This is a list of wars that began between 1990 and 2002. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity. Major wars from this era include the Second Congo War in Africa, the Second Chechen War in Europe, the Tajikistani Civil War in Asia, and the Cenepa War in South America.
| Start | Finish | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) | |||
| 1990 | 1991 | Gulf War |  KuwaitUnited States  United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Italy Canada  Australia  Egypt Syria QatarCoalition Forces |
 Iraq
|
| 1990 | 1998 | 1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh |  Indonesia
|
 Free Aceh Movement
|
| 1990 | Ongoing | DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey |  Turkey
|
 DHKP-C
|
| 1990 | 1994 | Rwandan Civil War |  FPR
|
 Government of Rwanda France Zaire Interahamwe Impuzamugambi
|
| 1990 | 1995 | Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) |  Mali  NigerGanda 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 |
| 1990 | 1990 | 1990 Mindanao crisis |  Philippines
|
 Federal Republic of Mindanao
|
| 1991 | 1991 | Operation Traira |  Brazil
|
 FARC
|
| 1991 | 1991 | Ten-Day War |  Slovenia
|
 SFR Yugoslavia
|
| 1991 | 1992 | 1991–1992 South Ossetia War |  South Ossetia North Ossetian volunteers Russia |
 Georgia
|
| 1991 | 1994 | Djiboutian Civil War |  Djibouti France
|
 Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
|
| 1991 | 1995 | Croatian War of Independence |  Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–1995)Support:  NATO
|
SFR Yugoslavia (1991–1992)  SAO Krajina (1991) SAO Western Slavonia (1991) SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1991) Republic of Serbian Krajina (1992–1995)  Republika Srpska (1992–1995)
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| 1991 | 2002 | Sierra Leone Civil War |  Sierra Leone Kamajors  South African Mercenaries  Nigerian-led ECOMOG Group United Kingdom
|
 Revolutionary United FrontArmed Forces Revolutionary Council West Side Boys  Liberia
|
| 1991 | 2002 | Algerian Civil War |  Algerian government
|
 Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
|
| 1991 | Ongoing | Somali Civil War | 1986–1991:
Armed rebel groups: 1992–1995: 2006–2009: 2009–present: |
1986–1991:
Allied rebel groups:
1992–1993:
|
| 1991 | 1993 | Georgian Civil War | Georgian State Council Russia |
Zviadists National Guard of Georgia
|
| 1991 | 1991 | 1991 uprisings in Iraq |  Ba'athist Iraq
|
Shia militias Kurdistan
|
| 1992 | 1995 | Bosnian War | 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)
|
| 1992 | 1992 | 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts |  Venezuela
|
Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 |
| 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
|
| 1992 | 1996 | Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–1996) |  Taliban
|
 Unit Party
|
| 1992 | 1992 | War of Transnistria |  Transnistria Russian Volunteers Russian 14th Army  Ukrainian Volunteers Don Cossacks
|
 Moldova  Romanian Volunteers and advisors
|
| 1992 | 1993 | War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) |  Abkhazia Russia Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus Russian Cossacks
|
Georgia
|
| 1992 | 1997 | Civil war in Tajikistan |  Tajikistan Russia Uzbekistan
|
 Taliban Afghanistan
|
| 1993 | 1994 | Chechen Civil War |  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
|
 Provisional Council of the Chechen Republic
National Salvation Committee Supported by:
|
| 1993 | 2005 | Burundian Civil War | Government forces:
Supported by: |
Hutu militias: Tutsi militias |
| 1993 | 1994 | Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994) |  Republic of the Congo government
|
 Congolese Party of Labour
|
| 1993 | Ongoing | Ethnic conflict in Nagaland |  India
|
 Rebels Forces
|
| 1993 | 1993 | 1993 Russian constitutional crisis | President of Russia  Main Administration of Protection  Ministry of the Interior  Ministry of Defence
|
Supreme Soviet of Russia Congress of People's Deputies of Russia Vice President of Russia    Supporters of the Supreme Soviet and Alexander Rutskoy |
| 1994 | 1997 | Iraqi Kurdish Civil War |  PUKINC
|
 KDP
|
| 1994 | Ongoing | Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
|
 Azerbaijan
|
| 1994 | Ongoing | Chiapas conflict |  Mexico
|
 Zapatista Army of National Liberation[2]
|
| 1994 | 1994 | 1994 Zapatista Uprising Part of the Chiapas conflict |
Mexico
|
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
|
| 1994 | 1994 | 1994 Bophuthatswana crisis |  BDF Mutineers  SADF
|
 Government of Bophuthatswana  Afrikaner Volksfront  AWB
|
| 1994 | 1994 | Yemeni Civil War (1994) |  Yemen
|
 Democratic Republic of Yemen
|
| 1994 | 1996 | First Chechen War | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria  Foreign mujahideen  Ukrainian volunteers
|
Russia
|
| 1994 | 1999 | Caprivi conflict |  Namibia
|
Caprivi Liberation Army |
| 1995 | 1995 | Cenepa War |  Peru
|
 Ecuador
|
| 1995 | 2019 | Insurgency in Ogaden |  Ethiopia
|
 Ogaden National Liberation Front
|
| 1995 | 2018 | Second Afar Insurgency | Ethiopia  RSADO  DMLEK EPLF  ENSF |
 Eritrea  ARDUF
|
| 1995 | 1995 | Hanish Islands conflict | Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
| 1996 | Ongoing | ADF insurgency |  Uganda  Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
 Allied Democratic Forces National Army for the Liberation of Uganda |
| 1996 | 2006 | Nepalese Civil War |  Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)Supported by:  China Indonesia
|
 Kingdom of Nepal (Government)Supported by: United States India United Kingdom France Portugal European Union
|
