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List of modern conflicts in North Africa

November 28, 2023

Note:

  • "Modern" is defined as post-WWI period, from 1918 until today.
  • "North Africa" has a definition approximately that of the Arab term Maghreb, in addition to Egypt
  • "Conflict" is defined as a separate 100+ casualty incident.
  • In all cases conflicts are listed by total deaths, including subconflicts (specified below).
  Northern Africa

List of conflicts edit

Date Conflict Location Casualties
1919 Egyptian Revolution of 1919   Egypt 800[1]–3,000[2]
1920–1926 Rif War[3]   Republic of the Rif 40,000–46,400
1939–1945 Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatres of World War II [a][verification needed]   Algeria,   Egypt,   Libya,   Morocco,   Tunisia 1,000,000
1945 1945 Tripoli pogrom British Tripolitania 140
1946 Egyptian Student Riots [4][verification needed][5]   Egypt 100–300
1952 Egyptian Revolution of 1952     Egypt 1,000
1952–1954 Tunisian War of Independence[6]   Tunisia 2,500
1955–1972 First Sudanese Civil War   Sudan 500,000
1954–1962 Algerian War of Independence [7]   Algeria 1,000,000–1,500,000
1957–1958 Ifni War   Morocco,   Spanish West Africa 8,400
1958–1959 1958 Rif riots   Morocco ~4000
1961 Bizerte crisis   Tunisia 654
1961–1964 First Tuareg rebellion   Mali,   Niger
1963–1964 Sand War   Morocco,   Algeria 339
1963–1965 Socialist Forces Front Kabyle rebellion   Algeria 400[8]
1965–1979 Civil war in Chad   Chad 500+
1970–present Western Sahara conflict[b]   Mauritania,   Morocco,   Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 14,000–21,000
1977 Libyan–Egyptian War[9]   Egypt,   Libya 500
1978–1987 Chadian–Libyan conflict   Libya,   Chad 8,500
1979–1982 Civil conflict in Chad[10][11]   Chad
1982–2002 Chadian Civil War[citation needed]   Chad 37,500
1983–2005 Second Sudanese Civil War[12][13]   Sudan 600,000–2,500,000
1983–1984 Tunisian bread riots[14]   Tunisia 150[15]
1986 Bombing of Libya (1986)   Libya 100
1986 1986 Egyptian Conscription Riot[16]   Egypt 107
1987 Executions by Abu Nidal's organization[17]   Libya 150–160
1990–1995 Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995)[c]   Mali,   Niger 650-1,500
1992–2000 Terrorism in Egypt[18][unreliable source?]   Egypt 1,300–2,000
1992–2002 Algerian Civil War[citation needed]   Algeria 100,000–200,000
2001–2002 Black Spring (Kabylie)[19]   Algeria 123
2002–present Insurgency in the Maghreb   Morocco,   Algeria,   Mauritania,   Niger,   Mali 6,000
2003–2020 War in Darfur   Sudan 100,000–330,000
2005–2010 Civil war in Chad (2005–2010)   Chad,   Sudan 1,140
2007–2009 Tuareg Rebellion (2007–2009)   Mali,   Niger 350–1,330
2009–present Sudanese nomadic conflicts   Sudan,   South Sudan 3,000–3,500
2010–2011 Tunisian Revolution   Tunisia 338
2011–2020 Sudan–SPLM-N conflict   Sudan 1,500
2011–2014 Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)   Egypt 4,686–4,687[d]
2011–present Libyan Crisis (2011–present)   Libya 40,000+[e]
2011–2013 2011–2013 Sudanese protests   Sudan 200+
2012–present Northern Mali conflict   Mali 2,000+

Casualties breakdown edit

^ North African Campaign (WWII) – combined figure ~430,000 killed:

^ Western Sahara conflict (1970–present) combined casualty figure 14,000–21,000+:

^ Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) combined casualties at least 650–1,500:

  • Tchin-Tabaradene massacre – 650–1,500 civilians killed

^ Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014) combined casualty figure 4,686–4,687:

