# 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.
| Started | Ended | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents |
| Started | Ended | Name of Conflict | Victorious party (if applicable) | Defeated party (if applicable) |
| 1990 | Ongoing | 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: SSDF SNM SPM USC SDF 1992–1995:  United Nations UNOSOM I Unified Task Force UNOSOM II 2006–2009: Transitional Federal Government  Ethiopia AMISOM Allied armed groups: ARPCT Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a 2009–present: Federal Government of Somalia AMISOM Advisers/Operators  United States | 1986–1991: Somali Democratic Republic (until 1991) SNA Allied rebel groups: SNF (after 1991) 1992–1993: USC 2006–2009: Islamic Courts Union Oromo Liberation Front Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia Al-Shabaab Ras Kamboni Brigades Jabhatul Islamiya Muaskar Anole 2009–present: Al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab Foreign Mujahideen Hizbul Islam Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (since 2015) |
| 1991 | 1991 | Operation Traíra Part of the Colombian conflict | Brazil  Colombia | 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 Supported by: Albania Hungary Germany Poland | SFR Yugoslavia (1991–1992) Republic of Serbian Krajina (1991–1995) Republika Srpska (1992–1995) Supported by: Greece Russia China India |
| 1991 | 1991 | Ten-Day War Part of the Yugoslav Wars | Slovenia Supported by: Germany Italy Austria Croatia | SFR Yugoslavia Supported by: Greece Russia China India |
| 1991 | 1991 | 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt | Government of the Soviet Union Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Supreme Soviet Council of Ministers | State Committee on the State of Emergency Communist Party KGB |
| 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) Supported by: Arab World Iran Turkey Pakistan | Republika Srpska Republic of Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia (1993-1995) Supported by:  FR Yugoslavia Greece Russia China India |
| 1992 | 1996 | Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) | Taliban Al Qaeda Supported by:  Pakistan  Saudi Arabia Hezbi Islami(Supported by Pakistan) Hezb-i Wahdat (Supported by Iran) Junbish-i Milli (Supported by Uzbekistan and Russia) | Islamic State of Afghanistan Jamiat-i Islami Shura-i Nazar Ittehad-i Islami Harakat-i Islami Hezbi Islami (until August 1992) --> Junbish-i Milli (until 1994) Hezb-i Wahdat (until December 1992) |
| 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 Gabon | Congolese Party of Labour |
| 1993 | 1993 | 1993 Russian constitutional crisis | President of Russia Main Administration of Protection Ministry of the Interior Ministry of Defence Kantemirovskaya Tank Division Taman Division FAPSI Alpha Group Vympel | 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: Burundian government Burundian military Supported by: ONUB African Union Mission in Burundi | Hutu militias: CNDD-FDD FNL Tutsi militias |
| 1993 | 2021 | Maoist insurgency in Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Maoist groups PBCP PBCP-J PBSP BCP GMF |
| 1994 | 1996 | Chiapas conflict | Mexico | Zapatista Army of National Liberation |
| 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 PKK KCP  Iran (from 1995) SCIRI Supported by: United States (from 1996) | KDP Iraq  Turkey PDKI  Iran (until 1995) |
| 1994 | 1994 | Yemeni Civil War (1994) | Yemen | Democratic Republic of Yemen |
| 1994 | 2024 | Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  Armenia Supported by: Russia | Azerbaijan Supported by: Turkey |
| 1994 | 1996 | First Chechen War Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Supported by: Arab World France Japan Turkey United Kingdom United States | Russia Supported by: China Greece Serbia |
| 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 DFEU | 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:  Nigeria  United States |
| 1998 | 1999 | Kosovo War Part of the Yugoslav Wars | KLA Republic of Kosova (Until 1999) Supported by: Georgia Ukraine Japan South Korea  NATO  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Italy  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Norway  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States | Yugoslavia Supported by: Greece Russia China India |
| 1998 | 2000 | Eritrean–Ethiopian War | Ethiopia CIS Mercenaries Supported by:  Ukraine Libya  Bulgaria | Eritrea CIS Mercenaries Supported by:  Russia  Belarus  United States  Israel |
| 1998 | 1998 | War in Abkhazia (1998) Part of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict | Abkhazia | White Legion Mkhedrioni Forest Brotherhood |
| 1998 | 1999 | Guinea-Bissau Civil War | Military rebels MFDC Supported by:  United States | Guinea-Bissau  Senegal  Guinea Supported by:  France |
| 1998 | 2003 | Second Congo War | Pro-government: Democratic Republic of the Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe Anti-Ugandan forces: LRA Sudan (Alleged) ADF UNRF II FNI Anti-Rwandan militias: FDLR Mai-Mai Interahamwe RDR ALiR Other Hutu-aligned forces Anti-Burundi militias: CNDD-FDD FROLINA | RCD RCD-Goma MLC Forces for Renewal UPC Other Tutsi-aligned forces Supported by: Uganda Rwanda Burundi UNITA |
