YEAR // Contemporary
2015
11 wars active · 16 battles
Wars active
11 catalogued
2001–2021 major U.S. war period · Year 15 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 15 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 13 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 · Closing year
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 4 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 3 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 · Year 2 of 4
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 · Year 2 of 7
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…
2015 · Sole year
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
The Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso is an ongoing war and civil conflict that began in August 2015, between the Government of Burkina Faso and Jihadist African wings of…
2015 · Sole year
Ngogo Chimpanzee War
The Western and Central factions of chimpanzees of the Ngogo hill region in Kibale National Park, Uganda, have been engaged in a violent conflict since 2015. The conflict has…
2015-2021 · Opening year
War in Afghanistan (2015–2021)
The war in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring…
Battles
16 recorded
January 1, 2015
2015–2016 Latakia offensive
Syrian Civil War
November 30, 2015
Al-Hawl Offensive
Syrian Civil War
July 22, 2015
Battle of Aden (2015)
Yemeni Civil War
April 16, 2015
Battle of Al Mukalla
Yemeni Civil War
May 26, 2015
Battle of Dhale
Yemeni Civil War
September 1, 2015
Battle of Janale
Somali Civil War (2009)
January 1, 2015
Battle of Kirkuk
Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
April 24, 2015
Battle of Kunduz
Afghanistan War
June 26, 2015
Battle of Leego
Somali Civil War (2009)
December 16, 2015
Battle of Nihm
Yemeni Civil War
December 19, 2015
Battle of Port Midi
Yemeni Civil War
May 31, 2015
Battle of Sirte (2015)
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)
May 26, 2015
Palmyra Offensive
Syrian Civil War
March 25, 2015
Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
Yemeni Civil War
March 28, 2015
Second Battle of Idlib
Syrian Civil War
January 1, 2015
September 2015 Marib Toshka missile attack
Yemeni Civil War