The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2015.

The Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research estimated that there were 223 politically motivated armed conflicts (of which 43 estimated as highly violent: 19 full-scale wars, 24 limited wars) worldwide during 2015.

List guidelines This list is an archive of armed conflicts having done globally at least 100 victims and at least 1 victim during the year 2015.

10,000+ deaths in 2015

Start of conflict Conflict Continent Location Fatalities in 2015 1978 War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Asia 15,000–36,345 2003 Iraqi conflict Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Asia 22,736 2009 Boko Haram insurgency Africa 11,778 1415 killed in Cameroon, 972 in Niger, 8,852 in Nigeria, 412 in Chad 2011 Syrian Civil War Asia 85,527

1,000–9,999 deaths in 2015

Start of conflict Conflict Continent Location Fatalities in 2015 1984 Kurdish–Turkish conflict Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) Asia 1,900–3,423 1991 Somali Civil War War in Somalia Africa 4,365 2004 War in North-West Pakistan Asia 2,150 2006 Mexican drug war North America 8,122 2011 Libyan Crisis Libyan Civil War Africa 2,706 2011 Yemeni Crisis Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Asia ~6,425 2011 Sinai insurgency Africa 2,560 2011 South Kordofan conflict Africa 1,242 2011 Ethnic violence in South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War Africa 3,152 2014 War in Donbass Europe 4,327

100–999 deaths in 2015 Start of conflict Conflict Continent Location Fatalities in 2015 1947 Kashmir conflict 2016 Kashmir unrest Asia 184 1948 Balochistan conflict Asia 635 1948 Internal conflict in Myanmar Asia 881 1960 South Thailand insurgency Asia 246 1963 Insurgency in Northeast India Asia 273 1964 Israeli–Palestinian conflict Asia 1901964 Colombian conflict South America 410 1967 Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Asia 251 1969 Communist rebellion in the Philippines Asia 190 1969 Moro conflict Asia 311 1989 Sectarianism in Pakistan Asia 276 1989 Xinjiang conflict Asia 197 1992 Oromo conflict Africa 103 1995 Ogaden insurgency Africa 299-499+ 1996 Allied Democratic Forces insurgency Africa 391 1998 Communal conflicts in Nigeria Africa 846 2002 Insurgency in the Maghreb Africa 271 2003 War in Darfur Africa 994 2004 Kivu conflict Africa 790 2009 Sudanese nomadic conflicts Africa 926 2009 Insurgency in the North Caucasus Europe 209 2012 Central African Republic conflict Africa 475 2012 Northern Mali conflict Africa 414 2013 Insurgency in Egypt Africa 284 2015 Burundian unrest Africa 551 2015 Turkey–ISIL conflict Asia 140

Fewer than 100 deaths in 2015 Start of conflict Conflict Continent Location Fatalities in 2015 1990 DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey Asia 5Bloody end to Turkey prosecutor hostage crisis BBC. 1922 Arab separatism in Khuzestan ASMLA insurgency Asia 6+Hurriyet Daily News. Football riots reflect discontent in Iran's predominantly Arab Khuzestan. 1946 Kurdish separatism in Iran Asia 24–58+ 1963 West Papua conflict Asia 9 1975 Cabinda War Africa 1 1980 Internal conflict in Peru South America 7 1987 LRA insurgency Africa 55 1988 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Asia 81 1989 Internal conflict in Bangladesh Asia 73 1995 Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict Second Afar insurgency Africa 91 1999 Ituri conflict Africa 89 2004 Conflict in the Niger Delta Africa 3 2011 Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen conflict Asia 91+ 2013 RENAMO insurgency Africa 57 2015 ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Africa 77

See also

References Notes

Citations

External links Major Episodes of Political Violence 1946–2014 – List of armed conflicts compiled by Dr. Monty G. Marshall, director of the Center for Systemic Peace, based on research sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force. UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia – Uppsala Conflict Data Program of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Armed Conflicts Report Interactive Map, by Project Ploughshares. Global Conflict Tracker , by the Council on Foreign Relations. CrisisWatch – Monthly bulletin, interactive map and database on ongoing conflicts by the International Crisis Group. Map of the world's conflicts , by IRIN. Modern Conflicts Database – 2007 Database of all post-Cold War conflicts with estimated death tolls of 25,000 or more, by the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Global Security coverage of ongoing wars Wars in the world History Guy's coverage of 21st century wars Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK) Conflict Barometer – Describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, and settlements Insight on Conflict – Database on peace-building initiatives in areas of conflict