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Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts,
2008
The following table shows where wars and armed conflicts are raging
throughout the world in 2008.
| Main warring parties |
Year
began1 |
|
Middle East
|
|
| U.S. and UK vs. Iraq |
2003 |
| Israel vs. Palestinians |
1948 |
| Yemen: Government forces vs. the
rebel group Shabab al-Moumineen (The Youthful Believers) |
2004 |
| Turkey: Government forces vs. the
Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) |
1999 |
|
Asia
|
|
| Afghanistan: U.S., UK, and
Coalition Forces vs. al-Qaeda and Taliban |
2001 |
| India vs. Kashmiri separatist
groups/Pakistan |
1948 |
| India vs. Assam insurgents
(various) |
1979 |
Philippines vs. Mindanaoan
separatists
(MILF/ASG) |
1971 |
| Sri Lanka vs. Tamil Eelan2 |
1978 |
|
Africa
|
|
| Algeria vs. Armed Islamic Group
(GIA) |
1991 |
| Côte d'Ivoire vs. rebels |
2002 |
| Somalia vs. rival clans and
Islamist groups |
1991 |
| Sudan vs. Darfur rebel groups |
2003 |
| Uganda vs. Lord's Resistance Army
(LRA) |
1986 |
|
Europe
|
|
| Russia vs. Chechen separatists |
1994 |
|
Latin America
|
|
| Colombia vs. National Liberation
Army (ELN) |
1978 |
| Colombia vs. Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC) |
1978 |
| Colombia vs. Autodefensas Unidas de
Colombia (AUC) |
1990 |
NOTE: As of Oct. 2008.
1. Where multiple parties and
long-standing but sporadic conflict are concerned, date of first combat
deaths is given.
2. 2002 cease-fire collapsed in
2006.
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