List of ongoing military conflicts

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  Major wars, 1,000+ deaths per year
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For recent conflicts that are no longer significantly ongoing, see List of wars 2003–2010 and List of wars 2011–present.

The following is a list of ongoing military conflicts that are taking place around the world and which continue to result in violent deaths. This list is for the sole purpose of identifying present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict.

Fatality figures include both civilian and military deaths. Military conflicts which no longer produce violent deaths are not listed here, but can be found in the historical list of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

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[edit] 1,000+ deaths per year

Conflicts in the following list are currently causing at least 1,000 violent deaths per year, a categorization used by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program[1] and recognised by the United Nations.[2][3] The UN also use the term "low intensity conflict," which can overlap with the 1,000 violent deaths per year categorisation.[4]

Start of conflict War/conflict Location Cumulative fatalities Fatalities in 2011
1964 Colombian Armed Conflict  Colombia 150,000–200,000[5] 3,667+[6]
1978 Afghan civil war  Afghanistan 600,000–2,000,000 8,938+[7]
1991 Somali Civil War  Somalia 300,000[8]–400,000[9] 1,400+[10]
2003 Insurgency in Iraq  Iraq 109,792[11][12]–1,120,000[13] 5,489[14]
2004 War in North-West Pakistan  Pakistan 38,800[15] 6,142[15]
2006 Mexican Drug War  Mexico 60,420+[16] 19,396[17]
2009 Sudanese nomadic conflicts  Sudan  South Sudan 2,500[18][19] 3,141+[19]
2011 Sudan–SPLM-N conflict  Sudan and  South Sudan 1,500+[20] 1,500+[20]
2011 Yemeni uprising  Yemen 1,784-1,870[21] 1,784-1,870
2011 Syrian uprising  Syria 2,816[22]–5,000[23] 2,816–5,000

[edit] Other conflicts

There are many other smaller-scale armed conflicts that are currently causing a smaller number of violent fatalities each year. Several short-lived violent conflicts have arisen as part of the Arab Spring in 2011 and 2012, though the phenomenon has included mostly peaceful protests.

Start of conflict Conflict Continent
or region		 State(s) Cumulative fatalities
1948[24][25] Korean Conflict Asia East  Democratic People's Republic of Korea and  Republic of Korea 4,770,000+
1948 Internal conflict in Burma Asia Southeast  Burma 501,000
1948 Israeli–Palestinian conflict Middle East  Israel and  Palestinian Authority Flag of Hamas.svg Gaza Strip 14,500-20,000
1953 Nigerian Sharia conflict Africa  Nigeria 10,000+[26][27][28]
1964 Insurgency in Northeast India Asia South  India ~25,000[29]
1967 Naxalite-Maoist insurgency Asia South  India 11,454
1969[30] Insurgency in the Philippines[31] Asia Southeast  Philippines ~120,000[32]
1969 Papua conflict Asia Southeast  Indonesia 400,000
1975 Western Sahara conflict Africa  Mauritania,  Morocco and Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg SADR 13,000 - 24,000
1975 Insurgency in Laos Asia Southeast  Laos 100,000+
1978 Kurdish–Turkish conflict Middle East  Turkey and  Iraq 45,000–[33] 100,000[34][35][36]
1980 Internal conflict in Peru America South  Peru ~70,000
1982 Casamance conflict Africa  Senegal 5,000[37]
1987 Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Africa  Uganda,  South Sudan,  Democratic Republic of the Congo and  Central African Republic 30,000+
1989 Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Asia South  India ~68,000[38]
1994 Cabinda Conflict Africa  Angola 1,000-1,500 [39]
1995 Insurgency in Ogaden Africa  Ethiopia 2,875-3,450
1998 Dissident Irish republican campaign Europe  United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and  Ireland 143
2002 Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa Africa  Kenya,  Somalia,  Yemen,  Djibouti ~212
2002 Insurgency in the Maghreb Africa  Algeria,  Chad,  Mali,  Mauritania,  Morocco,  Niger, and  Tunisia 6,000+
2004 Shia Insurgency in Yemen Middle East  Yemen and  Saudi Arabia (2009-2010) 25,000[40]
2004 Conflict in the Niger Delta Africa  Nigeria 4,000–10,000[41]
2004 Balochistan conflict Asia South  Iran and  Pakistan 2,500+
2004 South Thailand insurgency Asia Southeast  Thailand 4,800
2008 Cambodian–Thai border dispute Asia Southeast  Cambodia and  Thailand 41-211
2009 Insurgency in the North Caucasus Europe  Russia 1670
2009 South Yemen insurgency Middle East  Yemen 1,554+[42][43]
2010 Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown Middle East  Yemen 1,115-1,168
2011 Bahraini uprising Middle East  Bahrain 55+
2011 2011 Kosovo–Serbia border clashes Europe  Serbia ( Kosovo) 4+
2011 Libyan inter-factional fighting Africa  Libya 500+
2011 Tuareg Rebellion (2011–present) Africa  Mali N/A

