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This is a list of proxy wars. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. A proxy war is defined as "a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these".

Pre-World War I proxy wars

WarDatesCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Sicilian Expedition415–413 BCAthensIn support of:
Segesta
Supported by:
Delian League		SpartaCorinth
In support of:
Syracuse
Supported by:

Peloponnesian League

Spartan-Corinthian-Syracusian victory
Egyptian–Ottoman War1839–1841Egypt-aligned powers:
Egypt
France France
Spain Spain		Allied powers:
United Kingdom British Empire
Austrian Empire Austrian Empire
Russian Empire Russian Empire
Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Prussia

Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire

Compromise
Uruguayan Civil War1839–1851 Colorados
Unitarian Party
 Empire of Brazil
Italian Legion
France France
 Great Britain		 Blancos
 Argentine Confederation		Colorado victory
First Samoan Civil War1886–1894Samoa Tamasese
German Empire German Empire		Samoa Mata'afans

Supported by:
United States United States

Stalemate
Second Samoan Civil War1898–1899Samoa Mata'afans
German Empire German Empire		Samoa Samoa
United Kingdom United Kingdom
United States United States		Stalemate
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–19031902–1903United Kingdom United Kingdom[1]
 German Empire[1]
Italy Italy[1]

Supported by:
Spain Spain
Mexico Mexico
Belgium Belgium
Netherlands Netherlands

Venezuela Venezuela[1]

Supported by:
Argentina Argentina

United States United States[1]

Compromise
Somaliland campaign1910–1920 Dervish State

Supported by:
 Ottoman Empire
 German Empire
 Ethiopian Empire (1913–1916)

 British Empire[2]
 Ethiopian Empire[2]

Supported by:
 Italian Empire[2]
Sultanate of Hobyo[2]

Collapse of the Dervish State

Inter-war period proxy wars

WarDatesCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Finnish Civil War1918[3][4] Finland[3][4]

White Guard[3][4]

Supported by:
 Germany[3][4]		Red Guards[3][4]
Supported by:
 Russian SFSR[3][4]		Finnish Whites victory

[3][4]

Revolutions and interventions in Hungary1918–1920 Czechoslovakia
Romania Kingdom of Romania
 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
 First Czechoslovak Republic
 France
Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Hungary
 Kingdom of Italy		 Hungarian Democratic Republic
Hungarian Republic of Councils
Slovak Soviet Republic

Supported by:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Russian SFSR[5][6]

Hungarian defeat
Turkish War of Independence1919–1923 Greece
 France[7][8]
 Armenia
 United Kingdom[7]
Ottoman Empire Istanbul Government[9]
 Italy[10]
 Georgia		 Ankara Government
Supported by:
 Russian SFSR[11]
 Italy (alleged)[10]
 Azerbaijan SSR		Turkish victory[12][13][14]
Chinese Civil War1927–1937, 1945–1950[15][16] KMT
NRA[15][16]
Supported by:
 Weimar Republic (1929–33)[15]
 Nazi Germany (1933–37)[16]
 CPC[15][16]
PLA[15][16]
Supported by:
 Soviet Union[15][16]		Communist victory on the mainland and then diplomatic field in 1971, Taiwan Strait stalemate[15][16]
Chaco War1932–1935 Bolivia
Supported by:
Standard Oil (alleged)[17]		 Paraguay
Supported by:
 Argentina[18][19][20][21]
Royal Dutch Shell (alleged)[17]		Paraguayan victory
Spanish Civil War1936–1939[22][23]Spain Nationalists
Supported by:
 Italy

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
 Portugal

Second Spanish Republic Republicans
Supported by:
Soviet Union Soviet Union
 Mexico[24]

France France (1936)[25]

Nationalist victory

Cold War proxy wars

WarDatesCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Chinese Civil War1944–1949[26] CPC
PLA[15][16]
Supported by:
 Soviet Union		 KMT
NRA
Supported by:
 United States		Communist victory on the mainland and then diplomatic field in 1971, Taiwan Strait stalemate
Iran crisis of 19461945–1946 Azerbaijan People's Republic
Republic of Mahabad

Supported by:
 Soviet Union

Iran Imperial State of Iran

Supported by:
 United States

Iranian victory
Greek Civil War1946–1949[27][28]Greek communists (Democratic Army of Greece, National Liberation Front, Greek People's Liberation Army, Communist Party of Greece)[27][28]
Supported by:
People's Socialist Republic of Albania Albania[27]
 Bulgaria[27]
 Yugoslavia[27]		 Greece[27][28]
Supported by:
 United Kingdom[27][28]
 United States
Kingdom of Greece victory
First Indochina War1946–1954[29][30]Cambodia Khmer Issarak[31]
Laos Pathet Lao[32]
North Vietnam Viet Minh[29][30]
Supported by:
 China[29]
 Soviet Union[29]
 Polish People's Republic[33]
 East Germany[34][page needed][35]		 France[29][30]
South Vietnam State of Vietnam (1949–1954)[29][30]
Cambodia Cambodia (1953–1954)
 Laos (1953–1954)
Supported by:
 United States[29]		DR Vietnam-allied victory[29][30]
Paraguayan Civil War1947 Liberal Party
Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration
Paraguayan Communist Party

Supported by:
 Soviet Union

Paraguay Paraguayan Government
Paraguay Military of Paraguay
Colorado Party

Supported by:
 United States
 Argentina

Government/Military and Colorado Party victory
Malayan Emergency1948–1960Communist forces:
Malayan Communist Party

