Can anyone name a current war, other than the war in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Answer 1

There's a big insurgency in Uruguay and in Sri Lanka. There's a civil war in Somalia, Nepal, and Cote d'Ivoire There's genocide in the Sudan. As part of the war on terror, the U.S. is helping the Philipinnes fight terrorists in their country. Also part of the war on terror, the U.S. set up bases in the Horn of Africa to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist cells and activities. Russia is fighting the Chechens in the Second Chechen War. There are several other small squirmishes and conflicts in Africa, Colombia, India, and Pakistan, but they all fall way short of being called a war.

Answer 2

These are current conflicts that have not bben brought to a definitive end. The date listed is when they started. Most of these listed are civil wars but they are considered major conflicts by the United Nations.

Current Conflicts
Algeria Insurgency 1992 -->
Angola Cabinda 1975 -->
Burma Insurgency 1950 -->
China Senkaku Islands 1968 -->
China Spratly Islands 1988 -->
Colombia Insurgencies 1970s-->
Congo (Zaire) Congo War 1998-->
Georgia Civil War 1991-->
India Assam 1985 -->
India Kashmir 1970s-->
India Naxalite Uprising 1967 -->
Indonesia Aceh 1986 -->
Indonesia Kalimantan 1983 -->
Indonesia Maluku 1999 -
Indonesia Papua / West Irian 1963 -->
Israel Al-Aqsa Intifada 2000 -->
Israel Lebanon 2006 -->
Ivory Coast Civil War 2002 -->
Korea Korean War 1953 -->
Laos Hmong Insurgency 2000 -->
Moldova Transdniester 1991-->
Namibia Caprivi Strip 1966-->
Nepal Maoists 1996 -->
Nigeria Civil Disturbances 1997 -
Pakistan Baluchistan 2004 -
Peru Shining Path 1970s-->
Philippines Moro Uprising 1970s-->
Russia Chechen Uprising 1992 -->
Somalia Civil War 1991-->
Spain Basque Uprising 1970s-->
Sudan Darfur 1983 -->
Thailand Islamic Rebels 2001 -->
Turkey Kurdistan 1984 -->
Uganda Civil Conflict 1980 -->
United States Afghanistan 1980 -->
United States Djibouti 2001 -->
United States Iraq 1990 -->
United States Philippines 1898 -->
Uzbekistan Civil Disturbances 2005 -->
Yemen Sheik al-Houti 2004 -->

Answer 3

There are civil wars in several African countries and, I think, in a couple of South American countries. There are no wars that I know of where two nations are opposed (not even Iraq and Afghanistan).

Answer 4

Neither of them are actually War as congress has to declare that and they didn't, they just abdicated that duty to the president. Under the current rational all of our Latin American transgressions would be considered wars (since it the president not congress decided to fight). These include the invasion of Panama, Operation Condor, and Nicaragua.

Answer 5

Civil war in Somalia (refugees have poured into the U.S., and many Somalis ended up living here where I live)

Darfur. 200,000 people and counting murdered by the Janjaweed.

Ongoing violence in Kosovo, Israel, Mexico City (riots) and innumerable other locations around the world.

Peace is contrary to human nature, I guess.

Answer 6

Sri lanka civil war / Sudan civil war or cleansing by Arab leaders or African minority /east timor low level civil war / Colombia FARC against right wing paramilitaries and the government / Thailand government offensive against Muslim minority / china military offensive against Muslim minority in the west of the country / Nigeria government offensive against Muslim rebels demanding equality from oil revenues and plenty other minor civil conflicts in Africa.

Answer 7

Israeli's, Palestinians, Republicans And Democrats

Answer 8

Congo civil war, Somali civil war, Russia and the Cheycnians..

Answer 9

Civil war between LTTE and Sri Lankan Armed forces.

Answer 10

U.S. World-wide War on Terror vs. "terrorists with global reach"
2001
September 11 attacks
UN, multiple countries

Middle East
Iraq Government and Multinational Forces vs. Iraqi resistance and al-Qaeda-in Iraq

Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, others

Afghanistan: Kabul govt. vs. al-Qaeda and Taliban

India vs. Manipur insurgents, others

Philippines vs. Abu Sayyaf

Nepal vs. Maoist insurgents

Colombia vs. National Liberation Army (ELN)

Colombia vs. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

Russia vs. Chechnya

Democratic Republic of Congo vs. indigenous insurgents & foreign renegades

Nigeria: ethnic & religious communal violence

Somalia: Somaliland, Puntland, other factions

Sudan vs. Sudan Liberation Army (splinter) & Justice and Equality Movement

Uganda vs. Lord’s Army