Started
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Ended
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Name of Conflict
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Belligerents
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Victorious party (if applicable)
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Defeated party (if applicable)
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1990
|
Ongoing
|
DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey
|
Turkey
|
DHKP-C
|
1990
|
1995
|
Eelam War II
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tamil Tigers
|
1990
|
1991
|
Gulf War
|
Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Italy Canada Australia Egypt Syria Qatar Coalition Forces
|
Iraq
|
1990
|
1994
|
Rwandan Civil War
|
FPR
|
|
1990
|
1990
|
1990 Mindanao crisis
|
Philippines
|
Federal Republic of Mindanao
|
1990
|
1992
|
Transnistria War
Part of the Transnistria conflict
|
|
Moldova Romanian volunteers and advisors
|
1990
|
1995
|
Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)
|
Mali Niger Ganda Iso
|
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
|
1991
|
1992
|
1991–1992 South Ossetia War
Part of the Georgian–Ossetian conflict
|
South Ossetia North Ossetian volunteers Russia
|
Georgia
|
1991
|
Ongoing
|
Somali Civil War
|
1986–1991:
Armed rebel groups:
1992–1995:
United Nations
2006–2009:
Transitional Federal Government
Ethiopia
AMISOM
Allied armed groups:
2009–present:
Federal Government of Somalia
AMISOM
Advisers/Operators
United States
|
1986–1991:
Somali Democratic Republic (until 1991)
Allied rebel groups:
1992–1993:
USC
2006–2009:
Islamic Courts Union Oromo Liberation Front[2] Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
Al-Shabaab
Ras Kamboni Brigades
Jabhatul Islamiya
Muaskar Anole
2009–present:
Al-Qaeda
Foreign Mujahideen
Hizbul Islam
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (since 2015)
|
1991
|
1991
|
Operation Traíra
Part of the Colombian conflict
|
Brazil
Colombia
|
FARC
|
1991
|
1991
|
1991 Iraqi uprisings
|
Ba'athist Iraq
|
Shia militias Kurdistan
|
1991
|
2002
|
Sierra Leone Civil War
|
Sierra Leone Kamajors South African Mercenaries Nigerian-led ECOMOG Group United Kingdom
|
Revolutionary United Front Armed Forces Revolutionary Council West Side Boys Liberia
|
1991
|
1995
|
Croatian War of Independence
Part of the Yugoslav Wars
|
Croatia
|
SFR Yugoslavia (1991–1992) Republic of Serbian Krajina (1991–1995) Republika Srpska (1992–1995)
|
1991
|
1991
|
Ten-Day War
Part of the Yugoslav Wars
|
Slovenia
|
SFR Yugoslavia
|
1991
|
1991
|
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
|
Government of the Soviet Union Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
State Committee on the State of Emergency
|
1991
|
1994
|
Djiboutian Civil War
|
Djibouti France
|
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
|
1991
|
1993
|
Georgian Civil War
|
Georgian State Council Russia
|
Zviadists National Guard of Georgia
|
1991
|
2002
|
Algerian Civil War
|
Algerian government
|
Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
|
1992
|
1992
|
1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts
|
Venezuela
|
Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200
|
1992
|
1995
|
Bosnian War
Part of the Yugoslav Wars
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian Herzeg-Bosnia (1992; 1994–1995) Croatia (1992; 1994–1995) NATO (1995)
|
Republika Srpska Republic of Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia (1993-1995)
Supported by:
FR Yugoslavia
|
1992
|
1996
|
Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
|
Taliban
Al Qaeda
Supported by:
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Hezbi Islami(Supported by Pakistan)
Hezb-i Wahdat (Supported by Iran )
)
|
Islamic State of Afghanistan
Jamiat-i Islami
Shura-i Nazar
Ittehad-i Islami
Harakat-i Islami
- Hezbi Islami (until August 1992)
- -->
Junbish-i Milli (until 1994)
Hezb-i Wahdat (until December 1992)
|
1992
|
1997
|
Tajikistani Civil War
|
Tajikistan Russia Uzbekistan
|
Taliban Afghanistan
