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This is a list of ongoing armed conflicts.


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Map of ongoing armed conflicts
Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2024 Deaths in 2025 More information
Russo-Ukrainian War Europe   Ukraine 77,633[1] Deaths during the conflict: 50,200–254,600+[2] The War in Donbas is part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The 2023 Wagner Group rebellion happened during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Arab–Israeli conflict Asia   Gaza Strip
  Israel
  Lebanon 		30,386[1][3][4][5][6][7] Start of conflict: 1948


Insurgency in the Maghreb Africa   Burkina Faso
  Mali
  Niger
  Benin
  Togo
  Algeria
  Tunisia
  Chad
  Ivory Coast
  Mauritania
  Ghana
  Nigeria
  Cameroon
  Morocco
  Libya
 20,667[8][9] Armed rebellion in Niger, is part of the larger conflict. In 2024's second quarter, many [or all] of the last one-thousand U.S. soldiers are expected to leave the country.[10] Earlier (2023), there was a coup d'état in Niger; It led to a Nigerien crisis that has ended.; Related pages, Maghreb, Sahel
Internal conflict in Myanmar (Rohingya conflict, Kachin conflict, Conflict in Rakhine State) Asia   Myanmar 19,715[1] The Karen conflict is part of the larger conflict; Myawaddy (on the Thai border) was lost to rebels in 2024's second quarter.[11] The number of people who have died in the (larger) conflict: 141,000[12]–210,000[13] Start of conflict: 1948
Africa   Sudan
  South Sudan 		16,575[1] As of 2024's second quarter, the capital of North Darfur State is under siege.[14] See | War in Sudan.
Ethiopian civil conflict Africa   Ethiopia
  Eritrea 		10,179[1][8] Peace talks were started in 2023's second quarter, between Oromo Liberation Army and government of Ethiopia. The peace talks failed. The number of people who have died in the conflict: 385,000–800,000; Start of conflict: 2018; These have become part of the conflict:
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Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2024 Deaths in 2025 More information
Mexican Drug War North America   Mexico 8,260[8] The number of people who died in battles between 1989–2020: 60,373.[17] (350,000 homicide victims in organized crime 2006–2021)[18] Start of conflict: 2006. These are a part:
Syrian Civil War Asia   Syria 6,887[8] The total of deaths during the conflict, is 495,000–606,000+.[19] The civil war started in 2011, and these have become a part:
Somali Civil War Africa   Somalia
  Kenya 		6,206[8] Las Anod conflict is part of the conflict, and so are Islamic State insurgency in Puntland, and the Spillover in Kenya. Deaths during the conflict: 503,000+.[20] Operation Atalanta is part of the conflict. Start of the civil war: 1991
Gang war in Haiti North America   Haiti 5,601[1][21][22][23][24] The conflict is part of the Haitian crisis (2018–present).
Congolese conflicts: Africa   Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Rwanda
  Burundi
  Uganda 		4,471[8] In 2025, the "Rwanda-backed armed group M23" took over (or captured) "eastern DR Congo’s biggest city of Goma", according to media; However, government soldiers have the town of Kavumu and its strategic military airport (as of February that year).[25]
Civil conflicts in Nigeria Africa   Nigeria 3,374[8] Related page: Boko Haram.
Afghan conflict Asia   Afghanistan
  Pakistan 		3,208[8] The number of people who died in 1978–2020: 1,405,111–2,084,468.[26][27][28][29] Start of conflict: 1978. In 2021 NATO left Afghanistan; The War in Afghanistan ended.
Colombian conflict South America   Colombia
  Venezuela 		2,273[8] Deaths during the conflict: 220,000; These have become part of the conflict:
Anglophone Crisis Africa   Cameroon 2,228[8] Deaths during the conflict: 6,000+[32] Start of conflict: 2017
Yemeni Civil War Asia   Yemen
  Saudi Arabia 		1,826[8] The number of people who died between 2014–2020: 26,006.[33]–233,000[34][35][36]

