# List of proxy wars

This is a list of proxy wars. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. A proxy war is defined as "a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these".

## Pre-World War I proxy wars

| War | Dates | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Sicilian Expedition | 415–413 BC | Athens In support of:SegestaSupported by:Delian League | Sparta Corinth In support of: Syracuse Supported by: Peloponnesian League | Spartan-Corinthian-Syracusian victory |
| Egyptian–Ottoman War | 1839–1841 | Egypt-aligned powers: Egypt France Spain | Allied powers: British Empire Austrian Empire Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Ottoman Empire | Compromise |
| Uruguayan Civil War | 1839–1851 | Colorados Unitarian Party Empire of Brazil Italian Legion France Great Britain | Blancos Argentine Confederation | Colorado victory |
| First Samoan Civil War | 1886–1894 | Tamasese German Empire | Mata'afans Supported by: United States | Stalemate |
| Second Samoan Civil War | 1898–1899 | Mata'afans German Empire | Samoa United Kingdom United States | Stalemate |
| Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 | 1902–1903 | United Kingdom German Empire Italy Supported by: Spain Mexico Belgium Netherlands | Venezuela Supported by: Argentina United States | Compromise |
| Somaliland campaign | 1910–1920 | Dervish State Supported by: Ottoman Empire German Empire Ethiopian Empire (1913–1916) | British Empire Ethiopian Empire Supported by: Italian Empire Sultanate of Hobyo | Collapse of the Dervish State |

## Inter-war period proxy wars

| War | Dates | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Finnish Civil War | 1918 | Finland White Guard Supported by: Germany | Red Guards Supported by: Russian SFSR | Finnish Whites victory |
| Revolutions and interventions in Hungary | 1918–1920 | Czechoslovakia Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes First Czechoslovak Republic France Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Italy | Hungarian Democratic Republic Hungarian Republic of Councils Slovak Soviet Republic Supported by: Russian SFSR | Hungarian defeat |
| Turkish War of Independence | 1919–1923 | Greece France Armenia United Kingdom Istanbul Government Italy Georgia | Ankara Government Supported by: Russian SFSR Italy (alleged) Azerbaijan SSR | Turkish victory |
| Chinese Civil War | 1927–1937, 1945–1950 | KMT NRA Supported by: Weimar Republic (1929–33) Nazi Germany (1933–37) | CPC PLA Supported by: Soviet Union | Communist victory on the mainland and then diplomatic field in 1971, Taiwan Strait stalemate |
| Chaco War | 1932–1935 | Bolivia Supported by: Standard Oil (alleged) | Paraguay Supported by: Argentina Royal Dutch Shell (alleged) | Paraguayan victory |
| Spanish Civil War | 1936–1939 | Nationalists Supported by: Italy Nazi Germany Portugal | Republicans Supported by: Soviet Union Mexico France (1936) | Nationalist victory |

## Cold War proxy wars

| War | Dates | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Chinese Civil War | 1944–1949 | CPC PLA Supported by: Soviet Union | KMT NRA Supported by: United States | Communist victory on the mainland and then diplomatic field in 1971, Taiwan Strait stalemate |
| Iran crisis of 1946 | 1945–1946 | Azerbaijan People's Republic Republic of Mahabad Supported by: Soviet Union | Imperial State of Iran Supported by: United States | Iranian victory |
| Greek Civil War | 1946–1949 | Greek communists (Democratic Army of Greece, National Liberation Front, Greek People's Liberation Army, Communist Party of Greece) Supported by: Albania Bulgaria Yugoslavia | Greece Supported by: United Kingdom United States | Kingdom of Greece victory |
| First Indochina War | 1946–1954 | Khmer Issarak Pathet Lao Viet Minh Supported by: China Soviet Union Polish People's Republic East Germany | France State of Vietnam (1949–1954) Cambodia (1953–1954) Laos (1953–1954) Supported by: United States | DR Vietnam-allied victory |
| Paraguayan Civil War | 1947 | Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration Paraguayan Communist Party Supported by: Soviet Union | Paraguayan Government Military of Paraguay Colorado Party Supported by: United States Argentina | Government/Military and Colorado Party victory |
| Malayan Emergency | 1948–1960 | Communist forces: Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army Supported by: Soviet Union People's Republic of China Indonesia North Vietnam | Anti-communist forces: Commonwealth of Nations  United Kingdom Federation of Malaya  Southern Rhodesia (until 1953)  Rhodesia and Nyasaland (after 1953) Fiji Australia New Zealand Supported by: United States  Thailand (Thai–Malay border) | Commonwealth military victory |
