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 Finished Name of Conflict Belligerents
Victorious party (if applicable) Defeated party (if applicable)
2003 Ongoing War in Darfur NRF

Proclaimed support:
 United States
Alleged support:
 Eritrea
 Chad

Sudan Government of Sudan

Armament support:
 Russia

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
Iraq Iraq
Ba'ath Loyalists
SCJL
Naqshbandi Army
Islamic State of Iraq
Al-Qaeda
Mahdi Army
Special Groups
Badr Brigades
2003 Ongoing Balochistan conflict  Pakistan

 Iran

Baloch separatist groups

Supported by:
 Iraq (1970s)[2]


Sectarian groups
Jundallah
Jaish ul-Adl
Jundallah (Pakistan)
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi[2]
Sipah-e-Sahaba[2]

2004 Ongoing War in North-West Pakistan  Pakistan

 United States

Taliban-aligned groups

 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[4]

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 Nigerian government Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force
Niger Delta Liberation Front
Joint Revolutionary Council

Niger Delta Vigilante

2004 2015 Houthi insurgency in Yemen Houthis  Yemen
 Saudi Arabia
 Jordan
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 Government

 United States

Grupos de Autodefensa Comunitaria

Drug Cartels and Crime Organizations including:

and more

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  Algeria
 Morocco
Mauritania Mauritania
Tunisia Tunisia
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
 Chad
 Mali
 Niger
Nigeria Nigeria
 Senegal
Supported & Trained By:
United States United States
Canada Canada [6][7][8]
France France[6][9]
Germany Germany[6]
Netherlands Netherlands[6]
Spain Spain[6][10]
 United Kingdom[11][12]
al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Ansar Dine
Supported By:
Boko Haram
MOJWA
2007 2009 Tuareg rebellion (2007–09)  Niger
 Mali
Niger Movement for Justice

23 May ADC Group

2007 2015 War in Ingushetia Russia Russian Federation

Ingushetia Ingush government

Caucasus Emirate (Vilayat Galgaycho)

Ingushetia Ingush opposition (2007-2008)
ad hoc revenge groups

2008 2008 2008 invasion of Anjouan  Comoros

African Union:

 France[13]

 Anjouan
2008 2012 Cambodian–Thai border dispute  Thailand  Cambodia
2008 2008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict  Djibouti  Eritrea
2008 2008 Russo-Georgian war  Russia
 South Ossetia
 Abkhazia
 Georgia
2008 2009 Gaza War  Israel[14][15][16] Hamas
2009 Ongoing Sudanese nomadic conflicts
2009 Ongoing Insurgency in the North Caucasus  Russia  Caucasus Emirate
2009 Ongoing Boko Haram insurgency  Nigeria
 Cameroon
 Chad
 Niger
Multinational Joint Task Force (Niger, Nigeria and Chad)
Vigilante groups[17]
Mercenaries[18]
Supported by:
 United States[19]
 Benin[20]
African Union (announced)[21][22]
 United Kingdom[23][24]
 France[23]
 China[23]
 Canada[25]
 Iran[26]
 Israel[27]
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[28]

Ansaru[29][30]

2009 2009 2009 Boko Haram uprising
Boko Haram insurgency
 Nigeria Boko Haram
2009 Ongoing South Yemen insurgency Government

Pro-government tribes

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Southern Movement
2009 Ongoing War in Somalia (2009–present)
Part of the Somali civil War
 Federal Republic of Somalia:

Foreign Involvement
AMISOM Advisors/Non-combat support:
 United States[32]
 European Union[33]
 NATO
 United Kingdom
 France

Al-Qaeda

Hizbul Islam (2009-2010)

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 Tajikistan United Tajik Opposition
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

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  14. Eshel, David (2009-05-11). "New Tactics Yield Solid Victory in Gaza". Aviation Week. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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  16. Ethan Bonner, Hamas Shifts From Rockets to Culture War New York Times, 24 July 2009
  17. "Vigilantes Settle Local Scores With Boko Haram". Voice of America. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  18. Adama Nossiter (12 March 2015). "Mercenaries Join Nigeria’s Military Campaign Against Boko Haram". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  19. Gryboski, Michael. "US Offers to Help Find Over 200 Nigerian Schoolgirls Abducted by Boko Haram". Christian Post. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  20. West Africa leaders vow to wage 'total war' on Boko Haram By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau. 17 May 2014 2:19 PM.
  21. Union agrees to send 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria. Mashable.com, Jan 31, 2015.
  22. The African Union Readies an Army to Fight Boko Haram, Medium.com.
  23. 1 2 3 Kidnapped schoolgirls: British experts to fly to Nigeria 'as soon as possible'. theguardian.com, Wednesday 7 May 2014 17.33 BST.
  24. "British troops to help fight against Boko Haram as SAS target Isil". the Telegraph. 20 December 2014.
  25. Canada joins effort to free Nigerian schoolgirls. May 14, 2014 3:23 pm Updated: May 15, 2014 7:01 pm. By Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press
  26. Iran ready to help Nigeria over abducted girls: Diplomat. Monday 19 May, 201404:53 PM GMT.
  27. Israel sends experts to help hunt for Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists. Jerusalem Post; 05/20/2014 18:03.
  28. "Boko Haram swears formal allegiance to ISIS". Associated Press. Fox News. March 8, 2015.
  29. Sudarsan Raghavan (31 May 2013). "Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  30. Steve White (13 March 2013). "Nigerian hostage deaths: British hostage executed in error". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  31. http://allafrica.com/stories/200902130339.html
  32. see: Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
  33. "Italy pledges to Somali gov’t financial support to uproot Al shabaab". Shabelle. November 3, 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

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