List of proxy wars

Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists 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	Delian League (led by Athens) Segesta EtruscansTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn	Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) Corinth Syracuse	Spartan-Syracusan victory
Egyptian–Ottoman War	1839–1841	Template:Flagicon Egypt Allies: Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagdeco Spain	Template:Flagicon Ottoman Empire Allies: Template:Flagicon United Kingdom Template:Flagicon Austria Template:Flagicon Russia Template:Flagicon Prussia	Ottoman victoryTemplate:Sfn Egyptian retrocession of Syria, Crete, and the Hejaz to the Ottoman Empire
Uruguayan Civil War	1839–1851	Gobierno de la Defensa (since 1843)	Gobierno del Cerrito (since 1843)	Colorado victory
First Samoan Civil War	1886–1894	1887–1889 Supporters of Tupua Tamasese German Empire 1893–1894 Supporters of M. Laupepa Supported by: German Empire Template:Country data British Empire Template:Flagicon United States	1887–1889 Supporters of Mata'afa Supported by: Template:Flagicon United States 1893–1894 Supporters of Mata'afa (1893) Supporters of Tamasese Lealofi (1894)	Stalemate Malietoa Laupepa restored to power in 1889 Berlin General Act creates new government structure Challenges to Laupepa's authority in 1893–1894 defeated
Second Samoan Civil War	1898–1899	Mataafans Supported by: Template:Flagcountry	Allies:Template:Ubl	Compromise; Tripartite Convention Partitioning of the Samoan archipelago United States acquires American Samoa Germany acquires German Samoa Britain withdraws claim in exchange for concessions in the Solomon Islands Mata'afa Iosefo becomes paramount chief of Samoa
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903	1902–1903			Compromise: Venezuelan debt dispute resolved European fleet withdraws
Somaliland campaign	1896–1922	Dervish movement Supported by: Template:UblTemplate:Sfn German Empire	Template:Ubl and (1914-1915)	Dervish movement Defeat
Mexican Revolution	1910–1920	Template:Flagicon Pro-government: 1910–1911:Template:Plainlist 1911–1913:Template:Plainlist 1913–1914:Template:Plainlist 1914–1915:Template:Plainlist 1915–1920:Template:Plainlist	Template:Flagicon Anti-government: 1910–1911:Template:Plainlist 1911–1913:Template:Plainlist 1913–1914:Template:Plainlist 1914–1915:Template:Plainlist 1915–1920Template:Plainlist	Revolutionary victory
Mexican Border War	1910–1919	Template:Flagdeco Mexico Villistas Constitutionalistas Carrancistas Maderistas Seditionistas Supported by: Template:Flagcountry	United States	Status quo ante bellum Seditionist insurgency suppressed Permanent border wall established along the border of Nogales, Sonora, and Arizona, after the American victory in the Battle of Ambos Nogales American troops fail to capture Pancho Villa and withdraw from Chihuahua

Inter-war period proxy wars

War	Dates	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Finnish Civil War	1918			Finnish Whites victory Establishment of the Kingdom of Finland German hegemony until November 1918 Division in Finnish society Collapse of the Finnish Reds Dissolution of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic
Revolutions and interventions in Hungary	1918–1920	Template:Country data First Czechoslovak Republic Template:Flagicon Romania Template:Flagcountry Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Republic of Prekmurje Hutsul Republic Template:Flagicon Kingdom of Hungary Template:Country data French Third Republic	Template:Flagdeco Hungarian Republic Template:Flagicon Hungarian SR Slovak SR	Little Entente victory Collapse of the Hungarian Soviet Republic Romanian occupation of most of Hungary Treaty of Trianon Miklós Horthy takes power as Regent of Hungary
Turkish War of Independence	1919–1923	Allied powers: Template:Flagcountry Template:Clist Template:Clist Template:Flagcountry (in 1920) Template:Flagdeco Istanbul Government[e] (in 1920) Other pro-Istanbul rebels Template:Flagcountry (in 1921) Template:Clist	Turkish Nationalists: Template:Flagdeco Ankara Government (1919–1920; 1920–1923)	Turkish victory Establishment of the Republic of Turkey
Chinese Civil War	1927–1936, 1945–1949	1927–1936 Template:Flagicon Republic of ChinaTemplate:Blist 1945–1949 Template:Flagicon Republic of ChinaTemplate:Blist	1927–1936 Chinese Soviet Republic Template:Nwr Jiangxi Soviet Template:NwrTemplate:Blist 1945–1949 Yan'an Soviet People's Republic of China (1949)Template:Blist	Communist victory Communist control of mainland China Proclamation of the People's Republic of China Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan
Chaco War	1932–1935			Paraguayan victory Most of the disputed area awarded to Paraguay
Spanish Civil War	1936–1939	Template:Flagdeco Nationalists FET y de las JONSTemplate:Efn FE de las JONSTemplate:Efn Requetés/CTTemplate:Efn CEDATemplate:Efn Spanish RenovationTemplate:Efn Army of Africa File:Emblem of Viriatos Volunteers.svg Viriatos Foreign volunteers Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry	Template:Flagdeco Republicans People's Army Popular Front UGT CNT-FAI POUMTemplate:Efn Generalitat de Catalunya Euzko GudarosteaTemplate:Efn International Brigades Foreign volunteers	Template:Ublist End of the Second Spanish Republic Establishment of the Spanish State under the rule of Francisco Franco Post-war Francoist mass killings and repression Spanish Maquis continue irregular warfare sporadically until 1965

Cold War proxy wars

War	Dates	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Chinese Civil War	1945–1949	1945–1949 Yan'an Soviet People's Republic of China (1949)Template:Blist	1945–1949 Template:Flagicon Republic of ChinaTemplate:BlistUnited States	Communist victory Communist control of mainland China Proclamation of the People's Republic of China Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan
Iran crisis of 1946	1945–1946	Azerbaijan People's Government Republic of Mahabad Tudeh Military Network Supported by: Soviet Union	Template:Flagdeco Iran Supported by: United Kingdom United States	Iranian victoryTemplate:Bulletedlist
