世界过去50年的大冲突和战争
SovietAfghan War (19791989) USSR vs. Afghan Mujahideen (with U.S. support)
IranIraq War (19801988) Major Middle Eastern war with heavy casualties
Falklands War (1982) UK vs. Argentina over Falkland Islands
Gulf War (19901991) U.S.-led coalition vs. Iraq (after Iraqs invasion of Kuwait)
Angolan Civil War (19752002)
Mozambican Civil War (19771992)
Rwandan Civil War and Genocide (19901994)
Second Congo War (19982003) Involved multiple African nations; deadliest conflict since WWII
Darfur Conflict (2003present, low intensity)
Tigray War (20202022) Ethiopia vs. Tigray Peoples Liberation Front
VietnamCambodia War (19781989)
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
Sri Lankan Civil War (19832009)
Kargil War (1999) India vs. Pakistan in Kashmir
Afghanistan War (20012021) U.S. and NATO vs. Taliban/Al-Qaeda
Iraq War (20032011; insurgency continued afterward)
Syrian Civil War (2011present)
Yemen Civil War (2014present) Regional proxy war (Saudi Arabia, Iran involvement)
IsraelHamas conflicts (Recurring; most notable in 200809, 2014, 2021, 2023present)
Colombian Conflict (19642016; some violence ongoing) Government vs. FARC, other groups
U.S. invasions:
Grenada (1983)
Panama (1989)
Iraq (1991, 2003)
Afghanistan (2001)
Yugoslav Wars (19912001) Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo wars
Chechen Wars (19942009) Russia vs. Chechen separatists
Russo-Georgian War (2008)
Russo-Ukrainian War (2014present) Annexation of Crimea (2014), full-scale invasion (2022present)
世界过去50年的小冲突和战争
Angolan Civil War (19752002)
Western Sahara War (19751991) Polisario Front vs. Morocco
Ugandan Bush War (19811986)
Mozambican Civil War (19771992)
Second Sudanese Civil War (19832005)
Rwandan Civil War and Genocide (19901994)
Burundi Civil Wars (19932005)
Sierra Leone Civil War (19912002)
Liberian Civil Wars (19892003)
Second Congo War (19982003) 9 African nations involved
Darfur Conflict (2003present)
Boko Haram Insurgency (2009present) Nigeria and neighboring countries
Mali War (2012present) Islamist insurgency and separatists
Tigray War (20202022) Ethiopian civil war
Sudan conflict (2023present) Sudanese Army vs. RSF paramilitary
VietnamCambodia War (19781989)
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) and border skirmishes into the 1980s
Afghan Civil War (1978present) Including:
SovietAfghan War (19791989)
Mujahideen infighting (19891996)
Taliban rule resistance (19962001)
U.S. War in Afghanistan (20012021)
Taliban rule reestablished (2021present)
Sri Lankan Civil War (19832009) Tamil Tigers vs. government
Philippine Insurgency (1970spresent) Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Communist rebels
Kargil War (1999) India vs. Pakistan
Nepalese Civil War (19962006) Maoist insurgency
Myanmar (Burma) Conflicts (1948present) Intensified after 2021 military coup
ThaiPatani Insurgency (2004present) Southern Thailand Muslim insurgency
Guatemalan Civil War (19601996)
El Salvador Civil War (19791992)
Nicaraguan Contra War (19811990)
Colombian Conflict (19642016) FARC, ELN insurgencies
Peruvian Internal Conflict (1980s2000s) Shining Path
Mexico Drug War (2006present) Government vs. cartels
Haitian gang wars (2020spresent) Near-state collapse conditions
Lebanese Civil War (19751990)
IranIraq War (19801988)
Gulf War (19901991)
Iraq War (20032011) Followed by insurgency (20112017)
Syrian Civil War (2011present) Government, rebels, ISIS, Kurds, foreign powers
Yemen Civil War (2014present) Saudi-led coalition vs. Houthi rebels
IsraeliPalestinian Conflict Multiple Gaza wars (200809, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2023present)
ISIS Insurgency (20132019 peak) Iraq, Syria, Libya
TurkishKurdish conflict (1978present) PKK insurgency
Northern Ireland The Troubles (19691998)
Nagorno-Karabakh Wars:
First (19881994)
Second (2020)
Azerbaijan offensive (2023)
Yugoslav Wars (19912001) Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo
Chechen Wars (19942009) Russia vs. Chechnya
Russo-Georgian War (2008)
Russo-Ukrainian War:
Annexation of Crimea and Donbas war (20142022)
Full-scale invasion (2022present)