Countries involved
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War(s)
|
Deaths
|
UNSC res
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Israel, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinians, others
|
Arab-Israeli conflict (1948–present)
|
100,000
|
221
|
South Korea, North Korea, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom,
|
Korean War (1950-1953 ceasefire)
|
2,300,000
|
5
|
France, National Liberation Front, Front Algérie Française
|
Algerian War (1954-1962)
|
600,000
|
0
|
Sudan, Anyanya
|
First Sudanese Civil War (1955-1972)
|
500,000
|
0
|
United States, South Korea, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Viet Cong
|
Vietnam War (1959-1975)
|
4,200,000
|
1
|
Congo, Zaire, South Kasai, United Nations
|
Congo Crisis (1960–1966)
|
100,000
|
6
|
Philippines, Moro National Liberation Front, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Al-Qaeda
|
Islamic insurgency in the Philippines (1960-present)
|
150,000
|
0
|
Eritrean Liberation Front, Ethiopia, Cuba
|
Eritrean War of Independence (1961-1991)
|
700,000
|
0
|
Portugal, African independence movements
|
Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974)
|
140,700
|
1
|
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, South Kasai, Yemen Arab Republic, Egypt
|
North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970)
|
120,000
|
2
|
Khmer Rouge, Khmer Republic, United States, Democratic Republic of Vietnam
|
Cambodian Civil War (1967-1975)
|
1,000,000
|
1
|
Nigeria, Republic of Benin
|
Nigerian Civil War (1967-1971)
|
1,200,000
|
0
|
Pakistan, Mukti Bahini
|
Bangladesh Liberation War (March-December 1971)
|
2,800,000
|
2
|
Lebanon, Palestine Liberation Organization, Syria, South Lebanon Army, Israel, Lebanese National Movement
|
Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990)
|
250,000
|
43
|
MPLA, UNITA, National Liberation Front of Angola, United States, Soviet Union, South Africa
|
Angolan Civil War (1975-2002)
|
600,000
|
81
|
FRELIMO, RENAMO, United Nations Operation in Mozambique
|
Mozambican Civil War (1977-1992)
|
900,000
|
3
|
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, Soviet Union, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, United States, Britain, Mujahideen, Iran
|
Civil war in Afghanistan (1978-present)
|
1,700,000
|
28
|
China, Vietnam
|
Sino-Vietnamese War (February-March 1979)
|
200,000
|
0
|
Iran, Iraq
|
Iran–Iraq War (1980-1988)
|
1,000,000
|
8
|
Sudan, Lord's Resistance Army, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, Eastern Front (Sudan), Al Qaeda, Egypt, Libya
|
Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005)
|
1,900,000
|
7
|
Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
|
Sri Lankan Civil War (1983-2009)
|
140,000
|
0
|
Armed Forces of Liberia, National Patriotic Front of Liberia, Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia, [[United Nations], United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy
|
First Liberian Civil War (1989-1996)
|
200,000
|
18
|
India, Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Al-Badr (India), Hizbul Mujahideen, Pakistan
|
Islamic insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, (1989-present)
|
100,000
|
0
|
Rwandan Patriotic Front, Rwandan Defence Forces, French Army, Uganda People's Defence Force, other
|
Rwandan Civil War (1990-1993)
|
800,000
|
4
|
Iraq, Kuwait, Coalition of the Gulf War
|
Gulf War (August 1990 - February 1991)
|
80,000
|
19
|
Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Al-Qaeda, United States, United Nations
|
Somali Civil War (1991-present
|
400,000
|
54
|
Sierra Leone, Liberia, West Side Boys, Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, United Kingdom, other
|
Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002)
|
100,000
|
24
|
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska, NATO, other
|
Yugoslav wars (1991-2002)
|
130,000
|
67
|
Algeria, France, Islamic Salvation Front, Armed Islamic Group
|
Algerian Civil War (1991-1992)
|
170,000
|
0
|
Burundi, Union for National Progress. National Forces of Liberation
|
Burundi Civil War (1993-2005)
|
300,000
|
0
|
AFDL, Zaire, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, other
|
First Congo War (1996-1997)
|
200,000
|
0
|
Liberia, Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy, Movement for Democracy in Liberia, Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group
|
Second Liberian Civil War (1999-2003)
|
150,000
|
8
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Movement for the Liberation of Congo, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, other
|
Second Congo War (1998-2003)
|
3,900,000
|
22
|
Russia, Chechnya, Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya
|
Second Chechen War (1999-2009)
|
200,000
|
0
|
International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan, United States, United Kingdom, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, other
|
War in Afghanistan (2001–present) (2001-present)
|
70,000
|
27
|
Multinational Force - Iraq, United States, United Kingdom, Iraq, Armed Islamic Group, Iraqi insurgency
|
Iraq War (2003-present)
|
1,000,000
|
10
|
Sudan, Janjaweed, Justice and Equality Movement, Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, other
|
War in Darfur (2003-present)
|
400,000
|
32
|