Greek Civil War	1946–1949	Provisional Democratic Government (from 1947) Democratic Army (from December 1946) Communist Party of Greece and allies Ex-EAM members and other communist guerrillas' local groups (March 1946 – December 1946) People's Civil Guard Supported by: Yugoslavia (1946–1948) Template:Flagdeco Bulgaria Template:Flagdeco Albania Soviet Union (limited)	Template:Flagdeco Kingdom of Greece Hellenic Army Royal Hellenic Air Force (minor participation) Royal Hellenic Navy (limited participation in support) File:War flag of the Hellenic Army.svg Royal Gendarmerie MAY (1946–1948) TEA (1948–1949) Supported by: United Kingdom (1944–1947) United States (1946–1949)	Kingdom of Greece victory
First Indochina War	1946–1954	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Template:Flagicon Việt Minh	Template:Flagdeco French Union Template:Flagdeco France Template:Flagdeco French Indochina Template:Flagdeco State of Vietnam Template:Flagdeco Kingdom of Cambodia Template:Country data Kingdom of Laos United States (1953-54) CIA	DR Vietnamese victoryTemplate:Sfn Division of Vietnam between North Vietnam and South Vietnam in 1954 Independence of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Paraguayan Civil War	1947	Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration File:PCP paraguay.jpg Paraguayan Communist Party	Paraguayan Government Military of Paraguay Colorado militias Supported by: Argentina United States	Government/Military and Colorado Party victory All other political parties outlawed; Paraguay becomes a one-party state
Malayan Emergency	1948–1960	Communist forces: Template:Ubl Malayan National Liberation Army	British Commonwealth forces: United Kingdom Template:Flagdeco Federation of Malaya Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry (until 1957) Template:Flagcountry (until 1957) Template:Flagdeco Kenya Southern Rhodesia (until 1953) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (from 1953) Template:Flagdeco Fiji Australia New Zealand Supported by: Thailand (Thai–Malaysian border)	Commonwealth victory Independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1957 Malaya became an independent member of the British Commonwealth CPM retreats to the Malayan-Thai border Insurgency continues (1968–1989) Conflict resolved through the Peace Agreement of Hat Yai (1989)
Korean War	1950–1953			Inconclusive Korean Demilitarized Zone established North Korea gains the city of Kaesong, but loses a net total of , including the city of Sokcho, to South Korea
Mau Mau Uprising	1952–1960	Mau Mau rebelsTemplate:Efn Kenya Land and Freedom Army Maasai Bands (from 1954)	United Kingdom Template:Country data Kenya Colony Template:Country data Protectorate of Uganda Southern Rhodesia	British victory
Second Indochina War (Vietnam War)	1955–1975	North Vietnam Template:Flagcountry and PRG Template:Flagdeco Pathet Lao Template:Flagdeco Khmer Rouge Template:Flagdeco GRUNK (from 1970) China (1965–1969) Soviet Union North Korea	South Vietnam United States Template:Flagcountry Australia New Zealand Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry (1967–1970) Template:Flagcountry (1970–1975) Thailand Template:Flagcountry Taiwan Template:Flagcountry	North Vietnamese victory Reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976
First Taiwan Strait Crisis	1954–1955	People's Republic of China	Republic of China United States	Ceasefire; major escalation avoided The PRC takes control of the Yijiangshan and Dachen Islands The ROC and US navies evacuate military personnel and civilians from the Dachen Islands Formosa Resolution of 1955 and Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty between the ROC and US
First Sudanese Civil War	1955–1972	Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1955–1956) Template:Flagicon Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969) Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1972) Combat support: Uganda (Joint operations on Ugandan territory, 1965–1969)Template:Sfnp Template:Flagicon Libyan Arab Republic (From 1969 and combat involvement at least in 1970)Template:Sfnp Non-combat support: United Arab RepublicTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp Soviet UnionTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfnp United KingdomTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp ChinaTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp YugoslaviaTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp East GermanyTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp CzechoslovakiaTemplate:Sfnp Saudi ArabiaTemplate:Sfnp Template:Flagicon Kingdom of Libya (until 1969)Template:Sfnp AlgeriaTemplate:Sfnp United StatesTemplate:Sfnp West GermanyTemplate:Sfnp	SDF mutineers, bandits, and unaffiliated separatist militias ALF (1965–1970) Anyanya (from 1963)Template:Sfnp Israel (from 1969)Template:Sfnp Supported by: Template:Country data Ethiopian EmpireTemplate:Sfnp Uganda (from about 1970)Template:Sfnp Template:Flagicon Congo-LéopoldvilleTemplate:Sfnp KenyaTemplate:Sfnp FranceTemplate:Sfnp	Stalemate
Suez Crisis	1956	Egypt	Israel United Kingdom  France	Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip until March 1957
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis	1958	People's Republic of China	Republic of China United States	Status quo ante bellum Successful military defence of Kinmen by the ROC
1958 Lebanon crisis	1958	Template:Flagicon Lebanese Opposition: INM LCP PSP Supported by:Template:Plainlist	Government Lebanese Armed Forces Kataeb Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party ARF Supported by:Template:Plainlist	Opposition's goals achieved President Camille Chamoun forced to step down Formation of Second Cabinet of Rashid Karami, which included opposition elements
1959 Tibetan uprising	1959	People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army	Template:Flagdeco Tibetan and Khampa protesters and guerrillas Remnants of the Tibetan Army	Uprising suppressed Abolition of the Kashag Tibetan diaspora Flight of the 14th Dalai Lama to India
Central American crisis	1960–1996	EGP FAR ORPA PGT URNG FSLN EPS FMLN (CRM) Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon Somoza government National Guard Contras (1981–90) Template:Flagicon Salvadoran military government Supported by United States Saudi Arabia Honduras Chile Argentina Panama Israel Taiwan
Congo Crisis	1960–1965	Supported by:Template:Ubl 1963–1965:Template:Ubl Supported by:Template:Ubl	1960–1963:Template:Ubl Supported by:Template:Ubl 1960–1962:Template:Ubl Supported by:Template:Ubl 1963–1965:Template:Ubl Supported by:Template:Unbulleted list	The Congo established as an independent unitary state under the authoritarian presidency of Mobutu Sese Seko.
