Major wars, 1,000+ deaths per year
Minor wars and conflicts, 10-1,000 deaths per year
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.
[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 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 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
- ^ "Definitions Uppsala Conflict Data Program". http://www.pcr.uu.se/research/ucdp/definitions/. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "The World at War". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/index.html. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups, A Manual & Guidelines for Practitioners". http://ochaonline.un.org/humanitariannegotiations/Chapter1-2.htm#FNfour. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 3,500 insurgents + 167 security forces killed
- ^ 2,177 civilians, 1,400 police + 520 soldiers + 4,275 insurgents + 566 foreign troops killed
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Iraq Body Count". http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ^ [1]
- ^ ORB survey of Iraq War casualties January 2008 - Update on Iraqi Casualty Data
- ^ Iraq Body Count 4,087 civilians + 897 security forces + 54 coalition troops + 451 insurgents killed
- ^ a b South Asia Terrorism Portal Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in Pakistan 2003-2011, December 25, 2011
- ^ Semanario Zeta. 2011-11-12. http://www.zetatijuana.com/2011/12/12/quinto-ano-de-gobierno-60-mil-420-ejecuciones/.
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ a b [4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Government claim: [7] [8][9][10]
- ^ UN claim:[11]
- ^ "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.
- ^ verify source
- ^ Isaacs, Dan (5 May 2004). "Analysis: Behind Nigeria's violence". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1630089.stm.
- ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gzl2_TiUNy_W4vqIC3NZSasnA5HA
- ^ "'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack". BBC News. 8 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8555018.stm.
- ^ "War Profile Iraq/US" (PDF). http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/dpe/modern_conflicts/death_tolls.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ This is disputed as some roots of the conflict originate back in the early 1900's
- ^ Guide to the Philippines conflict BBC
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Turkish jets attack PKK militants". http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=132402§ionid=351020204.
- ^ Los Angeles Times TURKEY: Kurdish teenager convicted as terrorist for attending demonstration
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Turkey, US, and the PKK". Kurdishaspect.com. http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc122107AD.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ http://www.guinguinbali.com/index.php?lang=en&mod=news&task=view_news&cat=3&id=1392
- ^ Associated Press[dead link]
- ^ http://igcsforum.org/showthread.php?t=1729
- ^ Page 2
- ^ "Armed Conflicts Report - Nigeria". Ploughshares.ca. http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/ACRText/ACR-Nigeria.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ "Is South Yemen Preparing to Declare Independence?". Time. 8 July 2011. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2081756-2,00.html.
- ^ [12]
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