StartFinishName of ConflictBelligerents
Victorious party (if applicable)Defeated party (if applicable)
19901990Invasion of Kuwait Iraq Kuwait
19901991Gulf War Kuwait
 United States
 Saudi Arabia
 United Kingdom
 Egypt
 France
 Syria
 Morocco
 Oman
 Pakistan
 Canada
Other Coalition Forces
Iraq Iraq
19901993Rwandan Civil WarRwanda Rwandan Patriotic FrontRwanda Rwandan Armed Forces
France Elements of the French Army (1990-1993)
 Zairean Special Presidential Division (1990-1991)
19901995Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995) Mali
 Niger
Ghanda Koi
Arab Islamic Front of Azawad
Popular Front for the Liberation of Azawad
United Movements and Fronts of Azawad
Front for the Liberation of Air and Azaouak
Front for the Liberation of Tamoust
19902006Casamance Conflict SenegalCasamance Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance
 Guinea-Bissau
19911991Ten-Day War Slovenia SFR Yugoslavia
199119921991–1992 South Ossetia War South Ossetia
 North Ossetian volunteers
 Georgia
19911994Djiboutian Civil War Djibouti
 France
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
19911995Croatian War of Independence Croatia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995)
Republic of Serbian Krajina SAO Krajina (1991)
Republic of Serbian Krajina SAO Western Slavonia (1991)
Republic of Serbian Krajina SAO Eastern Slavonia (1991)
 SFR Yugoslavia (1991-1992)
 Republic of Serbian Krajina (1992-1995)
 Republika Srpska
19912002Sierra Leone Civil War Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Kamajors
 South African Mercenaries
 Nigerian-led ECOMOG Group
 United Kingdom
Revolutionary United Front
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
West Side Boys
 Liberia
19912002Algerian Civil War Algerian government
 France
Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
1991OngoingSomali Civil War
19911993Georgian Civil War
199119911991 Soviet coup d'état attemptRussia Russia:

Anti-Communist demonstrators in union republics
defecting Red Army personnel
Republics, against the coup[1]:
 Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Moldavian SSR
International support:
United States United States of America

Soviet Union State Committee of the State of Emergency
Soviet Army

Committee for State Security of Soviet Union

Union republics and other entities in support of the coup:
 Byelorussian SSR[1]
Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan[1]
Transnistria[2]


19921992East Prigorodny conflictNorth Ossetia–Alania North Ossetian militia and security forces
North Ossetia–Alania North Ossetian Republican Guard
South OssetiaSouth Ossetian militia
Don Cossacks
Russia Terek Cossacks
Russia Russian Army
Ingush militia
19921996Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–1996)
19921992War of Transnistria Transnistria
 Russian Volunteers
Russia Russian 14th Army
 Ukrainian Volunteers
Don Cossacks
 Moldova
 Romanian Volunteers and advisors
19921993War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Abkhazia
 Russia
Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
Russian Cossacks
 Georgia
19921995Bosnian War
19921994Croat–Bosniak War
Part of the Bosnian War
19921997Civil war in Tajikistan
199319931993 Russian constitutional crisis
199319931993 Lebanon war Israel
South Lebanon Army
Hezbollah
19932005Burundi Civil War
1993OngoingEthnic conflict in Nagaland
19941997Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
19941994Chiapas conflict Zapatista Army of National Liberation Mexico
199419941994 civil war in Yemen YemenSouth Yemen Democratic Republic of Yemen
19941996First Chechen War Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Russia
19941999Caprivi conflict NamibiaCaprivi Liberation Army
19951995Cenepa War Peru Ecuador
19951995Hanish Islands conflict Eritrea

 Israel (alleged)

