List of modern conflicts in North Africa



Note:


 * "Modern" is defined as post-WWI period, from 1918 until today.
 * "North Africa" has a definition approximately that of the Arab term Maghreb, in addition to Egypt
 * "Conflict" is defined as a separate 100+ casualty incident.
 * In all cases conflicts are listed by total deaths, including subconflicts (specified below).

Casualties breakdown
North African Campaign (WWII) – combined figure ~430,000 killed:
 * Western Desert Campaign – 50,000 casualties
 * Battle of Cape Bon – 900+ casualties
 * Raid on Alexandria (1941) – 8 casualties
 * Action off Cape Bougaroun – 27 killed
 * Mers al-Kbir – 1,299 killed
 * Operation Torch – 1,825 killed
 * Tunisia campaign – ~376,000 killed

Western Sahara conflict (1970–present) combined casualty figure 14,000–21,000+:
 * Western Sahara War – 7,000 Moroccan, Mauritianian and French soldiers killed; 4,000 Sahrawi People's Liberation Army soldiers killed; 3,000 civilians killed
 * Second Sahrawi Intifada – 1 killed
 * Gdeim Izik protest camp – 18–36 killed
 * 2011 Sahrawi protests – 1 killed
 * Western Saharan clashes (2020–present) - 66 killed

Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) combined casualties at least 650–1,500:
 * Tchin-Tabaradene massacre – 650–1,500 civilians killed

Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014) combined casualty figure 4,686–4,687:
 * 2011 Egyptian Revolution – 846 killed
 * Aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution – 300 killed
 * Timeline of the Egyptian Crisis under Mohamed Morsi – 127–128 killed
 * Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014) – 3,143 killed
 * Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present) – 570 killed

Libyan Crisis (2011–present) combined casualty figure 40,000+:
 * First Libyan Civil War – 25,000–30,000 killed
 * Factional violence in Libya (2011–2014) – over 1,000 killed
 * Second Libyan Civil War – thousands killed