YEAR // Contemporary
2019
5 wars active · 9 battles
Wars active
5 catalogued
2001–2021 major U.S. war period · Year 19 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 19 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…
2013-2020 · Year 7 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…
2014-2020 · Year 6 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 5 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…
Battles
9 recorded
August 7, 2019
2019 Southern Yemen clashes
Yemeni Civil War
July 3, 2019
2019 Tajoura migrant center airstrike
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)
December 24, 2019
Arbinda attack
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
October 17, 2019
Battle of Culiacán
Mexican drug war
February 12, 2019
Battle of Derna
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)
August 26, 2019
Battle of the Jabara Valley
Yemeni Civil War
January 1, 2019
December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Syrian Civil War
December 19, 2019
Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019 – March 2020)
Syrian Civil War
April 4, 2019
Western Libya campaign
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)