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.
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2003 | Ongoing | War in Darfur | ![]() Proclaimed support: |
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2003 | 2011 | Iraq War | United States![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2003 | 2006 | Iraqi insurgency (2003–06) Part of the Iraq War |
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2003 | Ongoing | Balochistan conflict | ![]()
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Baloch separatist groups
Supported by: Sectarian groups
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2003 | 2005 | Conflict in Tuzla island | ![]() |
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2004 | Ongoing | War in North-West Pakistan | ![]()
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Taliban-aligned groups
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2004 | 2005 | Kondovo Crisis | ||
2004 | 2007 | Central African Republic Bush War | ![]() ![]() ![]() MICOPAX (CEEAC) |
UFDR rebels APRD rebels CPJP rebels FDPC rebels MLCJ rebels |
2004 | Ongoing | Iran–PJAK conflict Kurdish separatism in Iran |
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2004 | Ongoing | Conflict in the Niger Delta | ![]() |
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force Niger Delta Liberation Front Joint Revolutionary Council |
2004 | 2015 | Houthi insurgency in Yemen | ![]() |
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2004 | Ongoing | Kivu conflict | ||
2004 | Ongoing | Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency Part of the Balochistan conflict |
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2005 | Ongoing | Paraguayan People's Army insurgency | ||
2005 | 2010 | Chadian Civil War (2005–10) | ![]() |
FUC UFDD RFC Janjaweed |
2005 | 2008 | Mount Elgon insurgency | ![]() |
Sabaot Land Defence Force |
2006 | 2011 | Fatah–Hamas conflict (Brothers War) | ![]() |
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2006 | 2006 | 2006 Lebanon War | ||
2006 | 2007 | Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–07) Part of the Iraq War |
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2006 | Ongoing | Mexican Drug War | ![]()
Grupos de Autodefensa Comunitaria |
Drug Cartels and Crime Organizations including:
and more |
2006 | 2009 | War in Somalia (2006–09) Part of the Somali Civil War |
Invasion phase:
Insurgency phase: |
Invasion phase:
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2007 | Ongoing | Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supported & Trained By: ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2007 | 2009 | Tuareg rebellion (2007–09)
part of the Tuareg rebellion |
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Niger Movement for Justice |
2007 | 2015 | War in Ingushetia | ![]() | |
2008 | 2008 | 2008 invasion of Anjouan | ![]() African Union:
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2008 | 2008 | 2008 Kufra conflict | ![]() |
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2008 | 2012 | Cambodian–Thai border dispute | ![]() |
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2008 | 2008 | Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict | ![]() |
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2008 | 2008 | Russo-Georgian war | ![]() ![]() |
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2008 | 2009 | Gaza War | ![]() |
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2009 | Ongoing | Sudanese nomadic conflicts | ||
2009 | Ongoing | Insurgency in the North Caucasus | ![]() | |
2009 | Ongoing | Boko Haram insurgency | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Multinational Joint Task Force (Niger, Nigeria and Chad) Vigilante groups[17] Mercenaries[18] Supported by: ![]() African Union (announced)[21][22] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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2009 | 2009 | 2009 Peruvian political crisis | ![]() |
AIDESEP |
2009 | 2009 | 2009 Boko Haram uprising Boko Haram insurgency |
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2009 | Ongoing | South Yemen insurgency | ![]()
Pro-government tribes |
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2009 | Ongoing | War in Somalia (2009–present) Part of the Somali Civil War |
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Foreign Involvement
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2009 | 2009 | Dongo conflict | ![]() Supported by: ![]() ![]() |
Resistance Patriots of Dongo |
2010 | 2010 | 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes | ![]() |
Kyrgyzistani Kyrgyz gangs
Kyrgyzstani Uzbeks |
2010 | 2010 | 2010 Kingston unrest | ![]() |
Shower Posse drug cartel |
2010 | 2012 | Tajikistan insurgency | ![]() |
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2010 | 2011 | 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Liberian mercenaries Young Patriots of Abidjan Ivorian Popular Front |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "War - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". merriam-webster.com. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 B Raman (25 January 2003). "Iraq's shadow on Balochistan". Asia Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2005. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20050423154538/http%3A//www%2Eatimes%2Ecom/atimes/South_Asia/EA25Df01%2Ehtml. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Uzbek militants in Afghanistan pledge allegiance to ISIS in beheading video". khaama.com. http://www.khaama.com/uzbek-militants-in-afghanistan-pledge-allegiance-to-isis-in-beheading-video-9962. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "ISIS Now Has Military Allies in 11 Countries – NYMag". Daily Intelligencer. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/isis-now-has-military-allies-in-11-countries.html. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Pakistan Taliban splinter group vows allegiance to Islamic State". Reuters. 18 November 2014. https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/18/us-pakistan-militants-is-idUSKCN0J20YQ20141118. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Flintlock 11 Kicks off February 21 in Senegal". AFRICOM. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121224145854/http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=5937.
