List of wars: 2003–present

Note: :Merriam-Webster defines war as "a state of opened and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations". Lexico defines war as "A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country". +more Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. For other conflicts, see rebellions, coups and separate battles. This is a list of wars that began from 2003 onwards. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

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2003-2009

Start	Finished	Name of conflict	Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable)	Defeated party (if applicable)
2003	Ongoing	War in Darfur	Supported by: (until 2016) ---- UNAMID (from 2007)	SRF * JEM * SLA * LJM (from 2010) SARC (from 2014) SLFA (from 2017) * SLA-Unity SLMJ JEM (Jali) Supported by: (2005-2010) (until 2008) Libya (until 2011) (until 2015)
2003	2011	Iraq War Part of the Iraqi conflict	Invasion phase (2003) Peshmerga Supported by: Post-invasion (2003-11) {{collapsible list \| bullets = yes \| titlestyle = background:transparent;font-weight:normal;text-align:left; \| title = MNF-I (2003-09)	(2003-09)
2004	2010	Sinaloa Cartel-Gulf Cartel conflict Part of the Mexican drug war	Sinaloa Cartel	Gulf Cartel
2004	Ongoing	Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	----	Taliban-aligned groups * Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (from 2007) * al-Qaeda * Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Lashkar-e-Islam Jundallah (until 2014) Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (until 2015) Jamaat-ul-Ahrar * Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (until 2016) * Turkistan Islamic Party (from 2004) ISIL-aligned groups Khorasan Province Jundallah (from 2014) Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (from 2015) Tehreek-e-Khilafat (from 2014) *Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (2014-15)
2004	Ongoing	Iran-PJAK conflict Part of the Kurdish separatism in Iran	Supported by:	Kurdistan Free Life Party Supported by:
2004	Ongoing	Conflict in the Niger Delta	Nigeria Supported by:	Niger Delta Avengers (2016-present) Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (2016-present) Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (2016-present) Niger Delta Red Squad (2016-present) Adaka Boro Avengers (2016-present) Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta (2016-present) Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (2016-present) New Delta Avengers (2017-present) Niger Delta Marine Force (2017-present) Reformed Egbesu Fraternities * Red Egbesu Water Lions (2016-present) * Reformed Egbesu Boys of the Niger Delta (2016-present) * Egbesu Mightier Fraternity (2016-present) ---- Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (2004-2014) Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (2003-2009) Niger Delta Liberation Front (2005-2014) Joint Revolutionary Council (2004-2014) ---- Niger Delta Vigilante (2004-2009) ---- Supported by: IPOB elements
2004	Ongoing	Kivu conflict	Pro-government Mai-Mai militias FDLR (2006-2014) APCLS (2012-2013) Nyatura (2012-2014) MONUSCO (Against FNL and FNL-Nzabampema only) Supported by:	CNDP (2006-2009) M23(2012-present) Allegedly supported by: ---- FDLR (2014-present) RUD-Urunana (2006-present) Nyatura (2014-present) FNL-Nzabampema (2013-present) FNL/Palipehutu (1993-2009 and 2010-2013) FPB (2015-present) RED-Tabara (2015-present) ---- APCLS (2013-2016) Nduma Defense of Congo (2008-present) Mai Mai Yakutumba (2009-present) CNPSC (2017-present) Other Anti-government Mai Mai militas (1996-present) Raia Mutomboki (2005-present) ---- ADF (Central Africa Province)
2004	2014	Houthi insurgency in Yemen	Ansar Allah (pro-Saleh forces) Alleged support by:	Sunni tribes * Al-Islah militias Supported by: ---- Ansar al-Sharia *al-Qaeda
2004	2007	Central African Republic Bush War	MINURCAT MICOPAX (CEEAC)	Rebels: Union of Democratic Forces for Unity (UFDR) People's Army for the Restoration of Democracy (APRD) Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP) Movement of Central African Liberators for Justice (MLCJ) Patriotic Convention for Saving the Country (CPSK) Democratic Front of the Central African People (FDPC) FDC GALPC FPR
2004	Ongoing	Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency Part of the Balochistan conflict		Jundallah (2004-11) Harakat Ansar (2012-13) Jaish ul-Adl (2013-Present) Ansar Al-Furqan (2013-Present)
2005	2005	2005 Bangladesh India border clash
2005	Ongoing	Insurgency in Paraguay	Supported by: ---- Vigilante self-defense groups	Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) Armed Peasant Association (ACA) Army of Marshal López (EML) (from 2016) Supported by: FARC (until 2016) Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (alleged)
2005	2010	Chadian Civil War (2005-2010)	NMRD JEM Supported by:	Rebels: FUC UFDD RFD CNT CDR UFDP RDL UFDD-F CNR URF MDJT UFCD FSR UFR UMC FPRN UDC MPRD Janjaweed Alleged support: (until 2010)
2005	2008	Mount Elgon insurgency		Sabaot Land Defence Force
2006	Ongoing	Fatah-Hamas conflict	Hamas	Fatah Supported by: (allegedly) (covert)
2006	2008	Iraqi Civil War Part of the Iraq War	Public stability: Iraq United States United Kingdom MNF-I Private Security Contractors Peshmerga Sons of Iraq	Sunni factions: Iraqi Ba'ath Party Loyalists * Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation * Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order Ansar al-Sunna Islamic Army of Iraq Sunni tribes Other Sunni insurgents and militia ---- Mujahideen Shura Council * al-Qaeda in Iraq (until October 2006) Islamic State of Iraq ---- Shi'a factions: Mahdi Army Special Groups * Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq * Kata'ib Hezbollah * Promised Day Brigades Badr Brigades Rogue elements among the Iraqi security forces Soldiers of Heaven Shia tribes Other militias
2006	2013	Operation Astute	Australia New Zealand Malaysia Portugal East Timor United Nations	Renegade elements of Timor Leste Defence Force
2006	Ongoing	Bakassi conflict		BAMOSD BFF MEND SCAPO LSCP BSDF
2006	2006	2006 Lebanon War Part of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict	Supported by:	Hezbollah Amal LCP PFLP-GC Supported by:
2006	2009	Eelam War IV Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War		Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
2006	Ongoing	Mexican drug war	Mexico *Self-defense groups Consulting and training support by: United States through the Merida Initiative Colombia through the National Police of Colombia Australia through the Australian Federal Police	Cartels: * Sinaloa Cartel * Gulf Cartel ** Los Metros * Knights Templar Cartel * La Familia Michoacana (2007-2011) * Old School Zetas (since 2014 Los Zetas split) ---- Cartels: * Los Zetas (until 2014 split) ** Cartel of the Northeast (since 2014 Los Zetas split) Juárez Cartel Milenio Cartel (2006-2012) Beltrán-Leyva Cartel (2008-2014) Independent Cartel of Acapulco (2010-2014) Supported by: MS-13 ---- Cartels: Jalisco New Generation Cartel (since 2009) Tijuana Cartel Supported by: Logan Heights Gang
2006	2009	War in Somalia (2006-09) Part of the Somali Civil War	Somalia Galmudug pro-Ethiopian fraction leaders Sufi groups AMISOM * * * * * Supported by:	Invasion: Islamic Courts Union Insurgency: Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia {{flagicon image

