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List of wars: 1990–2002
This is a list of wars that began between 1990 and 2002. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity. Major wars from this era include the Rwandan Civil War in Africa, the Yugoslav Wars in Europe, the Tajikistani Civil War in Asia, and the Cenepa War in South America. United States is the most successful country in wars having fought 434 wars, winning 395, and losing 16.[1]
| Started | Ended | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | |
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| Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) | |||
| 1990 | 2022 | DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey | Turkey | DHKP-C |
| 1990 | 1995 | Eelam War II Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War | Sri Lanka | Tamil Tigers |
| 1990 | 1991 | Gulf War | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Italy Canada Australia Egypt Syria Qatar Coalition Forces | Iraq |
| 1990 | 1994 | Rwandan Civil War | FPR | Government of Rwanda France Zaire Interahamwe Impuzamugambi |
| 1990 | 1990 | 1990 Mindanao crisis | Philippines | Federal Republic of Mindanao |
| 1990 | 1992 | Transnistria War Part of the Transnistria conflict | Transnistria Russian Volunteers 14th Guards Army Ukrainian volunteers Don Cossacks | Moldova Romanian volunteers and advisors |
| 1990 | 1995 | Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) | Mali Niger Ganda Iso | Arab Islamic Front of Azawad Popular Front for the Liberation of Azawad United Movements and Fronts of Azawad Front for the Liberation of Air and Azaouak Front for the Liberation of Tamoust |
| 1991 | 1992 | 1991–1992 South Ossetia War Part of the Georgian–Ossetian conflict | South Ossetia North Ossetian volunteers Russia | Georgia |
| 1991 | Ongoing | Somali Civil War | 1986–1991: Armed rebel groups: 1992–1995: 2006–2009: 2009–present: | 1986–1991: Somali Democratic Republic (until 1991) Allied rebel groups:
1992–1993: Foreign Mujahideen Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| 1991 | 1991 | Operation Traíra Part of the Colombian conflict | Brazil | FARC |
| 1991 | 1991 | 1991 Iraqi uprisings | Ba'athist Iraq | Shia militias Kurdistan |
| 1991 | 2002 | Sierra Leone Civil War | Sierra Leone Kamajors South African Mercenaries Nigerian-led ECOMOG Group United Kingdom | Revolutionary United Front Armed Forces Revolutionary Council West Side Boys Liberia |
| 1991 | 1995 | Croatian War of Independence Part of the Yugoslav Wars | Croatia | SFR Yugoslavia (1991–1992) Republic of Serbian Krajina (1991–1995) Republika Srpska (1992–1995) |
| 1991 | 1991 | Ten-Day War Part of the Yugoslav Wars | Slovenia | SFR Yugoslavia |
| 1991 | 1991 | 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt | Government of the Soviet Union Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | State Committee on the State of Emergency |
| 1991 | 1994 | Djiboutian Civil War | Djibouti France | Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy |
| 1991 | 1993 | Georgian Civil War | Georgian State Council Russia | Zviadists National Guard of Georgia |
| 1991 | 2002 | Algerian Civil War | Algerian government | Armed Islamic Group (GIA) |
| 1992 | 1992 | 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts | Venezuela | Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 |
| 1992 | 1995 | Bosnian War Part of the Yugoslav Wars | Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian Herzeg-Bosnia (1992; 1994–1995) Croatia (1992; 1994–1995) NATO (1995) | Republika Srpska Republic of Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia (1993-1995) Supported by: |
| 1992 | 1996 | Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) | Taliban Al Qaeda Hezbi Islami(Supported by Pakistan) | Islamic State of Afghanistan
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| 1992 | 1997 | Tajikistani Civil War | Tajikistan Russia Uzbekistan | Taliban Afghanistan |
| 1992 | 1993 | War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Part of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and the Georgian Civil War | Abkhazia Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus | Georgia |
| 1992 | 1992 | East Prigorodny conflict | North Ossetian militia and security forces North Ossetian Republican Guard South Ossetian militia Don Cossacks Terek Cossacks Russian Army | Ingush militia |
| 1993 | 1994 | Republic of the Congo Civil War (1993–1994) | Republic of the Congo government | Congolese Party of Labour |
| 1993 | 1993 | 1993 Russian constitutional crisis | President of Russia Main Administration of Protection Ministry of the Interior Ministry of Defence | Supreme Soviet of Russia Congress of People's Deputies of Russia Vice President of Russia Supporters of the Supreme Soviet and Alexander Rutskoy |
| 1993 | 2005 | Burundian Civil War | Government forces: Supported by: | Hutu militias: Tutsi militias |
| 1993 | 2021 | Maoist insurgency in Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Maoist groups |
| 1994 | 1996 | Chiapas conflict | Mexico | Zapatista Army of National Liberation[3] |
| 1994 | 1994 | 1994 Zapatista Uprising Part of the Chiapas conflict | Mexico | Zapatista Army of National Liberation |
| 1994 | 2018 | Insurgency in Ogaden | Ethiopia | Ogaden National Liberation Front |
| 1994 | 1994 | 1994 Bophuthatswana crisis | BDF Mutineers SADF | Government of Bophuthatswana Afrikaner Volksfront AWB |
| 1994 | 1997 | Iraqi Kurdish Civil War Part of the Iraqi–Kurdish conflict | PUK INC | KDP |
| 1994 | 1994 | Yemeni Civil War (1994) | Yemen | Democratic Republic of Yemen |
| 1994 | 2023 | Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Azerbaijan
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| 1994 | 1996 | First Chechen War Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | Russia |
| 1994 | 1999 | Caprivi conflict | Namibia | Caprivi Liberation Army |
| 1995 | 1995 | Cenepa War | Peru | Ecuador |
