List of ongoing armed conflicts

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

Criteria

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. 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 8 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.

Start ofconflict Conflict Continent Location Cumulative fatalities 2025 fatalities 2026 fatalities 1948 Arab–Israeli/Iran–Israel proxy wars (since 2023) Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gaza conflict (since 2023) Spillover in the West Bank Palestinian factional conflicts Salafist insurgency in Gaza Fatah–Hamas conflict Anti-PA insurgency in West Bank Anti-Hamas insurgency in Gaza Israeli–Lebanese conflict Hezbollah–Israel conflict (since 2023) 2026 Lebanon war Israeli–Syrian conflict (since 2012) 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria Druze insurgency in Southern Syria Spillover of the Iran war in Syria Red Sea crisis 2026 Houthi strikes on Israel Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia Bab al-Mandab crisis 2026 Yemen offensives 2026 Iran war Hormuz Strait crisis Hormuz Strait campaign US naval blockade Iranian strikes against Israel Iranian strikes on Arab states Iraq strikes Iraqi Kurdistan Jordan strikes Saudi Arabia strikes Kuwait strikes Bahrain strikes Qatar strikes UAE strikes Oman strikes Asia

–263,000+ 1948 Myanmar civil war (since 2021) Rohingya conflict Rakhine State conflict Karen conflict Karen–Mon conflict Kachin conflict Spillover in Northeast India Asia + 1955 Sudanese civil wars (tribal conflicts) South Sudanese civil war Abyei border conflict Jonglei clashes North Sudanese civil war Kordofan campaign Blue Nile campaign SPLM–N–Otoro conflict Africa + –80,000+ 1960 Congolese conflicts Katanga insurgency LRA insurgency ADF insurgency Kivu conflict Ituri conflict (since 2017) M23 offensive Congolese–Rwandan conflict Western DR Congo clashes Africa + –10,000+ 1978 Somali Civil War (since 2009) Ethiopian–Somali conflict Naval operations against Somali piracy Operation Atalanta American intervention Puntland–Somaliland conflict ISIS insurgency in Puntland Puntland counter-terrorism operations Somalian constitutional crisis Jubaland crisis Spillover in Kenya Africa –+ 2002 Islamist insurgencies in the Maghreb/Sahel Boko Haram insurgency Boko Haram–ISWAP conflict Insurgency in Mali Insurgency in Niger Insurgency in Burkina Faso Fulani-Mossi conflict Insurgency in Chad JNIM–ISSP war Insurgency in Benin Africa +Northeast Nigeria insurgency has killed almost 350,000 – UN, Reuters, 24 June 2021 2006 Mexican drug war Gulf Cartel infighting Los Zetas infighting Sinaloa Cartel infighting Spillover in Texas North America –417,000 –10,767 2014 Russo-Ukrainian war (since 2022) Ukrainian resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine Attacks in Russia (partisan insurgency and rail war) Belarusian involvement (partisan insurgency) North Korean involvement Europe –827,000+

Minor wars (1,000–9,999 combat-related deaths in current or previous year) The 13 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. Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Start ofconflict Conflict Continent Location Cumulative fatalities 2025 fatalities 2026 fatalities 1918 Insurgencies in Iran (2026 Iran war) Kurdish insurgency in Iran Iran–PJAK conflict 2026 Kurdish–Iranian crisis (Western Iran clashes) Azerbaijani insurgency in Iran Arab insurgency in Khuzestan Insurgency in Sistan and Balochistan (Sistan and Balochistan clashes) ISIS insurgency in IranAsia + + 1948 Insurgencies in Pakistan Afghan–Pakistani border conflict (Islamist insurgency) Insurgency in Balochistan Balochi–ISIS conflict Spillover in Iran (Sistan and Balochistan clashes) Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2026 Afghan–Pakistani war Insurgency in Sindh Asia +Multiple sources: 1961 Ethiopian civil wars (since 2018) 2026 Ethiopian offensive Oromo conflict OLA insurgency Gambela conflict Fano insurgency Ethiopian–Somali conflict Africa –+ 1964 Colombian conflict Catatumbo campaign Operation Southern Spear South America + 1978 Afghanistan conflicts Afghan–Pakistani border conflict 2026 Afghan–Pakistani war ISIS–Taliban conflict Republican insurgency in Afghanistan Afghan–Tajik border conflictAsia –+Multiple sources: 1993 Ecuadorian conflict Communist insurgency in Ecuador Ecuadorian drug war (since 2024) Operation Southern Spear South America + 1998 Civil conflicts in Nigeria Religious violence Boko Haram insurgency Boko Haram–ISWAP conflict Herder–farmer conflicts Nigerian bandit conflict Niger Delta conflict (since 2016) Southeast Nigerian insurgency Spillover in Bakassi, Cameroon Africa + 2010 Venezuelan conflict Pemon conflict Catatumbo campaign Operation Southern Spear South America + 2011 Yemeni civil war (crisis) Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Saudi Arabian intervention Houthi–Saudi conflict 2026 Yemen offensives Strait of Bab al-Mandab crisis Houthi–Israeli conflict in the Red Sea 2026 Houthi strikes on Israel Asia + 2011 Aftermath/Spillover of the Syrian civil war Turkey–ISIS conflict Israeli intervention 2024 Israeli invasion of Syria Druze insurgency in Southern Syria Spillover of the Iran war in Syria Western Syria clashes Hezbollah–Syria clashes Asia + 2012 Cameroonian conflicts Boko Haram insurgency Boko Haram–ISWAP conflict Anglophone Crisis Pro-Biafran insurgency in Bakassi Africa + 2012 Central African Republic Civil War LRA insurgency Africa + 2018 Haitian conflict (since 2020) North America +