} al-Shabaab

Al-Qaeda and other foreign mujahideen

Ras Kamboni Brigades

Jabhatul Islamiya

Muaskar Anole

|- |2006 |Ongoing |Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict |

Supported & trained by:

United Kingdom | al-Qaeda (2007-present)

Ansar Dine (2012-17)

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (2017-present)

Supported by:

Boko Haram (2009-15)

MOJWA (2011-13) ---- Islamic State * Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (2015-present) |- |2007 |2009 |Tuareg rebellion (2007-09) Part of the Tuareg rebellions |

| In Niger:

Niger Movement for Justice

Front of Forces for Rectification (2008 split)

Niger Patriotic Front (2009 split)

In Mali:

ADC

ATMNC (2008 split) |- |2007 |2007 |2007 Lebanon conflict | Lebanon | Fatah al-Islam

Jund al-Sham |- |2007 |2007 |Hamas' takeover of Gaza Part of the Fatah-Hamas conflict | Hamas | Fatah |- |2007 |2015 |War in Ingushetia Part of the Second Chechen War and the Insurgency in the North Caucasus | Russia | * Caucasus Emirate (Vilayat Galgaycho) * Ingush opposition (2007-2008) * ad hoc revenge groups |- |2008 |2008 |Naaf War | | |- |2008 |2008 |2008 invasion of Anjouan | African Union * * * * Supported by: * (logistical support) * (logistical support) * | |- |2008 |2008 |2008 Lebanon conflict |

