This is a list of conflicts in Europe ordered chronologically, including wars between European states, civil wars within European states, wars between a European state and a non-European state that took place within Europe, and global conflicts in which Europe was a theatre of war.
There are various definitions of Europe and in particular, there is a significant dispute about the eastern and southeastern boundaries, specifically about how to define the countries of the former Soviet Union. This list is based on a wide definition that includes much of the interface between Europe and Western Asia.
Conflict | Includes | Date started | Duration | Casualties |
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Corsican conflict | 04/05/1976 | 48 years, 1 month, 1 week and 3 days | 0 killed | |
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict | 1989 | 35 years | 4,000 to 15,000 killed | |
Georgian–Ossetian conflict | 1989 | 35 years | 2,000+ killed | |
Dissident Irish Republican campaign | 10/04/1998 | 26 years, 2 months and 4 days | 145 killed, 766 wounded[citation needed] | |
Chechen–Russian conflict | 1785 | 239 years | 33,000 to 240,000 killed in Second Chechen War | |
Russo-Ukrainian War | 2014-02-20 | 10 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days | 12,800 to 13,000 killed, 27,000 to 30,000 wounded, as of December, 2018 | |
Cold War II | 2008 | 16 years | 0 killed | |
Yellow vests movement | 17/11/2018 | 5 years, 6 months and 4 weeks | 11 killed |