Supported by:
 Soviet Union[36]
China People's Republic of China[37][38][39]
 Indonesia[38][39]
 North Vietnam[40][41][42]

Anti-communist forces:
Commonwealth of Nations

Supported by:
 United States

 Thailand (Thai–Malay border)

Commonwealth military victory
Korean War1950–1953[43][44][45][46][47][48] North Korea[43][44][45][46][47][48]
 China[43][44][45][47][48]
Supported by:
 Bulgaria
 Czechoslovakia[49]
 Hungary
 Poland
 Romania[47]
 Soviet Union[43][47]
Mongolia		 South Korea[43][44][45][48]
 United Nations[44][45][48]
 United States[43][44][45][46][48]
Supported by:
 Australia[44][45][46]
 Belgium[44][45]
 Bolivia[45]
 Canada[44][45][46]
 Colombia[44]
Commonwealth of Nations[50]
Cuba Cuba[45]
 Denmark[51]
 Ethiopia[44][45]
 France[44][45][46]
 Greece[44]
 India (Medical support)[46]
 Israel[52]
 Italy[53]
 Luxembourg[44]
 Netherlands[44]
 Taiwan[44]
 New Zealand[44][46]
 Norway[54]
 Philippines[44]
 South Africa[44][45]
 Spain[55]
 Sweden[56]
  Switzerland[57]
 Thailand[44][45]
 Turkey[44][45][46]
 United Kingdom[44][46]		Stalemate[43][44][48]
Mau Mau Uprising1952–1960Kenya Land and Freedom Army[note 1]

Supported by:
 Soviet Union

 United Kingdom

Supported by:
 US

British victory
Second Indochina War (Vietnam War)1953–1975[59][60][61][62][63] North Vietnam[59][60][61][62][63][64]
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG[59][60][61][62][63][64]
Laos Pathet Lao
GRUNK (1970–1975)
Khmer Rouge
 China[59][62][63][64]
 Soviet Union[59][62][63][64]
 North Korea[65]
Supported by:
 Bulgaria[64][66]
 Cuba[64][66][67][68]
 Czechoslovakia[64][66]
 East Germany[64][66]
 Hungary[64][66]
 Poland[64][66]
 Romania[64][66]
 Sweden[69][70]		 South Vietnam[59][60][61][62][63][64]
 United States[59][60][61][62][63][64]
 South Korea[59][62][64]
 Australia[59][62][64]
 New Zealand[59][62]
 Laos[64]
Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970)
Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
 Thailand[59][62][64]
 Philippines[62][64]
Supported by:
 Brazil[64]
 Malaysia[64]
 Taiwan[64]		North Vietnamese and Viet Cong/PRG victory[59]
First Taiwan Strait Crisis1954–1955China People's Republic of China
Supported by:
 Soviet Union		Taiwan Republic of China
United States United States		Stalemate
First Sudanese Civil War1955–1972 United Kingdom (1955–1956)
 Egypt (1955–1956)
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
(1955–1956)
Sudan Republic of the Sudan
(1956–1969)
Sudan Democratic Republic of the Sudan
(1969–1972)

Supported by:
 Soviet Union[71]

Southern Sudan Liberation Movement

Equatorial Corps (1955–1963)

Supported by:
 Ethiopia[72]
 Uganda[73]
 Israel[72][73][74]

Stalemate
Suez Crisis1956–1957[75]Egypt Egypt[75]
Supported by:
 Soviet Union[75]
 United States
 West Germany
 Italy
 China
 France[75]
 Israel[75]
 United Kingdom[75]
Territory unchanged. French and UK power in area weakened[75]
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis1958China People's Republic of China
Supported by:
 Soviet Union		Taiwan Republic of China
United States United States		Stalemate
1958 Lebanon crisis1958Lebanon Lebanese Opposition:

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
Egypt Egypt

Lebanon Lebanese Government
 United States		President Camille Chamoun steps down and Major General Fouad Chehab is elected to succeed him
1959 Tibetan uprising1959–1962[76] People's Republic of China Tibet

Supported by:
 Soviet Union[77]
 United States[78]
 Republic of India
Nepal Kingdom of Nepal[79]
 United Nations[80]
 Taiwan

Uprising suppressed
Central American crisis1960–1996[81]EGP[81]
FAR[81]
ORPA
PGT[81]
URNG[81]
FSLN

FMLN (CRM)
Nicaragua Nicaragua[82] (1979–90)

Supported by
 Soviet Union[83]
 Cuba[84]
 Mexico[85]
 Libya[86][87]
 Romania (before 1989)
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
 Sweden[88][89]
 Costa Rica
 Bulgaria[90]
 China[91]

 Guatemala[81]
ESA[81]
White Hand[81]
and other paramilitary groups[81]

Nicaragua Somoza government

Contras (1981–90)
El Salvador Salvadoran military government

Supported by
 United States[81][92]
 Saudi Arabia
 Honduras
 Chile
 Argentina
 Panama
 Israel[93]
 Taiwan[94]
Congo Crisis1960–19651960–62:

Democratic Republic of the Congo Stanleyville government

1964–65:
Simba and Kwilu rebels

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
 China
 Cuba
Egypt Egypt
Algeria FLN
Algeria Algeria
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
Tanzania Tanzania
Burundi

1960–63:

 Katanga
 South Kasai

1964–65:
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Supported by:
 United States
 Belgium[97]
France France
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland
 South Africa