Portuguese Colonial War	1961–1974		Angola:Template:Plainlist Guinea:Template:Plainlist Mozambique:Template:Plainlist	Carnation Revolution Military stalemate Rebel political victory Alvor Agreement Lusaka Accord Portuguese overseas territories in Africa become independent
First Iraqi–Kurdish War	1961–1970	Before 1968: Iraq Template:Flagicon Syria (1963) Supported by: United States (from 1963) Egypt (1965) After 1968: Ba'athist Iraq	KDP Supported by: Template:Flagicon Iran Israel United States (alleged)	Military stalemate Iraqi–Kurdish Autonomy Agreement Arabization program continued Second Iraqi–Kurdish War in 1974
Eritrean War of Independence	1961–1991	Template:Flagdeco ELF (1961–1981) EPLF (since 1973) Template:Flagicon TPLF (since 1975)	1961–1974 Template:Flagdeco Ethiopian Empire 1974–1991 Template:Flagdeco Derg (1974–1987) Template:Flagdeco PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991)	EPLF victory Eritrean insurgency begins in 1961 ELF defeated by EPLF and TPLF during the Eritrean Civil Wars Fall of the Derg regime Eritrea gains de facto independence from Ethiopia in 1991 under EPLF rule, and de jure independence after the referendum held in 1993 under UN auspices Independence of Eritrea Ethiopia becomes a landlocked country.
North Yemen Civil War	1962–1970	Template:Country data Yemen Arab Republic Egypt	Template:Flagdeco Kingdom of Yemen Saudi Arabia	Republican victory
Dhofar Rebellion	1963–1976	DLF (1963–1968) PFLOAG (1968–1974) NDFLOAG (1969–1971) PFLO (1974–1976) Support: South Yemen Soviet Union China Cuba North Korea Template:Flagcountry	Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Oman Template:Flagcountry United Kingdom Jordan Support: United Arab Emirates (Financial aid) Saudi Arabia (Financial aid)	Omani government victory
Sarawak Communist Insurgency	1962–1990	Communist forces: North Kalimantan Communist Party Sarawak People's Guerrilla Force (SPGF) North Kalimantan People's Army (NKPA) Indonesia (1962–65) (military aid) Other support: Brunei People's Party North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA) Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) Supported by: China North Vietnam (until 1975) North Korea	Anti-communist forces: United Kingdom Template:Flagcountry (until 1963) Malaysia Sarawak (after 1963) Supported by: Australia Brunei New Zealand United States Indonesia (after 1965) (Indo-Malay border)	Peace Declaration of Sri Aman in 1973 Dissolution of the Sarawak Communist Organisation/North Kalimantan Communist Party (SCO/NKCP).
Aden Emergency	1963–1967	FLOSY Supported by: United Arab Republic	United Kingdom Federation of South Arabia Protectorate of South Arabia Template:Flagicon NLF	Yemeni NLF victory British withdrawal Independence of South Yemen
Rhodesian Bush War	1964–1979			Lancaster House Agreement Rhodesia disestablished; Zimbabwe gains internationally recognised independence in its place.
Dominican Civil War	1965	Constitutionalist faction Dominican Revolutionary Party Social Christian Revolutionary Party Template:Ill	Loyalist faction United States	Loyalist victory Ceasefire declared Formation of the provisional government for new elections Deposition of Juan Bosch of the presidency ratified Organization of presidential elections in 1966 under international supervision Election of Joaquín Balaguer as the new president Establishment of the Fourth Dominican Republic on July 1, 1966
Chadian Civil War	1965–1979	FROLINAT (from 1966) First Liberation Army (until 1975) Second Liberation Army (1968–76) Third Liberation Army (from 1968) Various splinter factions Template:Flagicon FLT (until 1975) Template:Flagicon Volcan Army (from 1970) Template:Flagicon FAP (from 1976) Template:Flagicon FAN (1976–78, 1979)Template:Sfn Tribal and peasant rebels Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Libya (1969–72, from 1975) Supported by: AlgeriaTemplate:Sfn Template:Country data Kingdom of Libya (non-combat, until 1969)Template:Sfn	Chad Chadian Armed Forces FROLINAT's First Liberation Army (c. 1975)Template:Sfn FAN (1978–79)Template:Sfn France Supported by: Egypt Israel	Rebel victory 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		Thailand Template:Armed forces Royal Thai Police File:Emblem of the Volunteer Defense Corps.PNG Volunteer Defense Corps Thahan Phran Internal Security Operations Command Village Scouts Nawaphon Red Gaurs Republic of China (until August 1967) Republic of China Army 49th Division Malaysia United States Template:Country data Khmer Republic Template:Country data Democratic Kampuchea (after 1978)	Thai government victory Amnesty declared on 23 April 1980 by the Thai government Order 66/2523 signed by Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda Communist insurgency declines and ends in 1983
Bolivian Campaign	1966–1967	ELN Cuba	Template:Flagicon Bolivia United States	Bolivian government victory Che Guevara executed
Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969)	1966–1969	North Korea		South Korean victory Status quo ante bellum
South African Border War	1966–1990		Template:Flagdeco South Africa Template:Flagdeco TGNU (1985–1989)	Military stalemate Angolan Tripartite Accord, leading to: Withdrawal of South African forces from Namibia; withdrawal of Cuban forces from Angola 1989 Namibian parliamentary elections SWAPO government assuming power in Namibia South West Africa gains independence from South Africa as the Republic of Namibia
Nigerian Civil War	1967–1970			Nigerian victory Dissolution of the Republic of Biafra
Years of Lead	1968–1988	Far-left terrorists: Template:Ublist Supported by: Template:Ublist	Template:Flagicon Italian government Template:Blist Supported by: Template:Ublist Far-right terrorists: Template:Ublist Supported by: Template:Ublist	Government victory Most militant and terrorist groups disbanded
Communist insurgency in Malaysia	1968–1989	Communist forces: Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army		Malaysian government victory Peace agreement reached Communists agree to a ceasefire Peace Agreement of Hat Yai signed between the communists and the governments of Malaysia and Thailand Dissolution of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP)Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Insurgency continues in Sarawak until 1990
Operation Condor	1975–1983	Political dissidents (including socialists, anarchists and communists) Intelligence agencies of participating countries		Concluded after the fall of the Argentinean military junta in 1983
Al-Wadiah War	1969	South Yemen	Saudi Arabia Supported by: Pakistan (air support)	Saudi victory al-Wadiah and Sharurah captured by Saudi forces
Bangladesh Liberation War	1971	Pakistan	Template:Flagcountry India (3–16 Dec.)	Bangladeshi-Indian victory Template:Bulleted list
Yemenite War of 1972	1972	South Yemen Cuba	North Yemen	Status quo ante bellum
