List of proxy wars

Table columns:
Wars
Years
Combatant 1
Combatant 2
Results

Table rows:
cells: Chinese Civil War
1944-1949[24]
CPC  PLA[15][16] Supported by:  Soviet Union
KMT  NRA Supported by:  United States
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Greek Civil War
1944-1949[25][26]
Greek communists (Democratic Army of Greece, National Liberation Front, Greek People's Liberation Army, Communist Party of Greece)[25][26] Supported by:  Albania[25]  Bulgaria[25]  Yugoslavia[25]
Greece[25][26] Supported by:  United Kingdom[25][26]  United States[25][26]
Combatant 2 Won
cells: 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
Combatant 2 Won
cells: First Indochina War
1946–1954[27][28]
Khmer Issarak[29]  Pathet Lao[30]  Viet Minh[27][28] Supported by:  China[27]  Soviet Union[27]  Polish People's Republic[31]  East Germany[32][33]
France[27][28]  State of Vietnam (1949–1954)[27][28]  Cambodia (1953–1954)  Laos (1953–1954) Supported by:  United States[27]
Combatant 1 Won[27][28]
cells: 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
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Malayan Emergency
1948–1960
Communist forces:  Malayan Communist Party  Malayan National Liberation Army Supported by:  Soviet Union[34]  People Republic of China[35][36][37]  Indonesia[36][37]  Viet Minh (-1954)  North Vietnam (1954-)[38][39][40]
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)
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Internal conflict in Myanmar
1948–present
Burma  Tatmadaw  Myanmar Police Force Supported by:  Israel  Libya  India  Rwanda  Malawi  China[41]  Russia[42]
Opposition forces  ABSDF  Arakan Army  DKBA-5  KNU  KNLA  KIO KIA  MNDAA  NDAA  SSAN  SSAS  TNLA  UWSP  UWSA ...and others Supported by:  United States  Thailand  China(1968–1988)  Pakistan  Vietnam  Philippines  Republic of China (1950–1961)[43]
Ongoing
cells: 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)[44]  Israel[45] Sectarian groups Jundallah[46][47] Jaish ul-Adl Jundallah (Pakistan)  al-Qaeda  Lashkar-e-Jhangvi[44]  Sipah-e-Sahaba[44]
Pakistan  Pakistan Army Inter-Services Intelligence Military Intelligence of Pakistan Frontier Corps  Iran[48] Imperial Army (until 1979) IRGC (since 1980)
Ongoing
cells: Arab–Israeli conflict
1948–present
Palestine  PLO  Hamas  Fatah Supported by:  Egypt (1948–78)  Iraq  Syria  Italy (1956)  Germany (1956)  Cuba[49]  Algeria  Bangladesh[50]  Soviet Union[51]  Lebanon
Israel Supported by:  USA  United Kingdom  France
Ongoing
cells: Korean War
1950-1953[52][53][54][55][56][57]
North Korea[52][53][54][55][56][57]  China[52][53][54][56][57] Supported by:  Bulgaria  Czechoslovakia[58]  Hungary  Poland  Romania[56]  Soviet Union[52][56]  Mongolia
South Korea[52][53][54][57]  United Nations[53][54][57]  United States[52][53][54][55][57] Supported by:  Australia[53][54][55]  Belgium[53][54]  Bolivia[54]  Canada[53][54][55]  Colombia[53] Commonwealth of Nations[59]  Cuba[54]  Denmark[60]  Ethiopia[53][54]  France[53][54][55]  Greece[53]  India (Medical support)[55]  Israel[61]  Italy[62]  Luxembourg[53]  Netherlands[53]  New Zealand[53][55]  Norway[63]  Philippines[53]  South Africa[53][54]  Spain[64]  Sweden[65]  Switzerland[66]  Thailand[53][54]  Turkey[53][54][55]  United Kingdom[53][55]
Stalemate[52][53][57]
cells: Mau Mau Uprising
1952–1960
Mau Mau rebels[A] Supported by:  Soviet Union
United Kingdom  British Kenya Supported by:  USA
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Second Indochina War
1953-1975[67][68][69][70][71]
