17. Vietnamese Military Against Civilians and Soldiers in Kampuchea, 1978-1983: 1,014 Casualties
We know the area as Cambodia, but the local people usually refer to it as Kampuchea. During the Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Cambodian communists aligned with Vietnam established the People’s Republic of Kampuchea, which ended the terrifying reign of Pol Pot and the Cambodian genocide.
However, as part of the ongoing war, the Vietnamese military unleashed chemical weapons on at least 124 occasions. The use of chemical weapons was against rebel forces hiding out in Cambodian strongholds and led to the deaths of over 1000 people, including many civilians.