The Congo established as an independent unitary state under the authoritarian presidency of Mobutu Sese Seko
Portuguese Colonial War1960–1974[98] Portugal[98]

Supported by:
 South Africa
 Rhodesia
 Malawi[99]
 Spain

 FLEC[98]
FNLA[98]
FRELIMO[98]
MPLA[98]
PAIGC[98]
UNITA[98]
Supported by:
 China[98]
 Cuba[98]
 France[98]
 Soviet Union[98]
 United States[98]
 Zaire
 Algeria
 Tanzania
 Zambia
 Tunisia
 Senegal
 Guinea
Republic of the Congo Congo-Brazzaville
Libya Libya
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Liberia Liberia
Egypt Egypt
 India
 Brazil		End of the Portuguese Empire[66]
First Iraqi–Kurdish War1961–1970 Republic of Iraq
Ba'athist Iraq

Supported by:
Syria[100]

 KDP

Supported by:
Iran Iran
 Israel[101]

Stalemate
Eritrean War of Independence1961–1974 ELF
Supported by:
Libya Libya[102][103][104]
(until 1977)
 Cuba[102][105]
(until 1974)
 Syria[106][107]
 Iraq[108][109]
 Tunisia[110][111][112]
 Saudi Arabia[113][114]
 Somalia[115]
 Sudan[116]		Ethiopia Ethiopian Empire (until 1974)
Supported by:
 United States (until 1974)
Stalemate
1974–1991Ethiopia Derg (1974–1987)
Ethiopia PDRE (1987–1991)
Supported by:
 Cuba[117][118][119][120] (1974–1989)[dubious – discuss]
 Soviet Union[117][121][122][123] (1974–1990)
 South Yemen[124]		 EPLF
TPLF

Supported by:
 China[125][126]
 Sudan[116]
Libya Libya[102][103][104]
(1977–1991)
 United States
(May 1991)[127]
 Somalia[115]
 Syria[106][107]

EPLF victory
North Yemen Civil War1962–1970 Yemen Arab Republic
Egypt[128]

Supported by:
 Soviet Union

 Kingdom of Yemen
 Saudi Arabia[128]

Supported by:
 Jordan[129]
 United Kingdom[129]
 United States

Republican victory
Dhofar Rebellion1962–1976 DLF (1962–1968)
PFLOAG (1968–1974)
NDFLOAG (1969–1971)
PFLO (1974–1976)

Supported by:
 China[130]
 Soviet Union[130]
South Yemen[130]
 East Germany

 Oman[130]

Supported by:
Iran Iran[130]
 Abu Dhabi[130]
 Saudi Arabia[130]
 United Kingdom[130]
 Jordan[130]
 Egypt[130]
 Pakistan[130]
 UAE[130]
 United States

Omani government victory
Sarawak Communist Insurgency1962–1990Communist forces:
North Kalimantan Communist Party[131]
  • Sarawak People's Guerilla Force (SPGF)[132]
  • North Kalimantan People's Army (NKPA)[132]

 Indonesia (1962–65) (troops aid)
Other support:
Brunei People's Party

  • North Kalimantan National Army (NKNA)

Supported by:
 China[132]
 Soviet Union

Anti-communist forces:
 United Kingdom[133]

 Malaysia

Supported by:
 Australia
 Brunei
 New Zealand
 United States

 Indonesia (after 1965) (Indo-Malay border)

Stalemate
Aden Emergency1963–1967 NLF
FLOSY

Supported by
Egypt Egypt
Yemen Yemen Arab Republic
 Soviet Union

 United Kingdom

Supported by
 United States

NLF victory
Rhodesian Bush War1964–1979 ZANLA (ZANU)
Mozambique FRELIMO[134] (until 25 June 1975)
Mozambique Mozambique (from 25 June 1975)

Supported by:
 China[135]
 Libya
 Tanzania[136]

ZIPRA (ZAPU)[137]
MK (ANC)[137]

Supported by:
 Soviet Union[135]
 Zambia
 Cuba[135]
 East Germany[135]

FROLIZI

Rhodesia Rhodesia
(until 1 June 1979)

Zimbabwe Rhodesia Zimbabwe Rhodesia
(from 1 June 1979)

Supported by:
South Africa South Africa
Portugal Portugal
(until 1974)

Stalemate
Dominican Civil War1965Dominican Republic Constitutionalists
Dominican Republic Dominican Revolutionary Party[138]

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
 Cuba

 Dominican Republic
 United States
Inter-American Peace Force		Loyalist victory
Chadian Civil War1965–1979 FROLINAT
Chad GUNT
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya

Supported by:
 Soviet Union

 Chad
 France

Supported by:
 United States

Communist insurgency in Thailand1965–1983 Communist Party of Thailand
Thai United Patriotic Front
Pathet Lao[140][141]
Khmer Rouge (until 1978)[140]
Malayan Communist Party[142]

Supported by:
 North Vietnam (until 1976)
 Vietnam (from 1976)
 China (from 1971)

 North Korea[141]
 Soviet Union

 Thailand

 Taiwan (until July 1967)

 United States[140]

Supported by:
 South Korea[140]

Thai government victory
Bolivian Campaign1966–1967Ejército de Liberación Nacional
 Cuba

Supported by:
 Soviet Union

 Bolivia
 United States		Bolivian government victory
Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969)1966–1969 North Korea

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
 China

 South Korea
 United States		South Korean–American victory
South African Border War1966–1990African nationalist forces:

