Posted on 11/24/2002 2:19:55 PM PST by zapiks44
One statistic I've heard quite a bit since 9/11 is that, of all the armed conflicts going on in the world right now, Muslims are involved in all but two or three of them. I've heard wide-ranging numbers for the number of armed conflicts, from 40 to 141. If someone could list each of these conflicts, as well as highlight the ones Muslims are not involved in, that'd be great. I'd just like some clarification for this startling statistic.
Main warring parties | Year began1 |
---|---|
Middle East | |
Iran vs. Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) | 1979 |
Iraq vs. Desert Storm Coalition (U.S. & U.K.) | 1991 |
Iraqi government (Sunni) vs. Shi'a (Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq) | 1991 |
Iraq vs. Kurds | 1961 |
Israel vs. Palestinian Authority/Hamas/Hezbollah/Palestinian separatists | 1948 |
Asia | |
Afghanistan: U.S., U.K., Northern Alliance, and Coalition Forces vs. al-Qaeda | 2001 |
India vs. Kashmiri separatist groups/Pakistan | 1948 |
India vs. Assam insurgents (various) | 1979 |
Indonesia vs. Aceh separatists | 1969 |
Indonesia vs. Irian Jaya separatists | 1969 |
Philippines vs. Mindanaoan separatists (MILF/ASG) | 1971 |
Africa | |
Algeria vs. Armed Islamic Group (GIA) | 1991 |
Burundi: Tutsi vs. Hutu | 1988 |
Democratic Republic of Congo and allies vs. Rwanda, Uganda, and indigenous rebels2 | 1997 |
Liberia vs. LURD rebels | 2000 |
Somalia vs. rival clans | 1991 |
Sudan vs. Sudanese People's Liberation Army2 | 1983 |
Uganda vs. Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | 1986 |
Europe | |
Russia vs. Chechen separatists | 1994 |
Latin America | |
Colombia vs. National Liberation Army (ELN) | 1978 |
Colombia vs. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | 1978 |
Colombia vs. Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) | 1990 |
![]() Military Budgets of Selected Countries, 2001 |
![]() Worldwide Conflicts and Wars |
![]() Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts |
Name | Population | % of Muslims | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Afghanistan | 18M | 99% |
2 | Albania | 2.3M | 75% |
3 | Algeria | 22M | 98% |
4 | Bahrain | .220M | 99% |
5 | Bangladesh | 100M | 85% |
6 | Cameroon | 6.2M | 55% |
7 | Central African Republic | 2M | 55% |
8 | Chad | 4M | 85% |
9 | Dahomey | 3M | 60% |
10 | Egypt | 51M | 93% |
11 | Ethiopia | 27M | 65% |
12 | Gambia | .4M | 85% |
13 | Guinea | 4.3M | 95% |
14 | Guinea-Bissau | .81M | 70% |
15 | Indonesia | 161M | 95% |
16 | Iran | 48M | 98% |
17 | Iraq | 14.5M | 95% |
18 | Ivory Coast | 5M | 55% |
19 | Jordan | 3M | 95% |
20 | Kuwait | 1M | 98% |
21 | Lebanon | 3M | 57% |
22 | Libya | 3M | 100% |
23 | Malaysia | 14.5M | 52% |
24 | Maldive Islands | 12M | 100% |
25 | Mali | 6M | 90% |
26 | Mauritania | 2M | 100% |
27 | Morocco | 24M | 99% |
28 | Niger | 4.5M | 91% |
29 | Nigeria | 100M | 75% |
30 | Oman | .75M | 100% |
31 | Pakistan | 90M | 97% |
32 | Qatar | .18M | 100% |
33 | Saudi Arabia | 10.5M | 100 |
34 | Senegal | 7M | 95% |
35 | Sierra Leone | 3M | 65% |
36 | Somalia | 5M | 100% |
37 | South Yemen | 1.5M | 95% |
38 | Sudan | 22M | 85% |
39 | Syria | 11M | 87% |
40 | Tanzania | 15M | 65% |
41 | Togo | 2.1M | 55% |
42 | Tunisia | 7M | 95% |
43 | Turkey | 66M | 99% |
44 | U.A.E | .32M | 100% |
45 | Upper Volta | 6M | 56% |
46 | North Yemen | 6M | 99% |
Country Name | Muslims | % of total population |
---|---|---|
Angola | 1.5M | 25% |
Argentina | .5M | 2% |
Australia | .13M | 1% |
Bhutan | .05M | 5% |
Botswana | .03M | 5% |
Brazil | .21M | .2% |
Bulgaria | 1.3M | 14% |
Burma | 3M | 10% |
Burundi | .7M | 20% |
Cambodia | .07M | 1% |
Canada | .1M | .5% |
China | 100M | 11% |
Congo | .15M | 15% |
Cyprus | .21M | 33% |
Equatorial Guinea | .07M | 25% |
Fiji | .06M | 11% |
France | 2M | 3.80% |
Germany | 1.5M | 2.40% |
Ghana | 3M | 30% |
Gibraltar | .003M | 10% |
Greece | .27M | 3% |
Hong Kong | .004M | 1% |
Guyana | .01M | 15% |
India | 100M | 12% |
Italy | .55M | 1% |
Japan | .01M | 1.00% |
Kenya | 4M | 29.50% |
Liberia | .5M | 30% |
