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This is a list of proxy wars. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. A proxy war is defined as "a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these".
In political science, a proxy war is an armed conflict where at least one of the belligerents is directed or supported by an external third-party power. In the term proxy war, a belligerent with external support is the proxy; both belligerents in a proxy war can be considered proxies if both are receiving foreign military aid from a third party country.
Proxy war * List of proxy wars; 0–9. 1958 Lebanon crisis; 1959 Tibetan uprising; 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War; A. Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Algerian ...
In 2005, when former Property Appraiser Bert Hartsfield headed the office, Preston was demoted and suspended for a month after he was seen purchasing alcohol in uniform and using an agency vehicle ...
[9] [3] It was in "retaliation to Republic of Afghanistan’s proxy war and support to the militants against Pakistan". [ 4 ] [ 10 ] The Republic of Afghanistan support to anti-Pakistani militants had forced then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Naseerullah Khan Babar , then-Inspector General of the Frontier Corps in NWFP (now ...
On 17 September, Israel adopted a new war goal; to return civilians displaced by Hezbollah back to their homes in northern Israel. [95] Later that day and the next, thousands of communications devices (including pagers and walkie-talkies) exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria, with Israel aiming to attack Hezbollah members.
The "limited war" or "proxy war" strategy was a feature of conflicts such as the Vietnam War and the Soviet War in Afghanistan, as well as wars in Angola, Greece, and the Middle East. In the aftermath of the war, the United States funneled significant aid to South Korea under the auspices of the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency.
The Russo-Ukrainian War is alleged to be a proxy war only by the Russian side, which claims that Ukraine started it on behalf of the United States and/or NATO. However, it's difficult to call it as a proxy war if only one side considers it one. Maybe in a few years. 2600:6C40:7400:198E:40BD:BB92:7B95:D400 00:13, 2 August 2022 (UTC)