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Modern Conflicts Table

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country

brief description

dates

deaths: #

% of population

 

Democratic Republic of Congo

Civil war (ouster of Mobutu & aftermath)

1996-2005

3,800,000

7.6

 

Sudan

Ethnic war (North-South)

1984-2004

2,000,000

7.3

 

Afghanistan

Civil war with major foreign involvement

1978-

1,500,000

8.5

 

Mozambique

Civil war (RENAMO)

1975-1992

1,000,000

7.5

 

Rwanda

Ethnic violence and genocide

1994

850,000

16.1

 

Angola

Civil war (UNITA)

1975-2002

800,000

8.7

 

Ethiopia

Ethnic warfare (Eritreans & others)

1974-1991

750,000

1.6

 

Iraq-US

Invasion, ouster of Hussein-Ba'athist regime, occupation

2003-

400,000

1.7

 

Burundi

Ethnic warfare

1993-2006

300,000

4.4

 

Somalia

Civil war

1988-

300,000

3.7

 

Guatemala

Civil war

1966-1996

200,000

2.9

 

East Timor-Indonesia

Colonial war

1975-1999

200,000

29.6

 

Iraq

Ethnic warfare (Kurds)

1961-1996

150,000

1.2

 

Iraq-Kuwait

Inter-state war (Gulf War)

1990-1991

150,000

0.8

 

Lebanon

Ethnic war (various)

1975-1990

150,000

4.8

 

Liberia

Civil war

1989-2003

150,000

5.4

 

Algeria

Civil warfare (Islamic militants)

1991-2004

150,000

0.5

 

Burma (Myanmar)

Ethnic war (Karen, Shan & others)

1948-

130,000

< 0.5

 

Bosnia

Ethnic war (Serbs, Croats, Muslims)

1992-1995

125,000

3.6

 

Sudan

Ethnic violence (Darfur)

2003-

120,000

< 0.5

 

Ethiopia-Eritrea

Inter-state war

1998-2000

100,000

< 0.5

 

Russia-Chechnya

Civil war (Chechnya secession)

1994-

90,000

< 0.5

 

Chad

Civil war

1965-

75,000

1.4

 

El Salvador

Civil war (FMLN)

1979-1992

75,000

1.6

 

Philippines

Ethnic conflict (Moros)

1972-

75,000

< 0.5

 

Sri Lanka

Ethnic conflict (Tamils)

1983-

70,000

< 0.5

 

Colombia

Civil violence (insurgency & drug lords)

1964-

50,000

< 0.5

 

Croatia

Ethnic conflict

1991-1995

40,000

0.9

 

Tajikistan

Civil war

1992-1998

40,000

0.7

 

India

Ethnic conflict (Kashmir)

1989-

35,000

< 0.5

 

Philippines

Civil war (New Peoples Army)

1972-

35,000

< 0.5

 

Turkey

Ethnic conflict (Kurds)

1984-

35,000

< 0.5

 

Peru

Civil violence (Sendero Luminoso)

1982-1997

30,000

< 0.5

 

Sierra Leone

Civil/ethnic conflict (RUF/Mende)

1991-2001

30,000

0.6

 

India

Ethnic conflict (Northeast tribals)

1952-

25,000

< 0.5

 

India

Ethnic conflict (Sikhs)

1983-1993

25,000

< 0.5

 

Iraq

Ethnic conflict (Shia)

1979-1998

25,000

< 0.5

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