Wars in the World

Wars and Main Events on 2019

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• January

  • 01

    Philippines: 2 dead and 21 wounded in bomb blast in a shopping mall, suspected Daulah Islamiyah group

  • 02

    Afghanistan: Afghan forces use artillery to repel multiple Taliban assaults that have killed at least 21 policemen

  • 03

    Ukraine: 1 soldier killed and 2 wounded in clashes with separatists in est of the country despite new truce

  • 04

    Burma-Myanmar: Arakan Army (AA) clashes with government forces in Rakhine State

  • 05

    Yemen: Clashes in Shabwa as Yemeni forces hunt al-Qaeda militants

  • 06

    Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists kill 2 soldiers in an ambush

  • 07

    Burkina Faso: Ethnic clashes between Mossi and Fulani claim about 46 lives
    Gabon: Gabon soldiers declare a coup d’etat

  • 08

    Gabon: Rebel chief arrested and 2 killed in failed coup d’etat

  • 09

    Burma-Myanmar: Myanmar vows to crush Arakan Army (AA) and urges locals to cut support

  • 10

    Somalia: United States army says an airstrike in Somalia killed 6 al-Shabaab extremists

  • 11

    South Sudan: Heavy gunshots between National Salvation Front forces led Thomas Cirilo (NAS-TC) and SPLA-IO forces heard outside Maridi state

  • 12

    Somaliland: Somaliland seeks international recognition by hosting British and Russian naval bases

  • 13

    Ukraine: Ukrainian forces shell Lugansk People’s Republic territory 4 times over tlast 24 hours

  • 14

    North Macedonia: Macedonian parliament approves country’s name change to Republic of North Macedonia

  • 15

    Burma-Myanmar: Clashes between Arakan Army (AA) and the military broke out near Alei Chaung village in Buthidaung township

  • 16

    Kenya: Al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab claims responsibility for terrorist attack on luxury Nairobi hotel, 14 dead

  • 17

    Syria: 4 americans killed in Manbij attack, Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility

  • 18

    Libya: Clashes between Seventh Brigade and Tripoli Protection Force rival militias kill at least 2 people

  • 19

    Yemen: Yemeni army makes strategic advances against al-Houthi militia

  • 20

    Burma-Myanmar: Army kills 13 Arakan Army (AA) rebels in Rakhine State
    Northern Ireland: New IRA dissidents suspected in Londonderry car bomb blast

  • 21

    Israel: Syria fires at Golan Heights after Israeli raids south of Damascus
    Mali: Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists attack UN base in Aguelhoc killing 8 peacekeepers

  • 22

    Egypt: Security forces killed 14 Islamic militants in Sinai Peninsula

  • 23

    Egypt: Egypt says recent Sinai clashes killed 7 troops and 59 jihadist militants
    Iran and Israel clashes bring threat of all-out war

  • 24

    Venezuela: Juan Guaido declares himself interim president amid protests

  • 25

    Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) cuts ISIS path to Iraq by taking al-Baghouz town

  • 26

    Philippines: Troops seize jungle hideout after clashes with Maute fighters

  • 27

    Yemen: Houthis shell camp for displaced people and most of the dead and injured are women and children

  • 28

    Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists attack 2 military bases in Borno state bordering with Cameroon

  • 29

    Philippines: 4 members of the New People’s Army killed in Mindanao clashes

  • 30

    Burkina Faso: 14 dead in clashes near border with Mali

  • 31

    Ukraine: Ukrainian military prevent enemy ambush attack in Dokuchaievsk in Donetsk region, seized weapons

• February

  • 01

    Philippines: Troops clash with Abu Sayyaf’s Ajang Ajang faction suspected in Jolo bombing

  • 02

    Libya: 4 killed and 3 wounded in clashes in southwest

  • 03

    Venezuela: Venezuelan air force general Francisco Yanez declares allegiance to Juan Guaido as interim head-of-state

  • 04

    Democratic Republic of the Congo: 22 killed in clashes between army and Mai-Mai militia in Beni