| Korean War | 1950–1953 | North Korea China Supported by: Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Romania Soviet Union Mongolia | South Korea United Nations United States Supported by: Australia Belgium Bolivia Canada Colombia Commonwealth of Nations Cuba Denmark Ethiopia France Greece India (Medical support) Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Taiwan New Zealand Norway Philippines South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom | Stalemate |
| Mau Mau Uprising | 1952–1960 | Kenya Land and Freedom Army Supported by: Soviet Union | United Kingdom British Kenya Supported by: United States | British victory |
| Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) | 1955–1975 | North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG Pathet Lao GRUNK (1970–1975) Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea Supported by: Bulgaria Cuba Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania Sweden | South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Laos Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Thailand Philippines Supported by: Brazil Malaysia Taiwan | North Vietnamese and Viet Cong/PRG victory |
| First Taiwan Strait Crisis | 1954–1955 | People's Republic of China Supported by: Soviet Union | Republic of China United States | Stalemate |
| First Sudanese Civil War | 1955–1972 | United Kingdom (1955–1956) Egypt (1955–1956) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1955–1956) Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969) Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1972) Supported by: Soviet Union | Southern Sudan Liberation Movement Azania Liberation Front (1965–1970) Anyanya (1969–1972) Equatorial Corps (1955–1963) Supported by: Ethiopia Uganda Israel | Stalemate |
| Suez Crisis | 1956–1957 | Egypt Palestinian fedayeen Supported by: Soviet Union United States West Germany Italy China | France Israel United Kingdom | Territory unchanged. French and UK power in area weakened |
| Second Taiwan Strait Crisis | 1958 | People's Republic of China Supported by: Soviet Union | Republic of China United States | Stalemate |
| 1958 Lebanon crisis | 1958 | Lebanese Opposition: INM LCP PSP Supported by: Soviet Union Egypt | Lebanese Government United States | President Camille Chamoun steps down and Major General Fouad Chehab is elected to succeed him |
| 1959 Tibetan uprising | 1959–1962 | People's Republic of China | Tibet Chushi Gangdruk Supported by: Soviet Union United States Republic of India Kingdom of Nepal United Nations Taiwan | Uprising suppressed |
| Central American crisis | 1960–1996 | EGP FAR ORPA PGT URNG FSLN EPS FMLN (CRM) Nicaragua (1979–90) Supported by Soviet Union Cuba Mexico Libya Romania (before 1989) Zapatista Army of National Liberation Sweden Costa Rica Bulgaria China | Guatemala ESA White Hand and other paramilitary groups Somoza government National Guard Contras (1981–90) Salvadoran military government Supported by United States Saudi Arabia Honduras Chile Argentina Panama Israel Taiwan | |
| Congo Crisis | 1960–1965 | 1960–62: Stanleyville government 1964–65: Simba and Kwilu rebels Supported by:  Soviet Union  China  Cuba Egypt FLN Algeria Republic of the Congo Tanzania Burundi | 1960–63:  Katanga South Kasai 1964–65: Democratic Republic of the Congo Supported by: United States Belgium France Rhodesia and Nyasaland South Africa | The Congo established as an independent unitary state under the authoritarian presidency of Mobutu Sese Seko |
| Portuguese Colonial War | 1960–1974 | Portugal Supported by:  South Africa  Rhodesia  Malawi  Spain | FLEC FNLA FRELIMO MPLA PAIGC UNITA Supported by: China Cuba France Soviet Union United States Zaire Algeria Tanzania Zambia Tunisia Senegal Guinea Congo-Brazzaville Libya Yugoslavia Bulgaria Liberia Egypt India Brazil | End of the Portuguese Empire |
| First Iraqi–Kurdish War | 1961–1970 | Republic of Iraq Ba'athist Iraq Supported by: Syria | KDP Supported by: Iran  Israel | Stalemate |
| Eritrean War of Independence | 1961–1974 | ELF Supported by: Libya (until 1977) Cuba (until 1974) Syria Iraq Tunisia Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan | Ethiopian Empire (until 1974) Supported by: United States (until 1974) | Stalemate |
| Eritrean War of Independence | 1974–1991 | Derg (1974–1987) PDRE (1987–1991) Supported by: Cuba (1974–1989) Soviet Union (1974–1990) South Yemen | EPLF TPLF Supported by: China Sudan Libya (1977–1991) United States (May 1991) Somalia Syria | EPLF victory |
