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  1. 23 July 1983 to 18 May 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War 0 cit. no story The Tamil Tigers fight for an independent Tamil state in a 26-year war marked by suicide bombing and massacres on both sides. The government destroys the Tigers in a final offensive in 2009. politics / war ●●●
  2. February 1988 to 12 May 1994 Nagorno-Karabakh War 0 cit. no story Armenians and Azerbaijanis fight over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave as the Soviet Union collapses. Armenian forces win control of the region and surrounding districts, displacing hundreds of thousands. war ●●●
  3. 24 December 1989 to 2 August 1997 First Liberian Civil War 0 cit. no story Charles Taylor's rebellion collapses Liberia into factional warfare notorious for child soldiers. Around 200,000 die before elections bring Taylor to power in 1997. war ●●●
  4. c. 15 February 1989 to c. October 2001 Afghan Civil War of 1989-2001 0 cit. no story After the Soviet withdrawal, Afghan factions fight over the country, destroying Kabul, until the Taliban seize most of it by 1996. The Taliban's harboring of al-Qaeda leads to the US invasion of 2001. politics / war ●●●
  5. 21 March 1990 Independence of Namibia 0 cit. no story Namibia becomes independent from South African rule after a long liberation struggle and a UN-supervised transition. politics / war ●●●
  6. 1 October 1990 to 18 July 1994 Rwandan Civil War 0 cit. no story The Tutsi-led RPF invades from Uganda, and the war culminates in the 1994 genocide in which Hutu extremists murder around 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu in a hundred days. The RPF's victory ends the genocide and reshapes the region. politics / war ●●●●
  7. 25 June 1991 Independence of Croatia 0 cit. no story Croatia declares independence from Yugoslavia, leading to the Croatian War of Independence. politics / war ●●●
  8. 25 June 1991 Independence of Slovenia 0 cit. no story Slovenia declares independence from Yugoslavia, securing it after the brief Ten-Day War. politics / war ●●●
  9. c. 26 January 1991 Somali Civil War 0 cit. no story The fall of Siad Barre's regime collapses Somalia into clan warfare, famine, and decades without effective central government. The war draws UN, US, African Union, and Ethiopian interventions and spawns the al-Shabaab insurgency. war ●●●
  10. 23 March 1991 to 18 January 2002 Sierra Leone Civil War 0 cit. no story The RUF wages a war infamous for amputations, child soldiers, and blood diamonds. British and UN intervention helps end the war in 2002 after some 50,000 deaths. war ●●●
  11. 1 March 1992 Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cit. no story A referendum backs independence from Yugoslavia; recognition follows in April 1992 as the Bosnian War begins. politics / war ●●●
  12. 6 April 1992 to 14 December 1995 Bosnian War 0 cit. no story Bosnia's independence from Yugoslavia triggers a three-sided war marked by ethnic cleansing, the siege of Sarajevo, and the Srebrenica genocide. NATO intervention and the Dayton Accords end the war after about 100,000 deaths. politics / war ●●●●
  13. 5 May 1992 to 27 June 1997 Tajikistani Civil War 0 cit. no story Post-Soviet Tajikistan collapses into war between the government and an Islamist-democratic opposition. Tens of thousands die before a 1997 power-sharing peace. politics / war ●●
  14. 24 May 1993 Independence of Eritrea 0 cit. no story Eritrea formally becomes independent from Ethiopia after a thirty-year liberation war and a near-unanimous referendum. politics / war ●●●
  15. 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997 First Congo War 0 cit. no story Rwanda and Uganda back Laurent Kabila's rebellion, which sweeps across Zaire and topples Mobutu. The fragile new order collapses into the far larger Second Congo War a year later. politics / war ●●●
  16. 6 May 1998 to 18 June 2000 Eritrean-Ethiopian War 0 cit. no story Eritrea and Ethiopia fight a trench war over a disputed border town, killing tens of thousands. A cold standoff follows until the 2018 peace agreement. war ●●●
  17. 28 February 1998 to 11 June 1999 Kosovo War 0 cit. no story The Kosovo Liberation Army fights Serbian forces whose ethnic cleansing prompts a 78-day NATO bombing campaign. Serbia withdraws and Kosovo comes under UN administration, declaring independence in 2008. politics / war ●●●
  18. 3 May 1999 to 26 July 1999 Kargil War 0 cit. no story Pakistani soldiers and militants infiltrate Indian positions in the Kargil heights, triggering a high-altitude war between the two new nuclear powers. India retakes the peaks and Pakistan withdraws under international pressure. war ●●
  19. 7 October 2001 to 30 August 2021 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) 0 cit. no story The United States and allies topple the Taliban after the September 11 attacks, then fight a twenty-year insurgency. The Taliban retake Kabul in 2021 as the last American forces withdraw, ending America's longest war. politics / war ●●●●
  20. 20 May 2002 Independence of Timor-Leste 0 cit. no story Timor-Leste's independence is restored after Indonesian occupation and a UN transition, following the 1999 referendum. politics / war ●●●