The Yemeni Crisis started in 2011, and these have become a part:

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Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2024 Deaths in 2025 More information
Iraq conflict Asia   Iraq 962[8] The Islamic State armed rebellion in Iraq (since 2017), is part of the (larger) conflict. Start of conflict: 2003
Internal conflict in Bangladesh Asia   Bangladesh 925[8]
Balochi insurgency in Pakistan Asia   Pakistan
  Iran 		860[8] Start of conflict: 1948
Armed rebellion in India Asia   India
  Myanmar
  Bhutan 		850[8]
Armed rebellion in Cabo Delgado Africa   Mozambique
  Tanzania 		693[8] Start of conflict: 2017
Armed rebellion in Kashmir (Indo-Pakistani wars) Asia   India
  Pakistan 		680[8] Start of conflict: 1947
Central African Republic Civil War Africa   Central African Republic 663[8] Start of conflict: 2012
Civil conflict in the Philippines Asia   Philippines 647[8] The communist rebellion (or New People's Army rebellion) and the Moro conflict and the [[

Philippine drug war]] are part of the conflict. Start of conflict: 1969

Honduran gang crackdown North America   Honduras 504[8]
Kurdish separatist insurgencies Asia   Iran
  Iraq
  Syria
  Turkey 		409[1][37][8]
Ethnic violence in Papua New Guinea Oceania   Papua New Guinea 335[8][38]
Jamaican political conflict North America   Jamaica 332[8]
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus Europe   Russia
  Azerbaijan 		204[8]
Papua conflict Asia   Indonesia 154[8] "A low-level battle for [... freedom ] from Indonesia [... is going on] in the resource-rich western half of Papua, according to media; Furthermore, "attacks by independence fighters have [become or] grown deadlier and more frequent [... partly because they have gotten] better weaponry; As late as 2024, a foreign helicopter pilot was killed; Another foreign helicopter pilot was released in 2024, after being held as a prisoner for 18 months.[39][40] Deaths during the conflict: 100,000–500,000[41] Start of conflict: 1962
Libyan crisis Africa   Libya 150[8] Start of conflict: 2011
Cabinda War Africa   Angola 112[8] Start of conflict: 1984
Ecuadorian drug war South America   Ecuador 77[42][43][8]
South Thailand armed rebellion Asia   Thailand 49[8] Deaths during the conflict: 7,201.[44] Start of conflict: 1960
Peruvian conflict South America   Peru 43[8]
Western Sahara conflict Africa   Morocco
  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 		42[8]
Korean conflict Asia   North Korea
  South Korea 		30[1]
2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown North America   El Salvador 22[1] Deaths during the conflict: 152+[45] Start of conflict: 2022
Casamance conflict Africa   Senegal 19[1]
Armed rebellion in Northern Chad Africa   Chad Start of conflict: 2021
Islamist insurgency in Egypt Africa   Egypt 15[8]