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Definitions Uppsala Conflict Data Program". http://www.pcr.uu.se/research/ucdp/definitions/. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  2. ^ "The World at War". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/index.html. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 
  3. ^ "Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups, A Manual & Guidelines for Practitioners". http://ochaonline.un.org/humanitariannegotiations/Chapter1-2.htm#FNfour. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  4. ^ "UN peacekeeping chief says Darfur `a low-intensity conflict' with 150 deaths a month". http://www.startribune.com/nation/43815017.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiacyKUUr. Retrieved 2009-05-07. [dead link]
  5. ^ Herbolzheimer, Kristian (8 November 2011). "After Alfonso Cano's death, Colombia must rethink its path to peace – Kristian Herbolzheimer". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/08/alfonso-cano-colombia-farc. 
  6. ^ 3,500 insurgents + 167 security forces killed
  7. ^ 2,177 civilians, 1,400 police + 520 soldiers + 4,275 insurgents + 566 foreign troops killed
  8. ^ "Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls and Casualty Statistics for Wars, Dictatorships and Genocides". Users.erols.com. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat3.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  9. ^ John Pike (2004-11-05). "Hundreds of thousands killed in years of war, says new president". Globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2004/11/mil-041105-irin03.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  10. ^ Elman’s data is mostly limited to incidents in Mogadishu and suggests that 1,739 civilians were killed there in 2009, with 2,200 deaths in 2010 and around 1,400 in the first half of 2011.Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) (June 2011 to October 2011). "CIVILIAN HARM IN SOMALIA: Creating an Appropriate Response". http://www.civicworldwide.org. http://www.civicworldwide.org/storage/documents/civic%20final%20paper%20nov%202011.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-25. 
  11. ^ "Iraq Body Count". http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ ORB survey of Iraq War casualties January 2008 - Update on Iraqi Casualty Data
  14. ^ Iraq Body Count 4,087 civilians + 897 security forces + 54 coalition troops + 451 insurgents killed
  15. ^ a b South Asia Terrorism Portal Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in Pakistan 2003-2011, December 25, 2011
  16. ^ Semanario Zeta. 2011-11-12. http://www.zetatijuana.com/2011/12/12/quinto-ano-de-gobierno-60-mil-420-ejecuciones/. 
  17. ^ [2]
  18. ^ [3]
  19. ^ a b [4]
  20. ^ a b Uma, Julius (2011-09-05). "UN report: 1,500 killed and 73,000 displaced in S. Sudan conflicts". Sudan Tribune (Juba). http://www.sudantribune.com/UN-report-1-500-killed-and-73-000,40053. 
  21. ^ 1,480 civilians and soldiers killed (3 February-25 September),[5] 300-386 militants killed in the Battle of Zinjibar and 4 militants killed in Lahj (16-17 June),[6] total of 1,784-1,870 reported killed
  22. ^ Government claim: [7] [8][9][10]
  23. ^ UN claim:[11]
  24. ^ "MacArthur - Google Books". Books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=isEXyqHjEDEC&pg=PA150&dq=south+korea+insurgency+1948&hl=en&ei=ip8PTc6KDsSqlAewruCfDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCYQ6AEwATgK#. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  25. ^ verify source
  26. ^ Isaacs, Dan (5 May 2004). "Analysis: Behind Nigeria's violence". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1630089.stm. 
  27. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gzl2_TiUNy_W4vqIC3NZSasnA5HA
  28. ^ "'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack". BBC News. 8 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8555018.stm. 
  29. ^ "War Profile ­ Iraq/US" (PDF). http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/dpe/modern_conflicts/death_tolls.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  30. ^ This is disputed as some roots of the conflict originate back in the early 1900's
  31. ^ Guide to the Philippines conflict BBC
  32. ^ "The Mindanao Conflict in the Philippines: Roots, Costs, and Potential Peace Dividend" (PDF). http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCPR/214578-1111996036679/20482477/WP24_Web.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  33. ^ "Turkish jets attack PKK militants". http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=132402&sectionid=351020204. 
  34. ^ Los Angeles Times TURKEY: Kurdish teenager convicted as terrorist for attending demonstration
  35. ^ "Humanitarian Law Project v. U.S. Dept. of Justice" (PDF). http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/terrorism/hlpdoj120303opn.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  36. ^ "Turkey, US, and the PKK". Kurdishaspect.com. http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc122107AD.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  37. ^ http://www.guinguinbali.com/index.php?lang=en&mod=news&task=view_news&cat=3&id=1392
  38. ^ Associated Press[dead link]
  39. ^ http://igcsforum.org/showthread.php?t=1729
  40. ^ Page 2
  41. ^ "Armed Conflicts Report - Nigeria". Ploughshares.ca. http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/ACRText/ACR-Nigeria.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  42. ^ "Is South Yemen Preparing to Declare Independence?". Time. 8 July 2011. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2081756-2,00.html. 
  43. ^ [12]

[edit] External links

List of ongoing military conflicts
Papua conflict · Colombian armed conflict  · Insurgency in the Philippines · Afghan civil war · Turkey – Kurdistan Workers' Party conflict · Somali Civil War · Kashmir conflict · Casamance conflict · Insurgency in the North Caucasus · Balochistan conflict · Shia insurgency in Yemen · Nigerian Sharia conflict · South Thailand insurgency · Insurgency in Laos · War in North-West Pakistan · Naxalite-Maoist insurgency · Mexican Drug War · 2011 Syrian uprising · Israeli–Palestinian conflict · Insurgency in Northeast India · Lord's Resistance Army insurgency · Insurgency in the Maghreb · Conflict in the Niger Delta · Cambodian–Thai border dispute · South Yemen insurgency · Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown · 2011 Yemeni uprising · South Kordofan conflict · Cabinda Conflict · Korean Conflict · Iran–PJAK conflict · Dissident Irish republican campaign · Sudanese nomadic conflicts ·
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