| 1995 | 2002 | Eelam War III Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War | Sri Lanka | Tamil Tigers |
| 1995 | 2018 | Second Afar Insurgency Part of the Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict | Ethiopia RSADO DMLEK EPLF ENSF | Eritrea ARDUF |
| 1995 | 1995 | 1995 Sudanese-Ugandan border conflict | Uganda | Sudan |
| 1995 | 1995 | Hanish Islands conflict | Eritrea | Yemen |
| 1996 | 1999 | Arab-Masalit conflict | Arab tribes Sudan | Masalit tribes |
| 1996 | 2006 | Nepalese Civil War | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) | Kingdom of Nepal (Government) Supported by: United States India United Kingdom France Portugal European Union China |
| 1996 | 2001 | Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) | Islamic State of Afghanistan After the September 11 attacks: United States of America United Kingdom Canada Australia Supported by: Iran India | Taliban Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan al-Qaeda Supported by: Pakistan |
| 1996 | 1997 | First Congo War | AFDL Uganda Rwanda Burundi Angola | Zaire UNITA Army for the Liberation of Rwanda Interahamwe |
| 1996 | Ongoing | ADF insurgency | Uganda Democratic Republic of the Congo | Allied Democratic Forces National Army for the Liberation of Uganda |
| 1997 | 1997 | 1997 Albanian civil unrest | Albania Germany Italy | Ad hoc local Albanian militias |
| 1997 | 1997 | 1997 Sudanese-Eritrean border conflict | Eritrea | Sudan |
| 1997 | 1999 | Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999) | Republic of the Congo (Denis Sassou Nguesso government) Cobra militia Rwandan Hutu militia Angola | Republic of the Congo (Pascal Lissouba government) Cocoye militia Ninja militia Nsiloulou militia Mamba militia |
| 1997 | 1997 | 1997 clashes in Cambodia | Hun Sen (CPP) Vietnam | Norodom Ranariddh (FUNCINPEC) Khmer Rouge |
| 1998 | 1998 | 1998 Monrovia clashes | Liberian government (Taylor loyalists) | Johnson's forces (ex-ULIMO-J) Limited involvement: |
| 1998 | 1999 | Kosovo War Part of the Yugoslav Wars | KLA Republic of Kosova | Yugoslavia |
| 1998 | 2000 | Eritrean–Ethiopian War | Ethiopia | Eritrea CIS Mercenaries |
| 1998 | 1998 | War in Abkhazia (1998) Part of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict | Abkhazia | White Legion |
| 1998 | 1999 | Guinea-Bissau Civil War | Military rebels MFDC[4] | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1998 | 2003 | Second Congo War | Pro-government: Democratic Republic of the Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe Anti-Ugandan forces: LRA Sudan (Alleged) Anti-Rwandan militias:
Anti-Burundi militias: | RCD RCD-Goma |
| 1998 | 1998 | 1998 Saudi-Yemeni border clash[5][6][7] | ||
| 1998 | 2022 | Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen | Republic of Yemen Supported by: | al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Supported by: |
| 1999 | 2002 | Maluku sectarian conflict | Indonesia | Muslim society in Maluku Christian society in Maluku |
| 1999 | 2005 | 1999 East Timorese crisis | East Timor Supported by: | Pro-Indonesian militias |
| 1999 | 2003 | Second Liberian Civil War | Rebel groups:
Guinea | Liberian government:
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| 1999 | 1999 | Kargil War Part of the Indo-Pakistani Wars | India | Pakistan |
| 1999 | 2001 | Insurgency in the Preševo Valley Part of the Yugoslav Wars | FR Yugoslavia | UÇPMB |
| 1999 | 1999 | Batken Conflict | Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan | Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
| 1999 | 2003 | Ituri conflict Part of the Second Congo War and the Kivu conflict | Hema tribe: Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) | Lendu tribe: Nationalist and Integrationist Front (FNI) Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) Popular Front for Justice in Congo (PFJC) Mai-Mai Simba |
| 1999 | 1999 | War of Dagestan Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict | Russia | Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan |
| 1999 | 2009 | Second Chechen War Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict | Russian Federation | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1999–2007) Caucasian Front |
| 2000 | 2000 | Six-Day War (2000) Part of the Second Congo War | Rwanda | Uganda |
| 2000 | 2005 | Second Intifada Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | Israel | Palestinian Authority
Supported by: Iraq (until 2003) |
| 2000 | 2006 | 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict | Israel | Hezbollah |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2001 insurgency in Macedonia Part of the Yugoslav Wars | Republic of Macedonia | National Liberation Army |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes | Bangladesh | India |
| 2001 | 2003 | Islamist insurgency in Iraqi Kurdistan | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party United States | Ansar al-Islam[9][10] Kurdistan Islamic Group[9] Kurdistan Islamic Movement[11] al-Qaeda |
| 2001 | 2021 | War on terror | Co-Belligerent States Other NATO members Other participants:
| Terrorist groups: Pakistani Taliban Other groups:
Former groups:
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| 2001 | 2021 | Taliban insurgency Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) and War on terror | Taliban Allied groups: Taliban splinter groups: (from 2015) | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan RS (2015–present) Allied militias: Support: Formerly: ISAF (2001–14)
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| 2002 | 2015 | Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines | Republic of the Philippines
| Jihadist groups: |
| 2002 | 2003 | 2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department | Republic of the Congo | Ninja militia |
| 2002 | 2007 | First Ivorian Civil War | Ivory Coast COJEP | FNCI Liberia |
| 2002 | Ongoing | Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa | NATO (2001–14) Non-NATO allies: | Insurgents:
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