| North Yemen Civil War | 1962–1970 | Yemen Arab Republic United Arab Republic Supported by: Soviet Union | Kingdom of Yemen Saudi Arabia Supported by: Jordan United Kingdom United States | Republican victory |
| Dhofar Rebellion | 1962–1976 | DLF (1962–1968) PFLOAG (1968–1974) NDFLOAG (1969–1971) PFLO (1974–1976) Supported by: China Soviet Union South Yemen East Germany | Oman Supported by: Iran Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia United Kingdom Jordan Egypt Pakistan UAE United States | Omani government victory |
| Sarawak Communist Insurgency | 1962–1990 | Communist forces: North Kalimantan Communist Party Sarawak People's Guerilla Force (SPGF) North Kalimantan People's Army (NKPA)  Indonesia (1962–65) (troops aid) Other support: Brunei People's Party North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA) Supported by: China Soviet Union | Anti-communist forces: United Kingdom Sarawak (until 1963)  Malaysia  Sarawak (after 1963) Supported by: Australia Brunei New Zealand United States  Indonesia (after 1965) (Indo-Malay border) | Stalemate |
| Aden Emergency | 1963–1967 | NLF FLOSY Supported by Egypt Yemen Arab Republic Soviet Union | United Kingdom Federation of South Arabia Supported by United States | NLF victory |
| Rhodesian Bush War | 1964–1979 | ZANLA (ZANU) FRELIMO (until 25 June 1975) Mozambique (from 25 June 1975) Supported by: China Libya Tanzania ZIPRA (ZAPU) MK (ANC) Supported by:  Soviet Union Zambia Cuba East Germany FROLIZI | Rhodesia (until 1 June 1979) Zimbabwe Rhodesia (from 1 June 1979) Supported by: South Africa Portugal (until 1974) | Stalemate |
| Dominican Civil War | 1965 | Constitutionalists Dominican Revolutionary Party Supported by: Soviet Union Cuba | Dominican Republic United States Inter-American Peace Force  Brazil  Paraguay  Nicaragua  Costa Rica  El Salvador  Honduras | Loyalist victory |
| Chadian Civil War | 1965–1979 | FROLINAT GUNT Libya Supported by: Soviet Union | Chad France Supported by: United States | Overthrow and death of François Tombalbaye in 1975 Overthrow of Félix Malloum in 1979 Signing of Lagos Accord and installation of Transitional Government of National Unity |
| Communist insurgency in Thailand | 1965–1983 | Communist Party of Thailand Thai United Patriotic Front Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge (until 1978) Malayan Communist Party Supported by:  North Vietnam (until 1976) Vietnam (from 1976) China (from 1971)  North Korea Soviet Union | Thailand Royal Thai Armed Forces Royal Thai Police Thai Paramilitaries  Taiwan (until July 1967) Kuomintang 49th Division Chinese Irregular Force (CIF) Malaysia  United States Supported by:  South Korea | Thai government victory |
| Bolivian Campaign | 1966–1967 | Ejército de Liberación Nacional Cuba Supported by: Soviet Union | Bolivia United States CIA | Bolivian government victory |
| Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969) | 1966–1969 | North Korea Supported by: Soviet Union China | South Korea United States | South Korean–American victory |
| South African Border War | 1966–1990 | African nationalist forces: PLAN (SWAPO) SWANU Supported by: Cuba MPLA  Soviet Union  China  Yugoslavia  Bulgaria  Tanzania  Zambia  Libya Kenya  Algeria  Guyana  Brazil  Mexico | Anti-communist forces:  South Africa South-West Africa Supported by: UNITA United States United Kingdom Portugal (until 1975) | Stalemate |
| Nigerian Civil War | 1967–1970 | Nigeria Supported by: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Canada Sudan Chad Niger Syria Saudi Arabia Algeria Bulgaria | Biafra Supported by: South Africa Portugal France Spain Tanzania Gabon Ivory Coast Zambia Rhodesia Haiti  Israel | Nigerian victory |
| Years of Lead | 1968–1982 | Far-left terrorist groups: Red Brigades Front Line October 22 Group PAC Continuous Struggle PO-AO Supported by: Soviet Union (alleged) | Italian Government SISDE (Internal) SISMI (Foreign) Italian Armed Forces Arm of Carabineers Supported by: United States Far-right terrorist groups: National Vanguard Black Order NAR Third Position Supported by: United States (alleged) | Far-left and far-right terrorist groups dismantled |
| Communist insurgency in Malaysia | 1968–1989 | Communist forces: Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army Supported by: China Soviet Union | Anti-communist forces: Malaysia Thailand Supported by: United Kingdom Australia New Zealand United States | Peace agreement reached |
| Operation Condor | 1968–1989 | Left-wing governments and opponents to the military juntas in South America. Supported by: Soviet Union Cuba East Germany Polish People's Republic | Chile Argentina Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Supported by: United States Peru Ecuador Colombia Venezuela | |
