List Of Modern Conflicts In North Africa
Note:
- "Modern" is defined as post-WWI period, from 1918 until today.
- "North Africa" definition is approximately overlapping the Arab term `Maghreb`.
- "Conflict" is defined as a separate 100+ casualty incident.
- In all cases conflicts are listed by total deaths, including subconflicts (specified below).
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