States (1893). The War Report makes no determination as to whether belligerent occupation is occurring in these cases. The cases of occupation, which took place in the second half of the 20th century are: Egyptian occupation of Gaza, 1949/59–1967 Indian occupation of Goa, followed by its annexation (1961) Indonesian occupation of the West New Guinea, followed by its annexation (1963) Israeli occupation of the Western Golan Heights (1967–81), followed by its annexation (1981) Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus (1974–present) Somali occupation of Ogaden in Ethiopia (1977–1978) Indonesian occupation of East Timor, followed by the annexation (1975–1999) Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara, followed most areas by its annexation (1975) Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh between the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and the 2020 war (1994–2020) U.S. occupation of Cuba's Guantánamo Bay (1959–present) The most recent cases of occupation, which took place in the 21st century are the: Gash-Barka Region taken over in 2000 during the Eritrean–Ethiopian War Iraq occupied by US during the Iraq War of 2003–2011 (See: Coalition Provisional Authority) Parts of Somalia occupied during the Somalia War (2006–2009) The Russian occupation of Georgia since 1992/2008 (See: Gori and Poti occupied by Russia during the Russo-Georgian War) Occupation parts of Donbass region and Crimea in Ukraine by Russia since 2014, followed by its Crimea annexation in 2014 (See: Russian military intervention in Ukraine, War in Donbas, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine) Turkish occupation of northern Syria in support of the Syrian opposition since 2016 United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra in 2018 during the Yemeni Civil War See also Banana Wars Allied-occupied Germany Ex parte Milligan German-occupied Europe Intervention (international law) Interventionism (politics) Police action Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project List of countries with overseas military bases Lists of military installations List of military occupations References Further reading Simon Collard-Wexler. 2013. Understanding Resistance to Foreign Occupation. PhD thesis, Columbia University. Occupied territory - the legal issues, legal provisions regarding occupation of territory by hostile power and implications for people protected by IHL. David Kretzmer, Occupation of Justice: The Supreme Court of Israel and the Occupied Territories. State University of New York Press, 2002. ; Sander D. Dikker Hupkes, What Constitutes Occupation? Israel as the occupying power in the Gaza Strip after the Disengagement, Leiden: Jongbloed 2008, 110 pages, Openacces Belligerent Occupation The Law of Belligerent Occupation Michal N. Schmitt (regarding occupation of Iraq) Law of Belligerent Occupation, Judge Advocate General's