List of ongoing armed conflicts

The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.

Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year):

  Major wars (10,000 or more)

  Minor wars (1,000–9,999)

  Conflicts (100–999)

  Skirmishes and clashes (1–99)

Criteria

Conflict deaths in the 17 deadliest conflicts 2015–2020

This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. The criteria of inclusion are the following:

• Armed conflicts consist in the use of armed force between two or more organized armed groups, governmental or non-governmental.^[1] Interstate, intrastate and non-state armed conflicts are listed.

• This is not a list of countries by intentional homicide rate, and criminal gang violence is generally not included unless there is also significant military or paramilitary involvement.

• Fatality figures include battle-related deaths (military and civilian) as well as civilians intentionally targeted by the parties to an armed conflict. Only direct deaths resulting from violence are included for the current and previous year; excess deaths indirectly resulting from famine, disease, or disruption of services are included along with violent deaths in the cumulative fatalities count when available.
• Listed conflicts have at least 100 cumulative deaths in total and at least 1 death in current or in the past calendar year.
• Fatality totals may be inaccurate or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus symbol, indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 455+ indicates that at least 455 people have died).
• Location refers to the states where the main violence takes place, not to the warring parties. Italics indicate disputed territories and unrecognized states.
• A territorial dispute or a protest movement which has not experienced deliberate and systematic deaths due to state or paramilitary violence is not considered to be an armed conflict.

List of current wars and conflicts

Major wars (10,000 or more combat-related deaths in current or previous year)

The 6 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 10,000 direct, violent deaths per year in battles between identified groups, in the current or previous calendar year.^[2]

Start of conflict	Conflict	Continent	Location	Cumulative fatalities	2024 fatalities	2025 fatalities
1948	Myanmar conflict Rohingya conflict Rakhine State conflict Karen conflict Kachin conflict Myanmar civil war	Asia	Myanmar	28,672[3]–199,000+[4][5]	19,715[5]	5,544[6]
1948	Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Gaza war Salafi-jihadist insurgency in the Gaza Strip Israeli–Lebanese conflict Hezbollah–Israel conflict Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israeli–Syrian border conflict Spillover of the Gaza war in Syria Israeli invasion of Syria Iran–Israel proxy conflict 2023 Middle Eastern crisis Red Sea crisis Operation Prosperity Guardian	Asia	Israel  Palestine  Lebanon  Syria  Iraq  Iran  Yemen	259,000–268,000+[7][8]	30,386[5][9][10][11][12][13]	8,544[14][15][16]
2002	Insurgency in the Maghreb/Sahel Boko Haram insurgency Insurgency in Mali Insurgency in Niger Insurgency in Burkina Faso Insurgency in Chad JNIM-ISGS war	Africa	Algeria  Benin  Burkina Faso  Cameroon  Chad  Ghana  Ivory Coast  Libya  Mali  Mauritania  Morocco  Niger  Nigeria  Togo  Tunisia	464,345+[5][17][18][19][20][21]	20,667[15][22]	8,381[15][23]
2008	Sudanese conflicts Sudanese nomadic conflicts Ethnic violence in South Sudan Abyei border conflict 2025 Malakal Clashes Sudanese civil war	Africa	Sudan  South Sudan	600,000–1,100,000[3][24][25][26][27][28]	16,575[5]	9,893[15][29]
2014	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine	Europe	Russia  Ukraine	172,226[30]–380,000+[31][32][33]	77,633[5]	33,684[15]
2018	Ethiopian civil conflict Oromo conflict OLA insurgency War in Amhara	Africa	Ethiopia	500,000[3]–610,000+[34]	10,179[5][15]	1,713[15]

Minor wars (1,000–9,999 combat-related deaths in current or previous year)

The 10 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1,000 and fewer than 10,000 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year.^[2] Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.^[35]