^ Libyan Crisis (2011–present) combined casualty figure 40,000+:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "800 NATIVES DEAD IN EGYPT'S RISING - 1,600 WOUNDED - Harmsworth Tells the Commons of Casualties in the Recent Outbreak. DEATH SENTENCES FOR 39 More Than 2,000 Imprisoned- British, Army Sustained Loss of 143. ALLENBY'S CONTROL FIRM Disorders Ended in April-Mahomed Said Pasha Co-operating as Premier. - Front Page - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ^ Schulze, Reinhard (March 2002). A Modern History of the Islamic World. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-9819-5.
  3. ^ Timeline for the Third Rif War (1920–25) 20 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine Steven Thomas
  4. ^ "Egypt: Police Crack Down on Student Demonstration". Ikhwanweb. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ Ahmed Abdalla, The Student Movement and National Politics in Egypt 1923–1973. 2008: pp. 64–77 (1946: The Climax)
  6. ^ "French Tunisia (1881–1956)". University of Central Arkansas.
  7. ^ World Peace Foundation (August 2015). "Algeria: War of independence". Tufts University.
  8. ^ Le Saout, Didier; Rollinde, Marguerite (1999). Émeutes et Mouvements sociaux au Maghreb. Karthala. p. 46. ISBN 978-2-865-37998-9.
  9. ^ Pollack, Kenneth M. (21 January 2016). Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948–1991. Bison Books. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-8032-8783-9.
  10. ^ Sy, A. D. (June 1993). "Conflict and the women of Chad". Focus on Gender. 1 (2): 10–2. doi:10.1080/09682869308519962. PMID 12345211.
  11. ^ Sesay, Amadu. "The Limits of Peace-Keeping by a Regional Organization: The OAU Peace-Keeping Force in Chad". Centre for Digital Scholarship Journals.
  12. ^ "South Sudan profile – Timeline". BBC. August 2018.
  13. ^ World Peace Foundation (August 2015). "Sudan: 1985 – 2005". Tufts University.
  14. ^ WOODSON, WYATT (March 2018). "Tunisian (In)dependence and (Re)volution". anth461spring2018.web.unc.edu/.
  15. ^ Entelis, John Pierre (1997). Islam, Democracy, and the State in North Africa. Indiana University Press. p. 98. ISBN 0-253-21131-X. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  16. ^ Europa Publications Limited, The Middle East & North Africa, Volume 50: p.303
  17. ^ The New York Times. 1990. "Last October, the Fatah Revolutionary Council split after Abu Nidal's top aide, Atef Abu Baker, defected to P.L.O. headquarters in Tunis and set up his own faction, which he called the Fatah Revolutionary Council Emergency Leadership. Abu Baker said he had acted after Abu Nidal killed 150 of his men at his head office in the Libyan capital, Tripoli."[1]
  18. ^ "Armed Conflicts Report – Egypt". Ploughshares.ca. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  19. ^ (PDF). Crisisgroup.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of modern conflicts in North Africa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Note Modern is defined as post WWI period from 1918 until today North Africa has a definition approximately that of the Arab term Maghreb in addition to Egypt Conflict is defined as a separate 100 casualty incident In all cases conflicts are listed by total deaths including subconflicts specified below Northern Africa Contents 1 List of conflicts 2 Casualties breakdown 3 See also 4 ReferencesList of conflicts editDate Conflict Location Casualties1919 Egyptian Revolution of 1919 nbsp Egypt 800 1 3 000 2 1920 1926 Rif War 3 nbsp Republic of the Rif 40 000 46 4001939 1945 Mediterranean Middle East and African theatres of World War II a verification needed nbsp Algeria nbsp Egypt nbsp Libya nbsp Morocco nbsp Tunisia 1 000 0001945 1945 Tripoli pogrom British Tripolitania 1401946 Egyptian Student Riots 4 verification needed 5 nbsp Egypt 100 3001952 Egyptian Revolution of 1952 nbsp nbsp Egypt 1 0001952 1954 Tunisian War of Independence 6 nbsp Tunisia 2 5001955 1972 First Sudanese Civil War nbsp Sudan 500 0001954 1962 Algerian War of Independence 7 nbsp Algeria 1 000 000 1 500 0001957 1958 Ifni War nbsp Morocco nbsp Spanish West Africa 8 4001958 1959 1958 Rif riots nbsp Morocco 40001961 Bizerte crisis nbsp Tunisia 6541961 1964 First Tuareg rebellion nbsp Mali nbsp Niger1963 1964 Sand War nbsp Morocco nbsp Algeria 3391963 1965 Socialist Forces Front Kabyle rebellion nbsp Algeria 400 8 1965 1979 Civil war in Chad nbsp Chad 500 1970 present Western Sahara conflict b nbsp Mauritania nbsp Morocco nbsp Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 14 000 21 0001977 Libyan Egyptian War 9 nbsp Egypt nbsp Libya 5001978 1987 Chadian Libyan conflict nbsp Libya nbsp Chad 8 5001979 1982 Civil conflict in Chad 10 11 nbsp Chad1982 2002 Chadian Civil War citation needed nbsp Chad 37 5001983 2005 Second Sudanese Civil War 12 13 nbsp Sudan 600 000 2 500 0001983 1984 Tunisian bread riots 14 nbsp Tunisia 150 15 1986 Bombing of Libya 1986 nbsp Libya 1001986 1986 Egyptian Conscription Riot 16 nbsp Egypt 1071987 Executions by Abu Nidal s organization 17 nbsp Libya 