Conflicts (100–999 combat-related deaths in current or previous year) The 15 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 ofconflict Conflict Continent Location Cumulative fatalities 2025 fatalities 2026 fatalities 1918 Kurdish nationalist conflicts Iranian–Kurdish conflict Iran–PJAK conflict 2026 Kurdish–Iranian crisis (Western Iran clashes) Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Turkish-Kurdish conflictAsia –+Multiple sources: + 1921 Insurgencies in Turkey Kurdish insurgency in Turkey Maoist insurgency in Turkey DHKP/C insurgency ISIS insurgency in Turkey AK Party–Gülen movement conflictAsia +The Militant Kurds: A Dual Strategy for Freedom, Vera Eccarius-Kelly, page 86, 2010Turkey, US, and the PKK , 21 December 2007 1943Jamaican political conflict North America +Multiple sources: 1947 Kashmir conflict Indo-Pakistani border conflict Indian-Kashmiri insurgency Sino-Indian border conflictAsia –2,000,000 1954 Insurgencies in India Insurgency in Northeast India Insurgency in Manipur (since 2023) Insurgency in Assam Insurgency in Nagaland Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh Spillover in Myanmar Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Asia 1962Papua conflict Oceania –500,000 1969 Civil conflict in the Philippines New People's Army rebellion ISIS insurgency in the Philippines (since 2023) Philippine drug war Asia –245,200 1972 Insurgencies in Bangladesh Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict Maoist insurgency in Bangladesh Spillover of Rohingya conflict from Myanmar Asia +Multiple sources: 1975Cabinda War Africa 1988 Ethnic violence in Papua New Guinea Oceania –20,000 1992 Brazilian drug war South America (French Guiana) + + + 2003 Iraqi conflict Iraqi–Kurdish conflict ISIS insurgency in Iraq Asia –1,215,000+ 2011 Libyan crisis Turkish intervention in LibyaAfrica –43,000Multiple sources: 2017 Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Africa +Multiple sources: 2022 Honduran gang crackdown North America +–1,700

Skirmishes and clashes (fewer than 100 combat-related deaths in current and previous year) The 12 conflicts in the following list have caused fewer than 100 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year. Start ofconflict Conflict Continent Location Cumulative fatalities 2025 fatalities 2026 fatalities 1962 Cross border attacks in Sabah/Drug trafficking in Malaysia Asia + –6 + 1970 Western Sahara conflict (since 2020) Africa –21,000+ 1975 Insurgency in Laos Asia + –75Area of Laos opposite the Thai border in Chiang Rai erupts into armed conflict – 5 Lao soldiers dead in fierce fighting 1980 Peruvian conflict (since 2021) South America 1982 Casamance conflict ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia Africa + 1988 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis Asia –49,000+Multiple sources: 1991 North Caucasus conflict Spillover in Azerbaijan Europe + 2004 South Thailand insurgency Asia + 2005 Insurgency in Paraguay South America + 2013 Islamic insurgency in Egypt Africa –7,353+ 2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown North America + 2023 Sri Lankan drug war Asia + +

Conflict deaths in the 2020s

The 15 conflicts with the most deaths in the 2020s Rank Conflict Deaths inthe 2020s Countries Continent 1°Russo-Ukrainian war Europe 2°Ethiopian civil conflict Africa 3°Gaza war Asia 4°Mexican drug war North America 5°Afghan conflict Asia 6°Myanmar civil war Asia 7°Yemeni civil war Asia 8°Nigerian civil conflict Africa 9°Syrian civil war Asia 10°Sudanese civil war Africa 11°Somali civil war Africa 12°Congolese civil war Africa 13°Insurgency in Burkina Faso Africa 14°Mali War Africa 15°Haitian conflict North America

Deaths by country +Fatalities related to armed conflict, by country Rank20202021202220232024CountryDeathsCountryDeathsCountryDeathsCountryDeathsCountryDeaths1++2 Afghanistan++34 Syria567 (incl. Nagorno-Karabakh)8 Syria Syria9 Syria1011121314151617181920

See also

2020s in military history List of active rebel groups Lists of active separatist movements List of designated terrorist groups List of hostage crises List of non-international armed conflicts List of number of conflicts per year List of proxy wars List of rebel groups that control territory List of terrorist incidents List of wars: 2020–present List of wars by death toll List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity Frozen conflict Casualty recording Failed state