YEAR // Contemporary

2014

11 wars active · 18 battles

Wars active

11 catalogued

1982-2014 · Closing year
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…
2001–2021 major U.S. war period · Year 14 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 14 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…
2003-2017 · Year 12 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…
2007-2015 · Year 8 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…
2012-2018 · Year 3 of 7
Arab Winter
The Arab Winter is a term referring to the resurgence of authoritarianism and Islamic extremism in some Arab countries in the 2010s in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. The term…
2013-2020 · Year 2 of 8
South Sudanese Civil War
The South Sudanese Civil War was a multi-sided civil war in South Sudan fought from 2013 to 2018 between government and opposition forces. The civil war caused rampant human…
2014-2017 · Opening year
Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
The War in Iraq (2013–2017) was an armed conflict between Iraq and its allies and the Islamic State. Following December 2013, the insurgency escalated into a full-scale war…
2014-2020 · Opening year
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)
The Libyan civil war (2014–2020), also known as the Second Libyan Civil War, was a multilateral civil war which was fought in Libya among a number of armed groups, but mainly the…
2014 · Sole year
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported…
2014 · Sole year
Yemeni Civil War
The Yemeni civil war is an ongoing multilateral civil war that began in late 2014 mainly between the Rashad al-Alimi-led Presidential Leadership Council and the Mahdi…

Battles

18 recorded

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Casamance conflict

Afghanistan War

War on Terrorism

Iraqi conflict

Insurgency in Ingushetia

Arab Winter

South Sudanese Civil War

Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017

Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)

Russo-Ukrainian War

Yemeni Civil War