 Yemen
19952009Insurgency in Ogaden
199619961996 Lebanon war Israel
South Lebanon Army
 Lebanon
Hezbollah
 Syria
19962006Nepalese Civil War CPN   Nepalese government
19962001Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001)
19961997First Congo WarDemocratic Republic of the Congo AFDL
 Uganda
 Rwanda
 Burundi
 Angola
 Zaire
UNITA
Rwanda Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
199719971997 rebellion in Albania Albania
 Germany
 Italy
Albania Ad hoc local Albanian militias
19971999Republic of the Congo Civil War Republic of the Congo (Denis Sassou Nguesso government)
Cobra militia
Rwandan Hutu militia
 Angola
 Republic of the Congo (Pascal Lissouba government)
Cocoye militia
Ninja militia
Nsiloulou militia
Mamba militia
199719971997 clashes in CambodiaCambodia Hun Sen (CPP)
 Vietnam
Cambodia Norodom Ranariddh (FUNCINPEC)
Cambodia Khmer Rouge
19981998War in Abkhazia (1998) AbkhaziaGeorgia (country) White Legion
Georgia (country) Forest Brotherhood
19982002Civil war in Chad (1998–2002) ChadMovement for Justice and Democracy in Chad
19981999Kosovo WarNATO
 Albania
Albania AFRK
Kosovo Kosovo Liberation Army
 FR Yugoslavia
19982000Eritrean–Ethiopian War Ethiopia Eritrea
19982003Second Congo War Dem Rep of Congo
 Namibia
 Zimbabwe
 Angola
 Chad
Mai-Mai
Hutu-aligned forces
 Uganda
 Rwanda
 Burundi
Movement for the Liberation of Congo
Rally for Congolese Democracy
Tutsi-aligned forces
19981998Bombing of Iraq (December 1998) United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Iraq
19981999Guinea-Bissau Civil War
19991999Kargil War India Pakistan
199920001999 East Timorese crisis East Timor
 Australia
 UN INTERFET
East Timor Pro-Indonesia militia
 Indonesia
19992001Insurgency in the Preševo Valley FR YugoslaviaLiberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac
19992003Second Liberian Civil WarLiberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
Movement for Democracy in Liberia
 Liberia
19992007Ituri conflict
19991999Invasion of Dagestan (1999) Russia IIPB
Shura of Dagestan
19992009Second Chechen War Russian Federation
Chechnya Republic of Chechnya
 Republic of Ichkeria
Caucasian militants
Foreign mujahideen
20002005Second Intifada Israel Hamas

Fatah

Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades
PRC
Islamic Jihad

Other
Supported by:
Iraq[4]

200020062000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict IsraelHezbollah

 Syria

200120012001 Indian–Bangladeshi border conflict
20012001Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
2001OngoingWar in Afghanistan (2001–present)
2002OngoingOperation Enduring Freedom – Philippines
2002OngoingOperation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
20022002Operation Defensive Shield IsraelFatah (Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades & Tanzim)
Hamas
Islamic Jihad
Preventive Security Service
20022007Ivorian Civil War
2002OngoingInsurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)

This is a list of wars launched from 2003 to 2011. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

StartFinishName of ConflictBelligerents
Victorious party (if applicable)Defeated party (if applicable)
20032009War in Darfur
200320032003 invasion of Iraq United States

 United Kingdom
 Australia
 Poland
KDP
Kurdistan Region PUK
Iraq INC

Iraq Iraq

Arab volunteers
Ansar al-Islam
Foreign Volunteers

20032010Iraq War United States

 Iraq
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Iraq Awakening Councils
Withdrawn forces:
 United Kingdom (2003–09)
 Australia (2003–09)
 Poland (2003–08)
 Denmark (2003–07)
 Italy (2003–06)
 Georgia (2003–08)
 Ukraine (2003–08)
 Netherlands (2003–05)
 Spain (2003–04)
MNF–I (2004–09)
30 other countries


 Turkey (see: Turkey-PKK Conflict)

Insurgent groups:

Baath Party Loyalists
Islamic State of Iraq
  al-Qaeda in Iraq
Mahdi Army
 Special Groups
Islamic Army of Iraq
Ansar al-Sunnah


Iraq Iraq under Saddam Hussein


For fighting between insurgent groups, see Civil war in Iraq.