Amal Movement

LDP

SSNP

Arab Democratic Party | Future Movement

Progressive Socialist Party |- |2008 |2008 |Djiboutian-Eritrean border conflict | | |- |2008 |2011 |Cambodian-Thai border dispute | | |- |2008 |2008 |2008 Bangladesh India border clash | | |- |2008 |2008 |Russo-Georgian War |

| |- |2008 |2008 |2008 Kufra conflict | Libya | Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya |- |2008 |2009 |Gaza War Part of the Gaza-Israel conflict | Israel | * Hamas * PFLP * PIJ * Fatah *Popular Resistance Councils |- |2009 |Ongoing |Somali Civil War (2009-present) Part of the Somali Civil War |

AMISOM

Regional forces: * ** ASWJ (until 2018) * Himan and Heeb (until 2015) * ** Raskamboni Movement * * Southwestern Somalia Supported by:

Non-combat support:

| Al-Qaeda * Al-Shabaab *Foreign mujahideen Hizbul Islam (until 2010; 2012-2014)

Allegedly supported by:

---- (from 2015) *Islamic State in Somalia |- |2009 |Ongoing |Sudanese nomadic conflicts | Various tribes | Various tribes |- |2009 |2017 |Insurgency in the North Caucasus Part of the Chechen-Russian conflict |

* * * * * *Kadyrovtsy *Other loyalists | Caucasus Emirate (2009-17) * Vilayat Dagestan (2009-17) * Vilayat Galgaycho (2009-17) * Vilayat Iriston (until 2009) * Vilayat KBK (2009-17) * Vilayat Nokhchicho (2009-15) * Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade (2009-16) * Arab Mujahideen (2009-12) * Turkish Mujahideen (2009-17) Imam Shamil Battalion (2017) ---- Islamic State * Wilayat al-Qawqaz (since June 2015) |- |2009 |2009 |2009 Peruvian political crisis | |AIDESEP |- |2009 |Ongoing |Boko Haram insurgency |Multinational Joint Task Force * * * * Local militias and vigilantes *CJTF, BOYES (in Nigeria) * Comités de vigilance (in Cameroon and Chad) * Dan banga (in Niger) Foreign mercenaries * STTEP

| Boko Haram

Islamic State's West Africa Province * Several minor factions Ansaru Supported by: al-Qaeda * AQIM * Al-Shabaab Taliban (from 2015) |- |2009 |2009 |2009 Boko Haram uprising Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | | Boko Haram |- |2009 |Ongoing |South Yemen insurgency | Yemen

Pro-government tribes * Al-Islah militias Supported by:

| Southern Transitional Council (since 2017) *Southern Movement *Southern Resistance *Security Belt Supported by:

|- |2009 |2010 |Operation Scorched Earth Part of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen |

Hashed tribesmen

Alleged:

| Houthis

Alleged:

Iran ( Quds Force)

North Korea |- |2009 |2009 |Dongo conflict |

Supported by:

MONUC

(alleged) | Lobala rebels

Possibly:

