Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts, 2007
Updated July 10, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Main warring parties | Year began1 |
|---|---|
| Middle East | |
| U.S. and UK vs. Iraq | 2003 |
| Israel vs. Palestinians | 1948 |
| Asia | |
| Afghanistan: U.S., UK, and Coalition Forces vs. al-Qaeda and Taliban | 2001 |
| India vs. Kashmiri separatist groups/Pakistan | 1948 |
| India vs. Assam insurgents (various) | 1979 |
| Indonesia vs. Papua (Irian Jaya) separatists | 1969 |
| Philippines vs. Mindanaoan separatists (MILF/ASG) | 1971 |
| Sri Lanka vs. Tamil Eelan2 | 1978 |
| Africa | |
| Algeria vs. Armed Islamic Group (GIA) | 1991 |
| Côte d'Ivoire vs. rebels | 2002 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo and allies vs. Rwanda, Uganda, and indigenous rebels | 1997 |
| Somalia vs. rival clans and Islamist groups | 1991 |
| Sudan vs. Darfur rebel groups | 2003 |
| Uganda vs. Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | 1986 |
| Europe | |
| Russia vs. Chechen separatists | 1994 |
| Latin America | |
| Colombia vs. National Liberation Army (ELN) | 1978 |
| Colombia vs. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | 1978 |
| Colombia vs. Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) | 1990 |
NOTE: As of Dec. 2007.
1. Where multiple parties and long-standing but sporadic conflict are concerned, date of first combat deaths is given.
2. 2002 cease-fire collapsed in 2006.
Sources: Project Ploughshares, www.ploughshares.ca , and news sources.
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