Angolan Civil War	1975–2002	Template:Flagicon People's Republic of Angola/Republic of Angola MPLA Cuba (1975–1989) SWAPO (1975–1989) ANC (1975–1989) Executive Outcomes (1993–1995) File:FLNC Congo.svg FLNC (1975–2001) Namibia (2001–2002)Template:Refn	Democratic People's Republic of Angola UNITA FNLA (1975–1976) FNLA (1976–1978) South Africa (1975–1989) Zaire (1975) FLEC	MPLA victory Withdrawal of all foreign forces in 1989. Transition towards a multiparty political system in 1991/92. Dissolution of the armed forces of the FNLA. Participation of UNITA and FNLA, as political parties, in the new political system, from 1991/92 onwards. Jonas Savimbi, leader of UNITA, killed in 2002; UNITA abandoned armed struggle and participated in electoral politics. Resistance of FLEC continued to this day
Ethiopian Civil War	1974–1991	Template:Flagdeco Derg (1974–1987) Template:Flagdeco PDR Ethiopia Supported by: Soviet Union (1974–1990) (1974–1990) South Yemen (1974–1990) Somali anti-Barre groups: Template:Flagicon USC SSDF SPM SNM	EPRDF Template:Flagicon TPLF Template:Flagicon EPDM OPDO File:Logo of the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Party.svg EPRP File:Meison.jpg MEISON (from 1977) EDU OLF WSLF ALF Eritrean separatists: ELF (until 1981) EPLF Somali nationalists: WSLF ONLF Supported by: Template:Flagicon United States Template:Flagicon Somalia (1978–1991) Template:Flagicon China (from 1978) Template:Flagicon Romania (1978–1989)	EPLF/TPLF rebel victory Fall of the Ethiopian Empire and subsequent implementation of military rule Creation, then collapse, of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia by the Derg Installation of the TPLF-led transitional government which would later become the EPRDF government in Ethiopia Installation of the EPLF-established PFDJ government in Eritrea after independence from Ethiopia Independence of Eritrea; Ethiopia becomes a landlocked country.
Lebanese Civil War	1975–1990 (Template:Age in years, months, weeks and days)	Lebanese National Movement (1975–1982) Template:Flagdeco PLO (1975–1983) ASALA Hezbollah (1985–1990) Iran (from 1980, mainly IRGC and Army paramilitary units) Islamic Unification Movement (from 1982)	Army of Free Lebanon (until 1977) SLA (from 1976) Israel (from 1978) File:Ahrar flag.gif Tigers Militia (until 1980) Template:Flagdeco Syria (1976, 1983–1991) Amal Movement PNSF Marada Brigades (left LF in 1978; aligned with Syria) Lebanese Armed Forces Template:Flagdeco UNIFIL (from 1978) Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982–1984) United States UK France Italy Template:Flagdeco Arab Deterrent Force (1976–1982)	Taif Agreement Christian-to-Muslim representation in Parliament of Lebanon adjusted from ratio of 55:45 to 50:50 Political powers of Muslim-reserved position of Prime Minister strengthened over Christian-reserved position of President Disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias, excluding Iran-backed Hezbollah Continued hostilities between Lebanon and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and PLO expulsion to Tunis, Tunisia in 1982. Expulsion of Palestinian militias from Lebanon after the Battle of Sidon in 1991 Collapse of the Israel-backed State of Free Lebanon in 1984 and of Israel's South Lebanon security belt administration in 2000 Continued fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in the Shebaa Farms conflict, eventually leading to the 2006 Lebanon War Dominance of Hezbollah armed strength across Lebanon since 1990 Syria occupies northern/eastern Lebanon until 30 April 2005 Israel occupies southern Lebanon until 25 May 2000
Indonesian occupation of East Timor	1975–2002	Template:Flagicon Democratic Republic of East Timor (Until 1976) East Timorese Resistance Groups Fretilin (Falintil) CNRMTemplate:Efn UDTTemplate:Efn	Indonesia Template:Country data Timor Timur Pro-Indonesian East Timorese factions UDTTemplate:Efn APODETI KOTATemplate:Efn TrabalhistaTemplate:Efn	1999 East Timorese crisis Indonesia retains a strong influence in East Timor East Timor gains independence after an independence referendum votes to become an independent sovereign state
Shaba I	1977	Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC) Supported by: Template:Flagicon Angola Cuba Soviet Union	Template:Plainlist Supported by: Template:Plainlist	Zairian victory FNLC expelled from Shaba
Ogaden War	1977–1978			Ethiopian victory Somalia breaks all ties with the Soviet Bloc and the Second World (except China and Romania).Template:Sfn Beginning of the Somali Rebellion
Cambodian-Vietnamese War	1978–1989	Template:Flagicon FUNSK (from 1978) Post-invasion: Until April 1989: Vietnam Template:Country data People's Republic of Kampuchea Cuba (reconstruction experts) From April 1989: Template:Flagicon State of Cambodia	Template:Country data Democratic Kampuchea (1977–1982) Thailand (border clashes) Post-invasion: Template:Country data Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (1982–1990) Template:Flagdeco Khmer Rouge Template:Flagdeco KPNLF Template:Flagdeco FUNCINPEC Thailand (border clashes)	Vietnam's overthrow of Democratic Kampuchea in early 1979 End of the Cambodian genocide Establishment, then disestablishment, of the People's Republic of Kampuchea Vietnamese occupation in Cambodia Chinese invasion of Vietnam and continued border skirmishes Start of CGDK insurgency and Thai border skirmishes Establishment of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea in 1982 Vietnamese withdrawal from Cambodia in 1989 UN-led transition in Cambodia
Mozambican Civil War	1977–1992	Template:Flagicon Mozambique (People's Republic until 1990) FRELIMO UNAMO (1988–1992)Template:Sfnp File:Flag of ZANU-PF.svg ZANU (until 1979) Zimbabwe (from 1980) Soviet Union Tanzania Malawi (from 1987)	RENAMO PRM (merged with RENAMO in 1982) UNAMO (1987–1988)Template:Sfnp COREMOTemplate:Sfnp UNIPOMOTemplate:Sfnp FUMOTemplate:Sfnp Rhodesia (until 1979) Ex-FlechasTemplate:Sfnp South Africa (from 1978)	Stalemate
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict	1977–1997			Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord
Shaba II	1978	FNLC		Zairian victory; mutual end of support for other nations' rebel groups
Uganda–Tanzania War	1978–1979	Tanzania Template:Flagdeco Uganda National Liberation FrontTemplate:BulletedlistTemplate:Flagcountry Supported by: Zambia Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Algeria	Template:Flagcountry  Libya  Palestine Liberation Organization Supported by: Pakistan Saudi Arabia	Tanzanian victory Collapse of the Second Republic of Uganda
NDF Rebellion	1978–1982	File:Yemeni Socialist Party Flag.svg NDF Supported by: South Yemen Libya	North Yemen File:Emblem of the Muslim Brotherhood.svg Islamic Front Supported by: Republic of China United States	Government victory
Chadian–Libyan War	1978–1987	Template:Flagdeco Libya Islamic Legion Template:Flagdeco Pro-Libyan Chadian factions FROLINAT GUNT (1979–1986) Codos (1983–1986) FAP (1978–1986) Pro-Libyan Palestinian and Lebanese groupsTemplate:Sfn Template:Country data Palestine Liberation Organization (1987) Abu Nidal OrganizationTemplate:Sfn	Template:Flagdeco Anti-Libyan Chadian factions FAT (1978–1979) FAN (1978–1983) FANT (1983–1987) GUNT (1986–1987) France Inter-African Force Zaire Nigeria Senegal NFSL Template:Clist	Chadian and French victory Chad regains control of the Aouzou Strip.
