| Started |
Ended |
Name of conflict |
Belligerents |
| Victorious party (if applicable) |
Defeated party (if applicable) |
| 1960 |
1965 |
Congo Crisis Part of the decolonisation of Africa and the Cold War |
Supported by:
1963–1965:
Supported by: |
1960–1963:
Supported by:
1960–1962:
Supported by:
1963–1965:
Supported by: |
| 1960 |
1961 |
Bajaur Campaign Part of the Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflict and the Cold War |
Pakistan
|
Afghanistan
|
| 1960 |
1996 |
Guatemalan Civil War Part of the Central American crisis and Cold War |
Government of Guatemala and Guatemalan military
Government-led paramilitary organizations
Supported by:
United States (1962–1996)[79]
Argentina (1976–1983)
|
URNG (from 1982)
PGT (until 1998)
MR-13 (1960–1971)
FAR (1960–1971)
EGP (1971–1996) ORPA (1979–1996) Supported by:
Cuba
FMLN
Nicaragua (1979–1990)
|
| 1960 |
1961 |
1960–61 campaign at the China–Burma border Part of the cross-strait conflict, the internal conflict in Myanmar, and the Cold War in Asia |
|
Republic of China
|
| 1960 |
1960 |
1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt Part of the Opposition to Haile Selassie |
Emperor Haile Selassie loyalists
|
Council of the Revolution
|
| 1961 |
1974 |
Angolan War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War, the Decolonization of Africa and the Cold War |
FLEC RDL |
|
| 1961 |
1961 |
Bay of Pigs Invasion Part of the Cold War and the Consolidation of the Cuban Revolution |
Cuba
|
United States
Cuban DRF
|
| 1961 |
1962 |
French military rebellion in Algeria[102][103] Part of the Algerian War |
France |
OAS |
| 1961 |
1990 |
Nicaraguan Revolution Part of the Central American crisis and the Cold War in Latin America |
FSLN
MAP-ML (1978–1979)
Panama (1978–1979)
Nicaragua
|
Somoza regime (1961–1979)
Contras (1979–1990)
|
| 1961 |
1961 |
Bizerte crisis Part of the decolonisation of Africa and the spillover of the Algerian War |
France
|
Tunisia
|
| 1961 |
1991 |
Eritrean War of Independence Part of Opposition to Haile Selassie, the Ethiopian Civil War, the Cold War, the Sino-Soviet split, the conflicts in the Horn of Africa, and the Revolutions of 1989 |
ELF (1961–1981)
EPLF (since 1973)
TPLF (since 1975)
|
1961–1974
Ethiopian Empire
1974–1991
Derg (1974–1987)
PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991)
|
| 1961 |
1970 |
First Iraqi–Kurdish War Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict and the Arab–Israeli conflict |
KDP Supported by:
Iran[147]
Israel
United States (alleged)[147]
|
Before 1968:
 Iraq
Syria (1963) Supported by:
United States (from 1963)[148][149]
Egypt (1965)[150] After 1968:
Ba'athist Iraq |
| 1961 |
1961 |
Rebellion of the Pilots |
Elements of the Armed Forces still loyal to Trujillo |
Dominican Air Force |
| 1961 |
1961 |
1961 revolt in Somalia Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa and the separatism in Somalia |
Somali Republic
|
Pro-Somaliland coup plotters |
| 1961 |
1961 |
Annexation of Goa Part of the decolonisation of Asia and the Cold War |
India
|
Portugal
|
| 1961 |
1962 |
Operation Trikora Part of the West New Guinea dispute and the Cold War in Asia |
|
Indonesia
Soviet Union
|
| 1962 |
1964 |
Tuareg rebellion (1962–1964) Part of the Tuareg rebellions |
Mali
|
Tuareg tribal and clan groups |
| 1962 |
1962 |
El Carupanazo |
Venezuelan government
|
Military rebels
|
| 1962 |
1962 |
El Porteñazo |
Venezuelan government
|
Military rebels
|
| 1962 |
1963 |
1963 Argentine Navy revolt |
Azules faction (most of the Army and the Air Force)
|
Colorados faction (mainly the Navy)
|
| 1962 |
1970 |
North Yemen Civil War |
Yemen Arab Republic
Egypt
|
Kingdom of Yemen
Saudi Arabia
|
| 1962 |
Ongoing |
Papua conflict Part of the West New Guinea dispute and Terrorism in Indonesia |
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea[151][152] |
