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In 2006 In 2006 The
wars and conflicts of 2006 are featured on
this page in alphabetical order. This is
an outgrowth of the popular
New
and Recent
Conflicts
page. This shows only active wars and
conflicts waged during 2006. Each entry
shows the name(s) of the conflict, the
year it began, the participants in the
war, and any pertinent details. Included
are links to pertinent History Guy pages
and external
links.
Afghanistan
War (also known as: "Operation Enduring
Freedom,")
(2001-Present) --United States,
Afghan government vs. Taliban and
al-Qaida.
As
of 01-07-04, the guerilla war in
Afghanistan is heating up again, due in
part to the emphasis American military is
now putting on Iraq, and to the Taliban
now apparently having regrouped itself
after being ousted from power in
2001/2002. al-Qaida
War (also known as: "Operation Enduring
Freedom," "Global War on Terror
")
(at least 1998-Present) --United States
vs. al-Qaida network of Osama bin Laden.
The
American public first became aware of
al-Qaida in August of 1998, when the
terrorist group blew up two U.S. Embassies
in Africa. The U.S. soon responded with
Tomahawk Cruise Missile attacks on an
al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan and
a suspected chemical weapons factory in
Sudan. The factory turned out to not be
related to any terrorist
group. Below
are details from the 21st
Century: Baluchistan
War (2003-Present)
--Pakistan Government vs. Baluch
rebels. This
is the latest in a series of rebellions by
the Baluch ethnic group in the region of
Pakistan known as Baluchistan. The
Pakistani government is fighting this war
concurrently with the War in Waziristan
(See below). See also:
War
and Conflict Journal: Baluchistan
War Chad
Rebellion
(2005-Present)
--Chadian
rebels and Sudanese-backed mercenaries
attacked the Chadian capital in an attempt
to overthrow President Derby. With the aid
of French military intelligence, the
rebels were beaten back. The battle cost
at least 350 lives. Most of the Chad
countryside is in rebel hands. This is
related to the ongoing Darfur War (see
below) Chechen
War
(also known as: the Second Chechen
War)
(1999-Present) --Russian Government vs.
Chechen irregulars/insurgents.
After
the initial Russian invasion of
semi-independent Chechnya in 1999, the
conflict settled down to a classic
guerilla war pitting the Russian military
and security forces against both urban and
rural-based guerilla fighters. Over the
past several years, the Chechens have
taken the war to Russia's heartland with
several deadly terrorist attacks against
Russian civilian targets, the most famous
such attack being the seizure of a Moscow
movie theater, which resulted in hundreds
of casualties. Colombian
Civil War
(1964-Present)
--Colombian Government (with increasing
aid from the United States vs. Marxist
rebels and various narcotics
cartels. Cote
de Ivorie (Ivory Coast) Civil War
(2002-Present)
--Ivory Coast Government vs. (mostly)
Muslim rebels. France has several thousand
"peacekeeping" troops in the nation, but
France clearly favors the government.
As
of 01-07-04, it appears that the
government forces are attempting to
dislodge a long-term cease-fire that has
held for several months. Second
Congo War
(1998-Present)
involved nine nations and led to ongoing
low-level warfare despite an official
peace Darfur
War (Feb.
2003-Present)
--The
Sudanese region of Darfur is in rebellion
against the Sudanese government. In
response to the rebellion, the government
is sponsoring the Arab "Janjaweed"
militias, who are conducting a campaign of
genocide on the civilian population of
Darfur, as well as launching attacks on
refugees in neighboring Chad. This is
related to the recent Chad Rebellion (see
above) Israel-Lebanon/Hezbollah
War
(2006)--Details
and analysis on the warfare along the
Lebanese border which began in July,
2006! Iraq
War
(also
known as: "Operation Iraqi Freedom,"
"Operation Telic", Gulf War II, The Third
Persian Gulf
War)
(2003-Present) --"The Coalition of the
Willing" (United States, United Kingdom,
Spain, Italy, Poland, Thailand, Bulgaria)
vs. Iraqi irregular forces/insurgents,
Al-Qaida in Iraq (Zarqawi's group), and
various Shiite and Sunni
militias--By
far the most visible, most controversial,
and most significant conflict on earth at
the moment. President Bush considers this
a vital part of the overall Global War on
Terror, while many, including significant
numbers of Americans, do not agree that
this is a legitimate part of the the
anti-terror campaign. Regardless of its
inclusion or not in the Global War on
Terror, the war in Iraq continues, despite
the Dec. 2003 capture of Saddam
Hussein. Wars
of
Iraq--History
Guy page 2003
Iraq war timeline -
Wikipedia Israel-Palestinian
War (also known as: al-Aqsa Intifada, 2nd
Intifada)
(2001-Present) --Israel vs. Palestinian
Authority, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other
Palestinian militias and guerilla
groups. While
overall violence has subsided, Palestinian
suicide attacks still occur. as do Israeli
strikes at Palestinian targets. Both types
of actions often initiates a new cycle of
attacks. Since the death of Yasser Arafat
and the successful Palestinian elections,
the prospect of a lasting peace are
somewhat improved. Nepal
Civil War
(1996-Present)
--Nepal Government vs. Marxist rebels.
The
rebels seek to destroy the Royal Monarchy
and replace it with a Marxist/Maoist
system.
Attacks
continue as both sides seek to gain an
advantage over the other. Solomon
Islands
Unrest
(2006) Solomon Islands Government,
Australia, New Zealand vs. rioters
--Following
the election of a new Prime Minister,
severe rioting broke out which drove many
islanders of Chinese descent out of the
Solomons. Australia and New Zealand sent
troops to restore order. The riots began
on April 18. Thai
Muslim
Rebellion
(2003 – Present) Thailand vs. Muslim
Separatists
--Thailand's
Muslim population, located in the south
near the border with Malaysia, rebelled in
2003. A similar campaign of violence hit
the south in the 1970s and
1980s. Waziristan
War
(2003 – Present) Pakistan vs.
Taliban/al-Qaida
Insurgents--Muslim
extremists allied with the Afghan Taliban
and the al-Qaida terrorist network battle
Pakistani troops in the mountainous Waziri
region of northwest
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Terrorist
attack on the World Trade Center and
the
Pentagon
(September 11,
2001)--Terrorists,
belonging to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida
organization, hijacked four United
States commercial passenger planes and
flew them into the World Trade Center
in New York City and the Pentagon in
Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in
Pennsylvania.
--The
Ituri
Conflict,
an ongoing subconflict of the Second
Congo War
Gulf
War II--History
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