150 1601990 1995 Tuareg Rebellion 1990 1995 c nbsp Mali nbsp Niger 650 1 5001992 2000 Terrorism in Egypt 18 unreliable source nbsp Egypt 1 300 2 0001992 2002 Algerian Civil War citation needed nbsp Algeria 100 000 200 0002001 2002 Black Spring Kabylie 19 nbsp Algeria 1232002 present Insurgency in the Maghreb nbsp Morocco nbsp Algeria nbsp Mauritania nbsp Niger nbsp Mali 6 0002003 2020 War in Darfur nbsp Sudan 100 000 330 0002005 2010 Civil war in Chad 2005 2010 nbsp Chad nbsp Sudan 1 1402007 2009 Tuareg Rebellion 2007 2009 nbsp Mali nbsp Niger 350 1 3302009 present Sudanese nomadic conflicts nbsp Sudan nbsp South Sudan 3 000 3 5002010 2011 Tunisian Revolution nbsp Tunisia 3382011 2020 Sudan SPLM N conflict nbsp Sudan 1 5002011 2014 Egyptian Crisis 2011 2014 nbsp Egypt 4 686 4 687 d 2011 present Libyan Crisis 2011 present nbsp Libya 40 000 e 2011 2013 2011 2013 Sudanese protests nbsp Sudan 200 2012 present Northern Mali conflict nbsp Mali 2 000 Casualties breakdown edit North African Campaign WWII combined figure 430 000 killed Western Desert Campaign 50 000 casualties Battle of Cape Bon 900 casualties Raid on Alexandria 1941 8 casualties Action off Cape Bougaroun 27 killed Mers al Kbir 1 299 killed Operation Torch 1 825 killed Tunisia campaign 376 000 killed Western Sahara conflict 1970 present combined casualty figure 14 000 21 000 Western Sahara War 7 000 Moroccan Mauritianian and French soldiers killed 4 000 Sahrawi People s Liberation Army soldiers killed 3 000 civilians killed Second Sahrawi Intifada 1 killed Gdeim Izik protest camp 18 36 killed 2011 Sahrawi protests 1 killed Western Saharan clashes 2020 present 66 killed Tuareg rebellion 1990 1995 combined casualties at least 650 1 500 Tchin Tabaradene massacre 650 1 500 civilians killed Egyptian Crisis 2011 2014 combined casualty figure 4 686 4 687 2011 Egyptian Revolution 846 killed Aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution 300 killed Timeline of the Egyptian Crisis under Mohamed Morsi 127 128 killed Post coup unrest in Egypt 2013 2014 3 143 killed Insurgency in Egypt 2013 present 570 killed Libyan Crisis 2011 present combined casualty figure 40 000 First Libyan Civil War 25 000 30 000 killed Factional violence in Libya 2011 2014 over 1 000 killed Second Libyan Civil War thousands killedSee also editList of conflicts in Africa List of modern conflicts in the Middle EastReferences edit 800 NATIVES DEAD IN EGYPT S RISING 1 600 WOUNDED Harmsworth Tells the Commons of Casualties in the Recent Outbreak DEATH SENTENCES FOR 39 More Than 2 000 Imprisoned British Army Sustained Loss of 143 ALLENBY S CONTROL FIRM Disorders Ended in April Mahomed Said Pasha Co operating as Premier Front Page NYTimes com Select nytimes com 10 June 2012 Retrieved 14 October 2013 Schulze Reinhard March 2002 A Modern History of the Islamic World NYU Press ISBN 978 0 8147 9819 5 Timeline for the Third Rif War 1920 25 Archived 20 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine Steven Thomas Egypt Police Crack Down on Student Demonstration Ikhwanweb Retrieved 14 October 2013 Ahmed Abdalla The Student Movement and National Politics in Egypt 1923 1973 2008 pp 64 77 1946 The Climax French Tunisia 1881 1956 University of Central Arkansas World Peace Foundation August 2015 Algeria War of independence Tufts University Le Saout Didier Rollinde Marguerite 1999 Emeutes et Mouvements sociaux au Maghreb Karthala p 46 ISBN 978 2 865 37998 9 Pollack Kenneth M 21 January 2016 Arabs at War Military Effectiveness 1948 1991 Bison Books p 365 ISBN 978 0 8032 8783 9 Sy A D June 1993 Conflict and the women of Chad Focus on Gender 1 2 10 2 doi 10 1080 09682869308519962 PMID 12345211 Sesay Amadu The Limits of Peace Keeping by a Regional Organization The OAU Peace Keeping Force in Chad Centre for Digital Scholarship Journals South Sudan profile Timeline BBC August 2018 World Peace Foundation August 2015 Sudan 1985 2005 Tufts University WOODSON WYATT March 2018 Tunisian In dependence and Re volution anth461spring2018 web unc edu Entelis John Pierre 1997 Islam Democracy and the State in North Africa Indiana University Press p 98 ISBN 0 253 21131 X Retrieved 13 May 2015 Europa Publications Limited The Middle East amp North Africa Volume 50 p 303 The New York Times 1990 Last October the Fatah Revolutionary Council split after Abu Nidal s top aide Atef Abu Baker defected to P L O headquarters in Tunis and set up his own faction which he called the Fatah Revolutionary Council Emergency Leadership Abu Baker said he had acted after Abu Nidal killed 150 of his men at his head office in the Libyan capital Tripoli 1 Armed Conflicts Report Egypt Ploughshares ca Retrieved 1 February 2011 Algeria Unrest and Impasse in Kabylia 10 June 2013 PDF Crisisgroup org Archived from the original PDF on 30 July 2013 Retrieved 14 October 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of modern conflicts in North Africa amp oldid 1183685955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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