List of wars: 2003–2019
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This is a list of wars that began from 2003 to 2019. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.
2003
| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Belligerents | |
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| Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) | |||
| 2003 | 2020 | War in Darfur
Part of the Sudanese Civil Wars and the Second Sudanese Civil War (until 2005) |
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Supported by:
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| 2003 | 2011 | Iraq War
Part of the Iraqi conflict and the war on terror |
Invasion (2003) Coalition of the willing  Kurdistan Region
 Iraqi National Congress
After invasion (2003–11) |
Invasion (2003) After invasion (2003–11) |
2004
| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Belligerents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) | |||
| 2004 | 2010 | Sinaloa Cartel–Gulf Cartel conflict
Part of the Mexican drug war (from 2006 to 2010) |
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| 2004 | Ongoing | South Thailand insurgency |
Supported by:
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Former support:
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| 2004 | Ongoing | Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Part of the war on terror and the |
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Former belligerents
Supported by:   Afghanistan |
| 2004 | Ongoing | Iran–PJAK conflict
Part of the Kurdish separatism in Iran |
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| 2003 | Ongoing | Conflict in the Niger Delta |
List supported by: |
Niger Delta Marine Force
Supported by: Bandits
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| 2004 | Ongoing | Kivu conflict
Part of the aftermath of the Second Congo War |
Pro-government:
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Rwandan-aligned militias:
Anti-Ugandan forces: Anti-Rwandan militias: Anti-Burundi militias: Mai-Mai militias:
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| 2004 | 2014 | Houthi insurgency
Part of the Yemeni crisis and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict |
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| 2004 | 2007 | Central African Bush War |
Rebels: ...and others
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| 2004 | Ongoing | Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
Part of the larger Insurgency in Balochistan |
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2005
| Started | Ended | Name of conflict | Belligerents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | 2005 Bangladesh India border clash |  India |
 Bangladesh |
| 2005 | Ongoing | Insurgency in Paraguay |
Supported by: Justicieros de la Frontera |
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| 2005 | 2010 | Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) |
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Rebels: Alleged support: |
| 2005 | 2008 | Mount Elgon insurgency | Kenya Defence Forces | Sabaot Land Defence Force |
2006–2009
2010–2019
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See also
- Lists of wars in World (by date, region, type of conflict)
- Lists of wars and conflict by region
- List of invasions in the 21st century
- Lists of battles (Orders)
- List of wars by death toll
- List of terrorist incidents
- List of active rebel groups
- List of designated terrorist organizations
- List of number of conflicts per year
- Africa
- List of conflicts in Africa (Military history of Africa)
- List of modern conflicts in North Africa (Maghreb)
- Conflicts in the Horn of Africa (East region)
- Americas
- List of conflicts in North America
- List of conflicts in Central America
- List of conflicts in South America
- Asia
- List of conflicts in Asia
- List of conflicts in the Near East
- List of conflicts in the Middle East
- Europe
- List of conflicts in Europe
- Others
- Ongoing conflicts in World
- List of ongoing armed conflicts
- Chronological
- List of wars: before 1000
- List of wars: 1000–1499
- List of wars: 1500–1799
- List of wars: 1800–1899
- List of wars: 1900–1944
- List of wars: 1945–1989
- List of wars: 1990–2002
- List of wars: 2003–2019
- List of wars: 2020–Present
Notes
- Known as the National Redemption Front prior to 2011.
- Signed the Doha Darfur Peace Agreement in 2011.
- Until 2020, when it re-merged into the TTP.
- Collaboration with the TTP in 2007.
- Collaboration with the TTP in 2015.
- ACA was active from 2014 until 2016, when most of its members and leaders were killed. The group was effectively defunct after this point, but was revived sometime in 2017 by members of the EML.
- Inglés National Movement for Reform and Development
- Inglés Justice and Equality Movement
- Francés Front uni pour le changement
- Francés Union des forces pour la démocratie et le développement
- Francés Rassemblement des forces pour le changement
- Francés Concorde Nationale Tchadienne
- Francés Conseil démocratique révolutionnaire
- Francés Union des Forces Démocratiques pour le Progrès
- Francés Rassemblement pour la démocratie et la liberté
- Francés Union des Forces pour la démocratie et le développement-Fondamentale
- Francés Socle pour le changement, l'unité et la démocratie
- Francés Conseil National du Redressement
- Francés Union des forces de la résistance
- Francés Union des forces pour le changement et la démocratie
- Francés Front pour le salut de la République
- Francés Union des Forces de Résistance
- Alianza formada en 2008 por el UFDD, el UFDD-F y el RFC.
