Question

Conflict / war recent in the last 50 years make it really short

Answer 1

Here are major conflicts from the last ~50 years (1976–2026), very short:

- Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989)
- Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988)
- Falklands War (1982)
- Gulf War (1990–1991)
- Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001)
- Rwandan Genocide / Civil War (1994)
- Second Congo War (1998–2003)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Iraq War (2003–2011; insurgency after)
- Syrian Civil War (2011–present)
- Libyan Civil War (2011, ongoing instability)
- Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
- Russo–Ukrainian War (2014–present; full-scale invasion 2022–)
- Nagorno-Karabakh (2020)
- Tigray War (2020–2022)

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