List of ongoing armed conflicts

This is a list of ongoing armed conflicts.

(10,000 or more combat-related deaths in 2025 and 2026)
 Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2025 Deaths in 2026 More information Russo-Ukrainian War
 Russian invasion of Ukraine Europe  +  Deaths during the conflict: 50,200–254,600+ The War in Donbas is part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Arab–Israeli conflict
 Israeli–Palestinian conflict
 Gaza–Israel conflict
 Israel–Hamas war
 Israeli–Lebanese conflict
 Israel–Hezbollah war
 Iran–Israel warAsia  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 Sudanese civil war
 Sudanese nomadic conflicts
 Ethnic violence in South Sudan
 Abyei border conflict Africa  –80.000+ The capital of North Darfur State, fell in 2025.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20pezegv1zohttps://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149281. Retrieved 2024-05-08 Armed rebellion (or insurgency) in the Maghreb
 Insurgency in the Sahel
 Boko Haram insurgency
 Mali War
 Azawad conflict
 Insurgency in Niger
 Insurgency in Burkina Faso
 Insurgency in ChadAfrica  + 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.https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/10/pentagon-orders-all-us-combat-troops-to-withdraw-from-niger-00157329. Retrieved 2024-05-11 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, SahelInternal conflict in Myanmar (Rohingya conflict, Kachin conflict, Conflict in Rakhine State) Asia  + The Karen conflict is part of the larger conflict; Myawaddy (on the Thai border) was controlled by rebels during [part of] April 2024.https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2788539/next-few-months-crucial-in-myanmar-war. Retrieved 2024-05-12 The number of people who have died in the (larger) conflict: 141,000–210,000 Start of conflict: 1948 Somali Civil War
 Since 2009 Africa  + 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

 (1,000-9,999 combat-related deaths in 2026 or 2025) 
 Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2025 Deaths in 2026 More informationMexican Drug WarNorth America –10,767The number of people who died in battles between 1989–2020: . (350,000 homicide victims in organized crime 2006–2021)Opinión | México: una guerra inventada y 350,000 muertos - The Washington Post Start of conflict: 2006. These are a part:
 Fighting inside the Gulf Cartel
 Fighting inside Los Zetas (crime group) Syrian conflict 
 Turkish intervention
 Rojava conflict
 Rojava–Islamist conflict
 Eastern Syria insurgency
 Arab tribal insurgency in Eastern Syria
 Turkey–Islamic State conflict
 Israeli intervention
 Israeli invasion of Syria
 American intervention Asia  –8,600+ Deaths during the Syrian conflict: [c. 656,000 or] + The Syrian conflict since 2024 has happened after the Syrian civil war. These have become a part of the conflict:
 Spillover of the Syrian civil war
 Druze insurgency in Southern Syria, * Southern Syria clashes
 Western Syria clashes
 Hezbollah–Syria clashes Congolese conflicts:
 Katanga insurgency
 Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
 Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
 Kivu conflict
 Ituri conflict
 M23 campaign
 Western DR Congo clashes Africa  –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).https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2952321/dr-congo-csonflict-risks-broader-regional-war. Retrieved 2025-02-01 FDLR is an armed group of Hutus.https://www.nrk.no/urix/kongo-og-marerittet-som-aldri-tek-slutt-1.17238522. Retrieved 2025-02-01 Ethiopian civil conflict Africa  + 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:
 Afar–Somali clashes
 War in Amhara
 Oromo conflict
 OLA armed rebellion*Gambela conflict.The number of people who have died in the conflict:  385,000–800,000. Start of conflict: 2018 Afghan conflict
 Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflicts
 Islamic State–Taliban conflict
 Republican insurgency in AfghanistanAsia   The number of people who died in 1978–2020: .http://www.nonel.pu.ru/erdferkel/khalidi.pdf 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
 Ecuadorian security crisis South America   Civil conflicts in Nigeria
 Boko Haram insurgency
 Herder–farmer conflicts
 Nigerian bandit conflict
 Conflict in the Niger Delta
 Bakassi conflict
 2016 Niger Delta conflict
 Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria Africa  The Communal conflicts in Nigeria are armed conflicts. Religious violence in Nigeria, is part of the (main) conflict. Related page: Boko Haram. Yemeni Civil War
 Red Sea Crisis (2023-)
  US–UK airstrikes on Yemen (2024-) Asia  The number of people who died between 2014–2020: .–233,000
The Yemeni Crisis started in 2011, and these have become a part:
 Al-Qaeda's armed rebellion in Yemen
 Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
 Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
 U.S. conflict with Iran-backed militias Gang war in Haiti North America –3,141+ The conflict is part of the Haitian crisis (2018–present). Venezuelan conflicts
 Pemon conflict
 Catatumbo campaign
 2025 US Caribbean naval deployment South America   40https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/us/politics/trump-capture-maduro-venezuela.html. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2026-01-05 Colombian conflict South America   Anglophone Crisis Africa    Deaths during the conflict: 6,000+ Start of conflict: 2017

