Conflict Hot Spots

The following is a list of areas where conflict is an ongoing affair. The intensity ratings give a rough estimate of how many casualties (civilian or military) can be expected in that area in the course of a year.
Intensity Level	Losses
1 	10-100
2 	100-500
3 	500-1,000
4 	1,000-5,000
5 	5,000-10,000
Location 	Intensity	Nations Affected 	Reason
Afghanistan 	4 	Afghanistan, ISAF and Pakistan	Taliban and warlords
Burma 	1 	Burma 	Opposition to Junta
Columbia 	1 	Columbia 	FARC
India 	4 	India 	Ethnic & religions nationalism, Kashmir rebels and widespread Communist Insurgancy
Russia 	4 	Russia 	Ethnic Nationalism from the Caucuses, Civil War
Congo 	2 	Congo, Canada 	Ethnic and Tribal Civil War
Pakistan 	4 	Pakistan 	Tribal, ethnic and Religious Violence
Israel 	4 	Israel, Palestine 	Religious and territorial violence
Spain 	0 	Spain 	ETA Nationalist Campaign
Iraq 	3 	Iraq, Coalition, Iran 	Iraq War
Iran 	1 	Iran 	Low level nationalist and anti governmental activities
Saudi Arabia	3 	Saudi Arabia 	Anti Western Campaign
China 	3 	Ethnic nationalism 	Uyghur, Tibet
Kurdistan 	4 	Turkey, Iraq and Iran 	Kurdish Nationalism
Syria 	2 	Syria 	Kurdish Nationalism
Peru 	0 	Peru 	Shining Path Low Intensity Insurgency
Thailand 	3 	Thailand 	Malay Separatism
Meghreb 	2 	Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania 	Islamist Insurgency
Sudan 	3 	Sudan 	Ethnic and religious violence, Janjaweed persecution
Somalia 	4 	Somalia, Ethiopia 	Full scale factionalised civil war
Philippines 	1 	Philippines 	Islamic & communist Insurgency
Mexico 	2 	Mexico 	War between Drug Cartels and Government
Gulf of Aden	1 	All Nations 	Piracy
Category:Military
Category:2009 Round