|
Parties
to Conflict
|
Duration
|
Contributing
Causes*
|
Foreign
Mediation/ Involvement
|
|
Middle
East |
| Iran
vs. Kurds |
1961- |
Independence |
None |
| Turkey
vs. Kurds (PKK) |
1961- |
Independence
|
None |
| Israel
vs. Syria and Lebanon |
2001- |
Water,
land, and peace |
UN,
U.S., Turkey |
| Asia |
| India:
Hindu vs. Muslim communal violence |
1948-esp.
2002
|
Religious |
None |
| India
vs. Insurgents in Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Nagaland
|
1980- |
Ethnic
unification in separate states |
None |
| Indonesia
vs. West Papua separatists |
1963-01 |
Economic
and ethnic |
None |
| Indonesia
vs. Christians and Muslims in Maluccan Islands |
1977-esp.
2001- 2002
|
Religious
and territory |
None |
| Indonesia
vs. Christians and Muslims on Suluwesi Island |
1977-esp.
2001-2002
|
Religious
and territory |
None |
| Myanmar
(Burma) junta vs. minorities, Indian Assam rebels, and
National League for Democracy |
1942-2003
1988
|
Ethnic
and drug trade; borders; democracy |
U.S.,
UN, Association of South East Asian Nations |
| People's
Republic of China vs. Tibet |
1949- |
Autonomy
and religious |
None |
| Philippines
vs. Moro National Liberation Front |
1984-2001 |
Religious
and autonomy |
None |
| Philippines
vs. Moro Islamic Liberation Front |
1984-2003 |
Religious
and autonomy |
None |
| Solomon
Islands: Gov't vs. Malaita Eagle Force and Isatabu Freedom
Movement |
1988-2003 |
Ethnic
and economic |
Australian-led
multinational peace monitoring mission |
| Sri
Lanka vs. Tamil Eelam |
1978-2002 |
Ethnic,
religious, and independence |
India |
| Africa |
| Angola
vs. UNITA |
1975-2002 |
Economic
and ethnic |
U.S.,
UN, South Africa |
| Burundi:
Tutsi vs. Hutu |
1988-2003 |
ethnic |
UN,
South Africa |
| Central
African Republic vs. army rebels |
1997-2003 |
Economic
and power |
UN,
France, Libya, Chad |
| Chad
vs. Movement for Democracy and Justice |
1998- |
Religious
and power |
Libya |
| Cote
d'Ivoire vs. army rebels |
2002-2003 |
Power |
France,
UN |
| Ethiopia
vs. Eritrea |
1998-2000 |
Territory |
African
Union, UN, U.S. |
| Guinea
Bissau vs. army rebels |
1998- |
Power |
Economic
Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG),
UN |
| Rwanda:
Tutsi vs. Hutu |
1990-2001 |
Political
using ethnic divides |
U.S.,
UN, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Sierra
Leone vs. Revolutionary United Front (RUF) |
1989-2001 |
Ethnic
and power |
UN,
Nigeria, ECOMOG, Guinea, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Gambia,
UK |
| Sudan
vs. Sudanese People's Liberation Army |
1983-2002 |
Ethnic
and religious |
U.S.,
Iran, Uganda |
| Zimbabwe:
racial strife |
2000- |
Political
using ethnic and Racial divides |
None |
| Europe |
| Armenia
vs. Azerbaijan |
1990-1994 |
Nagorno-Karabakh |
Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) |
| Bosnia:
Serbs vs. Croats vs. Muslims |
1990-1996 |
Final
shape of Bosnia-Herzegovina |
NATO
Stabilization Force under UN mandate, Russia, others |
| Cyprus:
Greeks vs. Turks |
1974- |
Power |
UK,
UN, U.S., European Union (EU) |
| Kosovo:
Albanians vs. Serbs and other minorities |
1998 |
Power,
ethnic, autonomy |
NATO
and others in Stabilization Force, EU, OSCE, UN |
| Macedonia
vs. National Liberation Army (ethnic Albanian) |
2001 |
Ethnic
and cultural |
NATO,
Russia, and others, EU, OSCE, UN |
| Moldova
vs. Transdniester Region |
1991- |
Ethnic
and autonomy |
U.S.,
OSCE, Russia, Ukraine |
| Republic
of Georgia vs. Abkhazia and South Ossetia |
1992-1993 |
Independence |
UN,
OSCE, Russia, U.S. |
| UK
vs. IRA splinter groups |
1969-1997 |
Ethnic
and religious |
U.S. |
| Americas |
| Haiti
gov't. vs. opposition factions |
1991-1994;
2000- |
Economic
and power |
UN,
U.S. |
| Mexico
vs. Zapatistas (EZLN) |
1983- |
Socio/economic
using religion and ethnic divides |
None |
| Peru
vs. Sendero Luminoso |
1981-2002 |
Ideology
and drug trade |
None |
| Venezuela
vs. legal opposition |
2002- |
Economic
and power |
U.S.,
Organization of American States |
| Venezuela
vs. Colombia |
2002- |
Border
violations |
None |
