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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] Parts of the conflict, include Hezbollah–Israel conflict, Iran–Israel proxy conflict, 2023 Middle Eastern crisis, 2024 Iran–Israel conflict. Start of conflict: 1948
Armed rebellion (or 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. 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 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:
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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 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:
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] 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 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 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:
Anglophone Crisis Africa  Cameroon 2,228[8] Deaths during the conflict: 6,000+[34] 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.[35]–233,000[36][37][38]

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 (overall) 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] 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] 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][40][8] Parts of the main conflict are
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 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 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 Africa  Egypt 15[8]

Notes

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References

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Sources

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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 "ACLED Dashboard". Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  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 8.32 "ACLED Explorer".
  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.
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  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. ↑ "At least 770 killed in Goma, east DRC, in fighting with Rwanda-backed M23".
  26. ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2952321/dr-congo-csonflict-risks-broader-regional-war. Retrieved 2025-02-01
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  32. ↑ "Report says 220,000 died in Colombia conflict". Al Jazeera. 25 July 2013.
  33. ↑ "¡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.
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  35. ↑ "UCDP – Uppsala Conflict Data Program: North Yemen". UU. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  36. ↑ "ACLED RESOURCES: WAR IN YEMEN". ACLED. 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  37. ↑ Ensor, Josie (12 December 2018). "Yemen death toll 'six times higher' than estimated". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  38. ↑ "Civilian death toll in Yemen mounting despite US assurances". Associated Press. 10 November 2018.
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  40. ↑ "At least five killed in attack on aerospace firm near Turkey's Ankara". Al Jazeera.
  41. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/urix/pkk-leder-sier-gruppen-opploses-1.17318975. Retrieved 2025-02-28
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  45. ↑ "UNPO: West Papua: Indonesia Considering Addressing Past Atrocities". unpo.org.
  46. ↑ "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.
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  48. ↑ "Deep South Watch Summary of Incidents July 2020". Deep South Watch. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  49. ↑ "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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