List of wars 2003–10

For ongoing conflicts, see List of ongoing armed conflicts.

Note:

War is a state of opened and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations.[1] For other conflicts, see rebellions, coups and separate battles.

This is a list of wars launched from 2003 to 2010. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

Start Finish Name of Conflict Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable)
2003 Ongoing War in Darfur
2003 2011 Iraq War  United States
 United Kingdom
Iraq INC
Iraq New Iraqi Army
KDP
PUK
 Australia
 Poland
 South Korea
 Ukraine
 Italy
 Georgia
 Spain
 Denmark
 Netherlands
 Turkey (Political Support)
Iraq Iraq
Ba'ath Loyalists
SCJL
Naqshbandi Army
Islamic State of Iraq
Al-Qaeda
Mahdi Army
Special Groups
Badr Brigades
2003 Ongoing Balochistan conflict
2004 Ongoing War in North-West Pakistan
2004 2007 Central African Republic Bush War  Central African Republic
 Chad
United Nations MINURCAT
MICOPAX (CEEAC)
UFDR rebels
APRD rebels
CPJP rebels
FDPC rebels
MLCJ rebels
2004 Ongoing Conflict in the Niger Delta
2004 Ongoing Houthi insurgency in Yemen
2004 Ongoing Kivu conflict
2005 2010 Chadian Civil War (2005–10)  Chad FUC
UFDD
RFC
Janjaweed
2005 2008 Mount Elgon insurgency  Kenya Sabaot Land Defence Force
2006 2011 Fatah–Hamas conflict (Brothers War) Hamas Palestinian National Authority Fatah
2006 2006 2006 Lebanon War  Israel
Hezbollah
2006 Ongoing Mexican Drug War
2006 2009 War in Somalia (2006–09)
Part of the Somali Civil War
Invasion phase:

 Ethiopia
Somalia Transitional Federal Government
 Puntland
Somalia Galmudug
Somalia pro-Ethiopian warlords
 United States
 United Kingdom
AMISOM:

Insurgency phase:
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
al-Shabaab
Ras Kamboni Brigades
Jabhatul Islamiya
Muaskar Anole
 Eritrea (alleged)

Invasion phase:

Islamic Courts Union
Insurgency phase:
 Ethiopia
Somalia Transitional Federal Government
Somalia pro-Ethiopian warlords

2007 Ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara
2007 2009 Tuareg rebellion (2007–09)  Niger
 Mali
Niger Movement for Justice

23 May ADC Group

2007 Ongoing War in Ingushetia
2008 2008 2008 invasion of Anjouan  Comoros

African Union:

 France[2]

 Anjouan
2008 2012 Cambodian–Thai border dispute
2008 2008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict  Djibouti  Eritrea
2008 2008 Russo-Georgian war  Russia
 South Ossetia
 Abkhazia
 Georgia
2008 2009 Gaza War  Israel[3][4][5] Hamas
2009 Ongoing Sudanese nomadic conflicts
2009 Ongoing Insurgency in the North Caucasus  Russia  Caucasus Emirate
2009 Ongoing Boko Haram insurgency
2009 2009 2009 Boko Haram uprising
Boko Haram insurgency
 Nigeria Boko Haram
2009 Ongoing South Yemen insurgency
2009 Ongoing War in Somalia (2009–present)
Part of the Somali civil War
2010 2010 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes  Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzistani Kyrgyz gangs

Kyrgyzstani Uzbeks

2010 2010 2010 Kingston unrest  Jamaica Shower Posse drug cartel
2010 2012 Tajikistan insurgency
2010 2011 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis

Second Ivorian Civil War

Ivory Coast New Forces
Ivory Coast RDR
United Nations UNOCI
 France
Ivory Coast Military of Côte d'Ivoire
Liberian mercenaries
Young Patriots of Abidjan
Ivorian Popular Front

See also

References

  1. "War - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  2. AFP (2008-03-25). "African forces invade rebel Comoros island". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. Eshel, David (2009-05-11). "New Tactics Yield Solid Victory in Gaza". Aviation Week. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  4. Spyer, Jonathan. "Hamas seeks new doctrine after Gaza War failures". Fr.jpost.com. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  5. Ethan Bonner, Hamas Shifts From Rockets to Culture War New York Times, 24 July 2009

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