North Vietnam[67][68][69][70][71][72]  Viet Cong[67][68][69][70][71][72]  Pathet Lao National United Front of Kampuchea:  Khmer Rouge  Khmer Rumdo  Khmer Việt Minh  Khmer Issarak  China[67][70][71][72] Supported by:  Albania[72][73]  Bulgaria[72][73]  Burma  Cuba[72][73][74][75]  Czechoslovakia[72][73]  East Germany[72][73]  Hungary[72][73]  India[citation needed]  Mongolia[72][73]  North Korea[76]  Poland[72][73]  Romania[72][73]  South Yemen[72][73]  Soviet Union[67][70][71][72]  Yugoslavia[72][73]  Sweden[77][78]
South Vietnam[67][68][69][70][71][72]  United States[67][68][69][70][71][72]  Laos[72]  Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970)  Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Supported by:  Argentina[72]  Australia[67][70][72]  Belgium[72]  Brazil[72]  Canada[72][79]  Costa Rica[72]  Denmark[72]  Ecuador[72]  France[72]  Greece[72]  Guatemala[72]  Honduras[72]  Iran[72]  Italy[72]  Japan[72]  Liberia[72]  Luxembourg[72]  Malaysia[72]  Morocco[72]  Norway[72]  Netherlands[72]  New Zealand[67][70]  Pakistan[72]  Philippines[70][72]  South Africa[72]  South Korea[67][70][72]  Spain[72]  Switzerland[72]  Taiwan[72]  Thailand[67][70][72]  Tunisia[72]  Turkey[72]  United Kingdom[72]  Uruguay[72]  Venezuela[72]  West Germany[72]
Combatant 1 Won[67]
cells: First Taiwan Strait Crisis
1954–1955
People's Republic of China Supported by:  Soviet Union
Republic of China  United States
Stalemate
cells: Algerian War
1954–1962
FLN (ALN)  MNA  PCA Supported by:  Soviet Union
France Supported by:  United States
Combatant 1 Won a political victory Combatant 2 Won a military victory
cells: 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[80]
Southern Sudan Liberation Movement  Azania Liberation Front (1965-1970)  Anyanya (1969-1972) Equatorial Corps (1955-1963) Supported by:  Ethiopia[81]  Uganda[82]  Israel[81][82][83]
Stalemate
cells: Suez Crisis
1956–1957[84]
Egypt[84]  Palestinian fedayeen Supported by:  Soviet Union[84]  West Germany  Italy
France[84]  Israel[84]  United Kingdom[84]
Territory unchanged. French and UK power in area weakened[84]
cells: Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
1958
People's Republic of China Supported by:  Soviet Union
Republic of China  United States
Stalemate
cells: 1958 Lebanon crisis
1958
Lebanese Opposition:  INM  LCP  PSP Supported by:  Soviet Union  Egypt
Lebanese Government  United States
Combatant 2 Wins
cells: 1959 Tibetan uprising
1959–1962[85]
People's Republic of China
Tibet  Chushi Gangdruk Supported by:  Soviet Union[86]  United States[87]  Republic of India  Kingdom of Nepal[88]  United Nations[89]  Taiwan
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Central American crisis
1960–1996[90]
EGP[90]  FAR[90] ORPA  PGT[90]  URNG[90]  FSLN EPS  FMLN (CRM)  Nicaragua[91] (1979–90) Supported by  Soviet Union[92]  Cuba[93]  Mexico[94]  Libya[95] [96]  Romania (before 1989)  Greece  Sweden[97][98]  Costa Rica  Bulgaria[99]  China[100]
Guatemala[90] ESA[90] White Hand[90] and other paramilitary groups[90]  Somoza government National Guard Contras (1981–90)  Salvadoran military government Supported by  United States[90][101]  Saudi Arabia  Honduras  Chile  Argentina  Panama  Israel[102]  Taiwan[103]
Combatant 1 Won
cells: 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[106]  France  Rhodesia and Nyasaland  South Africa
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Portuguese Colonial War
1960-1974[107]
Portugal[107] Supported by:  South Africa  Rhodesia  Malawi[108]  Spain
FLEC[107]  FNLA[107]  FRELIMO[107]  MPLA[107]  PAIGC[107]  UNITA[107] Supported by:  China[107]  Cuba[107]  France[107]  Soviet Union[107]  United States[107]  Zaire  Algeria  Tanzania  Zambia  Tunisia  Senegal  Guinea  Congo-Brazzaville  Libya  Yugoslavia  Bulgaria  Liberia  Egypt  India  Brazil
Combatant 2 Won[73]
cells: Xinjiang conflict
1960s–present
