Conflicts in 1986

armed conflict in Malaysia from 1968 to 1989

1986-1992 civil war in Suriname

1987 revolt in Communist Romania

The Gukurahundi was a series of mass killings and genocide in Zimbabwe which were committed from 1983 until the Unity Accord in 1987. The campaign targeted mainly the Ndebele ethnic group and supporters of opposition leader Joshua Nkomo. The name derives from a Shona language term which loosely translates to "the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains".

1986 failed coup d'etat and armed conflict

communist insurgency in Malaysia

1986 U.S. Navy freedom-of-navigation operation in waters claimed by Libya

1986 massacre of Maroon villagers by Surinamese soldiers

1986 coup attempt in Togo

overthrow of Somali communism and Somali socialism in Somalia

1985–1988 subconflict during Lebanese Civil War

gun battle between eight FBI agents and two serial bank robbers and murderers in Miami in 1986

military overthrow of Leabua Jonathan