PLAN (SWAPO)
SWANU

Supported by:
Cuba[144]
MPLA[145]
 Soviet Union[146]
 China[147]
 Yugoslavia[148][149]
 Bulgaria[150][151]
 Tanzania[152][153]
 Zambia[154]
 Libya[155]
 Kenya[156]
 Algeria[157]
 Guyana[158]
 Brazil
 Mexico

Anti-communist forces:

 South Africa

Supported by:
UNITA[159]
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Portugal (until 1975)

Stalemate
Nigerian Civil War1967–1970 Nigeria

Supported by:
 United Kingdom
 Soviet Union
 United States
 Canada
 Sudan
 Chad
 Niger
 Syria
 Saudi Arabia
 Algeria[160]
Bulgaria Bulgaria[161]

 Biafra

Supported by:
 South Africa
Portugal Portugal[162]
 France
 Spain[163][164]
 Tanzania[165][166][167]
Gabon Gabon
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
 Zambia
 Rhodesia
 Haiti

 Israel

Nigerian victory
Years of Lead1968–1982Far-left terrorist groups:
Red Brigades
Front Line
October 22 Group
PAC
Continuous Struggle
PO-AO

Supported by:
 Soviet Union (alleged)

Italy Italian Government

Supported by:
 United States

Far-right terrorist groups:
National Vanguard
Black Order
NAR
Third Position
Supported by:
 United States (alleged)

Far-left and far-right terrorist groups dismantled
Communist insurgency in Malaysia1968–1989Communist forces:
Malayan Communist Party[142]

Supported by:
 China[37][168]
 Soviet Union[168]

Anti-communist forces:
 Malaysia[169]
 Thailand[170][171]

Supported by:
 United Kingdom[172]
 Australia
 New Zealand[172]
 United States

Peace agreement reached
Operation Condor1968–1989Left-wing governments and opponents to the military juntas in South America.

Supported by:
 Poland
 Spain

 Chile
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Bolivia
 Paraguay
 Uruguay

Supported by:
 United States
 Peru
 Ecuador
 Colombia
 Venezuela

Al-Wadiah War1969 South Yemen

Supported by:
 Soviet Union

 Saudi Arabia

Supported by:
United States United States

Saudi victory
Bangladesh Liberation War1971 Pakistan

Supported by:
 United States
 China
 France
 United Kingdom
 Turkey
 Iran
 Jordan

 Bangladesh

 India

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
 Israel

Indian–Bangladeshi victory
Yemenite War of 19721972 South Yemen
National Democratic Front

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
 Cuba
 East Germany
 Czechoslovakia
 Libya

 North Yemen

Supported by:
 Saudi Arabia
 Jordan
United States United States
 Republic of China
 United Kingdom
 West Germany

Cairo Agreement
Angolan Civil War1974–2002Angola MPLA
SWAPO
MK
Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC)

Supported by:
 Soviet Union[173] (until 1991)
 Cuba
 Tanzania[174]
Mozambique Mozambique[175]
 Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[176]
 Polish People's Republic (until 1989)
 Yugoslavia
 People's Republic of Bulgaria[177] (until 1989)
 Guyana[158]
 Portugal[178]
 Romania (until 1989)
 India[176]
 North Korea
 Brazil
 Mexico

 UNITA
FNLA
FLEC

Supported by:
 United States[179]
 People's Republic of China[179]
 South Africa
 Zambia[180]
 Morocco[181]
 Zaire
 Egypt
 France
 Belgium
 Burkina Faso (from 1987)
 Israel
 United Kingdom
 Rhodesia (until 1979)
 South Korea

MPLA victory
Ethiopian Civil War1974–1991 People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Supported by:
 Soviet Union[124][117][121][122][123][182][183]
 North Korea
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya
 South Yemen[124]
 Tanzania
 East Germany (until 1990)[124][182][183]
 Bulgaria
 Cuba (1987–1991)[184]

Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

Supported by:
 United States
 United Kingdom
 China
 West Germany (until 1990)
 Germany (from 1990)
 Saudi Arabia
 Israel
 North Yemen

EPLF/TPLF rebel victory
Lebanese Civil War1975–1990Lebanon LNM (until 1982)
Lebanon Jammoul (from 1982)
Palestine Liberation Organization PLO

Supported by:
 Iraq
 Libya
 Algeria

Amal Movement

Hezbollah
(from 1985)
 Iran(From 1980, mainly IRGC and Artesh paramilitary units)

Supported by:
 North Korea

Islamic Unification Movement (from 1982)

 Syria

 LF
AFL (until 1977)
SLA (from 1976)
 Israel (from 1978)

Tigers Militia (until 1980)

Marada Brigades (left LF in 1978; aligned with Syria)

 Lebanon
 United Nations UNIFIL (from 1978)
Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982–1984)
 United States
 France

Arab Deterrent Force (1976–1987)
 Syria (1976, and from 1983)

Neutral Parties: Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Kurdistan Region Kurds

Stalemate
Indonesian occupation of East Timor1975–1999 East Timor (CNRM, later CNRT)

Supported by:
 Portugal
 Soviet Union (until 1991)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya
Free Aceh Movement
 China

 Indonesia

Supported by:
 United States
 Australia
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Israel[185]

Shaba I1977 Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC)

Supported by:
Angola Angola
 Cuba
 Soviet Union

 Zaire
Supported by:
 United States[186]
 China[187]
 Sudan[187]
 Morocco
 Egypt
 France
 Belgium		Zairian victory
Ogaden War1977–1978 Ethiopia