| Al-Wadiah War | 1969 | South Yemen Supported by:  Soviet Union | Saudi Arabia Supported by: United States | Saudi victory |
| Bangladesh Liberation War | 1971 | Pakistan Supported by:  United States  China  France  United Kingdom  Turkey  Iran  Jordan | Bangladesh  India Supported by:  Soviet Union | Indian–Bangladeshi victory |
| Yemenite War of 1972 | 1972 | South Yemen National Democratic Front Supported by:  Soviet Union  Cuba  East Germany  Czechoslovakia  Libya | North Yemen Supported by:  Saudi Arabia  Jordan United States  Republic of China  United Kingdom  West Germany | Cairo Agreement |
| Angolan Civil War | 1974–2002 | MPLA SWAPO MK Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC) Supported by:  Soviet Union (until 1991) Cuba Tanzania Mozambique Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (until 1989) Polish People's Republic (until 1989) Yugoslavia People's Republic of Bulgaria (until 1989) Guyana Portugal Romania (until 1989) India North Korea Brazil Mexico | UNITA FNLA FLEC Supported by:  United States People's Republic of China South Africa Zambia Morocco Zaire Egypt France Belgium Burkina Faso (from 1987) Israel United Kingdom Rhodesia (until 1979) South Korea | MPLA victory |
| Ethiopian Civil War | 1974–1991 | People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Supported by: Soviet Union North Korea Libya South Yemen Tanzania East Germany (until 1990) Bulgaria Cuba (1987–1991) | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Supported by: United States United Kingdom China West Germany (until 1990) Germany (from 1990) Saudi Arabia Israel North Yemen | EPLF/TPLF rebel victory |
| Lebanese Civil War | 1975–1990 | LNM (until 1982) Jammoul (from 1982) PLO Supported by: Iraq Libya Algeria Amal Movement Hezbollah (from 1985)  Iran (From 1980, mainly IRGC and Artesh paramilitary units) Supported by: North Korea Islamic Unification Movement (from 1982)  Syria | LF AFL (until 1977) SLA (from 1976) Israel (from 1978) Tigers Militia (until 1980) Marada Brigades (left LF in 1978; aligned with Syria)  Lebanon United Nations UNIFIL (from 1978) Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982–1984) United States France Arab Deterrent Force (1976–1987)  Syria (1976, and from 1983) Neutral Parties: Armenian Revolutionary Federation Kurds | Stalemate |
| Indonesian occupation of East Timor | 1975–1999 | East Timor (CNRM, later CNRT) FRETILIN (FALINTIL) UDT Supported by:  Portugal Soviet Union (until 1991) Libya Free Aceh Movement China | Indonesia Timor Timur Supported by:  United States Australia United Kingdom Canada Israel | 1999 East Timorese crisis East Timor gains independence after an independence referendum votes to become an independent sovereign state Indonesia retains strong influence in East Timor |
| Shaba I | 1977 | Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC) Supported by: Angola Cuba Soviet Union | Zaire Supported by: United States China Sudan Morocco Egypt France Belgium | Zairian victory |
| Ogaden War | 1977–1978 | Ethiopia Supported by: Cuba Soviet Union South Yemen North Korea East Germany | Somalia WSLF Supported by: China Egypt Socialist Republic of Romania | Ethiopian victory |
| Cambodian-Vietnamese War | 1977–1991 | Vietnam (VPA) KUFNS People's Republic of Kampuchea (KPRAF) (after 10 January 1979) State of Cambodia (CPAF) (1989) Supported by: Soviet Union Laos | Democratic Kampuchea (RAK) Supported by:  China Post invasion: CGDK: NADK KPNLF FUNCINPEC FULRO Supported by:  China  United States (non-combat support)  United Kingdom (non-combat support) Spillover conflict:  Thailand (border clashes) | Vietnamese/People's Republic of Kampuchea victory |
| Mozambican Civil War | 1977–1992 | FRELIMO Supported by: Malawi Zimbabwe (from 1980) Tanzania Soviet Union (until 1991) Bulgaria Cuba Brazil | RENAMO Supported by: Zimbabwe-Rhodesia South Africa Malawi United States Rhodesia | Stalemate |
| Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict | 1977–1997 | Bangladesh Bangladesh Armed Forces Border Guards Bangladesh Bangladesh Police Bangladesh Armed Police | Shanti Bahini Supported by:  India | Stalemate |
| Shaba II | 1978 | Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC) Supported by Angola Cuba (alleged) Soviet Union (alleged) | Zaire Supported by:  France Belgium United States | Zairian victory; mutual end of support for other nations' rebel groups |
| Uganda–Tanzania War | 1978–1979 | Tanzania UNLA Mozambique | Uganda Libya PLO | Tanzanian victory |
