Seven conflicts listed in 2003 were no longer active in 2004. In Eritrea, the conflict between the government and EIJM (Harakat al Jihad al Islami: Eritrean Islamic Jihad Movement) seemed to have been dormant during the year and was coded as inactive.
In 2004, there was no fighting reported between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, which is quite exceptional. Apart from a lull in the fighting between 1993 and 1995, this is the only time in the post Cold War period that the conflict has been inactive. The Pakistani unilateral ceasefire from late 2003 was welcomed by India and soon led to a cessation of violence between the two countries. The ceasefire held throughout 2004 and was accompanied by a thaw in political and diplomatic relations.