  • 05

    Sudan: 2 armed groups announce reunification of Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF)

  • 06

    South Sudan: 9 killed in renewed fighting between National Salvation Front (NAS) and a SPLM-IO faction

  • 07

    Afghanistan: 58 die in fresh clashes between Taliban and Afghan forces

  • 08

    Libya: Clashes resume between Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Haftar and Ali Kana forces

  • 09

    India: 10 maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh

  • 10

    Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Kurdish fighters launch final battle against ISIS last enclave

  • 11

    Syria: Syrian army breaks ISIL siege in Deir ez-Zor airbase

  • 12

    Somalia: 30 al-Shabaab militants killed in armed forces joint operation in Jamame

  • 13

    Libya: Biggest oilfield of Sharara is now under control of Haftar forces

  • 14

    South Sudan: 13 civilians and 7 soldiers killed during fresh clashes between South Sudanese army and National Salvation Front (NAS) rebels in Equatoria

  • 15

    India: Carbomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in their convoy in Kashmir, claimed by Jaish-e-Mohammad group

  • 16

    Nigeria: Islamic State’s West Africa Province terrorist group with ISIS ties claims responsibility for attack on governor’s convoy

  • 17

    Syria: ISIS extremists control an area of half a square kilometer in Syria

  • 18

    Niger: Niger says 7 soldiers killed in clashes with Boko Haram jihadists

  • 19

    India: 4 Indian soldiers killed in clashes with militants in Pulwama district in Kashmir

  • 20

    Pakistan: Pakistan warns India against military action

  • 21

    Yemen: Government forces clash with Houthi rebels in Hodeidah despite cease-fire

  • 22

    Iraq: 5 Islamic State (IS) militants killed in clashes with Tribal Mobilization Forces (TMF) fighters in western Iraq

  • 23

    Turkey: Turkish Armed Forces destroyed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) shelters and hideouts in north Iraq

  • 24

    Nigeria: Boko Haram targets troops in dawn raid in Maiduguri on polling day

  • 25

    Somalia: 4 american airstrikes kill 2 al-Shabaab fighters

  • 26

    Libya: Khalifa Haftar forces have killed at least 19 civilians in Murzuq attack

  • 27

    India: India launches airstrikes inside Pakistan targeting Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants

  • 28

    Pakistan: Pakistani military says it downed 2 Indian warplanes and captured a pilot

• March

  • 01

    Afghanistan: Over 100 taliban militants killed in fresh military operations

  • 02

    Somalia: Deadly siege in Mogadishu ended, al-Shabaab extremist attackers killed

  • 03

    Afghanistan: Taliban target Afghan army corps at their camp killing 23 soldiers and wounding 16

  • 04

    Syria: Turkish-backed rebels kill several Kurdish fighters in Afrin

  • 05

    Syria: Ansar Al Tawhid, a Syrian group linked to al-Qaeda, kills 21 regime forces

  • 06

    Yemen: Scores of Houthi militants killed in clashes with army

  • 07

    Rwanda: Rwanda accuses Uganda of supporting 2 rebel groups

  • 08

    Indonesia: 3 soldiers dead in clash with West Papua National Liberation Army fighters

  • 09

    Burma-Myanmar: Army clashes with KIA and TNLA rebels in Shan State during unilateral ceasefire

  • 10

    Niger: Several dead in Boko Haram attack in Diffa

  • 11

    Yemen: First serious clashes between Government forces and al-Houthi rebels in Hodeida after truce

  • 12

    Egypt: Army says 46 suspected jihadists killed in clashes in Sinai Peninsula

  • 13

    Philippines: 3 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and 2 Maute rebels slain in clashes with army

  • 14

    Syria: Thousands of ISIS fighters surrender amid attack on final stronghold in Syria

  • 15

    Israel: Israeli military says rockets fired at Tel Aviv from the Gaza Strip

  • 16

    Israel: Israel strikes dozens of Hamas targets in response to rockets fired on Tel Aviv by Islamic Jihad group

  • 17

    Chad: Chad claims 400 Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) rebel fighters laid down arms