| NDF Rebellion | 1978–1982 | NDF Supported by:  South Yemen  Libya  Soviet Union | North Yemen Islamic Front Supported by: United States Saudi Arabia Taiwan | Government victory |
| Chadian–Libyan War | 1978–1987 | Libya Islamic Legion Chadian rebels FROLINAT GUNT (1979–86) Supported by: Soviet Union | Chad FAT (1978–79) FAN (1978–83) FANT (1983–87) GUNT (1986–87)  France Zaire Supported by: United States Egypt Sudan | Ceasefire Libyan victory (first phase) Chadian-French victory (second phase) |
| Yemenite War of 1979 | 1979 | South Yemen National Democratic Front Supported by:  Soviet Union  Cuba  East Germany  Czechoslovakia  Libya | North Yemen Supported by:  Saudi Arabia  Jordan United States  Taiwan  Iraq  Egypt | Stalemate |
| Soviet–Afghan War | 1979–1989 | Soviet Union Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Supported by: India East Germany | Sunni Mujahideen: Jamiat-e Islami Shura-e Nazar Gulbuddin faction Maktab al-Khadamat Khalis faction Ittehad i-Islami IRM NLF NIFA Supported by:  Pakistan  United States  United Kingdom  China  Saudi Arabia  West Germany  United Kingdom  Turkey  Egypt  France  Israel  Japan Libya Shia Mujahedeen: Harakat i-Islami Afghan Hezbollah Nasr Party (IVOA) COIRGA Shura Party IRM UOIF Raad Party Supported by:  Iran Small Maoist groups: ALO SAMA AMFFF Supported by:  Sri Lanka  United Arab Emirates  Jordan  Malaysia | Mujahideen victory |
| Sino-Vietnamese War | 1979 | Vietnam Supported by: Soviet Union Laos | People's Republic of China | Stalemate |
| Ethiopian–Somali Border War | 1982 | Ethiopia Somali rebels Supported by:  Cuba South Yemen North Korea | Somalia Supported by:  United States | Stalemate |
| Sri Lankan Civil War | 1983–2009 | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Supported by: Libya India (until 1987) | Sri Lanka Maldives India Supported by:  Pakistan  China  Israel | Sri Lankan Government victory |
| Thai–Laotian Border War | 1987–1988 | Laos Vietnam Supported by Soviet Union | Thailand Supported by United States | Stalemate |
| Afghan Civil War | 1989–1992 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Supported by Soviet Union (until 1991) | Mujahideen Supported by United States  Pakistan  China Saudi Arabia | Afghan mujahideen victory |

## Modern proxy wars

| War | Dates | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Angolan Civil War | 1974–2002 | UNITA FNLA FLEC Supported by:  United States People's Republic of China Zambia Morocco Zaire (until 1997) Egypt France Belgium Burkina Faso (from 1987) Israel United Kingdom Pakistan South Korea | MPLA SWAPO MK FNLC Supported by:  Cuba Tanzania Yugoslavia (until 1992) Guyana Portugal India North Korea Kazakhstan (from 1996) Slovakia (from 1993) Brazil Russia Kyrgyzstan Mexico | MPLA victory |
| Indonesian occupation of East Timor | 1975–1999 | Indonesia Timor Timur Supported by:  United States Australia United Kingdom Canada | East Timor (CNRM, later CNRT) FRETILIN (FALINTIL) UDT Supported by:  Portugal Libya Free Aceh Movement Russia China | 1999 East Timorese crisis East Timor gains independence after an independence referendum votes to become an independent sovereign state Indonesia retains strong influence in East Timor |
| Insurgency in Laos | 1975–2008 | Laos Pathet Lao Pro-govt. Hmong Pro-govt. Chinese Supported by: Vietnam North Vietnam (to 1976) Soviet Union (to 1978) | Hmong insurgents Laotian Hmong Thai Hmong Ethnic Liberation Organization of Laos (1984–2008) United Front for the Liberation of Laos (1980–2008) Royal Lao Democratic Government (1982) Chao Fa (to 1984) Lao National Liberation Front Lao United Independence Front Free Democratic Lao National Salvation Force National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (1979–1983: limited involv.) Supported by: China (PRC) (to 1988) Democratic Kampuchea (to 1979) Khmer Rouge (1980 to 1981) Party of Democratic Kampuchea (1981 to 1990) Thailand (Rightists: early to mid-1980s) (Hmong: to 1990) United States (Hmong: 1990) Neo Hom (support, 1981–2008) Royal Lao Government in Exile Various Hmong exiles | |
| Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict | 1977–1997 | Bangladesh Bangladesh Armed Forces Border Guards Bangladesh Bangladesh Police Bangladesh Armed Police | Shanti Bahini Supported by:  India | Stalemate |
| Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | 1988–2024 | Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh Supported by: Russia Greece | Azerbaijan Supported by: Pakistan Kyrgyzstan Turkey Israel Ukraine | Azerbaijani victory |
| Afghan Civil War | 1989–1992 | Mujahideen Supported by  United States Pakistan China Saudi Arabia | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Supported by Russia | Afghan mujahideen victory |
