YEAR // Contemporary
2009
12 wars active · 14 battles
Wars active
12 catalogued
1982-2014 · Year 28 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 · Closing year
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 · Closing year
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 9 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 9 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 7 of 9
Iraq War
An invasion to remove Saddam Hussein became a prolonged occupation and insurgency with major regional consequences.
2003-2017 · Year 7 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 5 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…
2006-2009 · Closing year
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 3 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…
2008-2009 · Closing 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…
2009 · Sole year
Somali Civil War (2009)
The ongoing phase of the Somali Civil War began in 2009 and is concentrated in southern and central Somalia, primarily between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia…
Battles
14 recorded
October 1, 2009
Battle for Central Somalia
Somali Civil War (1991)
May 7, 2009
Battle of Am Dam
Chad–Sudan Conflict
January 1, 2009
Battle of Chalai
Sri Lankan civil war
October 3, 2009
Battle of Kamdesh
Afghanistan War
May 7, 2009
Battle of Mogadishu
Somali Civil War (1991)
January 2, 2009
Battle of Mullaitivu
Sri Lankan civil war
January 1, 2009
Battle of Puthukkudiyirippu
Sri Lankan civil war
January 1, 2009
Battle of South Mogadishu
Somali Civil War (2009)
June 5, 2009
Battle of Wabho
Somali Civil War (1991)
August 2, 2009
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Gulf War
September 1, 2009
Operation Green Hunt
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
July 2, 2009
Operation Strike of the Sword
Afghanistan War
July 15, 2009
Second Battle of Swat
insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
January 9, 2009
Third Battle of Elephant Pass
Sri Lankan civil war