ETPRP (1969–1989) URFET (1969–1989) Supported by:  Soviet Union (1969–1989)[109][110]  Mongolian People's Republic (1960–1989)
People's Republic of China
Ongoing
cells: First Iraqi–Kurdish War
1961–1970
Republic of Iraq  Ba'athist Iraq Supported by:  Syria[111]
KDP Supported by:  Pahlavi Iran  Israel[112]
Stalemate
cells: Eritrean War of Independence
1961–1974
ELF Supported by:  Libya[113][114][115] (until 1977)  Cuba[113][116] (until 1974)  Syria[117][118]  Iraq[119][120]  Tunisia[121][122][123]  Saudi Arabia[124][125]  Somalia[126]  Sudan[127]
Ethiopian Empire (until 1974) Supported by:  United States (until 1974) [128][129][130][131][132]  Israel (until 1974) [133][134]
Stalemate
cells: 1974–1991
Derg (1974–1987)  PDRE (1987–1991) Supported by:  Cuba[135][136][137][138] (1974–1989)[dubious – discuss]  Soviet Union[135][139][140][141] (1974–1990)  South Yemen [133]
EPLF  TPLF Supported by:  China[142][143]  Sudan[127]  Libya[113][114][115] (1977–1991)  United States (May 1991)[144]  Somalia[126]  Syria[117][118]
Combatant 2 Won
cells: North Yemen Civil War
1962–1970
Yemen Arab Republic  Egypt[145] Supported by:  Soviet Union
Kingdom of Yemen  Saudi Arabia[145] Supported by:  Jordan[146]  United Kingdom[146]  United States
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Dhofar Rebellion
1962–1976
DLF (1962–1968)  PFLOAG (1968–1974)  NDFLOAG (1969–1971)  PFLO (1974–1976) Supported by:  China[147]  Soviet Union[147]  South Yemen[147]  East Germany
Oman[147] Supported by:  Iran[147]  Abu Dhabi[147]  Saudi Arabia[147]  United Kingdom[147]  Jordan[147]  Egypt[147]  Pakistan[147]  UAE[147]  United States
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Sarawak Communist Insurgency
1962–1990
Communist forces:  North Kalimantan Communist Party[148] Sarawak People's Guerilla Force (SPGF)[149] North Kalimantan People's Army (NKPA)[149]  Indonesia (1962–65) (troops aid) Other support:  Brunei People's Party North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA) Supported by:  China[149]  Soviet Union
Anti-communist forces:  United Kingdom[150]  Sarawak (until 1963)  Malaysia  Sarawak (after 1963) Supported by:  Australia  Brunei  New Zealand  United States  Indonesia (after 1965) (Indo-Malay border)
Stalemate
cells: Sand War
1963
Algeria Supported by:  Egypt[151]  Cuba  Soviet Union
Morocco Supported by:  USA  France
Stalemate
cells: Aden Emergency
1963–1967
NLF FLOSY Supported by  Egypt  Yemen Arab Republic  Soviet Union
United Kingdom  Federation of South Arabia Supported by  United States
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Insurgency in Northeast India
1963–present
ACF Achik NLA AMLF ANLCA Adivasi NLA ANVC APA APLA ATBR ATBSF ATF ATPLO  ATTF AYLF BCF BDFM BKI BMS BMS BNCT BNLF CKRF DHD (until 2013) DHDA DJNA GNLA GTF HALC HNLC HPCD HULA  HuM INF IRF KCP KDF KIA KIF KKK KLA  KLNLF  KLO KNF KNLA KPLT KRA KYKL LAEF MNPF MULTA  NDFB NLFB NLFT  NSCN-IM  PLA PLF-M PRA PREPAK RJC RNHPF RNSF SDFT SPLA STF TATCF TLOF TMP TNA TNDTF TRRB TTACF TTSF UALA UANF UDKLF UILA UIRA UKDA UKLF  ULFA  UNLF UPLF ZPC  ZRA ZRF ZRV ZUF Supported by:  Arab League
India  Bhutan  Bangladesh  Burma Supported by:  United States  Soviet Union  Iran
Ongoing
cells: Rhodesian Bush War
1964–1979
ZANLA (ZANU)  FRELIMO[152] (until 25 June 1975)  Mozambique (from 25 June 1975) Supported by:  China[153]  Libya  Tanzania[154]  Brazil  ZIPRA (ZAPU)[155]  MK (ANC)[155] Supported by:  Soviet Union[153]  Zambia  Cuba[153]  East Germany[153] FROLIZI
Rhodesia (until 1 June 1979)  Zimbabwe Rhodesia (from 1 June 1979) Supported by:  South Africa  Portugal (until 1974)
Stalemate
cells: Dominican Civil War
1965
Constitutionalists  Dominican Revolutionary Party[156] Supported by:  Soviet Union  Cuba