Resistance Patriots of Dongo |- |}

2010-2019

Start	Finished	Name of conflict	Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable)	Defeated party (if applicable)
2010	2010	2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes	provisional government Supported by: Kazakhstan Turkey	Pro-Bakiyev Kyrgyz gangs Other pro- Bakiyev forces Tajik contractors Other mercenaries Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (alleged) ---- Kyrgyzstani Uzbeks *Pro-provisional government civilians (limited involv. )
2010	2010	2010 Kingston unrest Part of the Jamaican political conflict		Shower Posse drug cartel
2010	2015	Tajikistan insurgency	Tajikistan * Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan	United Tajik Opposition * Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan ---- * Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
2010	2011	Second Ivorian Civil War	FNCI Liberian mercenaries RDR UNOCI	Ivory Coast Liberian mercenaries COJEP FPI ----
2011	Ongoing	Sinai insurgency		Islamists: * Ansar Bait al-Maqdis * Al-Qaeda Tawhid al-Jihad Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula (from late 2011) Abdullah Azzam Brigades Ansar al-Sharia * Hasm Movement * Bedouin tribesmen * Jund al-Islam * Popular Resistance Movement * Takfir wal-Hijra * Army of Islam * Al Furqan Brigades * Soldiers of Egypt ---- Islamic State * Mujahideen Shura Council
2011	Ongoing	Shia insurgency in Bahrain	Bahrain	Al-Ashtar Brigades * Wa'ad Allah Brigades * Islamic Allah Brigades * Imam al-Mahdi Brigades * al-Haydariyah Brigades Iran (alleged) Saraya al-Mukhtar (al-Mukhtar Brigade) Saraya al Karar Asa’ib al-Muqawama al-Bahrainia {{Collapsible list \|title=Alleged support: \| Kata'ib Hezbollah
2011	2011	First Libyan Civil War	National Transitional Council * National Liberation Army * Libyan Islamic Fighting Group * Anti-Gaddafi tribes * Foreign mercenaries (alleged) ---- Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973: * {{Collapsible list \|title=Coalition members:
2011	Ongoing	Syrian civil war	Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah (2015-present) Support: (2017-19)	Syrian Interim Government (Syrian opposition) (2016-present) {{Collapsible list \|title=Support:
2011	Ongoing	Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile		SRF * SPLM-N * SLA * JEM Alleged support:
2011	2017	Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon Part of the Syrian civil war	{{Collapsible list \|title=Supported by: \|1=	2=
2011	Ongoing	Ethnic violence in South Sudan (2011-present) Part of the Sudanese nomadic conflicts	Various tribes	Various tribes
2011	2012	Operation Linda Nchi Part of the Somali Civil War (2009-present)	Somalia Raskamboni Front ASWJ Azania	Al-Shabaab
2011	2014	Factional violence in Libya (2011-14)	Libya * Government-sanctioned local militias	Various militias * Gaddafi loyalists * Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya * General Haftar forces: Zintan Brigade Brigade 93 Pro Haftar Libyan National Army factions Mashashya tribe (alleged) Katibat Al-Awfiyah brigade Al-Awfea brigade (alleged) ---- Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries Ansar Al-Sharia Brigades Libya Shield 1
2011	2013	Iraqi insurgency (2011-2013) Part of the Iraq War	Iraq * Private security contractors Supported by:	Sunni insurgent factions: Islamic State of Iraq (ISIL since April 2013) ---- Ba'ath Party Loyalists * Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation * Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order * Islamic Army of Iraq * Other Sunni insurgents and militia ---- Shi'a factions: * Special Groups * Promised Day Brigades * Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq * Kata'ib Hezbollah * Mahdi Army * Badr Brigades * Soldiers of Heaven * Other militias Supported by:
2012	Ongoing	Mali War	ECOWAS {{Collapsible list \|bullets = yes \|title = full list
2012	2012	Heglig Crisis		JEM ---- SPLM-N
2012	2013	M23 rebellion Part of the Kivu conflict	MONUSCO * Force Intervention Brigade	March 23 Movement Alleged support:
2012	2012	2012 Abyan offensive Part of the Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen	Yemen * Republic of Yemen Armed Forces * Tribal fighters * Popular Committees	Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula * Ansar al-Sharia * Al-Shabaab * Aden-Abyan Islamic Army * Other Islamic militants
2012	2012	Baragoi clashes	Samburu tribe	Turkana tribe
2012	Ongoing	Central African Republic Civil War	MINUSCA (since 2014) MISCA (2013-2014) {{Collapsible list \|bullets = yes \|title = MICOPAX (2013)
2013	2013	Lahad Datu standoff	Malaysia Sabahan villagers	Sultanate of Sulu
2013	2020	Batwa-Luba clashes Part of the Katanga insurgency	Pygmy Batwa militias * "Perci"	Luba militias * "Elements"
2013	2021	RENAMO insurgency (2013-2021)		RENAMO
2013	2013	Zamboanga City crisis Part of the Moro conflict
2013	2020	South Sudanese Civil War Part of the ethnic violence in South Sudan (2011-present)	Mathiang Anyoor *Maban Defence Force Allied militias: (alleged) (alleged) State allies: (alleged)	Nuer White Army {{Collapsible list \|bullets =yes \|title =
2013	2017	War in Iraq (2013-2017)	' Allied groups: * * Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas * Iraqi Communist Party * Various self-defense groups and tribal militias CJTF-OIR {{Collapsible list \|title=Support: \|'
2014	Ongoing	Russo-Ukrainian War	---- Supported by:	Ukraine ---- Supported by:
2014	2014	2014 Aswan tribal clashes	Arab Al-Halayel (Beni Helal) clan	Nubian Al-Dabodeya family
