YEAR // Contemporary
2021
4 wars active · 7 battles
Wars active
4 catalogued
2001–2021 major U.S. war period · Closing year
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 · Closing year
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…
2015-2021 · Closing 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…
2021 · Sole year
Myanmar Civil War
The Myanmar civil war began following the military coup on 1 February 2021. The seizure of power triggered mass anti-coup demonstrations and a violent crackdown by the Tatmadaw,…
Battles
7 recorded
August 1, 2021
2021 Kabul Airlift
Afghan Conflict
January 1, 2021
2021 Taliban offensive
Afghanistan War
August 18, 2021
Attack in Boukouma
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
November 2, 2021
Attack on Adabda
War in the Sahel
January 13, 2021
Battle of Bangui
Central African Republic Civil War
Aug 2021
Kabul Endgame
Afghanistan War
Kabul
April 11, 2021
Northern Chad offensive
Insurgency in Northern Chad