  21. 20 March 2003 to 18 December 2011 Iraq War 0 cit. no story A US-led coalition invades Iraq and overthrows Saddam Hussein, citing weapons of mass destruction that are never found. The occupation collapses into insurgency and sectarian civil war killing hundreds of thousands. politics / war ●●●●
  22. 26 February 2003 to 31 August 2020 War in Darfur 0 cit. no story Darfuri rebels rise against Khartoum, which responds with Janjaweed militia campaigns widely described as genocide. Around 300,000 die and millions are displaced. war ●●●
  23. c. June 2004 Kivu Conflict 0 cit. no story Dozens of armed groups, including the Rwandan-backed M23, fight over eastern Congo's people and minerals in the long aftermath of the Congo wars. Millions have died or been displaced in two decades of violence. war ●●●
  24. 11 December 2006 Mexican Drug War 0 cit. no story The Mexican government deploys the military against drug cartels, triggering fighting among cartels and security forces. The conflict has killed several hundred thousand people, with tens of thousands missing. society / war ●●●
  25. 17 February 2008 Independence of Kosovo 0 cit. no story Kosovo declares independence from Serbia, nine years after the Kosovo War; it is recognized by many but not all states. politics / war ●●●
  26. 26 July 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency 0 cit. no story The jihadist group Boko Haram wages an insurgency across northeastern Nigeria and neighboring states, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions. The conflict continues despite regional military campaigns. religion / war ●●●
  27. 9 July 2011 Independence of South Sudan 0 cit. no story South Sudan becomes the world's newest country after a referendum that followed decades of civil war with the north. politics / war ●●●
  28. 15 February 2011 to 23 October 2011 First Libyan Civil War 0 cit. no story An Arab Spring uprising against Muammar Gaddafi becomes a civil war in which NATO air power backs the rebels. Gaddafi is captured and killed, but Libya fragments in the years that follow. politics / war ●●●
  29. 15 March 2011 to 8 December 2024 Syrian Civil War 0 cit. no story Protests against Bashar al-Assad spiral into a multi-sided war drawing in Iran, Russia, Turkey, the United States, and jihadist groups. Over half a million die and half the population is displaced before rebels topple Assad in December 2024. politics / war ●●●●
  30. 16 January 2012 Mali War 0 cit. no story Tuareg separatists and jihadist groups seize northern Mali, prompting French intervention in 2013. Jihadist violence spreads across the Sahel and continues after French withdrawal. war ●●
  31. 10 December 2012 Central African Republic Civil War 0 cit. no story Seleka rebels overthrow the government, triggering sectarian fighting between Muslim and Christian militias. Thousands die and much of the country remains outside state control. religion / war ●●
  32. 15 December 2013 to 22 February 2020 South Sudanese Civil War 0 cit. no story A power struggle between President Kiir and Vice President Machar splits the world's newest country along ethnic lines. Nearly 400,000 die from violence and famine before a unity government forms in 2020. politics / war ●●●
  33. April 2013 to 23 March 2019 War Against the Islamic State 0 cit. no story The Islamic State seizes a third of Iraq and much of Syria and declares a caliphate in 2014. A US-led coalition, Iraqi forces, and Kurdish fighters destroy its territorial state by 2019. religion / war ●●●●
  34. 20 February 2014 Russo-Ukrainian War 0 cit. no story Russia seizes Crimea and backs separatists in the Donbas in 2014, then launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Europe's largest war since 1945 has killed hundreds of thousands and continues. politics / war ●●●●●
  35. 21 September 2014 Yemeni Civil War 0 cit. no story Houthi rebels seize the capital Sanaa, and a Saudi-led coalition intervenes against them from 2015. War, blockade, and famine create one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with hundreds of thousands dead. war ●●●
  36. 16 May 2014 to 23 October 2020 Second Libyan Civil War 0 cit. no story Rival governments in Tripoli and the east fight for control of Libya, drawing in Turkey, Russia, Egypt, and the UAE. A 2020 ceasefire freezes the division of the country. politics / war ●●
  37. 1 February 2021 Myanmar Civil War 0 cit. no story The military's 2021 coup against the elected government triggers nationwide armed resistance allied with ethnic insurgencies. Large parts of the country slip from junta control as the war continues. politics / war ●●●
  38. 15 April 2023 Sudanese Civil War (2023-present) 0 cit. no story Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces turn on each other, devastating Khartoum and Darfur. The war has killed tens of thousands, displaced over ten million people, and produced famine and ethnic massacres. war ●●●
  39. 7 October 2023 Gaza War 0 cit. no story Hamas attacks Israel on October 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking hostages, and Israel responds with a devastating campaign in Gaza. Tens of thousands of Palestinians die and the war ripples across the region. politics / war ●●●●