- Francés Front populaire pour la renaissance nationale
- Francés Union démocratique pour le changement
- Francés Mouvement Populaire pour la Renaissance et le Developpement
- The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades was Fatah's armed wing, and while still aligned with Fatah in terms of political ideology, is now a member of the Palestinian Joint Operations Room and allied with Hamas. The AAMB separated from Fatah after Mahmoud Abbas' 2007 decree banning all militias following the Battle of Gaza. Nonetheless, it sometimes still presents itself as the party's armed wing, an association rejected by Fatah leadership.
- The exact origin of Ansaru is unclear, but it had already existed as Boko Haram faction[38] before officially announcing its foundation as separate group on 1 January 2012.[38][39][40] The group had no known military presence in Nigeria from 2015, but several of its members appear to be still active. The group appear allied with rag-tag factions in the Nigerian bandit conflict and were recently behind the Abuja–Kaduna train attack[41]
- Following Mohammed Yusuf's death, Boko Haram splintered into numerous factions which no longer operated under a unified leadership. Though Abubakar Shekau eventually became the preeminent commander of the movement, he never really controlled all Boko Haram groups. Instead, the factions were loosely allied, but also occasionally clashed with each other.[45][46] This situation changed in 2015 when Shekau pledged allegiance to ISIL. The leadership of ISIL eventually decided to replace Shekau as a local commander with Yusuf's son Abu Musab al-Barnawi, whereupon the movement split completely. Shekau no longer recognized the authority of ISIL's central command, and his loyalists started to openly fight the followers of al-Barnawi. Regardless, Shekau did never officially renounce his pledge of allegiance to ISIL as a whole; his forces are thus occasionally regarded as "second branch of ISWAP". Overall, the relation of Shekau with ISIL remains confused and ambiguous. In the Battle of Sambisa Forest of 2021 ISWAP fighters killed Shekau and al-Barnawi nominally remains head of ISWAP[47]
- Jihadist groups have little to no presence on Ivorian soil, but have occasionally launched attacks along the Burkinabe-Ivorian border since 2019. AQIM attacked Grand-Bassam in 2016 as well.[156]
- Previously Wagner Group, since renamed Africa Corps and absorbed by Russian government.[161]
- MINUSMA, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, included troops from Chad, Bangladesh, Senegal, Togo, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Germany, China, Benin, among others[186][187]
- The participation of the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, has been denied by both Russia and Mali, which insist Russia is only sending military advisors.
- The SPLM-IO accused JEM of supporting Kiir's government since 2013, though JEM has denied any involvement and claims to maintain neutrality in the South Sudanese Civil War.[253] The Sudanese government,[254] aid workers[253] and other sources[255] have however affirmed that JEM is taking part in conflict on the side of the South Sudanese government.[256]
- The Cobra Faction openly opposed the government until 2014, and remained in relative opposition until 2015, when it divided into a pro-government and pro-SPLM-IO faction, the latter of which formed the Greater Pibor Forces. In early 2016, the Cobra Faction effectively disbanded, when the remaining group joined the government.[265][266][267] In September 2016, however, the Cobra Faction was declared restored by some of its commanders and declared that it had resumed its struggle against the government.[268]
- The Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic were Russian puppet states that declared their independence from Ukraine in May 2014. In 2022, they received international recognition from each other, Russia, Syria and North Korea, and some other partially recognised states. On 30 September 2022, Russia declared that it had formally annexed both entities. They continue to exist as republics of Russia.
- Since April 2022, the Southern Transitional Council is part of the Yemeni government led by the Presidential Leadership Council. Multiple sources:
- Salem, Mostafa; Kolirin, Lianne (7 April 2022). "Hopes of peace in Yemen as President hands power to new presidential council". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- Ghobari, Mohamed (7 April 2022). "Yemen president sacks deputy, delegates presidential powers to council". Aden: Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- Al-Sakani, Ali (19 April 2022). "Yemen inaugurates new presidential council". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
- The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- Supported Malaysian action during the standoff, but was not involved in the operation.
- The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People's Army (NPA), initially cooperated with the government but withdrew its support for the government's campaign against drugs in August 2016. The CPP has vowed to continue operations, independent from the government's anti-drug campaign, against drug suspects.[460]
- Foreign support towards the campaign against illegal drugs includes intelligence sharing, training of Filipino law enforcement officers, and financial aid explicitly meant for such purposes. Excludes governments which has only expressed verbal, diplomatic support, and pledges that have yet to be realized.