2014	2020	Second Libyan Civil War	House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) * Zintan brigades (until 2017) * Russian PMCs JEM (from 2016) SLM/A-Minnawi Wagner Group {{Collapsible list \|title=Further Support:
2014	Ongoing	War against the Islamic State	Intervening in Syria and Iraq: CJTF-OIR {{Collapsible list \|title=Support: \| (also +moreS. _airstrike'>intervening in Libya and Cameroon)
2014	2014	2014 Gaza War Part of the Gaza-Israel conflict		Hamas * Islamic Jihad * DFLP * PFLP * PRC * al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades * Abdullah Azzam Brigades
2014	Ongoing	Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)	Supreme Political Council * Houthis * Pro-Saleh forces (until 2017) * Some Popular Committees * Sana'a-GPC forces * * Hezbollah Alleged support: ---- Al-Qaeda Ansar al-Sharia * AQAP Alleged support: ---- ISIL-YP	Al-Islah * Popular Resistance Committees * Popular Committees * Strategic Reserve (pro-Hadi Saleh forces) Saudi-led coalition (limited involvement) (2015-19) (2015-19) (2015-17) Academi security contractors {{Collapsible list \|title=Under 1,000 troops: \|1=
2014	2015	Houthi takeover in Yemen Part of the Yemeni Civil War	Houthis * Saleh Security forces * Republican Guard	Government of Yemen * Security Forces * Al-Islah militias
2015	Ongoing	Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia Part of the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002-present)	(ISIL) * Wilayat Tarabulus * Wilayah al-Jazair * Wilayat Tunis Ansar al-Sharia (only in March 2016)	Supported by: United Kingdom
2015	Ongoing	Kurdish-Turkish conflict (2015-present) Part of the Kurdish-Turkish conflict (1978-present)		Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) * PKK * PYD * PJAK YDG-H: * YPS * YPS-Jin HBDH Kurdistan Freedom Hawks
2016	Ongoing	2016 Niger Delta conflict Part of the Conflict in the Niger Delta		Niger Delta Separatists: :Adaka Boro Avengers :Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta :Niger Delta Avengers :Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate :Niger Delta Justice Defence Group :Niger Delta Volunteers :Niger Delta Red Squad :Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders :Reformed Egbesu Fraternities Egbesu Boys of the Niger Delta Egbesu Red Water Lions *Egbesu Mightier Fraternity Supported by: Indigenous People of Biafra
2016	2016	2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict		Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
2016	2017	Pool War		Ninja militia
2016	2019	Kamwina Nsapu rebellion	Allied militias: * Bana Mura * Ecurie Mbembe * Smaller pro-government groups	Kamwina Nsapu militia * Various independent militias
2016	Ongoing	Conflict in Rakhine State Part of the Rohingya conflict and the Internal conflict in Myanmar		Arakan Army ---- Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
2016	2016	Kasese clashes
2016	Ongoing	Insurgency in Northern Chad	---- JEM	Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (CCMSR) Union of Forces of Resistance (UFR) Front de la Nation pour la Démocratie et la Justice (FNDJT)
2017	2017	2017 Afghanistan-Pakistan border skirmish Part of the Afghanistan-Pakistan skirmishes		Afghanistan
2017	2020	2017-2020 Qatif unrest Part of the Qatif conflict		Shia minority Hezbollah Al-Hejaz
2017	2017	Marawi crisis Part of the Moro conflict and the Military intervention against ISIL	---- Supported by: * MNLF * MILF Foreign supporters: * (Military equipment, aid, and technical assistance) * (Intelligence support) * (Military equipment) * (Intelligence support and military equipment)	Islamic State Province in East Asia * Abu Sayyaf * Maute group * Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
2017	Ongoing	Anglophone Crisis
2017	Ongoing	Insurgency in Cabo Delgado	(from 2021) Supported by:	(denied by Mozambican government) Supported by: Organized crime Foreign sympathizers
2017	2017	2017 Iraqi-Kurdish conflict Part of the War in Iraq	Supported by:	Supported by: Saudi Arabia ---- PKK PUK PDKI
2017	Ongoing	Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017-present) Part of the Iraqi conflict	Pro-Government Tribes Rojava (cross-border cooperation since May 2018) CJTF-OIR: * * * * * Supported by: : Iran : Qatar : Egypt * * ---- * Peshmerga Supported by: Netherlands	Islamic State White Flags ---- Iraqi Baath Party
2018	Ongoing	Catatumbo campaign Part of the Colombian conflict		: (ELN) :Nororiental de Guerra ----Frente 33 ---- (EPL)
2018	2018	2018 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
2018	2018	November 2018 Gaza-Israel clashes Part of the Gaza-Israel conflict	Israel	Hamas * Islamic Jihad * PFLP * al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades * PRC
2019	2019	2019 India-Pakistan border skirmishes Part of the Indo−Pakistani conflicts and the Kashmir conflict	India	Pakistan
2019	2019	May 2019 Gaza-Israel clashes Part of the Gaza-Israel conflict		Hamas * Palestinian Islamic Jihad * National Resistance Brigades * Tawhid al-Jihad Supported by:
2019	Ongoing	2019-2022 Persian Gulf crisis Part of the Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, the Iran-Israel proxy conflict, and the Persian Gulf conflicts	CJTF-OIR International Maritime Security Construct: Supported by:	Iraqi militias * Popular Mobilization Forces * Kata'ib Hezbollah * League of Revolutionaries Supported by: Houthis
2019	2022	Benishangul-Gumuz conflict Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018-present)	Ethiopia	Gumuz Liberation Front Buadin ---- Tigray People's Liberation Front ---- Oromo Liberation Army * OLF/Shanne
2019	2019	November 2019 Gaza-Israel clashes Part of the Gaza-Israel conflict	Israel	Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Important

