Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts, as of 2010
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following wars and armed conflicts have ended. Note that this list contains significant conflicts only. Information valid through 2010.
| Main warring parties | Years of conflict |
|---|---|
| Indonesia vs. Papua (Irian Jaya) separatists | 1969–2005 |
| Indonesia vs. East Timor | 1975–2000 |
| Angola vs. UNITA | 1975–2002 |
| Indonesia vs. Aceh separatists | 1976–2005 |
| Indonesia vs. Christians and Muslims in Molucca Islands | 1977–2006 |
| Sri Lanka vs. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 1983–2010 |
| Uganda vs. Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) | 1987–2010 |
| Burundi vs. Forces Nationales de Libération (FNL) | 1988–2010 |
| Sierra Leone vs. RUF | 1991–2002 |
| Tajikistan vs. United Tajik Opposition (UTO) | 1992–2000 |
| Angola vs. Cabinda | 1994–2006 |
| Taliban vs. Northern Alliance | 1995–2001 |
| Nepal vs. Maoist rebels | 1995–2006 |
| Nepal vs. Maoists | 1996–2010 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo and allies vs. Rwanda, Uganda, and indigenous rebels | 1997–2001 |
| Ethiopia vs. Eritrea | 1998–2000 |
| Chad vs. Muslim separatists (MDJT) | 1998–2002 |
| Solomon Islands vs. Malaitan Eagle Force and Isatabu Freedom Movement | 1998–2003 |
| Serbia and Montenegro vs. Kosovo | 1998–2006 |
| Liberia vs. LURD rebels | 2000–2003 |
| Fiji vs. insurgents | 2000 |
| Cote d'Ivoire vs. militias | 2002–2008 |
| Haiti vs. rebel groups | 2004–2008 |
| Israel vs. Lebanon | 2006 |
Sources: Project Ploughshares, www.ploughshares.ca, and news sources.
| Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts, 2008 | Worldwide Conflicts and Wars | U.S.-Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations |
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