| 1998 | 1998 | 1998 Saudi-Yemeni border clash | | |
| 1998 | 2022 | Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen | Republic of Yemen Supported by:  United States Houthis Supported by:  Iran | al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Aden-Abyan Islamic Army Islamic Jihad of Yemen Supported by: al-Shabaab |
| 1999 | 2002 | Maluku sectarian conflict | Indonesia | Muslim society in Maluku Christian society in Maluku |
| 1999 | 2005 | 1999 East Timorese crisis | East Timor Supported by:  Australia  New Zealand  United Kingdom  United States  Portugal | Pro-Indonesian militias Aitarak Besi Merah Putih Laksaur Mahidi |
| 1999 | 2003 | Second Liberian Civil War | Rebel groups: Anti-Taylor Armed Forces elements LURD MODEL Guinea Supported by: Sierra Leone  United Kingdom  United States | Liberian government: Loyalist Armed Forces elements ATU SOD SSS NPFL/NPP militias RUF RDFG Supported by:  Moldova |
| 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 Supported by: Greece Russia China India | UÇPMB Supported by: France Italy United Kingdom United States |
| 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) RCD-Kisangani  Uganda  Democratic Republic of the Congo MONUC Artemis | 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 Supported by: China Greece Hungary Republic of Ireland Serbia | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1999–2007) Caucasian Front (2005–2007) Caucasus Emirate (2007–2009) Supported by: Arab World France Germany Iran Italy Japan South Korea Turkey United Kingdom United States |
| 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 Fatah (al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades) PFLP DFLP Hamas Islamic Jihad Popular Resistance Committees Others Supported by: Iraq (until 2003) |
| 2000 | 2006 | 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict | Israel | Hezbollah Supported by:  Syria  Iran |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2001 insurgency in Macedonia Part of the Yugoslav Wars | Republic of Macedonia Supported by: Bulgaria Romania Israel Ukraine | National Liberation Army Supported by: Serbia Greece Russia China India |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes | Bangladesh | India |
| 2001 | 2001 | 2001 Special Operations Unit mutiny | Special Operations Unit | Serbia |
| 2001 | 2003 | Islamist insurgency in Iraqi Kurdistan | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party United States United States Army | Ansar al-Islam Kurdistan Islamic Group Kurdistan Islamic Movement al-Qaeda |
| 2001 | 2021 | War on terror | Co-Belligerent States  United States  United Kingdom  France  Russia Other NATO members  Albania  Belgium  Bulgaria  Canada  Croatia  Czech Republic  Denmark  Estonia  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Iceland  Italy  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Montenegro  Netherlands  North Macedonia  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Sweden  Turkey Other participants:  Afghanistan  Cameroon  China  Egypt  India  Iraq  Lebanon  Libya  Mali  Nigeria  Pakistan  Philippines  Somalia  Somaliland  Syria  Yemen  Mozambique  Abkhazia  Algeria  Andorra  Artsakh  Armenia  Australia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Belarus  Benin  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Brunei  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Cambodia  Chad  Colombia  Congo  Cuba  Cyprus  Djibouti  Dominican Republic  East Timor  El Salvador  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Fiji  Finland  Georgia  Ghana  Honduras  Indonesia  Iran  Ireland  Israel  Japan  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kenya  North Korea  South Korea  Kosovo  Kuwait  Kyrgyzstan  Laos  Liechtenstein  Malaysia  Malta  Maldives  Mauritania  Mexico  Mongolia  Morocco  Moldova  Myanmar  Nepal  New Zealand  Nicaragua  Niger  Northern Cyprus  Oman  Panama  Paraguay  Peru  Qatar  Rwanda  Saudi Arabia  Senegal  Serbia  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  South Africa  South Ossetia  Sri Lanka  Sudan  Switzerland  Taiwan  Tajikistan  Thailand  Togo  Tonga  Transnistria  Tunisia  Turkmenistan  Uganda  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan  Venezuela  Vietnam Axis of Resistance and allies: Iran Syria Houthis Hamas Hezbollah PIJ IRGC-backed Iraqi factions International missions: NATO—ISAF Resolute Support Mission Operation Enduring Freedom Allies Northern Alliance Multi-National Force – Iraq Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve | Terrorist groups: Al-Qaeda Lashkar al-Zil AQAP Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen) AQIM AQIS al-Shabaab {Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Khorasan Nusrat al-Islam AQKB Abdullah Azzam Brigades Tawhid al-Jihad (Gaza Strip) Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades Imam Shamil Battalion Islamist lone wolves ISIL Sinai Province Libya Province Jund al-Khilafah Khorasan Province Yemen Province Boko Haram Caucasus Province ISS Abu Sayyaf Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade IMU MIT Afghan Taliban Pakistani Taliban Other groups: East Turkestan Islamic Movement Osbat al-Ansar Haqqani network