2004OngoingBalochistan conflict
2004OngoingWar in North-West Pakistan
2004OngoingIran–Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan conflict
200420042004 Haitian rebellionUnited States United States
United Nations United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti
Haiti Haiti
20042007Central African Republic Bush War Central African Republic
Chad
United Nations MINURCAT
MICOPAX (CEEAC)
UFDR rebels
APRD rebels
CPJP rebels
FDPC rebels
MLCJ rebels
20042009Conflict in the Niger Delta
20042004Operation Rainbow Israel Hamas
Islamic Jihad
PRC
20042004Operation Days of Penitence Israel Hamas
20042010Sa'dah insurgency
2004OngoingSouth Thailand insurgency
200420042004 French–Ivorian clashes
Part of the Ivorian Civil War
 France Côte d'Ivoire
20042009Kivu conflict
2005OngoingCivil war in Chad (2005–present)
20052008Mount Elgon insurgency KenyaSabaot Land Defence Force
20062009Fatah–Hamas conflict HamasFatah
200620062006 Israel–Gaza conflict Israel Hamas
Fatah (Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades & Tanzim)
PRC
Islamic Jihad
Palestinian Army of Islam
200620062006 Lebanon WarBoth sides claim victory
2006OngoingMexican Drug WarMexico
United States
20062009War in Somalia (2006–2009)2006-2008 Invasion and Insurgency

 Ethiopia
Somalia Transitional Federal Government
 Puntland
Somalia Galmudug
Somalia pro-Ethiopian warlords
 United States
 United Kingdom
AMISOM:

After 2009 Ethiopian withdrawal
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
File:Somalia Islamic Courts Flag.svg al-Shabaab
Ras Kamboni Brigades
Jabhatul Islamiya
Muaskar Anole
 Eritrea (alleged)

Islamic Courts Union
2007OngoingOperation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara
20072009Tuareg Rebellion (2007–2009)
200720072007 Lebanon conflict Lebanon Fatah al-Islam
Jund al-Sham
2007OngoingCivil war in Ingushetia
20082008Operation Hot Winter Israel Hamas
200820082008 Mardakert skirmishes
200820082008 invasion of Anjouan Comoros

African Union:

 France[5]

 Anjouan
200820082008 conflict in LebanonHezbollah
Amal Movement
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Free Patriotic Movement
Lebanese Democratic Party
Future Movement
Progressive Socialist Party
2008OngoingCambodian–Thai border stand-off
20082008Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict Djibouti Eritrea
200820082008 South Ossetia war Russia
 South Ossetia
 Abkhazia
 Georgia
20082009Gaza War Israel Hamas
Al-Qassam Brigades
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades
Islamic Jihad
Al-Quds Brigades
PRC
Other
2009OngoingSudanese nomadic conflicts
2009OngoingInsurgency in the North Caucasus
2009OngoingWar in Somalia (2009–)
200920092009 Nigerian sectarian violence Nigeria Boko Haram
2009OngoingSouth Yemen insurgency
2010OngoingYemeni al-Qaeda crackdown
201020102010 Eritrea–Ethiopia border skirmish Eritrea Ethiopia
201020102010 South Darfur clash
201020102010 South Kyrgyzstan riots KyrgyzstanKyrgyzistani Kyrgyz gangs

Other pro- Bakiyev forces

Uzbekistani Kyrgyz

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (alleged)


Kyrgyzstani Uzbeks

Uzbekistani Uzbek civilians

 Uzbekistan(limited involv.)

201020102010 Kingston conflict JamaicaShower Posse drug cartel
2010Ongoing2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
201020112010–2011 Tunisian revolutionTunisia Interim Government of TunisiaTunisia Government of Tunisia
  1. ^ a b c Ольга Васильева, «Республики во время путча» в сб.статей: «Путч. Хроника тревожных дней». // Издательство «Прогресс», 1991. (in Russian). Accessed 2009-06-14. Archived 17 June 2009.
  2. ^ Solving Transnistria: Any Optimists Left? by Cristian Urse. p. 58. Available at http://se2.isn.ch/serviceengine/Files/RESSpecNet/57339/ichaptersection_singledocument/7EE8018C-AD17-44B6-8BC2-8171256A7790/en/Chapter_4.pdf
  3. ^ a party led by the nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky - http://www.lenta.ru/lib/14159799/full.htm. Accessed 13 September 2009. Archived 16 September 2009-.
  4. ^ Iraq's Involvement in the Palestinian Terrorist Activity against Israel
  5. ^ AFP (2008-03-25). "African forces invade rebel Comoros island". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2008-10-01.