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Cite error: The named reference acled_dashboard was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  2. ↑ "Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 November 2019 to 15 February 2020 (Note: link does not include deaths of the 2022 invasion!)" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
  3. ↑ "Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza Says War Death Toll at 27,585". Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Authorities name 561 soldiers, 61 police officers killed in Gaza war". The Times of Israel. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Another Palestinian killed in West Bank as toll rises to 343 since Oct. 7". Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Death toll update | Three civilians including woman and her son killed in Israeli airstrikes on the vicinity of Aleppo international airport - the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights". 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Hezbollah Targets Israeli Base to Avenge Lebanon Killings". Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 Cite error: The named reference acled_explorer was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  9. ↑ "Suspected jihadists kill hundreds in Burkina Faso attack". Reuters.
  10. ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/10/pentagon-orders-all-us-combat-troops-to-withdraw-from-niger-00157329. Retrieved 2024-05-11
  11. ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2788539/next-few-months-crucial-in-myanmar-war. Retrieved 2024-05-12
  12. ↑ "Modern conflicts database: alternative estimates for death tolls" (PDF). University of Massachusetts Amherst, Political Economy Research Institute. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  13. ↑ "De re militari: muertos en Guerras, Dictaduras y Genocidios". Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  14. ↑ https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149281. Retrieved 2024-05-08
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  16. ↑ "Ethiopia civil war: Hyenas scavenge on corpses as Tigray forces retreat". BBC News. 18 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Mexico". UCDP – Uppsala Conflict Data Program: Mexico. Uppsala University. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  18. ↑ Opinión | México: una guerra inventada y 350,000 muertos - The Washington Post
  19. ↑ "Total death toll Over 606,000 people killed across Syria since the beginning of the "Syrian Revolution", including 495,000 documented by SOHR• The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 1 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Twentieth Century Atlas – Death Tolls and Casualty Statistics for Wars, Dictatorships and Genocides". Necrometrics. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "The death toll in a gang attack on a Haitian town rises to at least 115". AP News. 9 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "At least 150 people killed in Port-au-Prince in past week, says UN". Le Monde. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  23. ↑ "Over 207 executed in Port-au-Prince massacre: UN report". United Nations. 23 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024". United Nations. 7 January 2025.
  25. ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2952321/dr-congo-conflict-risks-broader-regional-war. Retrieved 2025-02-01
  26. ↑ http://www.nonel.pu.ru/erdferkel/khalidi.pdf
  27. ↑ Giustozzi, Antonio (29 August 2000). War, Politics and Society in Afghanistan, 1978-1992. Hurst. ISBN 978-1-85065-396-7 – via Google Books.
  28. ↑ "Human Costs of War: Direct War Death in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2013.
  29. ↑ "Life under Taliban cuts two ways". Christian Science Monitor. 20 September 2001.
  30. ↑ "Report says 220,000 died in Colombia conflict". Al Jazeera. 25 July 2013.
  31. ↑ "¡BASTA YA! Colombia: memorias de guerra y dignidad" (PDF). Centro Nacional de Memoria Historica de Colombia. 18 May 2020. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  32. ↑ Craig, Jess. "Violence in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis takes high civilian toll". www.aljazeera.com.
  33. ↑ "UCDP – Uppsala Conflict Data Program: North Yemen". UU. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  34. ↑ "ACLED RESOURCES: WAR IN YEMEN". ACLED. 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  35. ↑ Ensor, Josie (12 December 2018). "Yemen death toll 'six times higher' than estimated". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  36. ↑ "Civilian death toll in Yemen mounting despite US assurances". Associated Press. 10 November 2018.
  37. ↑ "At least five killed in attack on aerospace firm near Turkey's Ankara". Al Jazeera.
  38. ↑ "Papua New Guinea Massacre: What to Know". 19 February 2024.
  39. ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/newzealandsk-pilot-fri-etter-halvannet-ar-i-fangenskap/s/5-95-2029527. Retrieved 2024-09-21
  40. ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2841787/rebels-in-indonesias-papua-kill-helicopter-pilot-from-new-zealand. Retrieved 2024-08-05
  41. ↑ "UNPO: West Papua: Indonesia Considering Addressing Past Atrocities". unpo.org.
  42. ↑ "At least ten dead, including two police officers, left the wave of drug violence in Ecuador" (in Spanish). Infobae. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  43. ↑ Solano, Gonzalo; Molina, Gabriela (13 January 2024). "Casi 900 detenidos y 5 delincuentes abatidos en Ecuador ante despliegue militar y alza de impuestos" [Almost 900 detainees with 5 criminals killed in Ecuador following military deployment after tax increases]. Associated Press (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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  45. ↑ "El Salvador Marks Its First Year Under Anti-Gang Crackdown". Associated Press. San Salvador, El Salvador. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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