TNSM Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters Lashkar-e-Taiba Lashkar-e-Omar Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Hizbul Mujahideen Ansaru Mullah Dadullah Front Fidai Mahaz Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia) Islamic Jihad Union Masked Brigade Jaish-e-Mohammed Ahrar ash-Sham Fatah al-Islam Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid Jaish al-Islam Indian Mujahideen Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group Soldiers of Egypt Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Rajah Sulaiman movement Salafia Jihadia Ansar al-Sharia (Mali) Ansar al-Sharia (Mauritania) Ansar al-Sharia (Morocco) Ansar al-Sharia (Egypt) Ansar al-Sharia (Yarmouk Area) Turaifie group Abu Sayyaf Jemaah Islamiyah Al-Qaeda in the Malay Archipelago Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique) Former groups: JTJ (until 2004) Free Aceh Movement (until 2005) al-Qaeda in Iraq (until 2006) Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (until 2007) Tunisian Combatant Group (until 2011) Islamic State of Iraq (until 2013) MOJWA (until 2013) Ansar al-Islam (until 2014) Jundallah Tehreek-e-Khilafat (until November 2014) Hizbul Islam (until 2014) Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (until March 2015) Islamic Courts Union (dis) Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (until 2015) Ansar al-Sharia (Syria) (until 2016) Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (until 2016) Caucasus Emirate (until 2016) Al-Nusra Front (until 2017) Harakat Sham al-Islam (until 2017) Jund al-Aqsa (until 2017) Ansar Dine (until March 2017) Al-Mourabitoun (until March 2017) Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) (until May 2017) Maute Group (until 2017) Islamic Emirate of Waziristan (until 2017/2018) Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) (until 2018) Rajah Sulaiman Movement (until ?) Islamic Jihad of Yemen (until ?) Black Banner Organization (until ?) Iraqi Baath Party loyalists |
| 2001 | 2021 | Taliban insurgency Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) and War on terror | Taliban Haqqani network Allied groups: Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (until 2016) al-Qaeda Islamic Jihad Union Turkistan Islamic Party Taliban splinter groups: (from 2015) Dadullah Front Fidai Mahaz High Council of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate Alleged support  Pakistan  Russia  China  Qatar  Iran  Saudi Arabia | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghan National Security Forces RS (2015–present)  Australia  Croatia  Czech Republic  Georgia (IPAP)  Germany  Italy  Romania  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States Allied militias: Jamiat-e Islami Junbish-i-Milli Hezbe Wahdat Support:  India Formerly: ISAF (2001–14)  Albania  Armenia (IPAP)  Australia (GP)  Austria (PfP)  Azerbaijan (PfP)  Bahrain (ICI)  Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina (IPAP)  Bulgaria  Canada  Croatia  Czech Republic  Denmark  El Salvador  Estonia  Finland (PfP)  France  Georgia (IPAP)  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Iceland  Ireland (PfP)  Italy  Jordan (MD)  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Malaysia  Mongolia (GP)  Montenegro (PfP)  Netherlands  New Zealand (GP)  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Republic of Macedonia (MAP)  Romania  Singapore (2008–13)  Slovakia  Slovenia  South Korea (GP)  Spain  Sweden (PfP)  Switzerland (2004–08) (PfP)  Tonga  Turkey  Ukraine (PfP)  United Arab Emirates (ICI)  United Kingdom  United States |
| 2002 | 2015 | Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines | Republic of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines  United States of America (advisors) United States Armed Forces | Jihadist groups: Abu Sayyaf BIFF Maute Group Jemaah Islamiyah |
| 2002 | 2003 | 2002–2003 conflict in the Pool Department | Republic of the Congo | Ninja militia |
| 2002 | 2007 | First Ivorian Civil War | Ivory Coast COJEP Supported by:  Belarus  Russia  Bulgaria  France UNOIC | FNCI  Liberia Supported by:  Burkina Faso |
| 2002 | Ongoing | Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa | NATO (2001–14)  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Greece  Italy  Netherlands  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States CJTF-HOA allies:  Djibouti  Somalia  Ethiopia  Sudan  Seychelles  Kenya Non-NATO allies:  Australia  Azerbaijan  China  European Union  India  Indonesia  Japan  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Malaysia  New Zealand  Pakistan  Russia  Singapore  South Korea  Tajikistan  Thailand  Turkmenistan  Uganda  Ukraine  Uzbekistan Dai Hong Dan incident:  North Korea | Insurgents: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from 2015) al-Qaeda (from 2002) Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahedeen (from 2006) al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (2002–06) Islamic Courts Union (until 27 December 2006) Hizbul Islam (2009–14) Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (2007–09) Ras Kamboni Brigades (2007–10) Jabhatul Islamiya (2007–09) Mu'askar Anole (2007–09) Pirates: Somali Marines National Volunteer Coast Guard (NVCG) Marka group Puntland Group Yemeni Pirates |