| Transnistria War | 1990–1992 | Moldova Supported by: Romania | Transnistria Supported by Russia Ukraine | Russo–Transnistrian victory |
| Georgian Civil War | 1991–1993 | Gamsakhurdia's government National Guard of Georgia | State Council Georgian Interior and Defense Ministry forces National Guard of Georgia Mkhedrioni South Ossetian Separatists Abkhaz separatists Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus Russia | Gamsakhurdia government expunged Abkhazian and South Ossetian separatists gain control of most of their claims State Council takes control of Georgia proper Georgia joins the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| Yugoslav Wars | 1991–2001 | Slovenia Bosnia NATO Supported by: Turkey Pakistan Iran Saudi Arabia  Croatia Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Supported by: Albania National Liberation Army | SFR Yugoslavia (before 1992) FR Yugoslavia (from 1992) Republika Srpska AP Western Bosnia Republic of Serbian Krajina Supported by: Russia Greece  Republic of Macedonia Supported by:  Ukraine(main arms supply) Bulgaria FR Yugoslavia | Breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of independent successor states |
| Tajikistani Civil War | 1992–1997 | United Tajik Opposition IRP Democratic reformists Gorno-Badakhshan Jamiat-e Islami Islamic State of Afghanistan Taliban factions$^2$ Supported by: al-Qaeda Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRP)  Pakistan  Iran | Tajikistan Supported by: Russia Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan | Stalemate |
| Second Afar insurgency | 1995–2018 | ARDUF Supported by: Eritrea | RSADO DMLEK EPLF ESF SPDM Supported by: Ethiopia | |
| First Congo War | 1996–1997 | Zaire UNITA ALiR Interahamwe Supported by: France | AFDL Uganda Rwanda Supported by: United States Burundi Angola Mai-Mai Bahunde Nande SPLA | Decisive AFDL victory |
| Nepalese Civil War | 1996–2006 | Kingdom of Nepal Supported by: India United States European Union | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Supported by: China North Korea India Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan | Comprehensive Peace Accord |
| Second Republic of the Congo Civil War | 1997–1999 | Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (to October 1997) Cocoye Militia Ninja Militia Nsiloulou Militia Democratic Republic of the Congo Supported by: UNITA (alleged) | Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (from October 1997) Cobra Militia Rwandan Hutu Militia Angola Chad Supported by:  France Cuba (alleged) Mobutu Sese Seko Loyalists (alleged) | Nguesso loyalist victory |
| Guinea-Bissau Civil War | 1998–1999 | Guinea-Bissau Senegal Guinea Supported by: France Portugal | Military rebels Supported by: MFDC | Ousting of President João Bernardo Vieira |
| First Ivorian Civil War | 2002–2007 | France UNOIC | Ivory Coast Young Patriots of Abidjan militia Liberian mercenaries Supported by: Russia Bulgaria Belarus | Stalemate |
| War in Darfur | 2003–2020 | SRF JEM SLA Abdul Wahid faction Minni Minawi faction Second Revolution faction LJM (signed the Doha Darfur Peace Agreement in 2011) SARC Supported by:  South Sudan  Chad (2005–2010)  Eritrea (until 2008) Libya (until 2011)  United States  Uganda (until 2015) | Government of Sudan Armed Forces Rapid Support Forces Janjaweed Popular Defence Forces Supported by:  China  Iran (until 2016)  Russia | |
| Iraqi insurgency | 2011–2014 | Iraq  Iraqi Kurdistan Supported by:  Saudi Arabia  United States | Shi'a factions: Special Groups Promised Day Brigades Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Kata'ib Hezbollah Mahdi Army Inactive Badr Brigades Soldiers of Heaven Other militias Supported by:  Iran | Stalemate |
| First Libyan Civil War | 2011–2011 | Anti-Gaddafi forces Supported by: Qatar NATO United States France United Kingdom Italy Sudan Canada Turkey Netherlands Spain United Arab Emirates Greece Romania Norway Denmark Portugal Belgium Tunisia Switzerland Moldova Sweden Jordan | Libya Supported by: Belarus Algeria Zimbabwe Cuba Venezuela PLO North Korea South Africa Nicaragua Bolivia Namibia Ecuador | |
| Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon | 2012–2017 | Lebanon Lebanese Army Internal Security Forces Supported by:  Australia  Canada  Cyprus  Czech Republic  France Pakistan  Germany  Italy  Jordan  Netherlands  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States | Pro-Syrian government militias: Hezbollah PFLP-GC Amal Movement Syrian Social Nationalist Party DFLP Popular Nasserist Organization As-Sa'iqa Fatah al-Intifada Arab Democratic Party (until 2014) Arab Movement Party Supported by:  Syria  Iran  Russia Other militias: Lebanese Communist Party Fatah | Lebanese government and pro-Syrian government victory |