Conflicts (100-999 combat-related deaths in 2026 or 2025)
 Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2025 Deaths in 2026 More information Balochi insurgency in Pakistan
 Balochi insurgency in Iran Asia   Start of conflict: 1948 Armed rebellion in India
 Armed rebellion in Northeast India
 Insurgency in Arunachal Pradesh
 Insurgency in Nagaland
 Insurgency in Manipur
 Insurgency in Assam
 Insurgency in Meghalaya
 Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
 Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Asia   In Chhattisgarh (a state), rebels and police had a deadly clash (as late as 2025).https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/mBKed4/siste-nytt-fra-norge-og-utlandet?pinnedEntry=116919. Retrieved 2025-02-09 Start of (overall) conflict: 2017 Armed rebellion in Kashmir (Indo-Pakistani wars) Asia  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   Start of conflict: 2012 Armed rebellion in Cabo Delgado Africa   Iraq conflict Asia   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   Civil conflict in the Philippines Asia   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
 Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict Asia   Kurdish separatist insurgencies
 Kurdish–Iranian conflict
 Kurdish–Turkish conflict
 Turkey–PKK conflictAsia  Syria  Parts of the main conflict are
 Iran–PJAK conflict
 Western Iran clashes (2016–present)
 Turkey–PKK conflict (since 2015); The leader of PKK asked that his group lay down their weapons (from 2025);https://www.nrk.no/urix/pkk-leder-sier-gruppen-opploses-1.17318975. Retrieved 2025-02-28Libyan crisisAfrica  Start of conflict: 2011Jamaican political conflict North America   Ethnic violence in Papua New Guinea Oceania   Cambodian–Thailand border conflict
 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflictAsia+Cabinda War Africa Cabinda province is an exclave that belongs to Angola. Start of conflict: 1984Papua conflictAsia  "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.https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/newzealandsk-pilot-fri-etter-halvannet-ar-i-fangenskap/s/5-95-2029527. Retrieved 2024-09-21https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2841787/rebels-in-indonesias-papua-kill-helicopter-pilot-from-new-zealand. Retrieved 2024-08-05 Deaths during the conflict: –500,000 Start of conflict: 1962 Armed conflict for control of the favelas South America  + Western Sahara conflict
 Western Saharan clashes Africa   Islamist insurgency in Egypt
 Islamist insurgency in Egypt (2013–present) Africa  South Thailand armed rebellion Asia    Deaths during the conflict: 7,201. Start of conflict: 1960Peruvian conflict South America   Salvadoran gang crackdown North America   Deaths during the conflict: 152+ Start of conflict: 2022 Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus Europe   Casamance conflict Africa   Insurgency in Laos  Asia  –75Area of Laos opposite the Thai border in Chiang Rai erupts into armed conflict – 5 Lao soldiers dead in fierce fighting Insurgency in Paraguay South America   
 Cross border attacks in Sabah Asia  3

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