Yemenite War of 1979	1979	South Yemen	North Yemen	South Yemeni victory
Soviet–Afghan War	1979–1989	Soviet Union Template:Flagcountry	Afghan mujahideen	Afghan mujahideen victory
Sino-Vietnamese War	1979	Vietnam Supported by: Soviet Union	China	Status quo ante bellum or ceasefire
Ethiopian–Somali Border War	1982-1983	Ethiopia SSDF	Template:Flagicon Somalia	Stalemate Ethiopian invasion repulsed Stalemate at border towns of Galdogob and Balanbale Upsurge in domestic support for Somali President Siad Barre United States delivers emergency military aid to Somalia Ethiopian army and SSDF temporarily occupy the border towns of Galdogob and Balanbale
Sri Lankan Civil War	1983–2009	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Other Tamil militant groups	Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka Template:Flagicon India (1987–1990)	Sri Lankan government victory Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militarily defeated Sri Lankan government reestablishes control over entire island Collapse of the Tamil Eelam de facto Quasi-state Tamil National Alliance drops its demand for a separate Tamil state Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam established Government regains total control of former LTTE-controlled areas in the North and East of the country
Thai–Laotian Border War	1987–1988	Laos Vietnam Soviet Union	Thailand United States Australia	Thai forces claimed to have secured 70% of ground around Hill 1428, while Lao forces still held high ground. Return to status quo ante bellum.
Afghan Civil War	1989–1992	Republic of Afghanistan Supported by: Template:Plainlist Template:Tree list Template:Flagicon Commonwealth of Independent States (from 1991) Template:Flagicon Tajikistan Template:Flagicon Turkmenistan Template:Flagicon Uzbekistan Russia (until January 1992)	Afghan Interim Government Jamiat-e Islami Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (until July 1989) National Islamic Front of Afghanistan Ittehad-e Islami File:Logo of Hezb-e Islami Khalis.svg Hezb-i Islami Khalis Harakat-i Inqilab-i IslamiTemplate:Sfn Independent Factions: Khalq (1990) Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (from July 1989) Template:Flagicon Junbish-i Milli (from 1992) Foreign Mujahideen: Al Qaeda Maktab al-Khidamat Various factions also fought among each other Supported by: Template:Flagicon Pakistan United States Saudi Arabia Template:Flagicon United Kingdom Template:Flagicon China Template:Flagicon Germany Template:Flagicon Iran	Dissolution of the Homeland Party Government The Peshawar Accord leads to the creation of the Islamic State of Afghanistan on 28 April 1992 Continued civil war among Mujahideen forces

Modern proxy wars

War	Dates	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Angolan Civil War	1975–2002	Democratic People's Republic of Angola UNITA FNLA (1975–1976) FNLA (1976–1978) South Africa (1975–1989) Zaire (1975) FLEC	Template:Flagicon People's Republic of Angola/Republic of Angola MPLA Cuba (1975–1989) SWAPO (1975–1989) ANC (1975–1989) Executive Outcomes (1993–1995) File:FLNC Congo.svg FLNC (1975–2001) Namibia (2001–2002)	MPLA victory Withdrawal of all foreign forces in 1989. Transition towards a multiparty political system in 1991/92. Dissolution of the armed forces of the FNLA. Participation of UNITA and FNLA, as political parties, in the new political system, from 1991/92 onwards. Jonas Savimbi, leader of UNITA, killed in 2002; UNITA abandoned armed struggle and participated in electoral politics. Resistance of FLEC continued to this day
Indonesian occupation of East Timor	1975–2002	Indonesia Template:Country data Timor Timur Pro-Indonesian East Timorese factions UDT APODETI KOTA Trabalhista	Template:Flagicon Democratic Republic of East Timor (Until 1976) East Timorese Resistance Groups Fretilin (Falintil) CNRM UDT	1999 East Timorese crisis Indonesia retains a strong influence in East Timor East Timor gains independence after an independence referendum votes to become an independent sovereign state
Insurgency in Laos	1975–Present	Lao People's Revolutionary Party Supported by: Vietnam Template:Flagicon Vietnam People's Army (alleged direct involvement and intervention) Soviet Union (until 1989)	Template:Flagdeco Royalists: Lao National Liberation Front Royal Lao Democratic Government (1982) Supported by: Template:Flagdeco Royal Lao Government in Exile China (until 1988) Template:Flagicon Khmer Rouge (until 1999) Template:Flagicon Democratic Kampuchea (until 1979) Template:Flagicon Party of Democratic Kampuchea (1981–1990) Rightists: United Front for the Liberation of Laos	Lao People’s Democratic Republic victory, crackdown of Human Rights in Laos
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict	1977–1997			Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict	1988–Present	Template:Country data Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh; until 2023)Template:EfnTemplate:Efn ArmeniaTemplate:Efn Military support Foreign fightersTemplate:Broken anchor Arms suppliersTemplate:Broken anchor Diplomatic supportTemplate:Broken anchor	Azerbaijan (from 1991) Soviet Union (until 1991)Template:Efn Template:Country data Azerbaijan SSR Turkey (2020) (alleged by Armenia) Foreign fightersTemplate:Broken anchor Arms suppliersTemplate:Broken anchor Diplomatic supportTemplate:Broken anchor Supported by: Turkey (2020)	Guerrilla warfare: 1988–1991 First Nagorno-Karabakh War: 1992–1994 Low-intensity conflict: 1994–2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: 2020 Low-intensity conflict: 2020–2023 Azerbaijani offensive: 2023 Armenian victory: 1994 Political stalemate and cold war: 1994–2020 Arms race and militarization Azerbaijani victory: 2020 Border crisis: 2021–present Blockade of Artsakh: 2022–2023 Azerbaijani victory: 2023 Disbandment of the Artsakh Defence Army: 2023 Negotiations started between Artsakh and Azerbaijan on 21 September 2023 Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians (2023) Artsakh dissolved on 1 January 2024 Continued Armenian-Azerbaijani border crisis Armenia returned four villages captured during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War to Azerbaijan on 24 May 2024. Azerbaijan gained control over all of Nagorno-Karabakh
