YEAR // Contemporary
2016
9 wars active · 14 battles
Wars active
9 catalogued
2001–2021 major U.S. war period · Year 16 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 16 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 14 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…
2012-2018 · Year 5 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 4 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 3 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 3 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…
2015-2021 · Year 2 of 7
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…
2016 · Sole year
Insurgency in Northern Chad
In 2016, the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) and the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (CCMSR) began a rebellion against the Chadian…
Battles
14 recorded
December 16, 2016
2016 Nassoumbou attack
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
December 6, 2016
2016 Sirte offensive
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)
April 25, 2016
Battle of Al Mukalla (2016)
Yemeni Civil War
November 6, 2016
Battle of al-Bab
Syrian Civil War
November 8, 2016
Battle of Banibangou
Insurgency in the Maghreb
January 15, 2016
Battle of El Adde
Somali Civil War (2009)
July 7, 2016
Battle of Juba
South Sudanese Civil War
October 16, 2016
Battle of Mosul
Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
February 9, 2016
Battle of Ramadi
Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
August 27, 2016
Manbij offensive
Syrian Civil War
August 24, 2016
Operation Euphrates Shield
Syrian Civil War
March 9, 2016
Palmyra offensive
Syrian Civil War
December 8, 2016
Palmyra offensive (December 2016)
Syrian Civil War
November 6, 2016
Raqqa Campaign
Syrian Civil War