Since this new war opened up, Hamas has launched thousands of rockets at Israel and the Israelis have pounded Hamas targets in Gaza with air strikes and naval bombardment. The Israelis responded with Operation Protective Edge on July 8, 2014. Gaza War 2014 (2014)-The long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict erupted again, as Hamas (which controls Gaza), escalated its rocket campaign against Israel. Russia invaded Crimea (a largely bloodless campaign with very little actual shooting), and separated the Crimea from Ukraine. The United Nations currently has a large military force in eastern Congo in an attempt to restore peace.Ĭrimean Annexation by Russia (2014) Pro-Russian separatists in the Crimea agitated for separation from Ukraine. Over the years, multiple African nations have sent troops to either aid the government or to aid the rebels. As one rebel group falls apart or fades away, others rise up to continue to plague this chaotic nation. The Chechen rebellion has evolved into a Jihadist Muslim war on Russia and the west.Ĭongo War (1998-Present)–Beginning in 1998, Congo (Kinshasa), has been wracked with civil war, rebellions, presidential assassinations, and foreign interventions and invasions. France and several African nations have intervened with troops.Ĭhechen War(1999-Present)–Chechen rebels continue to battle against the Russian government in the Russian Caucasus region. The United States, Britain, and other nations are aiding Nigeria.Ĭentral African Republic War-(2012-present)-In this fairly chaotic conflict, various Muslim and Christian militias and rebel groups are battling in what has become a sectarian conflict. The Taliban rose to power, invited in al-Qaida, and this made Afghanistan the first theater in the American-led Long War on terror that began in 2001.īoko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria (2009-Present)–The Islamic fundamentalist group Boko Haram continues to wage a war of terror against the Nigerian government and against the Christian community in Nigeria. The Soviets intervened in 1979, left in 1989. Afghan Civil War (1978-Present)-The war that Americans think of as the Afghanistan War, is actually the latest phase of a long civil war that has embroiled Afghanistan since the communist coup in 1978 sparked the first round of fighting.
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