List of ongoing armed conflicts
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.
1,000+ deaths per year
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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 2010 |
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1964 | Colombian Armed Conflict | Colombia | 50,000–200,000 | 1,000+[5] |
1967 | Naxalite-Maoist insurgency | India | ~11,200 | 1,174+[6] |
1978 | Afghan civil war | Afghanistan | 600,000–2,000,000 | 10,461+ [7] |
1991 | Somali Civil War | Somalia | 300,000[8]–400,000[9] | 2,318+[10] |
2003 | War in Iraq | Iraq | 102,344–1,455,590[11] [12] | 4,571+[13] |
2004 | War in North-West Pakistan | Pakistan | 30,452[14] | 7,435[15] |
2004 | Shi’ite Insurgency in Yemen | Yemen | 12,833–16,439[16][17][18] | 8,000 |
2006 | Mexican Drug War | Mexico | 39,392+[19] | 24,374[20] |
2009 | Sudanese nomadic conflicts | Sudan | 2,000–2,500[21] | 708 |
2011 | Libyan civil war | Libya | 13,000–20,000[22] | N/A |
2011 | Sudan–SPLM conflict | Sudan | 1,500+ | N/A |
2011 | 2011 Syrian Uprising | Syria | 2,000+[23] | N/A |
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, though the phenomenon has included many peaceful protests.
See also
References
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- ^ "The World at War". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups, A Manual & Guidelines for Practitioners". Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "UN peacekeeping chief says Darfur `a low-intensity conflict' with 150 deaths a month". Retrieved 7 May 2009. [dead link]
- ^ http://www.colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/17441-military-claims-to-have-killed-3500-criminals-in-2011.html
- ^ "India's Maoists offer ceasefire". BBC News. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ [1] 2,412+ civilians, 711 foreign troops, 1,292 Afghan police, 821 Afghan soldiers and 5,225 insurgents kileld in 2010
- ^ "Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls and Casualty Statistics for Wars, Dictatorships and Genocides". Users.erols.com. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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- ^ "Iraq Body Count". Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq
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- ^ "'Global War on Terror Claims 30,000 Pakistani Casualties'".
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- ^ "Armed Conflicts Report - Yemen". Ploughshares.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Bloody 2009- Yemen Post English Newspaper Online". Yemenpost.net. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Saudi: Bodies of 20 soldiers found on Yemen border".
- ^ "Mexico says 28,000 killed in drugs war since 2006". BBC News. 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Durante 2010 hubo 24 mil 374 homicidios en México: La Jornada". INEGI. 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Scores killed in Sudan tribal clash".
- ^ "Libya death toll 'reaches 10,000'". Yahoo.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Syria protests: UN mission to assess humanitarian needs". BBC. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
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- ^ Armed Conflicts Report: Israel-Palestine (1948 - first combat deaths), January 2010
- ^ "War Profile Iraq/US" (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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- ^ "Turkish jets attack PKK militants".
- ^ Los Angeles Times TURKEY: Kurdish teenager convicted as terrorist for attending demonstration
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- ^ Associated Press[dead link]
- ^ "Armed Conflicts Report - Nigeria". Ploughshares.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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External links
- PeaceReporter coverage of ongoing wars
- Global Security coverage of ongoing wars
- BIPPI coverage of ongoing wars
- 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
- Crisis Group conflict analysis
- Iraqi Death Total Over 600,000
- UCDP database - Database on armed conflicts from 1975 including death estimates, conflict actors, negotiations and peace agreements