Central Asia
| War | Start | End | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osh riots (1990) | 1990 | 1990 | Ethnic conflict between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in the city of Osh. |
| Civil war in Tajikistan | 1992 | 1997 | Began when ethnic groups from the Garm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions of Tajikistan, which were underrepresented in the ruling elite, rose up against the national government of President Rahmon Nabiyev, in which people from the Leninabad and Kulyab regions dominated. The war ended with the signing of the "General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan" and the "Moscow Protocol". |
| 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots | 2010 | 2010 | Clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, primarily in the cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad, in the aftermath of the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on April 7. |
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