YEAR // Contemporary

2008

14 wars active · 15 battles

Wars active

14 catalogued

1982-2014 · Year 27 of 33
Casamance conflict
The Casamance conflict is an ongoing low-level conflict that has been waged between the Government of Senegal and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) since…
1983-2009 · Year 26 of 27
Sri Lankan civil war
The Sri Lankan civil war was fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. Beginning on 23 July 1983, it was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers…
1999-2009 · Year 10 of 11
Second Chechen War
The Second Chechen War took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from…
2001–2021 major U.S. war period · Year 8 of 21
Afghanistan War
The longest U.S. war began after 9/11, displaced the Taliban government, evolved into counterinsurgency, and ended with Taliban return to power.
2001-2021 · Year 8 of 21
War on Terrorism
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global military campaign initiated by the United States in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. A…
2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation period · Year 6 of 9
Iraq War
An invasion to remove Saddam Hussein became a prolonged occupation and insurgency with major regional consequences.
2003-2017 · Year 6 of 15
Iraqi conflict
The Iraqi conflict is a series of violent events that began with the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq and deposition of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, followed by a series of…
2005-2010 · Year 4 of 6
Chad–Sudan Conflict
The Chadian Civil War of 2005–2010 began on 18 December 2005. Since its independence from France in 1960, Chad has been swamped by civil wars between the Arab-Muslims of the…
2006-2008 · Closing year
Iraqi Civil War of 2006–2008
The Iraqi civil war was an armed conflict from 2006 to 2008 between various sectarian Shia and Sunni armed groups, such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Mahdi Army, in…
2006-2009 · Year 3 of 4
War in Somalia
The Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, also known as the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia was an armed conflict lasting from mid-2006 to early 2009. It began when Ethiopian military…
2007-2015 · Year 2 of 9
Insurgency in Ingushetia
The Insurgency in Ingushetia began in 2007 as a spillover of then ongoing separatist conflict in Chechnya into neighbouring Ingushetia. The conflict has been described as a civil…
2008 · Sole year
Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict
The Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict was a border conflict between the forces of Djibouti and Eritrea that occurred between June 10 and June 13, 2008. It was triggered by…
2008-2009 · Opening year
Gaza War (2008–2009)
The Gaza War, also known as the First Gaza War, Operation Cast Lead, or the Gaza Massacre, and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan by Hamas, was a three-week armed conflict…
2008 · Sole year
Russo-Georgian War
The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed separatist…

Battles

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Casamance conflict

Sri Lankan civil war

Second Chechen War

Afghanistan War

War on Terrorism

Iraq War

Iraqi conflict

Chad–Sudan Conflict

Iraqi Civil War of 2006–2008

War in Somalia

Insurgency in Ingushetia

Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict

Gaza War (2008–2009)

Russo-Georgian War