List of ongoing armed conflicts

This is a list of ongoing armed conflicts.


Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2025 Deaths in 2026 More information
Russo-Ukrainian War Europe  Ukraine 74,815+ Deaths during the conflict: 50,200–254,600+ The War in Donbas is part of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Arab–Israeli conflict Asia  Gaza Strip
 Israel
 Lebanon		 26,795 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 Africa  Burkina Faso
 Mali
 Niger
 Benin
 Togo
 Algeria
 Tunisia
 Chad
 Ivory Coast
 Mauritania
 Ghana
 Nigeria
 Cameroon
 Morocco
 Libya
 21,185 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. 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
Sudanese civil war Africa  Sudan
 South Sudan		 20,580–80.000+ The capital of North Darfur State, fell in 2025.
Internal conflict in Myanmar (Rohingya conflict, Kachin conflict, Conflict in Rakhine State) Asia  Myanmar 14,409+ The Karen conflict is part of the larger conflict; Myawaddy (on the Thai border) was controlled by rebels during [part of] April 2024. The number of people who have died in the (larger) conflict: 141,000–210,000 Start of conflict: 1948
Somali Civil War Africa  Somalia
 Kenya		 10,282+ Parts of the conflict, includes the Islamic State insurgency in Puntland, and the Spillover in Kenya. Deaths during the conflict: 503,000+. Start of the civil war: 1991


Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2025 Deaths in 2026 More information
Mexican Drug War North America  Mexico 8,318–10,767 The number of people who died in battles between 1989–2020: 60,373. (350,000 homicide victims in organized crime 2006–2021) Start of conflict: 2006. These are a part:
Congolese conflicts: Africa  Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Rwanda
 Burundi
 Uganda		 7,481–10,000+ 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). FDLR is an armed group of Hutus.
Ethiopian civil conflict Africa  Ethiopia
 Eritrea		 6,316 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:
Afghan conflict Asia  Afghanistan
 Pakistan		 4,176 The number of people who died in 1978–2020: 1,405,111–2,084,468. 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.
Ecuadorian drug war South America  Ecuador 3,853
Civil conflicts in Nigeria Africa  Nigeria 2,950 The Communal conflicts in Nigeria are armed conflicts. Religious violence in Nigeria, is part of the (main) conflict. Related page: Boko Haram.
Syrian conflict Asia  Syria 8,178–8,600+ Deaths during the Syrian conflict: [c. 656,000 or] 656,493+ The Syrian conflict since 2024 has happened after the Syrian civil war. These have become a part of the conflict:
Gang war in Haiti North America  Haiti 2,624–3,141+ The conflict is part of the Haitian crisis (2018–present).
Yemeni Civil War Asia  Yemen
 Saudi Arabia		 2,785 The number of people who died between 2014–2020: 26,006.–233,000

The Yemeni Crisis started in 2011, and these have become a part:

Colombian conflict South America  Colombia 2,273 496
Anglophone Crisis Africa  Cameroon 1,628 Deaths during the conflict: 6,000+ Start of conflict: 2017
Venezuelan conflicts South America  Venezuela 175
Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2025 Deaths in 2026 More information
Balochi insurgency in Pakistan Asia  Pakistan
 Iran		 985 Start of conflict: 1948
Armed rebellion in India Asia  India
 Myanmar
 Bhutan		 980 In Chhattisgarh (a state), rebels and police had a deadly clash (as late as 2025). Start of (overall) conflict: 2017
Armed rebellion in Kashmir (Indo-Pakistani wars) Asia  India
 Pakistan		 975 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 944 Start of conflict: 2012
Armed rebellion in Cabo Delgado Africa  Mozambique
 Tanzania		 783
Iraq conflict Asia  Iraq 556 The Islamic State armed rebellion in Iraq (since 2017), is part of the (larger) conflict. Start of (overall) conflict: 2003
Honduran gang crackdown North America  Honduras 522
Civil conflict in the Philippines Asia  Philippines 506 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
Internal conflict in Bangladesh Asia  Bangladesh 351
Kurdish separatist insurgencies Asia  Iran
 Iraq
Syria
 Turkey		 300 Parts of the main conflict are
Libyan crisis Africa  Libya 275 Start of conflict: 2011
Jamaican political conflict North America  Jamaica 268
Ethnic violence in Papua New Guinea Oceania  Papua New Guinea 247
Asia  Cambodia
 Thailand		 235+
Cabinda War Africa  Angola 191 Cabinda province is an exclave that belongs to Angola. Start of conflict: 1984
Papua conflict Asia  Indonesia 131 "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. Deaths during the conflict: 100,000–500,000 Start of conflict: 1962
South America  Brazil 130+
Western Sahara conflict Africa  Morocco
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		 54
Islamist insurgency in Egypt Africa  Egypt 52
South Thailand armed rebellion Asia  Thailand 51 Deaths during the conflict: 7,201. Start of conflict: 1960
Peruvian conflict South America  Peru 46
Salvadoran gang crackdown North America  El Salvador 9 Deaths during the conflict: 152+ Start of conflict: 2022
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus Europe  Russia
 Azerbaijan		 9
Casamance conflict Africa  Senegal 6
Insurgency in Laos Asia  Laos 5–75
Insurgency in Paraguay South America  Paraguay 2
Asia  Malaysia
 Philippines		 3


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