  • 18

    Turkey: 2 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Iraq

  • 19

    Burma-Myanmar: Army military fights Arakan Army (AA) rebels among ancient Rakhine temples

  • 20

    Syria: ISIS camp in Baghouz has been captured as Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare progress in Syria

  • 21

    Iraq: Iraq deploys 3 army brigades to Sinjar, new clashes with Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) Yezidi fighters affiliated to Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)

  • 22

    Afghanistan: Norouz attack in Kabul kills at least 6 people, Islamic State (IS) claims responsibility

  • 23

    Chad: Boko Haram faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), kills 23 soldiers in Dangdala attack

  • 24

    Syria: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare total defeat of the Islamic State (IS)
    Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack on Somali government building ends with 15 people dead

  • 25

    Mali: Over 100 killed in inter-tribal clashes between Fulani e Dogon

  • 26

    Israel: Israeli military strikes Hamas targets in Gaza Strip

  • 27

    Yemen: Elite troops supported by United Arab Emirates forces launch a military operation to track down al-Qaeda militants

  • 28

    Afghanistan: 36 Taliban militants killed and wounded in Helmand and Paktika military operations

  • 29

    Somalia: 15 killed in Mogadishu after car bomb explosion, no claim

  • 30

    Burma-Myanmar: Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) accuses military of helping Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) gain bases in North Shan

  • 31

    Afghanistan: Taliban takes control of Arghanj Khaw district in north east following deadly clashes

• April

  • 01

    Turkey: Turkish jets pound Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions in Iraq on day before election

  • 02

    Yemen: Battle rages in Al Dhalea province between Yemeni government and Houthi rebels

  • 03

    Syria: Dozens of ISIS fighters escaped from Baghouz launched a big assault on Syrian Army troops near Palmyra

  • 04

    Afghanistan: 5 Islamic State (IS) militants killed in drone strike in Nangarhar province

  • 05

    Libya: Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar orders his troops to move on Tripoli
    Turkey: Turkish jets hit PKK terrorist targets in northern Iraq

  • 06

    Libya: Tripoli forces retake former international airport from Haftar forces

  • 07

    Libya: Western air force strikes Haftar’s forces positioned in Mizda and Sooq Al-Khamis

  • 08

    Ukraine: The forgotten war

  • 09

    Libya: Libya fighting escalates as Khalifa Haftar’s forces bomb Tripoli airport

  • 10

    Burma-Myanmar: Fresh clashes between Arakan Army (AA) and Burmese army in Rakhine state

  • 11

    Libya: Libyan National Army (LNA) takes base 12 km from Tripoli centre
    Sudan: Army takes power in coup d’etat arresting President Omar Al Bashir

  • 12

    Niger: Boko Haram targets civilians in deadly attacks in south-east Niger

  • 13

    Philippines: Philippine troops kill 12 Abu Sayyaf militants in clashes

  • 14

    Pakistan: Islamic State’s Khorasan Province (ISKP) claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in Quetta

  • 15

    Iraq: Clashes in Mosul between Hashed Al Shaabi militia and security forces

  • 16

    Nigeria: 27 Boko Haram terrorists killed by Nigerian and Cameroonian forces in northeast

  • 17

    Libya: Haftar forces bomb populated residential areas in Tripoli

  • 18

    Syria: Jaysh Al-Izza, Free Syrian Army (FSA) faction, launches heavy attack on Syrian Army stronghold in northwest Hama

  • 19

    Libya: Armed group attacks Tamanhint air base in southern Libya controlled by Haftar forces

  • 20

    Democratic Republic of the Congo: Central Africa Province of the Caliphate claims first attack in the country
    Northern Ireland: New IRA blamed for killing of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry riots

  • 21

    Libya: Anti-Haftar forces launch counter-attack near Tripoli
    Sri Lanka: Over 200 killed and hundreds injured in series of blasts at hotels and churches
    Afghanistan: Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) claims responsibility for deadly attack on Afghanistan Communications Ministry

  • 22

    Libya: Haftar’s fighter jets rock Tripoli’s residential areas