Supported by:
 Cuba
 Soviet Union
 South Yemen
 North Korea
 East Germany

Somalia Somalia
WSLF

Supported by:
 China
 Egypt
Romania Socialist Republic of Romania

Ethiopian victory
Cambodian-Vietnamese War1977–1991 Vietnam (VPA)
KUFNS
People's Republic of Kampuchea (KPRAF) (after 10 January 1979)
State of Cambodia (CPAF) (1989)

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
 Laos

 Democratic Kampuchea (RAK)

Supported by:
 China

Post invasion:
CGDK:

Supported by:
 China
 United States (non-combat support)
 United Kingdom (non-combat support)

Spillover conflict:
 Thailand (border clashes)

Vietnamese/People's Republic of Kampuchea victory
Mozambican Civil War1977–1992Mozambique FRELIMO

Supported by:
 Malawi[99]
 Zimbabwe (from 1980)
 Tanzania
 Soviet Union (until 1991)
 Bulgaria
 Cuba
 Brazil

 RENAMO

Supported by:
 Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
 South Africa[188]
 Malawi[99]
 United States
 Rhodesia

Stalemate
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict1977–1997Bangladesh Bangladesh Shanti Bahini


Supported by:
 India[189][190]

Stalemate
Shaba II1978 Front for the National Liberation of the Congo (FNLC)

Supported by
Angola Angola
 Cuba (alleged)
 Soviet Union (alleged)

 Zaire

Supported by:
 France
 Belgium
 United States

Zairian victory; mutual end of support for other nations' rebel groups
Uganda–Tanzania War1978–1979 Tanzania
Uganda UNLA
Mozambique Mozambique[191]		 Uganda
 Libya
State of Palestine PLO[191][192]		Tanzanian victory
NDF Rebellion1978–1982 NDF

Supported by:
 South Yemen
 Libya
 Soviet Union

 North Yemen

Islamic Front

Supported by:
 United States
 Saudi Arabia
 Taiwan

Government victory
Chadian–Libyan War1978–1987Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya

Chad Chadian rebels

Supported by:
 Soviet Union

Chad Chad

 France
 Zaire[194]

Supported by:
 United States[195]
 Egypt[193]
 Sudan[193]

Ceasefire
  • Libyan victory (first phase)
  • Chadian-French victory (second phase)
Yemenite War of 19791979 South Yemen

National Democratic Front

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
 Cuba
 East Germany
 Czechoslovakia
 Libya

 North Yemen

Supported by:
 Saudi Arabia
 Jordan
United States United States
 Taiwan
 Iraq
 Egypt

Stalemate
Soviet–Afghan War1979–1989Soviet Union Soviet Union

Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Supported by:
 India[196][197]
 East Germany

 Sunni Mujahideen:

Supported by:
 Pakistan[198]
 United States[199][200][201][202]
 United Kingdom[201][203][204]
 China[205]
 Saudi Arabia[200][201][206][207]
 West Germany[208][209]
 United Kingdom[209]
 Turkey[210]
 Egypt[211]
 France[209]
 Israel[212]
 Japan[212]
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya

Shia Mujahedeen:

Supported by:
 Iran[198]

Small Maoist groups:

Supported by:
 Sri Lanka
 United Arab Emirates
 Jordan
 Malaysia

Mujahideen victory
Sino-Vietnamese War1979 Vietnam

Supported by:
 Soviet Union
 Laos

 People's Republic of ChinaStalemate
Ethiopian–Somali Border War1982 Ethiopia

Somali rebels
Supported by:
 Cuba[213]
 South Yemen[213]
 North Korea[213]

Somalia Somalia

Supported by:
 United States[213][214]

Stalemate
Sri Lankan Civil War1983–2009 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Supported by:
 Libya
 India (until 1987)[215][216][217][218]

 Sri Lanka
 Maldives
 India

Supported by:
 Pakistan

Sri Lankan Government victory
Thai–Laotian Border War1987–1988 Laos
 Vietnam

Supported by
Soviet Union Soviet Union

 Thailand

Supported by
United States United States

Stalemate
Afghan Civil War1989–1992Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Supported by
Soviet Union Soviet Union (until 1991)

 Mujahideen

Supported by
United States United States
 Pakistan
 China[219]
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Afghan mujahideen victory

Modern proxy wars

WarDatesCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Angolan Civil War1974–2002 UNITA
FNLA
FLEC

Supported by:
 United States[179]
 People's Republic of China[179]
 Zambia[180]
 Morocco[181]
 Zaire (until 1997)
 Egypt
 France
 Belgium
 Burkina Faso (from 1987)
 Israel
 United Kingdom
 Pakistan
 South Korea

Angola MPLA
SWAPO
MK
FNLC

Supported by:
 Cuba
 Tanzania[174]
 Yugoslavia (until 1992)
 Guyana[158]
 Portugal[178]
 India[176]
 North Korea
 Kazakhstan (from 1996)[176]
 Slovakia (from 1993)[176]
 Brazil
 Russia
 Kyrgyzstan
 Mexico

MPLA victory
Indonesian occupation of East Timor1975–1999 Indonesia

Supported by:
 United States
 Australia
 United Kingdom
 Canada[185]

 East Timor (CNRM, later CNRT)

Supported by:
 Portugal
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya
Free Aceh Movement
 Russia
 China

Insurgency in Laos1975–2008Laos Laos

Supported by:
Vietnam Vietnam
 North Vietnam (to 1976)
 Soviet Union (to 1978)

Hmong insurgents

Ethnic Liberation Organization of Laos
(1984–2008)
United Front for the Liberation of Laos (1980–2008)

Laos Royal Lao Democratic Government (1982)

Chao Fa (to 1984)
Lao National Liberation Front
Lao United Independence Front
Free Democratic Lao National Salvation Force
Cambodia National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (1979–1983: limited involv.)

