Started | Ended | Name of Conflict | Belligerents |
Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) |
1990 | 2022 | 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 | Government of Rwanda
France
Zaire
Interahamwe
Impuzamugambi |
1990 | 1990 | 1990 Mindanao crisis | Philippines | Federal Republic of Mindanao |
1990 | 1992 | Transnistria War Part of the Transnistria conflict | Transnistria Russian Volunteers 14th Guards Army Ukrainian volunteers Don Cossacks | Moldova Romanian volunteers and advisors |
1990 | 1995 | Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) | Mali Niger Ganda Iso | 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 |
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 Al-Shabaab 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
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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) Junbish-i Milli (Supported by Uzbekistan and Russia) | Islamic State of Afghanistan |
1992 | 1997 | Tajikistani Civil War | Tajikistan
Russia
Uzbekistan | Taliban
Afghanistan |
1992 | 1993 | War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Part of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and the Georgian Civil War | Abkhazia Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus | Georgia |
1992 | 1992 | East Prigorodny conflict | North Ossetian militia and security forces
North Ossetian Republican Guard
South Ossetian militia
Don Cossacks
Terek Cossacks
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 | President of Russia Main Administration of Protection Ministry of the Interior Ministry of Defence FAPSI | Supreme Soviet of Russia
Congress of People's Deputies of Russia
Vice President of Russia
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1993 | 2005 | Burundian Civil War | Government forces: Burundian government Supported by: ONUB African Union Mission in Burundi | Hutu militias: CNDD-FDD FNL 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 | Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | 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 | AFDL Uganda Rwanda Burundi
Angola | 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 | Hema tribe: Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) RCD-Kisangani Uganda Democratic Republic of the Congo
MONUC
Artemis | Lendu tribe: Nationalist and Integrationist Front (FNI) Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) 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 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 | Republic of 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 | Ansar al-Islam[9][10]
Kurdistan Islamic Group[9]
Kurdistan Islamic Movement[11]
al-Qaeda |
2001 | 2021 | War on terror | Co-Belligerent States | Terrorist groups:
Afghan Taliban
Pakistani Taliban |
2001 | 2021 | Taliban insurgency Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) and War on terror | 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
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