Free Papua Movement
|
| 1962 |
1962 |
Sino-Indian War Part of the Sino-Indian border dispute |
China
|
India
|
| 1962 |
1990 |
Communist insurgency in Sarawak Part of the Formation of Malaysia, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989) and Cold War in Asia |
Anti-communist forces:
United Kingdom
Malaysia
Supported by:
Australia
Brunei
New Zealand
United States
Indonesia (after 1965) (Indo-Malay border)
|
Communist forces:
North Kalimantan Communist Party[153]
Sarawak People's Guerrilla Force (SPGF)
- North Kalimantan People's Army (NKPA)
Indonesia (1962–65) (military aid)
Other support:
Brunei People's Party
- North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA)
Malayan Communist Party
Supported by:
China[154]
North Vietnam (until 1975)
North Korea[155][156] |
| 1962 |
1962 |
Brunei revolt Part of the beginning of Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and Formation of Malaysia |
|
|
| 1963 |
Ongoing |
Katanga insurgency Part of the Congo Crisis, First and Second Congo Wars, and other Congolese Civil Wars |
Congo-Léopoldville (until 1971)
Zaire (1971–1997)
DR Congo (from 1997)
ONUC (until 1964)
MONUSCO (since 1999) Local self-defence groups[157]
|
Katangese rebels:
Alleged Support: FARDC elements[158] Katangese businessmen[158]
FDLR Mai Mai Yakutumba
CNPSC
|
| 1963 |
1963 |
1963 Cuban invasion of Venezuela[159] |
Venezuela |
Cuba |
| 1963 |
1966 |
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Part of the formation of Malaysia and the Cold War in Asia |
|
Indonesia Aligned parties:
PKI
NKCP[162][154]
PGRS[154]
PRB[165]
|
| 1963 |
1970 |
Bale revolt Part of the Ethiopian–Somali conflict, Opposition to Haile Selassie and Conflicts in the Horn of Africa |
Ethiopian Empire Supported by (since 1968):
United States
United Kingdom
|
Oromo and Somali rebels Supported by (1963–1969):
Somali Republic |
| 1963 |
1974 |
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War and the Cold War |
PAIGC
Guinea (1970 only)
Cuba
|
Portugal
|
| 1963 |
1963 |
Ramadan Revolution Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War |
Iraqi Ba'ath Party Supported by:
United States[166][167] |
Iraqi Government
Iraqi Communist Party[168]
|
| 1963 |
1963 |
1963 Syrian coup d'état Part of the Arab Cold War |
Ba'ath Party
|
Second Syrian Republic
|
| 1963 |
1976 |
Dhofar Rebellion Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War |
 Oman[q]
United Kingdom
Iran (1973–1976)
Jordan
United Arab Emirates Support:
Saudi Arabia (financial aid) |
DLF (1963–1968)
PFLOAG (1968–1974)
NDFLOAG (1969–1971)
PFLO (1974–1976) Support:
South Yemen
Soviet Union
China
Cuba
North Korea
Iraq |
| 1963 |
1963 |
Ar-Rashid revolt |
Iraqi Government
|
Iraqi Communist Party
Iraqi Army
|
| 1963 |
1963 |
Sand War Part of the Arab Cold War and the Cold War |
Algeria Support:
Egypt
Cuba[170]
|
Morocco Support:
France[171]
|
| 1963 |
1967 |
Aden Emergency Part of the Cold War, the Arab Cold War, and the decolonization of Asia |
NLF
|
United Kingdom
FLOSY Supported by:
United Arab Republic
|
| 1963 |
1967 |
Shifta War Part of the Somali–Kenyan conflict |
Kenya Colony (until Dec. 1963)
Kenya (from Dec. 1963) Supported by:
United Kingdom
Ethiopian Empire
|
Northern Frontier Districts Liberation Movement
Supported by:
Somalia
Soviet Union |
| 1963 |
1963 |
November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War |
Nasserists
|
 Ba'athists
|
| 1963 |
1965 |
Simba rebellion Part of the Congo Crisis and the Cold War |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belgium
United States
Anyanya Banyamulenge militias (1965)
|
Simba rebels
- Gbenye-Olenga faction
- Soumialot faction
- Kabila-Massengo faction
Rwandan exile groups
Uganda
Sudan[176]
|
| 1964 |
1964 |
Zanzibar Revolution Part of the Cold War |
Revolutionaries
|
Sultanate of Zanzibar
|
| 1964 |
1964 |