Afghan Civil War	1989–1992	Republic of Afghanistan Supported by: Template:Plainlist Template:Tree list Template:Flagicon Commonwealth of Independent States (from 1991) Template:Flagicon Tajikistan Template:Flagicon Turkmenistan Template:Flagicon Uzbekistan Russia (until January 1992)	Afghan Interim Government Jamiat-e Islami Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (until July 1989) National Islamic Front of Afghanistan Ittehad-e Islami File:Logo of Hezb-e Islami Khalis.svg Hezb-i Islami Khalis Harakat-i Inqilab-i IslamiTemplate:Sfn Independent Factions: Khalq (1990) Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (from July 1989) Template:Flagicon Junbish-i Milli (from 1992) Foreign Mujahideen: Al Qaeda Maktab al-Khidamat Various factions also fought among each other Supported by: Template:Flagicon Pakistan United States Saudi Arabia Template:Flagicon United Kingdom Template:Flagicon China Template:Flagicon Germany Template:Flagicon Iran	Dissolution of the Homeland Party Government The Peshawar Accord leads to the creation of the Islamic State of Afghanistan on 28 April 1992 Continued civil war among Mujahideen forces
Transnistria War	1990–1992	/MoldovaTemplate:Efn Supported by:		Russian–Transnistrian victory Transnistria is a de facto independent state, but remains internationally recognized as part of Moldova
Georgian Civil War	1991–1993	Supported by: Template:Flagicon Chechen Republic of Ichkeria	Supported by: Russia	Pro-Shevardnadzist victory Exile and death of the first President of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia Georgia joins the Commonwealth of Independent States
Yugoslav Wars	1991–2001	Template:Flagicon Slovenia Bosnia Template:Country data NATO Supported by: Turkey Pakistan Iran Saudi Arabia Croatia File:Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Supported by: Albania National Liberation Army	Template:Flagicon SFR Yugoslavia (before 1992) FR Yugoslavia (from 1992) Republika Srpska AP Western Bosnia Republic of Serbian Krajina Supported by: Russia Greece Template:Country data North 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 Islamic Renaissance Party File:LOGODemocratic Party of Tajikistan.jpg Tajik Democratic Party Party of People's Unity Rastokhez Popular Movement Lali Badakhshan Afghanistan (until 1996) Jamiat-e Islami (until 1996) Supported by: Template:Country data al-Qaeda Template:Flagicon Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Taliban Iran (alleged, denied by Iran)	Template:Flagicon/Tajikistan Popular Front of Tajikistan File:LogoKPT.svg Communist Party of Tajikistan Socialist Party of Tajikistan Template:Flagicon/Russia Uzbekistan Template:Flagicon/Kazakhstan /Kyrgyzstan Supported by: Belarus (weapons supplies) Template:Flagdeco UNMOT Austria Bangladesh Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Ghana Hungary Indonesia Jordan Template:Flagcountry Nigeria Poland Switzerland Ukraine Uruguay	Armistice
Second Afar insurgency	1995–2018			Eritrean–Ethiopian War ended on 18 June 2000 Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict ended on 8 July 2018
First Congo War	1996–1997	Zaire FAZ White Legion SudanTemplate:Sfnp Chad Template:Flagicon Ex-FAR/ALiR Interahamwe CNDD-FDDTemplate:Sfnp UNITA ADFTemplate:Sfnp FLNCTemplate:Sfn Supported by: France Central African Republic ChinaTemplate:Sfn IsraelTemplate:Sfn Kuwait (denied)Template:Sfn Mai-MaiTemplate:Efn	Template:Flagicon AFDL Rwanda UgandaTemplate:Sfnp Burundi Angola Template:Flagicon SPLATemplate:Sfnp EritreaTemplate:Sfnp Supported by: South Africa ZambiaTemplate:Sfn Zimbabwe Ethiopia Tanzania United States (covertly)Template:Sfnp Mai-MaiTemplate:Efn	AFDL victory Overthrow of the Mobutu regime Zaire renamed back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Installation of Laurent-Désiré Kabila as president Beginning of Second Congo War
Nepalese Civil War	1996–2006	Template:Flagdeco Kingdom of Nepal Nepalese Armed Forces Royal Nepali Army Nepal Police Armed Police Force Supported by: India Pakistan Belgium China United Kingdom France United States	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) People's Liberation Army, Nepal Supported by: Communist Party of India (Maoist) Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)	Comprehensive Peace Accord Abolition of Nepalese monarchy
Second Republic of the Congo Civil War	1997–1999	Template:Flagicon Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (to October 1997) Cocoye Militia Ninja Militia Nsiloulou Militia Supported by: Jonas Savimbi FLEC Supported by: Democratic Republic of the Congo	Template:Flagicon Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (from October 1997) Cobra Militia Template:Flagicon Rwandan Hutu Militia Angola Chad	Nguesso loyalist victory Denis Sassou Nguesso returns to power
Guinea-Bissau Civil War	1998–1999	Guinea-Bissau Senegal Guinea Supported by: France Portugal	Military rebels MFDCTemplate:Sfnp Supported by: United States	Ousting of President João Bernardo Vieira
First Ivorian Civil War	2002–2007	France Template:Flagdeco UNOCI	Ivory Coast Template:Flagdeco COJEP Supported by: Belarus Template:Flagdeco FNCI Alleged support: Burkina Faso Liberia	War agreement, followed by renewed conflict