Lesotho | .12M | 10% |
Malagasy Republic | 1.4M | 20% |
Malawi | 1.7M | 35% |
Malta | .045M | 14% |
Mauritius | .14M | 19.50% |
Mozambique | 2.2M | 29% |
Namibia | .034M | 5% |
Nepal | .5M | 4% |
Netherlands | .2M | 1.50% |
Panama | .05M | 4% |
Philippines | 5M | 12% |
Portuguese Timor | .012M | 20% |
Reunion | .09M | 20% |
Rumania | .2M | 20% |
Zimbabwe | 1M | 15% |
South Africa | .5M | 2% |
Sri Lanka | 1.2M | 9% |
Surinam | .1M | 25% |
Swaziland | .046M | 10% |
Thailand | 6M | 14% |
Trinidad & Tobago | .127M | 12% |
Uganda | 4M | 36% |
U.K | 1.5M | 2.70% |
U.S.S.R (Russia) | 60M | 20% |
U.S.A | 3.2M | 1.50% |
Yugoslavia | 5M | 20% |
Zaire | 2.4M | 10% |
Zambia | .7M | 15% |
I may be wrong, but I doubt it. The religion of peace is very consistent.
GROUP | CAUSE | LOCATION | DESIGNATOR |
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) | Islamist | Lebanon | U.S. |
Abu Sayyaf Group | Islamist | Philippines | U.S. |
al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades | Islamist | Palestine | U.S. |
AntiFascist Resistance Groups First of October (GRAPO) | Narxist | Spain | E.U. |
Armed Islamic Group (GIA) | Islamist | Algeria | U.S. |
Asbat al-Ansar | Islamist | Algeria | U.S. |
Aska Tasuna | Basque/Marxist/Islamist | Spain | E.U. |
Aum Shinrikyo | Cult | Japan | U.S., E.U. |
Babbar Khalsa | Sikh Independence | India | E.U. |
Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) | Basque/Marxist/Islamist | Spain | U.S., E.U. |
Gamaa al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group) | Islamist | Egypt | U.S., E.U. |
HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement) | Islamist | Palestine | U.S., E.U. |
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM) | Islamist | Pakistan | U.S. |
Hizballah (Party of God) | Islamist | Lebanon | U.S. |
International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) | Sikh Independence | India | E.U. |
Irish Republican Army - Continuity (CIRA) | Independence | No. Ireland | E.U. |
Irish Republican Army - Real | Independence | No. Ireland | U.S., E.U. |
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) | Islamist | Uzbekistan | U.S. |
Jaish e-Mohammed (JEM) | Islamist | Kashmir | U.S. |
al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad) | Islamist | Egypt | U.S. |
Kahane Chai (Kach) | Jewish | Israel | U.S. |
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) | Marxist | Turkey | U.S., E.U. |
Lashkar e-Tayyiba, (Army of the Righteous) (LET) | Islamist | Kashmir | U.S., E.U. |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | Independence | Sri Lanka | U.S. |
Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) | Independence | No. Ireland | E.U. |
Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) | Marxist | Iran | U.S., E.U. |
National Liberation Army (ELN) | Marxist | Columbia | U.S. |
Orange Volunteers (OV) | Anti-IRA | No. Ireland | E.U. |
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) | Islamist | Palestine | U.S., E.U. |
Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) | Islamist | Palestine | U.S. |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | Islamist | Palestine | U.S., E.U. |
PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC) | Islamist | Palestine | U.S. |
al-Qaida | Islamist | Afghnistan | U.S., E.U. |
Red Hand Defenders (RHD) | Anti-IRA | No. Ireland | E.U. |
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | Marxist | Columbia | U.S. |
Revolutionary Nuclei (formerly ELA) | Marxist | Greece | U.S., E.U. |
Revolutionary Organization 17 November | Marxist | Columbia | U.S., E.U. |
Revolutionary Peoples Liberation Army/Front (DHKP/C) | Marxist | Turkey | U.S., E.U. |
Salafist Group | Islamist | Lebanon | U.S. |
Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) | Marxist | Peru | U.S., E.U. |
Ulster Defense Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters | Anti-IRA | No. Ireland | E.U. |
United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) | Drugs | Columbia | U.S., E.U. |
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