| Second Libyan Civil War | 2014–2020 | Libyan National Army Supported by: Russia Belarus Egypt Algeria Greece United Arab Emirates France Saudi Arabia | Government of National Accord Supported by: Sudan Ukraine (alleged) Russia (alleged) Turkey United States United Kingdom Qatar | Ceasefire |

## Ongoing proxy wars

| War | Dates | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Chinese Civil War | 1927–present (de jure) | Republic of China  KMT DPP (from 1986) NRA (until 1947) ROCA (from 1947) ROCN Supported by:  Weimar Republic (1929–33)  Nazi Germany (1933–37)  United States (1946–1979, 1989–present)  United Kingdom (1946–1950, 1989–present)  Canada  Australia  India  Republic of Korea  Japan  Thailand  Portugal (until 1979)  Hong Kong (1946–1997) Hong Kong democracy camp  Macau (1946–1975) | People's Republic of China CPC PLA (from 1948)  Hong Kong (1997–present)  Macau (1999–present)  CSR (1931–1937) Supported by:  Soviet Union (1927–1961)  Russia (1991–present)  Pakistan  Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Ongoing |
| Xinjiang conflict | 1931–present | ETPRP (1969–1989) URFET (1969–1989) East Turkestan Independence movement East Turkestan Liberation Organization (2000–2003) Supported by: Soviet Union (1969–1989) Mongolian People's Republic (1960–1989) United States Republic of China Turkey Canada | Republic of China (1931–1954) People's Republic of China (1949–present)  Iran Russia North Korea | Ongoing |
| Israeli-Palestinian conflict | 1948–present | Palestine PLO (until 2005) Hamas Fatah (until 2005) Supported by:  Egypt (1948–78)  Iraq  Syria  Cuba Algeria Soviet Union (until 1991) Lebanon Iran North Korea | Israel Palestine Palestinian Authority (from 2005) PLO (from 2005) Fatah (from 2005) Supported by: United States United Kingdom France (until 1967) Germany Canada Australia Egypt (since 1978) | Ongoing |
| Balochistan conflict | 1948–present | Baloch separatist groups BLA BRA BLF UBA LeB BLUF BSO (Azad) Supported by: India Soviet Union (until 1988) Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (until 1990) Iraq (1970s) Sectarian groups Jundallah Jaish ul-Adl Jundallah (Pakistan) al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Sipah-e-Sahaba | Pakistan Pakistan Army Inter-Services Intelligence Military Intelligence of Pakistan Frontier Corps Supported by:  China  Iran Imperial Army (until 1979) Artesh (since 1979) IRGC (since 1980) | Ongoing |
| Internal conflict in Myanmar | 1948–present | Myanmar  Burma (until 1989) Tatmadaw Myanmar Police Force Supported by: India China Israel(formerly) Russia Philippines North Korea Yugoslavia (until 1988) | Opposition forces ABSDF Arakan Army DKBA-5 KNU KNLA KIO KIA MNDAA SSAN SSAS TNLA UWSP UWSA ...and others Supported by: United States (1951–1953) Thailand China Republic of China (1950–1961) | Ongoing |
| Papua conflict | 1962–present | Indonesia Supported by: Australia Fiji Papua New Guinea | Free Papua Movement Supported by: Vanuatu Solomon Islands Tonga Senegal | Ongoing |
| Insurgency in Northeast India | 1963–present | ACF ATTF BKI DHD (until 2013) GNLA HNLC HuM IRF KCP KLNLF KLO KYKL MULTA NDFB NLFT NSCN-IM PLA PREPAK ULFA UNLF ZRA Supported by: China Pakistan Arab League | India Bhutan Bangladesh Burma Supported by: United States Soviet Union (1963–1991) Russia Iran | Ongoing |
| Naxalite–Maoist insurgency | 1967–present | India CRPF Indian Armed Forces State Armed Police Forces Supported by: Bangladesh Bhutan Nepal Sri Lanka Myanmar Militias: (until 2011) Tritiya Prastuti Committee Salwa Judum Sunlight Sena Kuer Sena (until 1990s) Ranvir Sena (until 2000) Bhumi Sena (until 1990) Lorik Sena (until 1990) | Naxalites: CPI (Maoist) PLGA Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad People's Liberation Front of India Revolutionary Communist Centre CPIML Liberation (1974–1992) Lal Sena CPIML Janashakti (1992–2013, merged into CPI(ML) Class Struggle) CPUSI CPIML ND CPIML MM PLA-MP ABNES (until 2002) MCPM KCP TNLA Supported by: Pakistan China North Korea ULFA NSCN CPN (Maoist) LTTE (until 2009) NPA PBSP CIC (until 1977) CPN (Maoist) (2014) CCP (Maoist) (until 1976) | Ongoing |