War in Darfur	2003–2020	SRFTemplate:Efn (2006–2020) JEM (2003–2020) SLA (some factions) (2003–2020) LJM (2010–11)Template:Efn SLA (some factions) SARC (2014–2020) SLFA (2017–2020) SLA-Unity SLMJ JEM (Jali) Supported by: South Sudan Chad (2005–2010) Eritrea (until 2008) Template:Flagdeco Libya (until 2011) Uganda (until 2015)	Sudan SAF Janjaweed RSF Chadian rebel groupsTemplate:Sfn Anti-Gaddafi forces (2011) Supported by: Libya (2011–2020) China Iran (until 2016) Russia Belarus Syria (2000s, alleged) Template:Flagicon UNAMID (2007–2020)	Stalemate
Iraqi insurgency	2011–2013	Iraqi Government Security forces Private security contractors Peshmerga Asayish CTG Kurdistan Parastin u Zanyari Sons of Iraq Supported by: United States	Template:Country data ISILTemplate:Namespace detect showall Islamic State of Iraq (ISIL since April 2013) Islamic Army in Iraq Naqshbandi Army Other Sunni insurgents	Escalation of the insurgency, beginning of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) Significant increase in violence since the U.S. withdrawal, with an increasing number of insurgent large-scale attacks and assaults Resurgence of ISI, later transforming to ISIL
First Libyan Civil War	2011–2011	Minor border clashes: Tunisia Tunisian Army Tunisian Police Supported by: Template:Flagcountry	Template:Flagdeco Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Libyan opposition/NATO victory Complete overthrow and collapse of the Gaddafi regime. Killing of Muammar Gaddafi and end of his rule over Libya on 20 October 2011 Start and continuation of the Libyan Crisis Assumption of interim control by National Transitional Council (NTC); remained in power until August 8, 2012 UN authorisation of NATO led military intervention Diplomatic recognition of NTC as sole governing authority for Libya by 105 countries, UN, EU, AL and AU Factional violence in the aftermath of the war leading to another civil war between 2014-2020.
Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon	2011–2017	Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces Internal Security Forces Pro-Assad militant groups: Hezbollah Lebanese Resistance Brigades PFLP-GC Amal Movement Syrian Social Nationalist Party DFLP Popular Nasserist Organization As-Sa'iqa Fatah al-Intifada Arab Democratic Party (until 2014) Armenian Revolutionary Federation Arab Movement Party Other militias: Lebanese Communist Party Fatah	Syrian rebel forces: Free Syrian Army Saraya Ahl al-ShamTemplate:Surrendered Islamic Front (until 2015) Jaysh al-Islam Future Movement Al-Qaeda and allies: Al-Nusra Front[a] Fatah al-Islam Ghuraba al-Sham (until 2013) Jund al-Sham Hay'at Tahrir al-ShamTemplate:Surrendered Abdullah Azzam Brigades Osbat al-Ansar Sunni Resistance Committees Muslim Youth Template:Country data Islamic StateTemplate:Surrendered (from 2013) Template:Flagdeco Military of ISIL Template:Flagdeco Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade	Lebanese victory The Lebanese Army and Hezbollah expelled IS militants as well as fighters of Al-Qaeda and its allies from Lebanon entirely in 2017 and reestablished control across all Lebanese territory.
Second Libyan Civil War	2014–2020	Template:Flagicon House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) Libyan National Army Libyan Air Force (LNA–aligned) Template:Navy/core (LNA–aligned) File:PMC Wagner Center logo.png Wagner Group (from 2018) Template:Flagicon Egypt Template:Flagicon United Arab Emirates RSF (from 2019) Template:Country data Ba'athist Syria (2020) Template:Country data Hezbollah (allegedly) Israel (allegedly, denied by LNA) Iran	Template:Flagicon Government of National Accord (Tripoli-based) (from 2016) Template:Army Libyan Air Force (GNA–aligned) Template:Navy/core (GNA–aligned) Turkey (2020) Template:Flagicon Syrian National Army (from 2019) Template:Flagicon Popular Resistance Committees Template:Country data Hamas (LNA claim, denied by Hamas) Template:Flagicon National Salvation Government (2014–2017) Libya Dawn Coalition File:Libya Shield Force.png Libya Shield Force LROR Libyan National Guard Template:Flagdeco Islamic State (from 2014) Wilayat Barqa Wilayat Tarabulus Wilayat Fezzan Al-Qaeda Template:Flagdeco Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (2014–2017)	Ceasefire Permanent ceasefire ratified on 23 October 2020 LNA failed to conquer Tripoli Government of National Unity formed on 10 March 2021 Continued Libyan Crisis

Ongoing proxy wars

War	Dates	Combatant 1	Combatant 2
Xinjiang conflict	1933–present	East Turkestan independence movement Template:Ubl Template:Ubl File:The Flag of East Turkistan Republic.png East Turkistan Education and Solidarity AssociationTemplate:Avoid wrap) Template:Country data First East Turkestan Republic (1933–1934)	Template:Flagdeco People's Republic of China (from 1949) Chinese Communist Party People's Police People's Armed Police People's Liberation Army Template:Flagdeco Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Template:Flagdeco Republic of China (until 1950s) Template:Country data Kuomintang Template:Flagdeco National Revolutionary Army (1931–1947) Template:Flagdeco Republic of China Army (1947–1950s) Template:Flagdeco Ma clique (1931–1949) Template:Flagdeco Xinjiang (1912–1933; 1944–1949) Xinjiang (1933–1944) People's Anti-Imperialist Association
Israeli-Palestinian conflict	Late 19th / early 20th century–present	Template:Flagicon Palestinians: Pre–1948: Muslim-Christian Associations Palestine Arab Congress Arab Higher Committee 1948–present: 1948: Arab Higher Committee All-Palestine Protectorate Army of the Holy War 1949–1956: Palestinian fedayeenTemplate:Efn 1964–2005: PLO (1964–2005)Template:Efn UNLU (1987–1993)Template:Efn Palestinian Authority (1994–2005)Template:Efn 2007–present: Hamas government Palestinian Joint Operations Room (2018–present)Template:Efn	Israel and Zionist predecessors: Pre–1948: Yishuv Bar-Giora Hashomer Haganah Irgun Lehi 1948–present: State of Israel Israel Defense Forces Israeli settlers (since 1967)