|
1992
|
1993
|
War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
Part of the
|
Abkhazia Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
|
Georgia
|
1992
|
1992
|
East Prigorodny conflict
|
Russian Army
|
Ingush militia
|
1993
|
1994
|
Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994)
|
Republic of the Congo government
Gabon
|
Congolese Party of Labour
|
1993
|
1993
|
1993 Russian constitutional crisis
|
Ministry of Defence
FAPSI
|
Supreme Soviet of Russia Congress of People's Deputies of Russia Vice President of Russia
Supporters of the Supreme Soviet and Alexander Rutskoy
|
1993
|
2005
|
Burundian Civil War
|
Government forces:
Burundian government
Supported by:
ONUB
African Union Mission in Burundi
|
Hutu militias:
Tutsi militias
|
1993
|
2021
|
Maoist insurgency in Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh
|
Maoist groups
|
1994
|
1996
|
Chiapas conflict
|
Mexico
|
Zapatista Army of National Liberation[3]
|
1994
|
1994
|
1994 Zapatista Uprising Part of the Chiapas conflict
|
Mexico
|
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
|
1994
|
2018
|
Insurgency in Ogaden
|
Ethiopia
|
Ogaden National Liberation Front
|
1994
|
1994
|
1994 Bophuthatswana crisis
|
BDF Mutineers SADF
|
Government of Bophuthatswana Afrikaner Volksfront AWB
|
1994
|
1997
|
Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
|
PUK
INC
PKK
KCP
Iran (from 1995)
SCIRI
Supported by:
United States (from 1996)
|
KDP
Iraq
Turkey
PDKI
Iran (until 1995)
|
1994
|
1994
|
Yemeni Civil War (1994)
|
Yemen
|
Democratic Republic of Yemen
|
1994
|
2023
|
|
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Armenia
Supported by: Russia
|
Azerbaijan
Supported by: Turkey
|
1994
|
1996
|
First Chechen War
Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict
|
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
|
Russia
|
1994
|
1999
|
Caprivi conflict
|
Namibia
|
Caprivi Liberation Army
|
1995
|
1995
|
Cenepa War
|
Peru
|
Ecuador
|
1995
|
2002
|
Eelam War III
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
|
Sri Lanka
|
Tamil Tigers
|
1995
|
2018
|
Second Afar Insurgency
Part of the Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict
|
Ethiopia RSADO DMLEK EPLF ENSF
DFEU
|
Eritrea ARDUF
|
1995
|
1995
|
1995 Sudanese-Ugandan border conflict
|
Uganda
|
Sudan
|
1995
|
1995
|
Hanish Islands conflict
|
Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
1996
|
1999
|
Arab-Masalit conflict
|
Arab tribes Sudan
|
Masalit tribes
|
1996
|
2006
|
Nepalese Civil War
|
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
|
Kingdom of Nepal (Government) Supported by: United States India United Kingdom France Portugal European Union China
|
1996
|
2001
|
Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)
|
Islamic State of Afghanistan After the September 11 attacks: United States of America United Kingdom Canada Australia Supported by: Iran India
|
Taliban Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al-Qaeda
Supported by: Pakistan
|
1996
|
1997
|
First Congo War
|
|
Zaire UNITA Army for the Liberation of Rwanda Interahamwe
|
1996
|
Ongoing
|
ADF insurgency
|
Uganda Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Allied Democratic Forces National Army for the Liberation of Uganda
|
1997
|
1997
|
1997 Albanian civil unrest
|
Albania Germany Italy
|
Ad hoc local Albanian militias
|
1997
|
1997
|
1997 Sudanese-Eritrean border conflict
|
Eritrea
|
Sudan
|
1997
|
1999
|
Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999)
|
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
|
1997
|
1997
|
1997 clashes in Cambodia
|
Hun Sen (CPP) Vietnam
|
Norodom Ranariddh (FUNCINPEC) Khmer Rouge
|
1998
|
1998
|
1998 Monrovia clashes
|
Liberian government (Taylor loyalists)
|
Johnson's forces (ex-ULIMO-J)
Limited involvement:
Nigeria
United States
|
1998
|
1999
|
Kosovo War
Part of the Yugoslav Wars
|
KLA
Republic of Kosova (Until 1999)
|
Yugoslavia
|
1998
|
2000
|
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
|
Ethiopia
CIS Mercenaries
Supported by:
Ukraine
Libya
Bulgaria
|