| Civil conflict in the Philippines | 1969–present | Communist forces: Communist Party NPA NDF Makabayan MLPP-RHB APP RPA ABB CPLA(until 2011) Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) (until 2014) MRLO Ampatuan militias Supported by: Malaysia (to MNLF and MILF) People's Republic of China (1969–1976, alleged continued support) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1980s–2011)(to MNLF and NPA) North Korea Vietnam (1980s) | Anti-communist forces: Philippines Alsa Masa (1986–?) CAFGU Supported by: United States | Ongoing |
| Cabinda War | 1975–present | FLEC FLEC-FAC FLEC-Renovada FLEC-N'Zita FLEC-Lubota Uniao Nacional de Libertaçao de Cabinda Communist Committee of Cabinda Supported by:  France  Zaire (until 1997)  Belgium World League for Freedom and Democracy  China (alleged) | Angola Supported by: UNITA  Cuba  East Germany (until 1989)  Soviet Union (until 1989)  Brazil | Ongoing |
| Civil conflict in Turkey | 1976–present | TAK TKP/ML-TİKKO MKP-HKO-PHG Maoist Party Maoist Party Centre THKO Devrimci Yol Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front Supported by: Soviet Union China ASALA (1970s–1988) Syria Greece Cyprus Iran Iraq (until 2003) Libya (until 2011) | Turkey Supported by: Turkic Council | Ongoing |
| Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict | 1979–present | Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Bahrain Jordan Egypt Qatar (until 2017) Yemen (Hadi government) Kuwait March 14 Alliance Morocco Iraq (until 1989) Israel Syria (from 2024) Free Syrian Army Revolutionary Commando Army  Rojava People's Mujahedin of Iran National Council of Iran Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Jaish ul-Adl Kurdistan Free Life Party Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan Ahvaz National Resistance Tahrir al-Sham Al-Nusra Front Palestinian National Authority ASLMA Kurdistan Freedom Party Naqshbandi Army Free Iraqi Army Sadrist Movement Lebanese Forces Future Movement Libyan National Army Supported by:  Afghanistan (until 2021) Greece Azerbaijan Somalia Senegal Tajikistan United States United Kingdom Turkey (until 2017) Sudan (from 2015) Nigeria | Iran Hezbollah Syria (until 2024) Iraq (from 2006) Yemen (Houthi government) Libya (until 2011) Lebanon Hezbollah Al-Hejaz Organization for the Islamic Revolution in the Arabian Peninsula Liwa Fatemiyoun Houthi movement Popular Mobilization Forces Al-Ashtar Brigades Al-Mukhtar Brigades Hezbe Wahdat Hamas Husseiniyoun Muslim Brotherhood Liwa Zainebiyoun Islamic Movement of Nigeria Polisario Front Taliban March 8 Alliance National Defence Forces February 14 Youth Coalition Government of National Accord Supported by:  China Gaza Strip Russia North Korea Sudan (until 2015) Venezuela Cuba Oman (allegedly) Turkey (from 2017) | Ongoing |
| Internal conflict in Peru | 1980–present | Shining Path MRTA (until 1997) Supported by: Cuba Libya (until 2011) | Peruvian Armed Forces National Intelligence Service Grupo Colina Rondas Campesinas Supported by: United States Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia Japan Colombia | Ongoing |
| Abkhaz–Georgian conflict | 1989–present | Georgia Supported by: NATO | Abkhazia Supported by: Russia | Ongoing |
| Georgian–Ossetian conflict | 1989–present | Georgia Supported by: NATO | South Ossetia Supported by: Russia | Ongoing |
| Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir | 1989–present | India Indian Army Indian Air Force Jammu and Kashmir Police Central Reserve Police Force  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Supported by: United States Iran Russia | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed Hizbul Mujahideen Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-Badr Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Supported by:  Pakistan China Taliban  Saudi Arabia al-Qaeda | Ongoing |
| Allied Democratic Forces insurgency | 1995–present | Uganda  DR Congo UNF Intervention Brigade  South Africa  Tanzania  Malawi Supported by:  United States | ADF NALU Tabliq Hutu fighters Supported by: LRA  Sudan | Ongoing |
| Syrian Civil War | 2011–present | Syrian opposition Supported by: Saudi Arabia Qatar United States Turkey Libya European Union Australia Egypt (2011–2013) France United Kingdom Jordan Italy Netherlands Canada Germany | Syria Supported by: Armenia Iran Russia Iraq Pakistan China North Korea Cuba Venezuela Algeria Belarus Angola Egypt (from 2015) United Arab Emirates  Rojava Supported by: United States France United Kingdom Iraqi Kurdistan CJTF-OIR | Ongoing |
| Yemeni Crisis (part of Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflicts) | 2011–present | Yemen (Hadi government) Saudi-led coalition Supported by:  Somalia  United States  Eritrea  United Kingdom  France Pakistan  Canada  Italy  Turkey  Germany | Yemen (Supreme Political Council) Supported by:  Iran  Iraq  North Korea  Russia  Syria | Ongoing |