Balochistan conflict	1948–present	Baloch separatist groups Sectarian groups
Internal conflict in Myanmar	1948–present	Template:Flagdeco Union of Burma (1948–1962) Template:Flagdeco Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988) Template:Flagdeco Union of Myanmar (1988–2011) Myanmar (since 2011) SAC (since 2021)Template:Tree list/end	Template:Flagdeco National Unity Government (since 2021) People's Defence ForceTemplate:Tree list/end Ethnic armed organisationsTemplate:Efn
Papua conflict	1962–present	Indonesia Papua New Guinea	Template:Country data Free Papua
Insurgency in Northeast India	1954–present	Separatist groups: UNLFW National Democratic Front of Boroland (1986–2020) National Socialist Council of Nagaland United Liberation Front of Asom Kamtapur Liberation Organisation CorCom United National Liberation Front (1964–2023) People's Liberation Army of Manipur Kangleipak Communist Party People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup Maoist Communist Party of Manipur Zomi Revolutionary Army (1997–2005) Kuki National Army Tani Army National Liberation Front of Tripura (1989–2024) All Tripura Tiger Force (1990–2024) Karbi Longri N.C. Hills Liberation Front (2004–21) Bodo Liberation Tigers Force (1996-03) Jihadist groups: MULT Assam (1996–2016) AQIS (2016–present)	India Indian Armed Forces Central Reserve Police Force Border Security Force SULFA Supported by: Bhutan (from 2003) Bangladesh (from 1971) Myanmar (from 2018)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency	1967–present	India Indian Armed Forces Central Reserve Police Force Border Security Force State Armed Police Forces District Reserve Guard Militias: (until 2011) Tritiya Prastuti Committee Salwa Judum Sunlight Sena Kuer Sena Ranvir Sena Bhumi Sena Lorik Sena	Naxalites CPI (Maoist) PLGA JJP PLFI RCC (2006–2019) OMP (2002–2015) CPI(ML) Liberation (1974–1992) Lal Sena CPI(ML) Janashakti (1992–2013) CPUSI (1997–2005) CPI(ML) ND File:South Asian Communist Banner.svg CPI(ML) MM (until 2012) ABNES (until 2002) TNLA (until 2005)Template:Tree list/end
Civil conflict in the Philippines	1969–present	Communists Communist Party New People's Army ...full listTemplate:Tree list/end File:Flag of Jihad.svg Jihadist groups Template:Flagicon Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters	Philippines Armed Forces File:Philippine National Police seal.svg National PoliceTemplate:Tree list/end
Cabinda War	1975–present	FLEC FLEC-FAC Communist Committee of Cabinda Republic of Cabinda (1975–1976, 1999) Zaire (1975)	Angola Cuba (until 1991) Democratic People's Republic of Angola (1991) UNITA (joint operations, 1991)
Civil conflict in Turkey	1976–present	TAK TKP/ML-TİKKO MKP-HKO-PHG Maoist Party Maoist Party Centre THKO Devrimci Yol DHKP-C Supported by: Soviet Union China ASALA (1970s–1988) Syria Greece Cyprus Iran Iraq (until 2003) Libya (until 2011)	Turkey Supported by: Template:Country data Turkic Council
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict	1979–present
Internal conflict in Peru	1980–present	Shining Path (PCP-SL) CBMR (since 2001) CRH (2004–2012) FARC dissidents MPCPTemplate:Refn Ethnocacerists FAR-EPTTemplate:Refn MRTA (1982–1997)	Government of Peru
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict	1989–present	Template:Country data Georgian SSR (before 1990) Template:Flagicon / Template:Flagicon Georgia (after 1990) Template:Flagicon Zviadists(1991–1998) Supported by: Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (2001) UNA-UNSO (1992–1993) Template:Flagdeco White Legion (1992–1998) Mkhedrioni (1991–1998) Template:Flagdeco Forest Brotherhood (1992–1998)	Template:Country data Abkhaz ASSR (before 1992) Abkhazia (after 1992) Supported by: CMPC (1992–1993) Template:Flagicon / Russia Kuban Cossacks Don Cossacks Template:Flagicon South Ossetia
Georgian–Ossetian conflict	1989–present	Georgian SSR (before 1990) Georgia (after 1990)	South Ossetia Russia
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir	1989–present	India Indian Armed Forces Indian Army Central Armed Police Force Jammu and Kashmir Police Template:Tree list/end	AQIS Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (until 2022)Template:Tree list/end Supported by:Template:Plainlist Template:Tree list Template:Flagdeco Islamic State Template:Flagicon IS Hind Template:Flagdeco ISJK (until 2019)Template:Tree list/end
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency	1996–present	Uganda DR Congo Armed Forces (FARDC) Template:Flagdeco MONUSCO Template:Flagicon Force Intervention Brigade	ADF (1996–2015) NALU ISIL IS-CAPTemplate:Sfnp ADF-Baluku ADF-Mukulu NALU RCD/K-ML APC Mai-Mai Kyandenga (2020–present) Supported by: FARDC elements LRA Al-Shabaab (disputed) Various Jihadi groups (Ugandan and MONUSCO claim) Sudan (1990s; currently unknown)
Syrian civil war	2011Template:Efn–presentTemplate:Efn	Syrian opposition Supported by: Saudi Arabia Qatar United States Turkey Libya European Union Australia (2011–2013) France United Kingdom Jordan Italy Netherlands Canada Germany	Syria Supported by: Armenia Iran Russia Iraq Pakistan China North Korea Cuba Algeria Belarus Angola Egypt (from 2015) United Arab Emirates Template:Country data Syrian Kurdistan Supported by: United States France United Kingdom Template:Country data Iraqi Kurdistan CJTF-OIR
Yemeni Crisis (part of Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflicts)	2011–present	Template:Flagicon Yemen (Hadi government) Template:Flagicon Saudi-led coalition Supported by: Somalia United States Eritrea United Kingdom France Pakistan Canada Italy Turkey Germany	Template:Flagicon Yemen (Supreme Political Council) Supported by: Iran Iraq North Korea Russia Template:Country data Ba'athist Syria