaster in 2004.
* Deployed MASMEDTIM to Pakistan during the 2005 quake.
* Deployed in Southern Philippines as a part of monitoring force agreed upon by both the [[Government of the Philippines|Philippine Government]] and [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] (MILF).
* Deployed in East Timor/East Leste together with Australian, Portuguese and New Zealand forces at the request of East Timor Government. The first team of 25 soldiers from 10 Para Brigade, Royal Intelligence Corp and Commando Regiment were deployed on a fact-finding mission before being reinforced by another 209 soldiers. (as at 27 May 2006)

Other limited participation under UNPKO are United Nations International Police Force (UNIPTF) since December 1995; United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) since June 1999; United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) since October 1999; United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) since September 1999 and United Nations Organisation Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) since February 2000. 18 Malaysian Armed Forces personnel have been killed during UN peacekeeping operations.