Dominican Republic  United States  Inter-American Peace Force  Brazil  Paraguay  Nicaragua  Costa Rica  El Salvador  Honduras[157]
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Chadian Civil War
1965–1979
FROLINAT  GUNT  Libya Supported by:  Soviet Union
Chad  France Supported by:  United States
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Communist insurgency in Thailand
1965–1983
Communist Party of Thailand Thai United Patriotic Front Supported by:  North Vietnam (until 1976)  Vietnam (from 1976)  China (from 1971)  Pathet Lao [158][159]  North Korea[159]  Khmer Rouge (until 1978)[158]  Soviet Union
Thailand  Royal Thai Armed Forces  Royal Thai Police Thai Paramilitaries  Taiwan (until July 1967) Kuomintang 49th Division[160] Chinese Irregular Force (CIF) Supported by:  Malaysia  United States[158]
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Bolivian Campaign
1966–1967
Ejército de Liberación Nacional  Cuba Supported by:  Soviet Union
Bolivia  United States CIA
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969)
1966–1969
North Korea Supported by:  Soviet Union  China
South Korea  United States
Combatant 2 Won
cells: South African Border War
1966–1990
African nationalist forces:  PLAN (SWAPO)  SWANU Supported by:  Cuba[161]  MPLA[162]  Soviet Union[163]  China[164]  Yugoslavia[165][166]  Bulgaria[167][168]  Tanzania[169][170]  Zambia[171]  Libya[172]  Kenya[173]  Algeria[174]  Guyana[175]  Brazil
Anti-communist forces:  South Africa  South-West Africa Supported by:  UNITA[176]  United States  United Kingdom  Portugal (until 1975)
Stalemate
cells: Nigerian Civil War
1967–1970
Nigeria Supported by:  United Kingdom  Soviet Union  United States  Canada Sudan  Chad  Niger  Syria  Saudi Arabia  Algeria[177]  Bulgaria[178]
Biafra Supported by:  South Africa  Portugal[179]  France  Spain[180][181]  Tanzania[182][183][184]  Gabon  Ivory Coast  Zambia  Rhodesia  Haiti
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
1967–present
Naxalites: Communist Party of India (Maoist) People's Liberation Guerrilla Army Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Janashakti Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Naxalbari Communist Party of United States of India Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)  People's Liberation Army of Manipur Tamil Nadu Liberation Army Purbo Banglar Communist Party Supported by:  China[185]  Pakistan[185]  Mongolia  Indonesia  Afghanistan  Algeria  Bahrain  Chad  Comoros  Djibouti  Egypt  Federation of Arab Republics (1972-1977)  Iraq  Jordan  Kuwait  Lebanon  Libya  Mauritania  Morocco  North Yemen (1967-1990)  Oman  Qatar  Palestine  Saudi Arabia  Somalia  South Yemen (1967-1990)  Sudan  Syria  Tunisia  United Arab Emirates  United Arab Republic (1967-1972)  Western Sahara  Yemen (from 1990)  Communist Party of Nepal—Maoist  New People's Army[186]  CIC (until 1977)
India Supported by:  Bangladesh  Bhutan  Nepal  Iran  Peshmerga Right-wing paramilitary groups: Salwa Judum Ranvir Sena Bajrang Dal
Ongoing
cells: 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)
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Communist insurgency in Malaysia
1968–1989
Communist forces:  Malayan Communist Party[187]  Malayan National Liberation Army[187] Supported by:  China[35][188]  Soviet Union[188]
Anti-communist forces:  Malaysia[189]  Thailand[190][191] Supported by:  United Kingdom[192]  Australia  New Zealand[193]  United States
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Operation Condor
1968–1989
Opponents to the military juntas and right-wing governments in South America. Supported by:  Poland  Spain
Chile  Argentina  Brazil  Bolivia  Paraguay  Uruguay Supported by:  United States  Peru  Ecuador  Colombia  Venezuela