Start of conflict	Conflict	Continent	Location	Cumulative fatalities	2024 fatalities	2025 fatalities
1964	Colombian conflict Catatumbo campaign	South America	Colombia  Venezuela  Ecuador	457,700+[36]	2,273[15]	1,099[15]
1978	Afghan conflict Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflicts Spillover insurgency in Pakistan Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes (2024–present) Islamic State–Taliban conflict Republican insurgency in Afghanistan	Asia	Afghanistan  Pakistan	380,000[3]–2,800,000+[37][38]	3,208[15]	1,168[15]
1991	Somali Civil War (current phase) Spillover in Kenya American intervention Islamic State insurgency in Puntland Puntland counter-terrorism operations Las Anod conflict Jubaland crisis	Africa	Somalia  Kenya	365,500–1,000,000+[39][40]	6,206[15]	4,579[15]
1998	Civil conflicts in Nigeria Religious violence Boko Haram insurgency Herder–farmer conflicts Nigerian bandit conflict Niger Delta conflict (current phase) Southeast Nigerian insurgency Spillover in Bakassi, Cameroon	Africa	Nigeria  Cameroon	104,200+[41][42][43][44][45][46]	3,374[15]	760[15]
2004	Congolese conflicts Katanga insurgency LRA insurgency ADF insurgency Kivu conflict Ituri conflict DR Congo–Rwanda conflict M23 offensive DR Congo attacks Western DR Congo clashes	Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo  Rwanda  Burundi  Uganda  Central African Republic	211,600+[47][48][41][49][50][51][52]	4,471[15]	3,277[15]–8,500+[53]
2006	Mexican drug war Gulf Cartel infighting Los Zetas infighting Sinaloa Cartel Infighting	North America	Mexico	127,000[3]–415,200[54][a]	8,260[15]	3,100[15]
2011	Syrian civil war Cross-border spillovers Israeli–Syrian border conflict Israeli invasion of Syria Hezbollah–Syria clashes Lebanon–Syria border clashes Turkish intervention Turkey–Rojava conflict Rojava–Islamist conflict Eastern Syria insurgency Turkey–Rojava conflict (2024–present) Turkey–Islamic State conflict American intervention Western Syria insurgency	Asia	Syria  Israel  Lebanon  Iraq  Turkey	656,493+[56]	6,887[15]	5,036[15][57]
2012	Cameroonian civil conflicts Boko Haram insurgency Anglophone Crisis Pro-Biafran insurgency in Bakassi	Africa	Cameroon  Nigeria	9,200+[58]	2,228[15]	226[15]
2014	Yemeni civil war Al-Qaeda insurgency Saudi Arabian intervention Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict Red Sea crisis Operation Prosperity Guardian	Asia	Yemen  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Israel	382,100[59]	1,826[15]	1,242[15]
2018	Haitian crisis Gang war in Haiti	North America	Haiti	10,000+[60][61][62][63]	5,601[5][64][65]	1,372[15]

Conflicts (100–999 combat-related deaths in current or previous year)

The 16 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 100, and fewer than 1,000, direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year.

Start of conflict	Conflict	Continent	Location	Cumulative fatalities	2024 fatalities	2025 fatalities
1918	Kurdish separatist insurgencies Kurdish–Iranian conflict Iran–PJAK conflict Iran–PJAK conflict (2016–present) Kurdish–Turkish conflict Kurdish Hezbollah insurgency Turkey–Rojava conflict Turkey–Rojava conflict (2024–present)	Asia	Iran  Iraq  Syria  Turkey	135,650–178,150+[66][67][68]	409[5][69][15]	39[15]
1943	Jamaican political conflict	North America	Jamaica	1,700+[70]	332[15]	112[15]
1947	Indo-Pakistani wars Kashmir conflict Insurgency in Kashmir	Asia	India  Pakistan	201,300–2,000,000 [citation needed][71]	680[15]	485[15][72][73]
1948	Insurgencies in Pakistan Insurgency in Balochistan Spillover in Iran Islamist insurgency Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Insurgency in Sindh	Asia	Pakistan  Afghanistan  Iran	22,200+[74]	860[15]	595[15]
1954	Insurgencies in India Insurgency in Northeast India Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh Insurgency in Nagaland Insurgency in Manipur Insurgency in Assam Insurgency in Meghalaya Spillover in Myanmar Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir	Asia	India  Myanmar  Bhutan	80,500[75][76][77]	850[15]	450[15]
1962	Papua conflict	Asia	Indonesia	100,200–500,000[78]	154[15]	83[15]
1969	Civil conflict in the Philippines New People's Army rebellion Islamic State insurgency Philippine drug war	Asia	Philippines	166,100–245,200[79][80]	647[15]	205[15]
1975	Cabinda War	Africa	Angola	30,100[81]	112[15]	99[15]
1988	Ethnic violence in Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Papua New Guinea	15,300–20,000[82][83]	335[15][84]	36[15]
1999	Internal conflict in Bangladesh Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict	Asia	Bangladesh	79,780+[25][85]	925[15]	135[15]
2003	Iraqi conflict Islamic State insurgency in Iraq	Asia	Iraq	334,200–1,215,000+[86][87][b]	962[15]	292[15]
2011	Libyan crisis	Africa	Libya	30,100–43,000[41][88]	150[15]	164[15][89]
2012	Central African Republic Civil War LRA insurgency	Africa	Central African Republic  Cameroon	15,100+[41]	663[15]	325[15]
2017	Insurgency in Cabo Delgado	Africa	Mozambique  Tanzania	7,000+[90]	693[15]	202[15]
2017	Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus	Europe	Russia  Azerbaijan	160,000+[91]	204[15]	9[15][92]
2022	Honduran gang crackdown	North America	Honduras	100+[93][94][95]–1,200[5]	504[15]	214[15]

Skirmishes and clashes (fewer than 100 combat-related deaths in current and previous year)

The 10 conflicts in the following list have caused fewer than 100 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year.

