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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. Find the year that war began and the major warring parties involved by region of conflict, including the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.
| 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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