Country
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Main religious groups involved
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Type of conflict
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Afghanistan
|
Extreme, radical Fundamentalist Muslim
terrorist groups & non-Muslims
|
Osama bin Laden headed a terrorist group
called Al Quada (The Source) headquartered in Afghanistan. They were
protected by, and integrated with, the Taliban dictatorship in the country.
The Northern Alliance of rebel Afghans, Britain and the U.S. attacked the
Taliban and Al Quada, establishing a new regime in part of the country. The fighting
continues.
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Bosnia
|
Serbian Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholic),
Muslims
|
Fragile peace is holding, due to the presence
of peacekeepers.
|
Côte
d'Ivoire
|
Muslims,
Indigenous, Christian
|
Following the elections in late 2000, government
security forces "began targeting civilians solely and explicitly on
the basis of their religion, ethnic group, or national origin. The
overwhelming majority of victims come from the largely Muslim north of the
country, or are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants..."
A military uprising continued the slaughter in 2002. It split the
nation into two segments. Periods of peace and violence have alternated as
the country struggles towards stability.
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Cyprus
|
Christians
& Muslims
|
The island is partitioned, creating enclaves
for ethnic Greeks (Christians) and Turks (Muslims). A UN peace keeping
force is maintaining stability.
|
East Timor
|
Christians
& Muslims
|
A Roman Catholic country. About 30% of
the population died by murder, starvation or disease after they were
forcibly annexed by Indonesia (mainly Muslim). After voting for independence,
many Christians were exterminated or exiled by the Indonesian army and
army-funded militias in a carefully planned program of genocide and religious
cleansing. East Timore won its independence from Indonesia in 2002. The
situation is now stable.
|
India
|
Animists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims &
Sikhs
|
Various conflicts that heat up periodically
producing loss of life. Christians are regularly attacked in Orissa province
by militant Hindu extremists.
|
Indonesia,
Maluku Islands
|
Christians
& Muslims
|
After centuries of relative peace, conflicts
between Christians and Muslims started during 1999. About 6,000 were
killed; over a half million people were internally displaced; thousands were
forced to convert to another religion. Peace talks were initiated by the
government in early 2002., the situation appears to be more stable with
sporadic outbreaks of violence.
|
Iraq
|
Kurds, Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Yazidi
|
This is a country with three main ethnic and
religious groups: Shiites, Sunnis & Kurds. For decades, one group has
controlled the government, and the other two groups have suffered. In 2014, a
new group invaded the country: ISISBy mid-2006, a small scale civil war,
primarily between Shiite and Sunni Muslims started. The situation appears to
be steadily improving since the coalition forces have withdrawn from the
cities.
|
Kashmir
|
Hindus &
Muslims
|
A chronically unstable region of the world,
claimed by both Pakistan and India. The availability of nuclear weapons
stockpiles are destabilizing the region further. More details Thirty to sixty thousand
people have died since 1989. A plebescite would be the obvious solution,
except that either Pakistan or India -- whichever country polls show wold
lose the plebiscite -- refuse to allow one.
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Kosovo
|
Serbian
Orthodox Christians & Muslims
|
Peace enforced by NATO peacekeepers. There is
convincing evidence of past mass murder by Yugoslavian government (mainly
Serbian Orthodox Christians) against ethnic Albanians (mostly Muslim) Full story
|
Kurdistan
|
Christians,
Muslims
|
Periodic assaults on Christians (Protestant,
Chaldean Catholic, & Assyrian Orthodox).
|
Macedonia
|
Macedonian
Orthodox Christians & Muslims
|
Muslims (often referred to as ethnic
Albanians) engaged in a civil war with the rest of the country who are
primarily Macedonian Orthodox Christians during the 1990s. A peace treaty has
been signed. Disarmament by NATO is complete.
|
Middle East
|
Jews,
Muslims, & Christians
|
The peace process between Israel and Palestine
suffered a complete breakdown. This has resulted in the deaths of thousands,
in the ratio of three dead for each Jew who died. Major strife broke out in 2000-SEP. Flareups repeat. No resolution appears possible.
|
Nigeria
|
Christians,
Animists, & Muslims
|
Yourubas and Christians in the south of the
country are battling Muslims in the north. Country is struggling towards
democracy after decades of Muslim military dictatorships. More details
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Northern
Ireland
|
Protestants,
Catholics
|
After 3,600 killings and assassinations over
30 years. A ceasefire is holding.
|
Pakistan
|
Suni &
Shi'ite Muslims
|
Low level mutual attacks, overshadowed by
Taliban insurrectionists.
|
Philippines
|
Christians
& Muslims
|
A low level conflict between the mainly
Christian central government and Muslims in the south of the country has
continued for centuries. More details
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Russia,
Chechnya
|
Russian
Orthodox Christians, Muslims
|
The Russian army attacked the breakaway
region. Many atrocities have been alleged on both sides. According to the Voice
of the Martyrs: "In January 2002 Chechen rebels included all
Christians on their list of official enemies, vowing to 'blow up every church
and mission-related facility in Russia'."
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Somalia
|
Wahhabi and
Sufi Muslims
|
Sufi Muslims -- a tolerant moderate tradition
of Islam are fighting the Shabab who follow the Wahhabi tradition of Islam in
a continuing conflict.
|
South Africa
|
Animists
& "Witches"
|
Hundreds of persons, suspected and accused of
witches practicing black magic, are murdered each year.
|
Sri Lanka
|
Buddhists
& Hindus
|
Tamils (a mainly Hindu 18% minority) are
involved in a war aimed at dividing the island and creating a homeland for
themselves. Conflict had been underway since 1983 with the Sinhalese Buddhist
majority (70%). Over a hundred thousand people have been killed. The conflict
took a sudden change for the better in 2002-SEP, when the Tamils dropped
their demand for complete independence. The South Asian Tsunami in 2004-DEC
induced some cooperation. By 2009 the Tamil uprising was crushed by the
government.
|
Sudan
|
Animists,
Christians & Muslims
|
Complex ethnic, racial, religious conflict in
which the Muslim regime committed genocide against both Animists and Christians in the
south of the country. Slavery and near slavery were practiced. A ceasefire
was signed in 2006-MAY between some of the combatants. 3
Warfare continues in the Darfur region, primarily between a Muslim militia
and Muslim inhabitants.
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Thailand
|
Buddhists
& Muslims
|
Muslim rebels have been involved in a bloody
insurgency in southern Thailand -- a country that is 95% Buddhist.
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Tibet
|
Buddhists
& Communists
|
Country was annexed by Chinese Communists in
late 1950's. Brutal suppression of Buddhism continues. *
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Uganda
|
Animists,
Christians, & Muslims
|
Christian rebels of the Lord's Resistance
Army are conducting a civil war in the north of Uganda. Their goal is a
Christian theocracy whose laws are based on the Ten Commandments. They abduct, enslave
and/or raped about 2,000 children a year.
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