Start of conflict	Conflict	Continent	Location	Cumulative fatalities	2024 fatalities	2025 fatalities
1948	Korean conflict	Asia	North Korea  South Korea	3,000,000	30[5]	0[15]
1970	Western Sahara conflict Western Saharan clashes	Africa	Morocco  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	14,000–21,000+	42[15]	20[15]
1980	Peruvian conflict	South America	Peru	70,000[96]	43[15]	17[15]
1981	Islamist insurgency in Egypt Islamist insurgency in Egypt (2013–present)	Africa	Egypt	6,000–7,353+[41][97][98]	15[15]	16[15]
1982	Casamance conflict	Africa	Senegal	5,000+[99]	19[5]	4[15]
1988	Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis	Asia	Armenia  Azerbaijan	39,800–49,000+[100]	6[5]	6[15]
2004	South Thailand insurgency	Asia	Thailand	7,300[101]	49[15]	31[15]
2005	Insurgency in Paraguay	South America	Paraguay	150+[c][47]	6[15]	0[15]
2018	Ecuadorian drug war Ecuadorian security crisis Ecuadorian conflict (2024–present)	South America	Ecuador	14,250+[citation needed]	77[102][103][15]	33[15]
2022	Salvadoran gang crackdown	North America	El Salvador	485+[104][105]	22[5]	0[15]

Deaths by country

Fatalities related to armed conflict, by country

Rank	2020[d]		2021[d]		2022[d]		2023[d]		2024[d]
	Country	Deaths	Country	Deaths	Country	Deaths	Country	Deaths	Country	Deaths
1	Mexico	34,512[e]	Afghanistan	42,223	Ethiopia	109,600+	Ukraine	95,088+	Ukraine	72,960
2	Afghanistan	30,974	Yemen	31,048	Ukraine	100,000+	Palestine	22,205+	Palestine	29,772
3	Yemen	19,561	Ethiopia	22,800	Myanmar	20,206	Myanmar	15,773	Myanmar	19,771
4	Syria	7,620	Mexico	18,811[e]	Mexico	14,254[e]	Sudan	13,225	Sudan	15,526
5	Nigeria	7,172	Myanmar	11,114	Yemen	7,133	Nigeria	8,505	Ethiopia	10,180
6	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6,162	Nigeria	9,687	Somalia	6,484	Burkina Faso	8,486	Nigeria	9,155
7	Azerbaijan (including Nagorno-Karabakh)	6,110	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6,283	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6,254	Somalia	8,342	Mexico	8,208
8	Somalia	2,950	Syria	5,828	Syria	5,639	Mexico	7,168	Burkina Faso	7,522
9	Mali	2,734	Somalia	3,532	Mali	4,793	Syria	6,211	Syria	6,847
10	Iraq	2,436	Iraq	2,605	Burkina Faso	4,700	Mali	4,285	Somalia	5,472
11	Burkina Faso	2,268	Burkina Faso	2,358	Iraq	4,181	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3,902	Russia	4,737
12	South Sudan	2,245	South Sudan	1,986	Afghanistan	3,930	Ethiopia	3,830	Mali	4,001
13	Ethiopia	1,813	Mali	1,911	Nigeria	3,780	Yemen	3,169	Lebanon	3,813
14	Mozambique	1,696	Central African Republic	1,704	Niger	3,000	Pakistan	2,116	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3,785
15	Libya	1,484	Sudan	1,584	Colombia	2,276	Haiti	2,014	Afghanistan	3,208
16	Cameroon	1,447	Niger	1,454	South Sudan	1,731	Colombia	1,932	Pakistan	2,964
17	Philippines	1,316	Colombia	1,399	Sudan	1,327	Israel	1,410	Haiti	2,441
18	India	783	Mozambique	1,194	Cameroon	943	Iraq	1,335	Cameroon	2,186
19	Colombia	765	Cameroon	790	Mozambique	916	South Sudan	1,240	Yemen	1,794
20	Myanmar	650	Palestine	484	Pakistan	900	Cameroon	1,042	Colombia	1,708

See also

• Politics portal
• Current events portal

• 2020s in military history
• List of wars: 2003–present
• List of wars by death toll
• List of number of conflicts per year
• List of civil wars
• List of proxy wars
• List of terrorist incidents
• Lists of active separatist movements
• List of active rebel groups
• List of rebel groups that control territory
• List of designated terrorist groups
• List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity
• Frozen conflict
• Uppsala Conflict Data Program
• Casualty recording
• Failed state

Notes

1. 358,000–400,000 organized crime homicide victims^[55]
2. Combined estimated death tolls of each conflict since 2003
3. See Insurgency in Paraguay#Casualties
4. Data for African countries are based on ACLED, excluding riots/protests-related fatalities^[41]
5. Mainly homicides rather than battle-related casualties.^[106]