Collection of facts about the Mali War

This post is a collection of facts about the Mali War (2012 - now). There are 18 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Began with the Tuareg rebellion in northern Mali (Jan 2012)
• National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) rebels fighting for independence of Azawad
• MNLA initially allied with Ansar Dine, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA)
• MNLA coup d'état (Mar - Apr 2012)
• MNLA declared independence from Mali and was rejected by the African Union
• French military began operations in Mali (Jan 2013)
• Peace deal signed in June 2013 but suspended in Sept 2013
• Islamic State - Sahel Province (ISSP) formed in 2015
• Algiers Accords peace deal in June 2015
• Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) coalition formed in 2017
• Conflict between JNIM and ISSP began in 2019
• Assimi Goïta lead coup d'état in 2020
• Assimi Goïta lead another coup d'état in 2021
• MINUSMA (United Nations peacekeeping) withdrew in 2023
• Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP) dissolved and merged with the Azawad Liberation Front in Nov 2024
• 230,000 people internally displaced
• 144,000 people have fled the country
• Total deaths: 13,105

Collection of facts about the Haitian conflict

This post is a collection of facts about the Haitian conflict (2020 - now). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Gangs attack Port-au-Prince and kill 34 people in May 2020
• G9 alliance of gangs formed in June 2020
• G-Pèp alliance of gangs formed in July 2020 in response to G9
• President Jovenel Moïse assassinated July 7th, 2021
• Port-au-Prince gang battles in July 2022 killed 89 people
• 18 police officers killed in Port-au-Prince in Jan 2023
• G9 and G-Pèp formed a coalition against the Haitian government in Feb 2024
• Jailbreak of the two largest prisons in Haiti (Feb 2024)
• Prime minister Ariel Henry resigned and replaced by Garry Conille (June 2024)
• Alix Didier Fils-Aimé became prime minister (Nov 2024)
• 1.3 million people displaced
• 5.7 million people at Category 4 level food insecurity
• Deaths: at least 20,000 people

Collection of facts about the Myanmar Civil War

This post is a collection of facts about the Myanmar Civil War (2021 - now). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces) vs. National Unity Government (NUG)
• Military junta State Administration Council (SAC) lead by Min Aung Hlaing
• Various ethic armed organizations support NUG
• NUG rejects the 2008 Constitution in favor of a federal democracy
• Began with 2021 coup d'état by Tatmadaw
• People's Defense Force (PDF) and Three Brotherhood Alliance commence Operation 1027 offensive in Oct 2023
• Rakhine offensive by the Arakan Army began in Nov 2023
• Operation 1111 commenced in Nov 2023
• Kachin offensive began in Mar 2024
• Siege of Myawaddy (Apr 2024)
• 2025 Myanmar earthquake lead to temporary ceasefire
• 1.6 million people internally displaced
• 40 thousand people have fled to Bangladesh, India and Thailand
• Deaths: 89 thousand to over 96 thousand people

Collection of facts about the Russo-Ukrainian War

This post is a collection of facts about the Ukrainian-Russo War (2014 - now). There are 20 facts listed below.

• Russia annexed Crimea in Mar 2014
• Russian-backed militants invaded the Donbas region in Apr 2014
• Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) established
• Minsk agreements signed in 2015
• Vladimir Putin demanded Ukraine cannot join NATO
• Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022
• Siege of Mariupol (Feb - Apr 2022)
• Russia abandoned attempts to capture Kyiv in Apr 2022
• Battle of Donbas began in Apr 2022
• Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson and Kharkiv regions in 2022
• Russia annexes Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia in Sept 2022
• Wagner Group captures Bakhmut for Russian control (May 2023)
• Battle of Avdiivka (Oct 2023 - Feb 2024)
• Russia invaded Chasiv Yar in Apr 2024
• Ukraine invaded Kursk region in Russia in Aug 2024
• Russia captured Velyka Novosilka in Jan 2025
• Russia captured Pokrovsk, Mynohrad, Huliaipole in 2026
• Russia occupies 20% of Ukraine as of Apr 2026
• 8 million Ukrainians displaced internally
• 6-7 million Ukrainians have fled the country

Sources

Wikipedia: Russo-Ukrainian War, Russo-Ukrainian War (2022 - present)

Collection of facts about the Gaza War

This post is a collection of facts about the Gaza War (2023 - now). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Began with Hamas surprise attack against Israel on Oct 7th, 2023 (1,195 people killed and 251 hostages taken)
• Massacre at Nova music festival
• 90% of Gaza's infrastructure has been destroyed by Israeli bombing
• Israeli ordered an evacuation of Gaza City on Oct 13th, 2023
• First ceasefire (Nov 2023)
• Rafah offensive began May 2024
• Siege of North Gaza began Oct 2024
• Second ceasefire (Jan - Mar 2025)
• Gaza City offensive began Aug 2025
• Gaza peace plan implemented (Oct 2025)
• Last 20 remaining Israeli hostages released (Oct 2025)
• Israeli is being investigated for genocide by the International Court of Justice
• Israeli offensive has killed at least 72,000 Palestinians
• 2.3 million Palestinians and 100 thousand Israelis displaced

Collection of facts about the Sudanese Civil War (began 2023)

This post is a list of facts about the Sudanese Civil War (2023 - now). There are 13 facts listed below.

• Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) vs. Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
• Factions of SPLM-N fighting on both sides
• Preceded by the War in Darfur (2003-2020) and the 2021 coup d'état
• Began April 2023 with RSF attacks
• Battle of Khartoum (2023-2025)
• Masalit genocide in the Darfur region (2023 - now)
• Treaty of Jeddah (2023)
• Siege of El Fasher (2023-2025)
• El Fasher massacre committed by RSF killing 60,000 to 150,000 people
• 12 million people displaced
• 3.5 million people fled the country
• 25 million people with food insecurity
• Total deaths: 150,000 to 400,000 people (highly uncertain)

Sources

Wikipedia: Sudanese civil war (2023 - present), Masalit genocide, Siege of El Fasher

Collection of facts about the Spanish Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Spanish Empire (1492-1976). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas (1492)
• Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world into Spanish and Portuguese claims (1494)
• Conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-1521)
• Magellan circumnavigated the Earth (1519-1522)
• Conquest of the Maya (1524-1697)
• Conquest of the Inca Empire (1532-1572)
• Spanish East Indies (Philippines) established in 1565
• Portugal personal union with Spain forming the Iberian Union in 1580
• Portugal regained independence in 1640
• Occupied Louisiana Territory 1762-1803
• South American countries gained independence from Spain: Argentina (1810), Gran Colombia (1810), Chile (1810), Paraguay (1811), Uruguay (1815), Peru (1821), Panama (1821), Mexico (1821)
• Central American countries gained independence from Spain by 1823: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
• Lost Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines in Spanish-American War (1898)
• Withdrew from Spanish Sahara in 1976