Hamas

Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

Justice and Equality Movement

Al-Shabaab (militant group)

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

2020-2022

Start	Finished	Name of conflict	Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable)	Defeated party (if applicable)
2020	2021	2020-2021 China-India skirmishes	India	China
2020	Ongoing	Western Togoland Rebellion	Ghana	Western Togoland Restoration Front
2020	2020	Second Nagorno-Karabakh war Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict	---- Arms suppliers:	' ' * Armenian diaspora volunteers ---- Arms suppliers:
2020	2022	Afar-Somali clashes Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018-present)	Somali Region Somali-allied militas	Afar Region Afar-allied militas
2020	Ongoing	Tigray War Part of the Ethiopian civil conflict (2018-present)	Ethiopia Eritrea	TPLF Oromo Liberation Army
2020	Ongoing	2020-2022 Western Saharan clashes Part of the Western Sahara conflict	Morocco	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
2020	Ongoing	2020-2022 Ethiopian-Sudanese clashes	Sudan	Ethiopia * Amhara Region militias ---- TPLF
2021	Ongoing	Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria Part of the herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria and the conflict in the Niger Delta	IPOB
2021	2021	2021 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes	Kyrgyzstan	Tajikistan
2021	Ongoing	2021-2022 Myanmar civil war Part of the Internal conflict in Myanmar	Caretaker Government * * Union Solidarity and Development Party	National Unity Government * National League for Democracy *ethnic armed organisations
2021	2021	2021 Israel-Palestine crisis Part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict	Israel * Jewish Israeli protesters	Hamas * Palestinian Islamic Jihad * National Resistance Brigades * Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine West Bank * al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades * Palestinian protesters in the West Bank and Jerusalem * Arab Israeli protesters
2021	Ongoing	2021-2022 Armenia-Azerbaijan border crisis Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict	Armenia	Azerbaijan
2021	Ongoing	Republican insurgency in Afghanistan Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978-present)	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	National Resistance Front of Afghanistan
2021	2021	2021 Afghanistan-Iran clashes	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
2022	Ongoing	Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War	Ukrainian diaspora volunteers * Foreign volunteers	Supported by:
2022	2022	2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia Part of the Somali Civil War		Al-Shabaab
2022	2022	2022 Gaza-Israel clashes Part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict	Israel	Palestinian Islamic Jihad
2022	2022	2022 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict	Armenia	Azerbaijan
2022	2022	2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes	Kyrgyzstan	Tajikistan