Eritrea
CIS Mercenaries
Supported by:
Russia
Belarus
United States
Israel
|
1998
|
1998
|
War in Abkhazia (1998)
Part of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict
|
Abkhazia
|
White Legion
Mkhedrioni
Forest Brotherhood
|
1998
|
1999
|
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
|
Military rebels
MFDC[4]
Supported by:
United States
|
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Guinea
Supported by:
France
|
1998
|
2003
|
Second Congo War
|
Pro-government: Democratic Republic of the Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe Anti-Ugandan forces: LRA Sudan (Alleged)
Anti-Rwandan militias: FDLR
Anti-Burundi militias:
|
RCD
RCD-Goma
MLC
Forces for Renewal
UPC
Other Tutsi-aligned forces
Supported by:
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
UNITA
|
1998
|
1998
|
1998 Saudi-Yemeni border clash[5][6][7]
|
|
|
1998
|
2022
|
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
|
Republic of Yemen
Supported by:
United States
Houthis
Supported by:
Iran
|
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Supported by:
al-Shabaab
|
1999
|
2002
|
Maluku sectarian conflict
|
Indonesia
|
Muslim society in Maluku
Christian society in Maluku
|
1999
|
2005
|
1999 East Timorese crisis
|
East Timor
Supported by:
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
Portugal
|
Pro-Indonesian militias
|
1999
|
2003
|
Second Liberian Civil War
|
Rebel groups:
Guinea
Supported by:
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
United States
|
Liberian government:
RUF
RDFG
Supported by:
Moldova
|
1999
|
1999
|
Kargil War
Part of the Indo-Pakistani Wars
|
India
|
Pakistan
|
1999
|
2001
|
Insurgency in the Preševo Valley
Part of the Yugoslav Wars
|
FR Yugoslavia
|
UÇPMB
|
1999
|
1999
|
Batken Conflict
|
Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan
|
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
|
1999
|
2003
|
Ituri conflict
Part of the Second Congo War and the Kivu conflict
|
(UPC)
RCD-Kisangani
Uganda
|
Popular Front for Justice in Congo (PFJC)
Mai-Mai Simba
|
1999
|
1999
|
War of Dagestan
Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict
|
Russia
|
Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan
|
1999
|
2009
|
Second Chechen War
Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict
|
Russian Federation
-
Chechen Republic
|
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1999–2007)
Caucasian Front (2005–2007)
Caucasus Emirate (2007–2009)
|
2000
|
2000
|
Six-Day War (2000) Part of the Second Congo War
|
Rwanda
|
Uganda
|
2000
|
2005
|
Second Intifada
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
Israel
|
Palestinian Authority
Supported by:
Iraq (until 2003)
|
2000
|
2006
|
2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict
Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict
|
Israel
|
Hezbollah
Supported by:
Syria[8]
Iran[8]
|
2001
|
2001
|
2001 insurgency in Macedonia
Part of the Yugoslav Wars
|
Macedonia
Arms support:
Ukraine
Bulgaria
|
National Liberation Army
|
2001
|
2001
|
2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
2001
|
2003
|
Islamist insurgency in Iraqi Kurdistan
|
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party United States
|
|
2001
|
2021
|
War on terror
|
Co-Belligerent States
|
Terrorist groups:
ISIL
Pakistani Taliban
|
2001
|
2021
|
|
Taliban
Allied groups:
Taliban splinter groups: (from 2015)
|
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
RS (2015–present)
Allied militias:
Support:
Formerly:
|
2002
|
2015
|
Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines
|
Republic of the Philippines
United States of America (advisors)
|
Jihadist groups:
|
2002
|
2003
|
2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Ninja militia
|
2002
|
2007
|
First Ivorian Civil War
|
Ivory Coast
COJEP
Supported by:
France
UNOIC
|
FNCI
Liberia
Supported by:
|
2002
|
Ongoing
|
Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
|
|
Insurgents :
Pirates :
- Somali Marines
- National Volunteer Coast Guard (NVCG)
- Marka group
- Puntland Group
- Yemeni Pirates
|