List of wars: 1990–2002
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 Yugoslav Wars in Europe, the Tajikistani Civil War in Asia, and the Cenepa War in South America.
1990–2005[]
Start | Finish | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | |
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Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) | |||
1990 | 1991 | Gulf War | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Italy Canada Australia Egypt Syria Qatar Coalition 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 Niger Ganda 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
Colombia |
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 |
SFR Yugoslavia (1991–1992) Republic of Serbian Krajina (1991–1995) Republika Srpska (1992–1995) |
1991 | 2002 | Sierra Leone Civil War | Sierra Leone Kamajors South African Mercenaries Nigerian-led ECOMOG Group United Kingdom |
Revolutionary United Front Armed 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:
Somali Democratic Republic (until 1991)
Allied rebel groups:
1992–1993:
Foreign Mujahideen Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
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 Al Qaeda Hezbi Islami(Supported by Pakistan) |
Unit Party
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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 Republic of Ichkeria |
Supported by: Russia |
|
1993 | 2005 | Burundian Civil War | Government forces: Burundian government
Supported by: |
Hutu militias: Tutsi militias |
1993 | 1994 | Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994) | Republic of the Congo government
Gabon |
Congolese Party of Labour |
1993 | Ongoing | Ethnic conflict in Nagaland | India
Burma |
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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 | PUK INC
United States (from 1996) |
KDP Iraq |
1994 | Ongoing | Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Armenia
|
Azerbaijan
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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 |
1994 | 2018 | 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) |
Kingdom of Nepal (Government) Supported by: United States India United Kingdom France Portugal European Union China |
1996 | 2001 | Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001) | Islamic State of Afghanistan After September 11, 2001: United States of America United Kingdom Canada Australia Supported by: Iran India |
Taliban Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al-Qaeda Supported by: Pakistan |
1996 | 1997 | First Congo War | AFDL Uganda Rwanda Burundi Angola |
Zaire UNITA Army 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: Nigeria United States |
1998 | 1998 | War in Abkhazia (1998) | Abkhazia | White Legion |
1998 | 1999 | Kosovo War | KLA Republic of Kosova show
NATO |
Yugoslavia |
1998 | 2000 | Eritrean–Ethiopian War | Ethiopia CIS Mercenaries |
Eritrea CIS Mercenaries |
1998 | 2003 | Second Congo War | Pro-government: Democratic Republic of the Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe Anti-Ugandan forces: LRA Sudan (Alleged) Anti-Rwandan militias:
Anti-Burundi militias:
|
RCD RCD-Goma |
1998 | 1999 | Guinea-Bissau Civil War | Military rebels MFDC[3] |
Guinea-Bissau Senegal |
1998 | 1998 | [4][5][6] | ||
1998 | Ongoing | Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen | Republic of Yemen
Supported by: Houthis
|
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Supported by: |
1999 | 1999 | Batken Conflict | Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan |
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
1999 | 1999 | Kargil War
Part of the Indo-Pakistani Wars |
India | Pakistan |
1999 | 2000 | 1999 East Timorese crisis | East Timor Supported by: |
Pro-Indonesian militias
|
1999 | 2001 | Insurgency in the Preševo Valley | FR Yugoslavia | UÇPMB |
1999 | 2002 | Maluku sectarian conflict | ||
1999 | 2003 | Second Liberian Civil War | Rebel groups:
Guinea |
Liberian government:
RUF |
1999 | 2007 | Ituri conflict | Hema tribe: Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) RCD-Kisangani Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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 | Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan |
1999 | 2009 | Second Chechen War | Russian Federation
|
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1999–2007) Caucasian Front |
2000 | 2000 | Six-Day War (2000) Part of the Second Congo War |
Rwanda | Uganda |
2000 | 2005 | Second Intifada | Israel | Palestinian Authority
Supported by: Iraq (until 2003) |
2000 | 2006 | 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict | Israel | Hezbollah |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 Bangladesh-India border clashes | Bangladesh |
India |
2001 | 2003 | Kurdistan Islamist conflict | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party United States
|
Ansar al-Islam[8][9] Kurdistan Islamic Group[8] Kurdistan Islamic Movement[10] al-Qaeda |
2001 | 2001 | Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia | Macedonia Arms support: |
National Liberation Army |
2001 | Ongoing | War on Terror | Co-Belligerent States
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Axis of Resistance and allies: show
International missions: |
Terrorist groups: show
Al-Qaeda show
Afghan Taliban ISIL Pakistani Taliban show
Other groups: show
Former groups: |
2002 | 2003 | 2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department | Republic of the Congo | Ninja militia |
2002 | 2015 | Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines | Republic of the Philippines
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Jihadist groups:
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2002 | Ongoing | Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa | show
NATO (2001–14) show
CJTF-HOA allies: show
Non-NATO allies: |
Insurgents:
Pirates:
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2002 | 2007 | First Ivorian Civil War | Ivory Coast COJEP
France |
FNCI Liberia
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2002 | 2021 | Taliban insurgency Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), War in Afghanistan (1978-present) and War on Terrorism |
Taliban
Allied groups:
Taliban splinter groups: (from 2015)
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Alleged support |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Allied militias: Support:
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ISAF (2001–14) |
Notes[]
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