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Note:

War is a state of opened and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations.[1] For other conflicts, see rebellions, coups and separate battles.

This is a list of wars that began between 2003 to 2010. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

Start Finished Name of Conflict Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable)
2003 Ongoing War in Darfur Flag of Sudan NRF

Proclaimed support:
United States
Alleged support:
Flag of Eritrea Eritrea
Flag of Chad Chad

Sudan Government of Sudan

Armament support:
Flag of Russia Russia

2003 2011 Iraq War United States
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Iraq INC
Iraq New Iraqi Army
Flag of KDP KDP
Flag of PUK PUK
Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of Poland Poland
Flag of South Korea South Korea
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Flag of Italy Italy
Flag of Georgia Georgia
Flag of Spain Spain
Flag of Denmark Denmark
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Iraq Iraq
Flag of the Ba'ath Party Ba'ath Loyalists
Flag of Jihad SCJL
Flag of Jihad Naqshbandi Army
Flag of The Islamic State of Iraq Islamic State of Iraq
Flag of al-Qaeda in Iraq Al-Qaeda
Flag of Jihad Mahdi Army
Flag of Jihad Special Groups
Flag of Jihad Badr Brigades
2003 2006 Iraqi insurgency (2003–06)
Part of the Iraq War
2003 Ongoing Balochistan conflict Flag of Pakistan Pakistan

Flag of Iran Iran

  • Imperial Army (until 1979)
  • IRGC (since 1980)
  • Border Guard (since 2000)
Baloch separatist groups
  • [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] BLA
  • BRA flag BRA
  • BLF
  • LeB
  • BLUF
  • BSO (Azad)

Supported by:
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991) Iraq (1970s)[2]


Sectarian groups
Flag placeholder Jundallah
Jaish ul-Adl
Jundallah (Pakistan)
Flag of Jihad Lashkar-e-Jhangvi[2]
Flag of Jihad Sipah-e-Sahaba[2]

2003 2005 Conflict in Tuzla island Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Flag of Russia Russia
2004 Ongoing War in North-West Pakistan Flag of Pakistan Pakistan

United States

Taliban-aligned groups

Flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant2 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[4]

2004 2005 Kondovo Crisis
2004 2007 Central African Republic Bush War Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic
Flag of Chad Chad
United Nations MINURCAT
MICOPAX (CEEAC)
UFDR rebels
APRD rebels
CPJP rebels
FDPC rebels
MLCJ rebels
2004 Ongoing Iran–PJAK conflict
Kurdish separatism in Iran
2004 Ongoing Conflict in the Niger Delta Flag of Nigeria Nigerian government Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force
Niger Delta Liberation Front
Joint Revolutionary Council

Niger Delta Vigilante

2004 2015 Houthi insurgency in Yemen Houthis Logo Houthis Flag of Yemen Yemen
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Flag of Jordan Jordan
2004 Ongoing Kivu conflict
2004 Ongoing Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
Part of the Balochistan conflict
2005 Ongoing Paraguayan People's Army insurgency
2005 2010 Chadian Civil War (2005–10) Flag of Chad Chad FUC
UFDD
RFC
Janjaweed
2005 2008 Mount Elgon insurgency Flag of Kenya Kenya Sabaot Land Defence Force
2006 2011 Fatah–Hamas conflict (Brothers War) Flag of Hamas Hamas[citation needed] Palestinian National Authority Fatah
2006 2006 2006 Lebanon War
2006 2007 Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–07)
Part of the Iraq War
2006 Ongoing Mexican Drug War Flag of Mexico Government
  • Armed Forces
  • Federal Police
  • CISEN
  • PFM
  • State and municipal police forces

United States

  • Flag of the United States Marshals Service Federal Marshals

Grupos de Autodefensa Comunitaria

Drug Cartels and Crime Organizations including:
  • Sinaloa Cartel
  • Gulf Cartel
  • Los Ántrax
  • Knights Templar Cartel
  • MS-13
  • FARC
  • Los Zetas
  • Juárez Cartel
  • Tijuana Cartel
  • Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
  • La Familia Michoacana

and more

2006 2009 War in Somalia (2006–09)
Part of the Somali Civil War
Invasion phase:

Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
Somalia Transitional Federal Government
Flag of Puntland Puntland
Somalia Galmudug
Somalia pro-Ethiopian warlords
United States
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
AMISOM:

  • Flag of Uganda Uganda
  • Flag of Burundi Burundi
  • Flag of Kenya Kenya

Insurgency phase:
Flag of the Islamic Courts Union Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
File:Somalia Islamic Courts Flag.svg al-Shabaab
Flag of Jihad Ras Kamboni Brigades
Flag of Jihad Jabhatul Islamiya
Flag of Jihad Muaskar Anole
Flag of Eritrea Eritrea (alleged)