- ↑ "Canada Sends Special Forces to Aid African Al-Qaida Fight". Montreal Gazette. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120106084750/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada-in-afghanistan/Canada+sends+special+forces+African+Qaida+fight/5804679/story.html.
- ↑ "US, Mali Armies Kick off Exercise Atlas Accord; Postpone Exercise Flintlock". Defense Web. 13 February 2012. http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23446:us-mali-armies-kick-off-exercise-atlas-accord-postpone-exercise-flintlock&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105.
- ↑ "French Hostage Executed after raid on Al-Qaeda base". France 24 news. 26 July 2011. http://www.france24.com/en/20100725-french-hostage-executed-aqim-qaeda-north-africa-michel-germaneau-killing.
- ↑ "Police in Spain arrest 5 suspected of financing terrorists". CNN. 27 September 2011. http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/27/world/europe/spain-terror-arrests/.
- ↑ "US Starts Anti-Al-Qaeda Military Exercise in Sahara". BBC. 3 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8658009.stm.
- ↑ "Britain Signals Maghreb Push with Anti-Terror Help". Reuters Africa. 18 October 2011. https://af.reuters.com/article/algeriaNews/idAFL5E7LI46F20111018.
- ↑ AFP (2008-03-25). "African forces invade rebel Comoros island". ReliefWeb. http://reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MMAH-7D39UC?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ↑ Eshel, David (2009-05-11). "New Tactics Yield Solid Victory in Gaza". Aviation Week. http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/GAZA031109.xml. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ↑ Spyer, Jonathan. "Hamas seeks new doctrine after Gaza War failures". Fr.jpost.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001163040/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804542247&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ↑ Ethan Bonner, Hamas Shifts From Rockets to Culture War New York Times, 24 July 2009
- ↑ "Vigilantes Settle Local Scores With Boko Haram". Voice of America. 15 February 2015. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/vigilantes-settle-local-scores-with-boko-haram/2644375.html. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Adama Nossiter (12 March 2015). "Mercenaries Join Nigeria’s Military Campaign Against Boko Haram". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/world/africa/nigerias-fight-against-boko-haram-gets-help-from-south-african-mercenaries.html. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Gryboski, Michael. "US Offers to Help Find Over 200 Nigerian Schoolgirls Abducted by Boko Haram". Christian Post. http://www.christianpost.com/news/us-offers-to-help-find-over-200-nigerian-schoolgirls-abducted-by-boko-haram-118994/. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ West Africa leaders vow to wage 'total war' on Boko Haram By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau. 17 May 2014 2:19 PM.
- ↑ Union agrees to send 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria. Mashable.com, Jan 31, 2015.
- ↑ The African Union Readies an Army to Fight Boko Haram, Medium.com.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Kidnapped schoolgirls: British experts to fly to Nigeria 'as soon as possible'. theguardian.com, Wednesday 7 May 2014 17.33 BST.
- ↑ "British troops to help fight against Boko Haram as SAS target Isil". the Telegraph. 20 December 2014. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11306242/British-troops-to-help-fight-against-Boko-Haram-as-SAS-target-Isil.html.
- ↑ Canada joins effort to free Nigerian schoolgirls. May 14, 2014 3:23 pm Updated: May 15, 2014 7:01 pm. By Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press
- ↑ Iran ready to help Nigeria over abducted girls: Diplomat. Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Monday 19 May, 201404:53 PM GMT.
- ↑ Israel sends experts to help hunt for Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists. Jerusalem Post; 05/20/2014 18:03.
- ↑ "Boko Haram swears formal allegiance to ISIS". Fox News. March 8, 2015. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/03/08/boko-haram-swears-formal-allegiance-to-isis/.
- ↑ Sudarsan Raghavan (31 May 2013). "Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/nigerian-islamist-militants-return-from-mali-with-weapons-skills/2013/05/31/d377579e-c628-11e2-9cd9-3b9a22a4000a_story.html. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ Steve White (13 March 2013). "Nigerian hostage deaths: British hostage executed in error". Daily Mirror. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nigerian-hostage-deaths-british-hostage-1754571. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Somalia: Islamist Group Supports President Sharif". 13 February 2009. http://allafrica.com/stories/200902130339.html. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ see: Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
- ↑ "Italy pledges to Somali gov’t financial support to uproot Al shabaab". Shabelle. November 3, 2010. http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=2276. Retrieved 20 April 2011.[dead link]
External links[]
- Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK)
- Conflict Barometer - Describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, and settlements
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The original article can be found at List of wars 2003–2010 and the edit history here.