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Al-Wadiah War
1969
South Yemen Supported by:  Soviet Union
Saudi Arabia Supported by:  United States
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Civil conflict in the Philippines
1969–present
Communist forces:  Communist Party NPA  NDF  Makabayan  MLPP- RHB[194]  APP[194]  RPA[194]  ABB[194]  CPLA[194] (Until 2011)  Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)[195]  Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) (until 2014) MRLO[196] Ampatuan militias[197] Supported by:  Malaysia (to MNLF and MILF)[198][199]  People's Republic of China (1969–1976,[200] alleged continued support[citation needed])  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1980s–2011)[201][202](to MNLF)[203][204][205][206][207]  North Korea[208][209]  Vietnam (1980s)[204]  Cuba (Alleged support[citation needed])
Anti-communist forces:  Philippines Alsa Masa (1986–?)[210] CAFGU Supported by:  United States[211]
Ongoing
cells: 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
Stalemate
cells: Angolan Civil War
1974–2002
MPLA  SWAPO  MK  Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC) Supported by:  Soviet Union[212]  Cuba  Tanzania[213]  Mozambique[214]  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[215]  Polish People's Republic  Yugoslavia  People's Republic of Bulgaria[216]  Guyana[175]  Portugal[217]  (until 1989)  India[215]  North Korea  Brazil
UNITA  FNLA  FLEC Supported by:  United States[218]  People's Republic of China[218]  South Africa  Zambia[219]  Morocco[220]  Zaire  Egypt  France  Belgium  Burkina Faso (from 1987)  Israel  United Kingdom  Rhodesia (until 1979)  South Korea
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Ethiopian Civil War
1974-1991
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Supported by:  Soviet Union[221] [135][139][140][141][222][223]  North Korea  Libya  South Yemen[221]  Tanzania  East Germany (until 1990)[221][224][225]  Bulgaria  Cuba (1987–1991)[226]
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
Combatant 2 Won
cells: 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 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
cells: Western Sahara War
1975–1991
Polisario Front  SADR Supported by:  Libya  Algeria[227]  Soviet Union
Morocco Supported by:  United States  Saudi Arabia  Mauritania  France
Stalemate
cells: Indonesian occupation of East Timor
1975–1999
East Timor (CNRM, later CNRT)  FRETILIN (FALINTIL)  UDT Supported by:  Portugal  Soviet Union  Libya  Free Aceh Movement  China
Indonesia  Timor Timur Supported by:  United States  Australia  United Kingdom  Canada  Israel[228]
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Cabinda War
1975–present
Angola Supported by:  Cuba  East Germany (until 1989)  Soviet Union (until 1989)[229][230]  Brazil
FLEC FLEC-FAC FLEC-Renovada FLEC-N'Zita FLEC-Lubota Uniao Nacional de Libertaçao de Cabinda Communist Committee of Cabinda Supported by:  France[231]  Zaire[232]  Belgium[233]  World League for Freedom and Democracy[233]  China (alleged)
Ongoing
cells: Insurgency in Laos
1975–present
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–) United Front for the Liberation of Laos (1980–)  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) [234]  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-)[235][236]  Royal Lao Government in Exile Various Hmong exiles
Ongoing
cells: 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[237][238]  China  ASALA[239] (1970s–1988)  Syria[237][240][241]  Greece[242][243]  Cyprus[237]  Iran[237][244][245]  Iraq[246]  Libya[247]
Turkey Supported by:  NATO  European Union  USA  United Kingdom
Ongoing
