2010s
Name Start date End date Description
Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict 14 May 1948 Ongoing Conflict between Jewish and Arab communities in Israel and the West Bank have been ongoing since 1948 . After Israel occupied the West Bank , it began making settlements there , which has been an obstacle to the peace process . Tensions also remained high as Hamas , which controls the Gaza Strip , has been launching rockets and cross-border raids into Israeli territory , which Israel has responded with force
War on Terror War in Afghanistan Iraq conflict Drone strikes in Pakistan American intervention in Somalia American intervention in Libya 11 September 2001 Ongoing Motivated by the September 11 attacks , the United States and other governments started a large scale effort to eliminate terrorism . With support from NATO , the United States invaded Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and overthrew the government . Two years later , on the pretext that the government of Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction , the United States and a coalition of partners invaded Iraq and overthrew Hussein , after which the U.S. occupied the country . However , insurgencies remained active in both countries , long after the invasions
2011 military intervention in Libya 19 March 2011 31 October 2011 Following United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 , a NATO -led coalition launched an air campaign against Muammar Gaddafi 's government in the Libyan Civil War
Russian military intervention in Ukraine Annexation of Crimea War in Donbass 20 February 2014 Ongoing After the fall of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych , Russian soldiers took control of strategic positions in the Ukrainian territory of Crimea and subsequently annexed the region after a controversial referendum . In the months that followed , demonstrations in Donbass escalated into an armed conflict between the government of Ukraine and Russia-backed separatist forces
International military intervention against ISIL 13 June 2014 Ongoing In late 2013 , a terrorist organization called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant began making rapid advances and territorial gains in Iraq and Syria . It captured Mosul in June and made Raqqa its capital . Various international coalitions were formed to help fight the militants . By December 2017 , ISIL had lost much of its former territory
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 26 March 2015 Ongoing During the Yemeni Civil War , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , and other countries invaded parts of Yemen in order to depose the Houthi -controlled government
Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War Operation Euphrates Shield Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate Operation Olive Branch 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria 24 August 2016 Ongoing During the Syrian Civil War , Turkey invaded parts of northern Syria in order to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Syrian Democratic Forces
2018 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes 20 May 2018 27 May 2018
2019 India-Pakistan border skirmishes 26 February 2019 22 March 2019 The Indian Air Force launches airstrikes on purported terrorist camps in Muzaffarabad and Chakothi areas of Pakistan-administered Kashmir , and Balakot in mainland Pakistan , leading to said standoff
Politics and conflicts -- Major conflicts
The 2010s (pronounced twenty tens or two thousand (and) tens) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 2010, and ended on 31 December 2019. The decade began amid a global financial crisis and subsequent international recession dating from the late 2000s. The resulting European sovereign-debt crisis became more pronounced early in the decade and continued to affect the possibility of a global economic recovery. Economic issues, such as austerity, inflation and an increase in commodity prices, led to unrest in many lower-income countries, including the 15-M and Occupy movements. Unrest in some countries - particularly in the Arab world - evolved into socioeconomic crises triggering revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, as well as civil wars in Libya and Syria, in a widespread phenomenon commonly referred to as the Arab Spring. The United States continued to retain its global superpower status while an assertive China, along with launching vast economic initiatives and military reforms, sought to expand its influence in the South China Sea and in Africa, solidifying its position as a potential superpower; global competition between China and the U.S. coalesced into a containment effort and a trade war. Elsewhere in Asia, the Koreas improved their relations after a prolonged crisis and the War on Terror continued as Osama bin Laden was assassinated by U.S. forces in a raid on his compound in Pakistan as a part of the U.S.'s continued military involvement in many parts of the world. The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant extremist organization in 2014 erased the borders between Syria and Iraq, resulting in a multinational intervention that also saw the demise of its leader. In Africa, South Sudan broke away from Sudan and mass protests and various coups d'état saw longtime strongmen deposed. Meanwhile, Europe experienced a migrant crisis and Russia annexed Crimea. The Internet of things saw substantial growth during the 2010s due to advancements in wireless networking devices, mobile telephony, and cloud computing. Advancements in data processing and the rollout of 5G broadband allowed data and information to disperse among domains at paces never before seen while online resources such as social media facilitated phenomena such as the Me Too movement and the rise of slacktivism and online call-out culture.