List of ongoing armed conflicts

This is a list of ongoing armed conflicts.

10,000 or more combat-related deaths in 2025 or 2024

Map of ongoing armed conflicts

Conflict	Continent	Location	Deaths in 2024	Deaths in 2025	More information
Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine	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 Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israel–Hamas war Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel–Hezbollah war Iran–Israel war	Asia	Gaza Strip  Israel  Lebanon	30,386[1][3][4][5][6][7]		Parts of the conflict, include Hezbollah–Israel conflict, Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the ongoing Middle Eastern crisis, 2024 Iran–Israel conflict. Start of conflict: 1948
Armed rebellion (or insurgency) in the Maghreb Insurgency in the Sahel Boko Haram insurgency Mali War Azawad conflict Insurgency in Niger Insurgency in Burkina Faso Insurgency in Chad	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. JNIM-ISGS war is part of the (overall) conflict. 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 controlled by rebels during [part of] April 2024.[11] The number of people who have died in the (larger) conflict: 141,000[12]–210,000[13] Start of conflict: 1948
Sudanese civil war Sudanese nomadic conflicts Ethnic violence in South Sudan Abyei border conflict	Africa	Sudan  South Sudan	16,575[1]		As of 2024's second quarter, the capital of North Darfur State is under siege.[14]
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. These following have become part of the conflict: Afar–Somali clashes War in Amhara Oromo conflict OLA armed rebellion[15][16] The number of people who have died in the conflict: 385,000–800,000. Start of conflict: 2018

Less than 10,000 combat-related deaths (in 2025 or 2024)

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: Fighting inside the Gulf Cartel Fighting inside Los Zetas (crime group)
Syrian Civil War Israeli–Syrian border conflict Israeli invasion of Syria Turkish intervention Turkey–Rojava conflict Rojava–Islamist conflict Turkey–Islamic State conflict	Asia	Syria	6,887[8]		The Israeli invasion of Syria started in December 2024. Deaths during the Syrian civil war, is 495,000–606,000+.[19] The civil war started in 2011, and these have become a part: Eastern Syria insurgency East Aleppo offensive (2024–present) US intervention Neo-Assadist insurgency Cross-border spillovers
Somali Civil War Since 2009	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: Katanga insurgency Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Allied Democratic Forces insurgency Kivu conflict Ituri conflict M23 campaign Western DR Congo clashes	Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo  Rwanda  Burundi  Uganda	4,471[8]	1,150+[8][25]	The Congolese civil war: in 2025, the "Rwanda-backed armed group M23" took over (or captured) "eastern DR Congo’s biggest city of Goma", according to media; As of the beginning of February, government soldiers have the town of Kavumu and its strategic military airport (map).[26] FDLR is an armed group of Hutus.[27]
Civil conflicts in Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency Herder–farmer conflicts Nigerian bandit conflict Conflict in the Niger Delta Bakassi conflict 2016 Niger Delta conflict Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria	Africa	Nigeria	3,374[8]		The Communal conflicts in Nigeria are armed conflicts. Religious violence in Nigeria, is part of the (main) conflict. Related page: Boko Haram.
Afghan conflict Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflicts Islamic State–Taliban conflict Republican insurgency in Afghanistan	Asia	Afghanistan  Pakistan	3,208[8]		The number of people who died in 1978–2020: 1,405,111–2,084,468.[28][29][30][31] Start of conflict: 1978. The Afghan conflict, includes the Republican insurgency in Afghanistan. Earlier (2021), NATO left Afghanistan; The War in Afghanistan ended. Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes (2024–present), are part of the Afghan conflict.
Colombian conflict	South America	Colombia  Venezuela	2,273[8]		Deaths during the conflict: 220,000; These have become part of the conflict: Catatumbo campaign 2021 Apure clashes.[32][33] Start of conflict: 1964
Anglophone Crisis	Africa	Cameroon	2,228[8]		Deaths during the conflict: 6,000+[34] Start of conflict: 2017
Yemeni Civil War Red Sea Crisis (2023-) US–UK airstrikes on Yemen (2024-)	Asia	Yemen  Saudi Arabia	1,826[8]		The number of people who died between 2014–2020: 26,006.[35]–233,000[36][37][38] The Yemeni Crisis started in 2011, and these have become a part: Al-Qaeda's armed rebellion in Yemen Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen U.S. conflict with Iran-backed militias

Less than 1,000 combat-related deaths

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 (overall) conflict: 2003
Internal conflict in Bangladesh Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict	Asia	Bangladesh	925[8]
Balochi insurgency in Pakistan Balochi insurgency in Iran	Asia	Pakistan  Iran	860[8]		Start of conflict: 1948
Armed rebellion in India Armed rebellion in Northeast India Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh Insurgency in Nagaland Insurgency in Manipur Insurgency in Assam Insurgency in Meghalaya Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir	Asia	India  Myanmar  Bhutan	850[8]		In Chhattisgarh (a state), rebels and police had a deadly clash (as late as 2025).[39] Start of (overall) conflict: 2017
Armed rebellion in Cabo Delgado	Africa	Mozambique  Tanzania	693[8]
Armed rebellion in Kashmir (Indo-Pakistani wars)	Asia	India  Pakistan	680[8]		The 2025 India–Pakistan standoff is ongoing (as of May). Earlier (April), the 2025 Pahalgam attack, happened. Start of (overall) 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 Kurdish–Iranian conflict Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkey–PKK conflict	Asia	Iran  Iraq Syria  Turkey	409[1][40][8]		Parts of the main conflict are Iran–PJAK conflict Western Iran clashes (2016–present) Turkey–PKK conflict (since 2015); The leader of PKK asked that his group lay down their weapons (from 2025);[41]
Ethnic violence in Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Papua New Guinea	335[8][42]
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.[43][44] Deaths during the conflict: 100,000–500,000[45] Start of conflict: 1962
Libyan crisis	Africa	Libya	150[8]		Start of conflict: 2011
Cabinda War	Africa	Angola	112[8]		Cabinda province is an exclave that belongs to Angola. Start of conflict: 1984
Ecuadorian drug war Ecuadorian security crisis	South America	Ecuador	77[46][47][8]
South Thailand armed rebellion	Asia	Thailand	49[8]		Deaths during the conflict: 7,201.[48] Start of conflict: 1960
Peruvian conflict	South America	Peru	43[8]
Western Sahara conflict Western Saharan clashes	Africa	Morocco  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	42[8]
Korean conflict	Asia	North Korea  South Korea	30[1]
Salvadoran gang crackdown	North America	El Salvador	22[1]		Deaths during the conflict: 152+[49] Start of conflict: 2022
Casamance conflict	Africa	Senegal	19[1]
Islamist insurgency in Egypt Islamist insurgency in Egypt (2013–present)	Africa	Egypt	15[8]

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