1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Part of the Ethiopian–Somali conflict and the Cold War] |
Ethiopia Supported by:
United States
|
Somalia Supported by:
Egypt[177][178]
|
| 1964 |
1964 |
1964 Brazilian coup d'état Part of the Cold War |
Supported by:
Congressional opposition
United States |
Supported by:
National Union of Students
Peasant Leagues |
| 1964 |
Ongoing |
Colombian conflict Part of the Cold War (1964–1991), the war on drugs (1971–present) and the war on terror (2001–present)[179][180][181][182] |
Colombia
Supported by:
Peru
Panama[183]
Mexico
Brazil[184]
Ecuador
United States
Spain[185]
United Kingdom[186]
|
Colombian drug cartels and paramilitaries
Supported by: Contras (1979–90)
Mexican drug cartels and paramilitaries
Colombian rebel guerrilla groups
Supported by:
Venezuela[195]
Cuba[196][197]
Belarus[198][199] (from 2008)
Nicaragua (alleged)[200]
Libya (until 2011)[201][202]
Soviet Union (until 1989)[197]
Albania (financial support; 1960s–1970s)[203] Cartel of the Suns[204] FBL[195]
Shining Path (factions)[205][206]
ETA (1964–2018)
PIRA (1969–98)
PKK[207] |
| 1964 |
1979 |
Rhodesian Bush War Part of the Cold War and decolonisation of Africa |
|
|
| 1964 |
1992 |
FULRO insurgency
Part of the Persecution of the Montagnard in Vietnam, Racism in Vietnam, Vietnam War (until 1975), Cambodian Civil War (until 1975), Cambodian–Vietnamese War, (until 1991) insurgency in Laos, and the Cold War (until 1991) |
Communist forces:
North Vietnam (1964–1976)
Viet Cong (until 1975)
Vietnam (after 1976)
People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979-1989) Khmer Rouge (1967-1975) |
FULRO
Supported by:
China
Cambodia
Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
GRUNK
Khmer Rouge (1975–1992)
United States (1970–1975)[212]
France (1974–1992)
Anti-communist forces:
South Vietnam (1964–1975)
United States (1964–1972)[212] |
| 1964 |
1974 |
Mozambican War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War, the Decolonisation of Africa, and the Cold War |
FRELIMO
COREMO
|
Portugal
|
| 1964 |
1982 |
Mexican Dirty War Part of the Cold War |
Mexico
|
Far-left groups
|
| 1965 |
1965 |
Dominican Civil War Part of the Cold War |
Loyalist faction
United States
|
Constitutionalist faction
|
| 1965 |
1966 |
American occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965–66) |
United States (pro-government state intervener)
Organization of American States (OAS)
|
Constitutionalists
|
| 1965 |
1965 |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts and Cold War |
India |
Pakistan |
| 1965 |
1965 |
30 September Movement Part of the Cold War in Asia, Konfrontasi and the transition to the New Order |
Indonesian Army (Suharto factions)[253][254]
Supported by:
United Kingdom[255][256]
United States[257][258][259] |
|
| 1965 |
1983 |
Communist insurgency in Thailand Part of the Cold War and Indochina Wars |
Thailand
Kingdom of Laos (until 1975) ROC 93rd Division[261]
Malaysia[262][263]
Supported by:
United States
Shan United Revolutionary Army[264]
Karen National Union[265]
|
Communist Party of Thailand
- People's Liberation Army of Thailand
- Federation of Farmers and Workers
- National Student Center of Thailand
- Ethnic groups, especially the Hmong
Pathet Lao
Malayan Communist Party[266]
Communist Party of Burma[267] Supported by:
Khmer Rouge (until 1978)
People's Republic of Kampuchea (since 1979)
People's Republic of China (until 1980)
North Vietnam
|
| 1965 |
1979 |
Chadian Civil War (1965–1979) Part of the Cold War |
FROLINAT (from 1966)
- First Liberation Army (until 1975)
- Second Liberation Army (1968–76)
- Third Liberation Army (from 1968)
- Various splinter factions
FLT (until 1975)
Volcan Army (from 1970)
FAP (from 1976)
FAN (1976–78, 1979)[268] Tribal and peasant rebels
 Libya (1969–72, from 1975) Supported by:
Algeria[269]
Kingdom of Libya (non-combat, until 1969)