Supported by:
China China (PRC) (to 1988)
[220]
Cambodia Democratic Kampuchea (to 1979)
Khmer Rouge (1980 to 1981)
Cambodia Party of Democratic Kampuchea (1981 to 1990)
Thailand Thailand (Rightists: early to mid-1980s) (Hmong: to 1990)
United States United States (Hmong: 1990)
Neo Hom (support, 1981–2008)[221][222]
Laos Royal Lao Government in Exile
Various Hmong exiles

Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict1977–1997Bangladesh Bangladesh Shanti Bahini

Supported by:
 India[189][190]

Stalemate
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict1988–2024 Armenia
 Nagorno-Karabakh
Supported by:
 Russia[223][224]
 Greece[225]		 Azerbaijan
Supported by:
 Pakistan[226][227]
 Kyrgyzstan[228]
 Turkey[229][230][231]
 Israel[232][233][234]
 Ukraine[235]		Azerbaijani victory
Afghan Civil War1989–1992 Mujahideen

Supported by
 United States
 Pakistan
 China
 Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Supported by
Russia Russia

Afghan mujahideen victory
Transnistria War1990–1992 Moldova

Supported by:
 Romania

 Transnistria

Supported by
Russia Russia
Ukraine Ukraine

Russo–Transnistrian victory
Georgian Civil War1991–1993Georgia (country) Gamsakhurdia's governmentGeorgia (country) State Council

South Ossetian Separatists
Abkhazia Abkhaz separatists
Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
 Russia

  • Gamsakhurdia government expunged
  • Abkhazian and South Ossetian separatists gain control of most of their claims
  • State Council takes control of Georgia proper
  • Georgia joins the Commonwealth of Independent States
Yugoslav Wars1991–2001Slovenia Slovenia
 Bosnia
 NATO
Supported by:
 Turkey[236]
 Pakistan
 Iran[237]
 Saudi Arabia[236]

 Croatia
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia
Supported by:
 Albania

National Liberation Army

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (before 1992)
 FR Yugoslavia (from 1992)
 Republika Srpska
AP Western Bosnia
Republic of Serbian Krajina
Supported by:
 Russia[238][239]
 Greece[240]

 Macedonia
Supported by:
 Ukraine[241][242][243](main arms supply)
 Bulgaria
 FR Yugoslavia

Breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of independent successor states
Tajikistani Civil War1992–1997United Tajik Opposition

Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Taliban factions2[245]
Supported by:
al-Qaeda[246]
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRP)
 Pakistan
 Iran

 Tajikistan

Supported by:
 Russia
 Uzbekistan[247]
 Kyrgyzstan

Stalemate
Second Afar insurgency1995–2018 ARDUF
Supported by:
 Eritrea		RSADO
DMLEK
EPLF
ESF
SPDM
Supported by:
 Ethiopia
First Congo War1996–1997 Zaire
UNITA[248]
Rwanda ALiR
Interahamwe
Supported by:
 France[249]		Democratic Republic of the Congo AFDL
Uganda Uganda
Rwanda Rwanda[250]

Supported by:
 United States[251]
Burundi Burundi[252]
 Angola[252]
Mai-Mai[250]
Bahunde[250]
Nande[250]
South Sudan SPLA[250]

Decisive AFDL victory
Nepalese Civil War1996–2006Nepal Kingdom of Nepal
Supported by:
 India
 United States
 European Union		 Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Supported by:
 China
 North Korea
 India
 Kazakhstan
 Kyrgyzstan		Comprehensive Peace Accord
Second Republic of the Congo Civil War1997–1999Republic of the Congo Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (to October 1997)
Cocoye Militia
Ninja Militia
Nsiloulou Militia
 Democratic Republic of the Congo[253][254]

Supported by:
UNITA (alleged)[255]

Republic of the Congo Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo (from October 1997)
Cobra Militia
Rwanda Rwandan Hutu Militia
 Angola
 Chad[254]

Supported by:
 France[256]
 Cuba (alleged)[255]
Mobutu Sese Seko Loyalists (alleged)[253]

Nguesso loyalist victory
Guinea-Bissau Civil War1998–1999 Guinea-Bissau
 Senegal[257]
 Guinea[258]
Supported by:
 France[259]
 Portugal		Guinea-Bissau Military rebels
Supported by:
Casamance MFDC[258]		Ousting of President João Bernardo Vieira
First Ivorian Civil War2002–2007 France
United Nations UNOIC		 Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Young Patriots of Abidjan militia
Liberia Liberian mercenaries
Supported by:
 Russia[260]
 Bulgaria[261]
 Belarus		Stalemate
War in Darfur2003–2020 SRF[note 2]

Supported by:
 South Sudan[264]
 Chad (2005–2010)
 Eritrea (until 2008)
Libya (until 2011)[265]
 United States
 Uganda (until 2015)[266]

Sudan Government of Sudan

Supported by:
 China
 Iran (until 2016)
 Russia

Iraqi insurgency2011–2014 Iraq

 Iraqi Kurdistan

Supported by:
 Saudi Arabia
 United States

Shi'a factions:

Badr BrigadesSoldiers of Heaven
Other militias

Supported by:
 Iran[268][269]