Invasion phase:

Flag of the Islamic Courts Union Islamic Courts Union
Insurgency phase:
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
Somalia Transitional Federal Government
Somalia pro-Ethiopian warlords

2007 Ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara Flag of Algeria Algeria
Flag of Morocco Morocco
Mauritania Mauritania
Tunisia Tunisia
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Flag of Chad Chad
Flag of Mali Mali
Flag of Niger Niger
Nigeria Nigeria
Flag of Senegal Senegal
Supported & Trained By:
United States United States
Canada Canada [6][7][8]
France France[6][9]
Germany Germany[6]
Netherlands Netherlands[6]
Spain Spain[6][10]
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom[11][12]
Flag of al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Flag of Jihad Ansar Dine
Supported By:
Flag of Jihad Boko Haram
Flag of Jihad MOJWA
2007 2009 Tuareg rebellion (2007–09)

part of the Tuareg rebellion

Flag of Niger Niger
Flag of Mali Mali
Niger Movement for Justice

23 May ADC Group

2007 2015 War in Ingushetia Russia Russian Federation

Ingushetia Ingush government

Flag of Caucasian Emirate Caucasus Emirate (Vilayat Galgaycho)

Ingushetia Ingush opposition (2007-2008)
ad hoc revenge groups

2008 2008 2008 invasion of Anjouan Flag of the Comoros Comoros

African Union:

  • Flag of Sudan Sudan
  • Flag of Tanzania Tanzania
  • Flag of Senegal Senegal
  • Flag of Libya (1977-2011) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Flag of France France[13]

Flag of Anjouan Anjouan
2008 2008 2008 Kufra conflict Flag of Libya (1977-2011) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Flag of the Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya
2008 2012 Cambodian–Thai border dispute Flag of Thailand Thailand Flag of Cambodia Cambodia
2008 2008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict Flag of Djibouti Djibouti Flag of Eritrea Eritrea
2008 2008 Russo-Georgian war Flag of Russia Russia
Flag of South Ossetia South Ossetia
Flag of Abkhazia Abkhazia
Flag of Georgia Georgia
2008 2009 Gaza War Flag of Israel Israel[14][15][16] Flag of Hamas Hamas
2009 Ongoing Sudanese nomadic conflicts
2009 Ongoing Insurgency in the North Caucasus Flag of Russia Russia Flag of the Caucasian Emirate Caucasus Emirate
2009 Ongoing Boko Haram insurgency Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Flag of Cameroon Cameroon
Flag of Chad Chad
Flag of Niger Niger
Multinational Joint Task Force (Niger, Nigeria and Chad)
Vigilante groups[17]
Mercenaries[18]
Supported by:
Flag of the United States United States[19]
Flag of Benin Benin[20]
African Union (announced)[21][22]
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom[23][24]
Flag of France France[23]
Flag of the People's Republic of China China[23]
Flag of Canada Canada[25]
Flag of Iran Iran[26]
Flag of Israel Israel[27]
Flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant2 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[28]

Flag of Ansaru Ansaru[29][30]

2009 2009 2009 Peruvian political crisis Flag of Peru Peru AIDESEP
2009 2009 2009 Boko Haram uprising
Boko Haram insurgency
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria Flag of Jihad Boko Haram
2009 Ongoing South Yemen insurgency Flag of Yemen Government

Pro-government tribes

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Southern Movement
2009 Ongoing War in Somalia (2009–present)
Part of the Somali Civil War
Flag of Somalia Federal Republic of Somalia:

Foreign Involvement
Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970-2002)AMISOM Advisors/Non-combat support:
United States[32]
Flag of Europe European Union[33]
NATO flag NATO[citation needed]
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom[citation needed]
Flag of France France[citation needed]

Flag of al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda

Flag of the Islamic Courts Union Hizbul Islam (2009-2010)

2009 2009 Dongo conflict Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Supported by:
United Nations MONUC
Flag of Rwanda Rwanda (alleged)
Resistance Patriots of Dongo
2010 2010 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzistani Kyrgyz gangs

Kyrgyzstani Uzbeks

2010 2010 2010 Kingston unrest Flag of Jamaica Jamaica Shower Posse drug cartel
2010 2012 Tajikistan insurgency Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan Flag of Jihad United Tajik Opposition
2010 2011 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis

Second Ivorian Civil War

Ivory Coast New Forces
Ivory Coast RDR
United Nations UNOCI
Flag of France France
Ivory Coast Military of Côte d'Ivoire
Liberian mercenaries
Young Patriots of Abidjan
Ivorian Popular Front

See also[]

References[]

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