|
Chad
France Supported by:
Egypt
Israel
|
| 1966 |
1967 |
Guerrilha do Caparaó [pt] |
Brazil |
Rebels |
| 1966 |
1977 |
Crisis in French Somaliland[272] |
FLCS |
France
|
| 1966 |
1967 |
Stanleyville mutinies |
Congo-Léopoldville
|
Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC) mutineers |
| 1966 |
1990 |
South African Border War Part of the Cold War and the decolonisation of Africa |
Military advisers and pilots:
|
South Africa
|
| 1966 |
1969 |
Korean DMZ Conflict Part of the Korean conflict and the Cold War |
|
North Korea
|
| 1966 |
1967 |
Ñancahuazú Guerrilla War Part of the Cold War |
Bolivia
United States
|
ELN
Cuba
|
| 1967 |
1968 |
1967 Kurdish revolt in Iran Part of the Iranian-Kurdish conflict |
Imperial State of Iran
SAVAK
|
Revolutionary Committee leadership: Kurdish tribesmen
 KDP-I |
| 1966 |
1975 |
Araguaia Guerrilla War Part of the armed struggle against the Brazilian military dictatorship |
|
Communist Party of Brazil
Supported by:
People's Socialist Republic of Albania[203]
|
| 1967 |
1975 |
Cambodian Civil War
Part of the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars, the Sino-Soviet Split, and the Cold War in Asia |
|
|
| 1967 |
1967 |
Machurucuto raid |
Venezuelan National Guard Venezuelan Army
|
Revolutionary Left Movement
Cuban guerrillas Supported by:
Cuba |
| 1967 |
Ongoing |
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency |
Militias: (until 2011)[282]
|
Naxalites
|
| 1967 |
1967 |
Six-Day War
Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Cold War |
Israel
|
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Iraq[299] Minor involvement:
Lebanon
|
|
1967 |
1970 |
War of Attrition
Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Cold War |
Israel
|
|
| 1967 |
1970 |
Nigerian Civil War Part of the Cold War and the decolonisation of Africa |
|
|
| 1967 |
1967 |
Nathu La and Cho La clashes |
India
|
China
|
| 1967 |
1974 |
PGRS/Paraku Rebellion[313] |
Indonesia |
PGRS/Paraku |
| 1968 |
2019 |
Moro conflict Part of the Cold War, Civil conflict in the Philippines, war on terror, North Borneo dispute and War against the Islamic State |
Philippines
Supported by:
International Monitoring Team (IMT)
|
Bangsamoro
Former support:
NDFP
Jihadist groups |
| 1968 |
1989 |
Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989) Part of the Cold War in Asia and continuation of the Malayan Emergency |
|
Communist forces:
Malayan Communist Party[344]
|
| 1968 |
1968 |
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Part of the Cold War and the Prague Spring |
Warsaw Pact:
Soviet Union
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary Logistics support:
East Germany[t]
|
Czechoslovakia Supported by:
Albania
Romania
China[348]
Yugoslavia[349]
|
| 1960s |
1998[u] |
The Troubles |
Irish republican paramilitaries:
Ulster loyalist paramilitaries: |
State security forces: |
| 1968 |
1988 |
Years of Lead (Italy) Part of the Cold War |
Italian government
Supported by:
|
Far-left terrorists:
Supported by:
Far-right terrorists:
Supported by:
|
| 1968 |
1971 |
1968–1971 East Pakistan communist insurgency |
Pakistan |
PBSA |
| 1969 |
1969 |
Rupununi Uprising |
Guyana
|
Rupununi rebels Support:
Venezuela (alleged)[disputed – discuss]
|
| 1969 |
1969 |
Sino-Soviet border conflict Part of the Cold War and the Sino-Soviet split |
China |
Soviet Union |
| 1969 |
Ongoing |
Communist rebellion in the Philippines Part of the Civil conflict in the Philippines |
Philippines
United States[363] Anti-communist militia
|
CPP * NPA
MLPP-RHB[364] APP[364] RPA[364] ABB[364] CPLA[364]
Support:
People's Republic of China (1969–1976)
Libya (1980s–2011)
North Korea (Alleged)
Vietnam (1980s)
|
| 1969 |
1969 |
Football War |
|
|
| 1969 |
1969 |
Al-Wadiah War Part of the Arab Cold War |
Saudi Arabia Supported by:
Pakistan (air support)
|
South Yemen
|