Stalemate
First Libyan Civil War2011–2011 Anti-Gaddafi forces

Supported by:
 Qatar
NATO
 United States
 France
 United Kingdom
 Italy
 Sudan
 Canada
 Turkey
 Netherlands
 Spain
 United Arab Emirates
 Greece
 Romania
 Norway
 Denmark
 Portugal
 Belgium
 Tunisia
  Switzerland
 Moldova
 Sweden
 Jordan

 Libya

Supported by:
 Belarus
 Algeria
 Zimbabwe
 Cuba
 Venezuela
PLO
 North Korea
 South Africa
 Nicaragua
 Bolivia
 Namibia
 Ecuador

Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon2012–2017 Lebanon

Supported by:
 Australia[270]
 Canada[271]
 Cyprus[272]
 Czech Republic[273]
 France[274]
 Pakistan
 Germany[275]
 Italy[276]
 Jordan[277]
 Netherlands[278]
 Saudi Arabia[274]
 South Korea[279]
 Spain[280]
 Turkey[281]
 United Kingdom[282][283]
 United States[274]

Pro-Syrian government militias:

Supported by:
 Syria[292]
 Iran[293]
 Russia[294]

Other militias:

Lebanese government and pro-Syrian government victory
Second Libyan Civil War2014–2020Libya Libyan National Army
Supported by:
 Russia[298]
 Belarus[299]
 Egypt[300][301][302]
 Algeria[303]
 Greece
 United Arab Emirates[300]
 France[304]
 Saudi Arabia[302][305][306]		Libya Government of National Accord
Supported by:
 Sudan[307]
 Ukraine (alleged)[308]
 Russia (alleged)[308]
 Turkey[309]
 United States[310]
 United Kingdom[citation needed]
 Qatar[300]
Ceasefire

Ongoing proxy wars

WarDatesCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Chinese Civil War[note 3]1927–present (de jure) Republic of China
Supported by:		 People's Republic of China
Supported by:		Ongoing
Xinjiang conflict1931–presentETPRP
(1969–1989)
URFET
(1969–1989)

East Turkestan East Turkestan Independence movement

Supported by:
Soviet Union Soviet Union (1969–1989)[311][312]
Mongolia Mongolian People's Republic (1960–1989)
 United States
 Republic of China
 Turkey
 Canada[313][314]

 Republic of China (1931–1954)

People's Republic of China (1949–present)

 Iran[315]
 Russia
 North Korea		Ongoing
Israeli-Palestinian conflict1948–present Palestine

Supported by:
 Egypt (1948–78)
 Iraq
 Syria
 Cuba[316]
 Algeria
 Soviet Union[317] (until 1991)
 Lebanon
 Iran
 North Korea

 Israel

Supported by:
 United States
 United Kingdom
 France (until 1967)
 Germany[318]
 Canada[319]
 Australia[320]
 Egypt (since 1978)[321]

Ongoing
Balochistan conflict1948–presentBaloch separatist groups

Supported by:
 India
 Soviet Union (until 1988)
Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (until 1990)
 Iraq (1970s)[322]

Sectarian groups
Jundallah[323][324]
Jaish ul-Adl
Jundallah (Pakistan)
al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi[322]
Sipah-e-Sahaba[322]

 Pakistan

Supported by:

 China[325]

 Iran[326]

Ongoing
Internal conflict in Myanmar1948–present Myanmar

Supported by:
 India
 China[327]
 Israel[328](formerly)[329]
 Russia[330]
 Philippines
 North Korea
 Yugoslavia (until 1988)

Opposition forces

ABSDF
Arakan Army
DKBA-5
KNU

KIO

MNDAA
SSAN
SSAS
TNLA
UWSP

...and others

Supported by:
 United States (1951–1953)
 Thailand
 China[331]
Taiwan Republic of China (1950–1961)[332]

Ongoing
Papua conflict1962–present Indonesia

Supported by:
 Australia[333][334][335]
 Fiji
 Papua New Guinea

Free Papua Movement

Supported by:
 Vanuatu
 Solomon Islands
 Tonga
 Senegal

Ongoing
Insurgency in Northeast India1963–presentACF
ATTF
BKI
DHD (until 2013)
GNLA
HNLC
HuM
IRF
KCP
KLNLF
KLO
KYKL
MULTA
NDFB
NLFT
NSCN-IM
PLA
PREPAK
ULFA
UNLF
ZRA

Supported by:
 China
 Pakistan
 Arab League

 India
 Bhutan
 Bangladesh
 Burma

Supported by:
 United States
 Soviet Union (1963–1991)
 Russia
 Iran

Ongoing
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency1967–present India

Supported by:
 Bangladesh
 Bhutan
   Nepal
 Sri Lanka
 Myanmar

Militias: (until 2011)[336]

 Naxalites:

Supported by:
 Pakistan[343]
 China[344][345]
 North Korea[344][345]
ULFA[346]
NSCN[346]
CPN (Maoist)
LTTE (until 2009)[346]
NPA[347]
PBSP[348]
CIC (until 1977)
CPN (Maoist) (2014)[349]
CCP (Maoist) (until 1976)

Ongoing
Civil conflict in the Philippines1969–presentCommunist forces:
Communist Party

Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)[351]
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) (until 2014)
MRLO[352]
Ampatuan militias[353]

Supported by:
 Malaysia (to MNLF and MILF)[354][355]
 People's Republic of China (1969–1976,[356] alleged continued support[citation needed])
 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1980s–2011)[357][358](to MNLF and NPA)[359][360][361][362][363]
 North Korea[364][365]
 Vietnam (1980s)[360]

