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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).
List of conflicts
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Date
! Conflict
! Location
! Casualties
|-
| align=center | 1919
| Egyptian Revolution of 1919
| Egypt
| align=right | 800–3,000
|-
| align=center | 1920–1926
| Rif War
|
| align=right | 40,000–46,400
|-
| align=center | 1940–1943
| Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatres of World War II
| Algeria, , Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
| align=right | 900,000
|-
| align=center | 1945
| 1945 Tripoli pogrom
| British Tripolitania
| align=right | 140
|-
| align=center | 1946
| Egyptian Student Riots
|
| align=right | 48
|-
| align=center | 1952
| Egyptian Revolution of 1952
| Egypt
| align=right | 1,000
|-
| align=center | 1952–1954
| Tunisian War of Independence
|
| align=right | 2,500
|-
| align=center | 1955–1972
| First Sudanese Civil War
|
| align=right | 500,000
|-
| align=center | 1954–1962
| Algerian War of Independence
|
| align=right |
400,000–1,500,000
|-
| align=center | 1957–1958
| Ifni War
| , Spanish West Africa
| align=right | 8,400
|-
| align=center | 1958–1959
| 1958 Rif riots
|
| align=right | ~4000
|-
| align=center | 1961
| Bizerte crisis
|
| align=right | 654
|-
| align=center | 1961–1964
| First Tuareg rebellion
| ,
| align=right |
|-
| align=center | 1963–1964
| Sand War
| ,
| align=right | 339
|-
| align=center | 1963–1965
| Socialist Forces Front Kabyle rebellion
|
| align=right | 400
|-
| align=center | 1965–1979
| Civil war in Chad
|
| align=right | 500+
|-
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align=center | 1970–present
| Western Sahara conflict
| , ,
| align=right | 14,000–21,000
|-
| align=center | 1977
| Libyan–Egyptian War
| ,
| align=right | 500
|-
| align=center | 1978–1987
| Chadian–Libyan conflict
| ,
| align=right | 8,500
|-
| align=center | 1979–1982
| Civil conflict in Chad
|
| align=right |
|-
| align=center | 1982–2002
| Chadian Civil War
|
| align=right | 37,500
|-
| align=center | 1983–2005
| Second Sudanese Civil War
|
| align=right | 600,000–2,500,000
|-
| align=center | 1983–1984
| Tunisian bread riots
|
| align=right | 150
|-
| align=center | 1986
| Bombing of Libya (1986)
|
| align=right | 100
|-
| align=center | 1986
| 1986 Egyptian Conscription Riot
|
| align=right | 107
|-
| align=center | 1987
| Executions by Abu Nidal's organization
|
| align=right | 150–160
|-
| align=center | 1990–1995
| Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995)
| ,
| align=right | 650-1,500
|-
| align=center | 1992–2000
| Terrorism in Egypt
|
| align=right | 1,300–2,000
|-
| align=center | 1992–2002
| Algerian Civil War
|
| align=right | 100,000–200,000
|-
| align=center | 2001–2002
| Black Spring (Kabylie)
|
| align=right | 123
|-
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align=center | 2002–present
| Insurgency in the Maghreb
| , , , ,
| align=right | 6,000
|-
| align=center | 2003–2020
| War in Darfur
|
| align=right | 100,000–330,000
|-
| align=center | 2005–2010
| Civil war in Chad (2005–2010)
| ,
| align=right | 1,140
|-
| align=center | 2007–2009
| Tuareg Rebellion (2007–2009)
| ,
| align=right | 350–1,330
|-
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align=center | 2009–present
| Sudanese nomadic conflicts
| ,
| align=right | 3,000–3,500
|-
| align=center | 2010–2011
| Tunisian Revolution
|
| align=right | 338
|-
| align=center | 2011–2020
| Sudan–SPLM-N conflict
|
| align=right | 1,500
|-
| align=center | 2011–2014
| Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014)
|
| align=right | 4,686–4,687
|-
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align=center | 2011–present
| Libyan Crisis (2011–present)
|
| align=right | 40,000+
|-
| align=center | 2011–2013
| 2011–2013 Sudanese protests
|
| align=right | 200+
|-
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" align=center | 2012–present
| Northern Mali conflict
|
| align=right | 2,000+<!--see article-->
|}
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
See also
- List of conflicts in Africa
- List of modern conflicts in the Middle East