| 1996 | 2001 | Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001) | Islamic State of Afghanistan After September 11, 2001: United States United Kingdom Canada AustraliaSupported by:  Iran India
|
Taliban Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al-QaedaSupported by:  Pakistan
|
| 1996 | 1997 | First Congo War |   AFDL Uganda Rwanda  Burundi  Angola
|
Zaire  UNITAArmy for the Liberation of Rwanda Interahamwe
|
| 1997 | 1997 | Albanian Rebellion of 1997 |  Albania  Germany Italy
|
Ad hoc local Albanian militias
|
| 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:
|
| 1998 | 1998 | War in Abkhazia (1998) | Abkhazia
|
White Legion Forest Brotherhood
|
| 1998 | 1999 | Kosovo War | NATO Albania AFRK  Kosovo Liberation Army
|
 FR Yugoslavia
|
| 1998 | 2000 | Eritrean–Ethiopian War |  Ethiopia
|
Eritrea
|
| 1998 | 2003 | Second Congo War | Pro-government: Dem Rep of Congo Namibia Zimbabwe Angola ChadAnti-Ugandan forces:
Anti-Rwandan militias:
Anti-Burundi militias:
|
Rwandan-aligned militias:
Ugandan-aligned militias:
Anti-Angolan forces: |
| 1998 | 1999 | Guinea-Bissau Civil War |  Rebels led by Mané
|
Guinea-Bissau Senegal Guinea
|
| 1998 | Ongoing | Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen |  Yemeni government
Supported by:
|
 AQAP
Supported by: |
| 1999 | 1999 | Kargil War
Part of the Indo-Pakistani Wars |
India
|
Pakistan
|
| 1999 | 2000 | 1999 East Timorese crisis |  East Timor Australia U.N. INTERFET
|
Pro-Indonesia militia Indonesia
|
| 1999 | 2001 | Insurgency in the Preševo Valley | FR Yugoslavia
|
Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac |
| 1999 | 2002 | Maluku sectarian conflict | ||
| 1999 | 2003 | Second Liberian Civil War | Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy Movement for Democracy in Liberia |
Liberia
|
| 1999 | 2007 | Ituri conflict | Hema tribe: Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) RCD-Kisangani |
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 | Russia
|
 IIPB Shura of Dagestan
|
| 1999 | 2009 | Second Chechen War | Russian Federation Republic of Chechnya
|
Republic of Ichkeria Caucasian militants Foreign mujahideen
|
| 2000 | 2000 | Six-Day War (2000) Part of the Second Congo War |
Rwanda
|
Uganda
|
| 2000 | 2005 | Second Intifada |  Israel
|
 Hamas
|
| 2000 | 2006 | 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict | Israel
|
 Hezbollah |
| 2001 | 2003 | Kurdistan Islamist conflict |  Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party United States
|
 Ansar al-Islam[7][8] Kurdistan Islamic Group[7] Kurdistan Islamic Movement[9] al-Qaeda
|
| 2001 | 2001 | Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia |  Republic of Macedonia
|
 National Liberation Army
|
| 2001 | Ongoing | War on Terror | Coalition:
 ISAF (2001–14)
|
Insurgent groups:
|
| 2002 | 2002 | Perejil Island crisis |  Spain
|
 Morocco
|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department | Republic of the Congo
|
Ninja militia |
| 2002 | 2015 | Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines |  Government of the PhilippinesUnited States (advisors) |
Moro/Islamic insurgents: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (until 6 Oct 2012) Abu Sayyaf Jemaah IslamiyahCommunist insurgents: |
| 2002 | Ongoing | Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa | NATO (2001–14)
CJTF-HOA allies:
Non-NATO allies:
|
Insurgents:
|
| 2002 | 2007 | First Ivorian Civil War |  Ivory Coast
|
 FNCI
|
| 2002 | Ongoing | Taliban insurgency Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), War in Afghanistan (1978-present) and War on Terrorism |
 Afghanistan
 RS (2015–present)
Allied militias:
Support:
Formerly: ISAF (2001–14)
|
Taliban
Alleged support:
2013) Allied groups:
Taliban splinter groups: (from 2015)
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Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ Kenya: Seven Oromo Liberation Front Fighters Held in Garissa Allafrica.com (Daily Nation), January 6, 2007
- ↑ Guzmán, J.L.S. (2003). El enemigo interno: contrainsurgencia y fuerzas armadas en México. Centro de Estudios Estratégicos de América del Norte. p. 166. ISBN 9789707221963. https://books.google.com/books?id=aeaN27DJ3m0C&pg=PA166. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "Violent Clashes between Al-Maraqeshah and Gunmen of Mobility in Abyan- Yemen Post English Newspaper Online". http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=2211&MainCat=3. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Saudi Leaders Have High Hopes for Yemen Airstrikes, but Houthi Attacks Continue". 2 April 2015. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/world/middleeast/yemen-al-qaeda-attack.html?_r=0. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Iraq's Involvement in the Palestinian Terrorist Activity against Israel". Global Security. 2003. http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/report/2003/iraq-intifada.htm.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A. Kaufman. The Israel-Hezbollah Conflict and the Shebaa Farms. The Joan B. Croc Institute. 2006.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Iraqi political groupings and individuals". 2007-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20070305191230/http://middleeastreference.org.uk/iraqiopposition.html.
- ↑ Masters of Chaos, Chapter 13 p. 7 Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Ansar al-Islam in Iraqi Kurdistan (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder)". https://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/mena/ansarbk020503.htm#Armed%20Islamist%20groups%20in%20Iraqi%20Kurdistan. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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