Anti-communist forces:
 Philippines

Supported by:
 United States[367]

Ongoing
Cabinda War1975–present FLEC

Supported by:
 France[368]
 Zaire[369]
 Belgium[370]
World League for Freedom and Democracy[370]
 China (alleged)

 Angola

Supported by:
UNITA[371]
 Cuba
 East Germany (until 1989)
 Soviet Union (until 1989)[372][373]
 Brazil

Ongoing
Civil conflict in Turkey1976–presentTAK
TKP/ML-TİKKO
MKP-HKO-PHG
Maoist Party
Maoist Party Centre
THKO
Devrimci Yol
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front

Supported by:
 Soviet Union[374][375]
 China[376]
ASALA[377] (1970s–1988)
 Syria[374][378][379]
 Greece[380][381]
 Cyprus[374]
 Iran[374][382][383]
Iraq[384]
Libya[385]

 Turkey

Supported by:
 Turkic Council[377]

Ongoing
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict1979–present Saudi Arabia
 United Arab Emirates
 Bahrain
 Jordan
 Egypt
 Qatar (until 2017)
 Yemen (Hadi government)
 Kuwait
March 14 Alliance
 Morocco
Ba'athist Iraq Iraq (until 1989)
 Israel
 Syrian opposition

 Rojava
People's Mujahedin of Iran
National Council of Iran
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Jaish ul-Adl
Kurdistan Free Life Party
Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Ahvaz National Resistance
Tahrir al-Sham
Al-Nusra Front
State of Palestine Palestinian National Authority
ASLMA
Kurdistan Freedom Party
Naqshbandi Army
Free Iraqi Army
Sadrist Movement
Lebanese Forces
Future Movement
Libyan National Army

Supported by:
 Afghanistan (until 2021)
 Greece
 Azerbaijan
 Somalia
 Senegal
 Tajikistan
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Turkey (until 2017)
 Sudan (from 2015)
 Nigeria

 Iran
 Hezbollah
 Syria
 Iraq (from 2006)
 Yemen (Houthi government)
 Libya (until 2011)
 Lebanon
Hezbollah Al-Hejaz
Organization for the Islamic Revolution in the Arabian Peninsula
Liwa Fatemiyoun
 Houthi movement
Popular Mobilization Forces
Al-Ashtar Brigades
Al-Mukhtar Brigades
Hezbe Wahdat
Hamas
Husseiniyoun
Muslim Brotherhood
Liwa Zainebiyoun
Islamic Movement of Nigeria
Polisario Front
Taliban
March 8 Alliance
National Defence Forces
February 14 Youth Coalition
Government of National Accord

Supported by:
 China
 Gaza Strip
 Russia
 North Korea
 Sudan (until 2015)
 Venezuela
 Cuba
 Oman (allegedly)
 Turkey (from 2017)

Ongoing
Internal conflict in Peru1980–present Shining Path


MRTA (until 1997)

Supported by:
 Cuba[386]
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya[386]

Peru Peruvian Armed Forces

Peru Rondas Campesinas

Supported by:
 United States
 Soviet Union (until 1991)
 Russia
 Japan
 Colombia

Ongoing
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict1989–present Georgia Abkhazia
Supported by:
 Russia
 Turkey[387]		Ongoing
Georgian–Ossetian conflict1989–present Georgia South Ossetia
Supported by:
 Russia		Ongoing
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir1989–present India

 Afghanistan

Supported by:
 United States
 Iran
 Russia

 Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami

Lashkar-e-Taiba
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Hizbul Mujahideen
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
Al-Badr
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
Supported by:
 Pakistan[388]
 China
Afghanistan Taliban[389]
 Saudi Arabia[390]
al-Qaeda[389]

Ongoing
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency1995–present Uganda

 DR Congo
United Nations UNF Intervention Brigade

Supported by:
 United States[391]

 ADF

Supported by:
LRA[392]
 Sudan[393]

Ongoing
Syrian Civil War[394][395]2011–present Syrian opposition
Supported by:
 Saudi Arabia
 Qatar[396]
 United States[396]
 Turkey
 Libya
 European Union
 Australia
 Egypt (before 2013)
 France
 United Kingdom
 Jordan
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Canada
 Germany
 Syria
Supported by:
 Armenia[397]
 Iran[396]
 Russia[398][399][400]
 Iraq
 Pakistan[401][402]
 China[403][404]
 North Korea[405][406][407]
 Cuba[408]
 Venezuela[409][410][411][412]
 Algeria[413]
 Belarus[414]
 Angola[415]
 Egypt (from 2015)[416][417]
 United Arab Emirates

 Rojava
Supported by:
 United States
 France
 United Kingdom
 Iraqi Kurdistan[418]
CJTF-OIR

Ongoing
Yemeni Crisis (part of Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflicts)2011–presentYemen Yemen (Hadi government)
Saudi Arabia Saudi-led coalition
Supported by:

 Somalia[419]
 United States[420]
 Eritrea[421]
 United Kingdom[422][423]
 France[424][425][426]
 Pakistan
 Canada[427]
 Italy[citation needed]
 Turkey[428]
 Germany[429][430][431][432]

Yemen Yemen (Supreme Political Council)
Supported by:

 Iran[433]
 Iraq
 North Korea[434]
 Russia[435]
 Syria[436]

Ongoing

Notes

References

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