cells: Shaba I
1977
Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC) Supported by:  Angola  Cuba  Soviet Union
Zaire Supported by:  United States[248]  China[249]  Sudan[249]  Morocco  Egypt  France  Belgium
Combatant 2 Won
cells: 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
Combatant 1 Won
cells: 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)
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Mozambican Civil War
1977-1992
FRELIMO Supported by:  Malawi[108]  Brazil  Zimbabwe (from 1980)  Tanzania  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Cuba
RENAMO Supported by:  Zimbabwe-Rhodesia  South Africa[250]  Malawi[108]  United States  Rhodesia
Combatant 1 Won
cells: Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
1977–1997
Bangladesh Bangladesh Armed Forces Border Guards Bangladesh Bangladesh Police Bangladesh Armed Police
Shanti Bahini Supported by:  India[251][252]
Stalemate
cells: 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
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Uganda–Tanzania War
1978–1979
Tanzania  UNLA  Mozambique[253]
Uganda  Libya  PLO[253][254]
Combatant 1 Won
cells: NDF Rebellion
1978–1982
NDF Supported by:  South Yemen  Libya  Soviet Union
North Yemen  Islamic Front Supported by:  United States  Saudi Arabia  Taiwan
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Chadian–Libyan conflict
1978–1987
Libya Islamic Legion[255]  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[256] Supported by:  United States[257]  Egypt[255]  Sudan[255]
Combatant 2 Won
cells: 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
cells: Afghan-Soviet War
1979–1989
Soviet Union  Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Supported by:  India[258][259]  Libya
Sunni Mujahideen: Jamiat-e Islami Shura-e Nazar Gulbuddin faction Maktab al-Khadamat Khalis faction Ittehad i-Islami IRM NLF NIFA Supported by:  Pakistan[260]  United States[261][262][263][264]  United Kingdom[263][265][266]  China[267]  Saudi Arabia[262][263][268][269]  West Germany[270][271]  United Kingdom[271]  Turkey[272]  Egypt[273]  France[271]  Israel[274]  Japan[274] Shia Mujahedeen: Harakat i-Islami Afghan Hezbollah Nasr Party (IVOA) COIRGA Shura Party IRM UOIF Raad Party Supported by:  Iran[260] Small Maoist groups: ALO SAMA AMFFF
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Sino-Vietnamese War
1979
Vietnam Supported by:  Soviet Union  Laos
People's Republic of China
Stalemate
cells: Internal conflict in Peru
1980–present
Shining Path  MRTA (until 1997) Supported by:  Soviet Union  Cuba [275]  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya[275]
Peruvian Armed Forces National Intelligence Service Grupo Colina  Rondas Campesinas Supported by:  United States  Japan
Ongoing
cells: Ethiopian–Somali Border War
1982
Ethiopia Somali rebels Supported by:  Cuba[276]  South Yemen[276]  North Korea[276]
Somalia Supported by:  United States[276][277]
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Sri Lankan Civil War
1983–2009
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Supported by:  Libya  India (until 1987) [278][279][280][281]
Sri Lanka  India  Maldives Supported by:  United Nations  Taiwan
Combatant 2 Won
cells: Thai–Laotian Border War
1987–1988
Laos  Vietnam Supported by  Soviet Union
Thailand Supported by  United States
Stalemate
cells: Afghan Civil War
1989–1992
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Supported by  Soviet Union
Mujahideen Supported by  United States  Pakistan  China[282]  Saudi Arabia
Combatant 2 Won

Questions about this table:
originalText: what were two examples of proxy wars that were fought during the cold war
answer: answerTexts: Chinese Civil War
Greek Civil War