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Map of ongoing armed conflicts
Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2023 Deaths in 2024 More information
Russo-Ukrainian War Europe   Ukraine 15,757[1]–95,930+[2][3][4] [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Deaths during the conflict: 50,200–254,600+[12] The War in Donbas is part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The 2023 Wagner Group rebellion happened during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Asia   Gaza Strip
  Israel
  Lebanon 		21,000+[13][b][c] 21,451[27][28][29][30][31][32] Start of conflict: 1948
Internal conflict in Myanmar (Rohingya conflict, Kachin conflict, Conflict in Rakhine State) Asia   Myanmar 14,841+[1][33][34][35] 11,107[27] The Karen conflict is part of the larger conflict; Myawaddy (on the Thai border) was lost to rebels in 2024's second quarter.[36] The number of people who have died in the (larger) conflict: 141,000[37]–210,000[38] Start of conflict: 1948
Armed rebellion in the Maghreb (2002–present) Africa   Burkina Faso
  Mali
  Niger
  Benin
  Togo
  Algeria
  Tunisia
  Chad
  Ivory Coast
  Mauritania
  Ghana
  Nigeria
  Cameroon
  Morocco
  Libya
 10,868[1][39][40][41] [42][43][44][45] 10,581+[27][46] 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.[47] Earlier (2023), there was a coup d'état in Niger; It led to a Nigerien crisis that has ended.; Related pages, Maghreb, Sahel
War in Sudan Africa   Sudan 12,000+[48][49] 7,046[27] As of 2024's second quarter, the capital of North Darfur State is under siege.[50]
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Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2023 Deaths in 2024 More information
Ethiopian civil conflict Africa   Ethiopia
  Eritrea 		3,578 6,827[27] Peace talks were started in 2023's second quarter, between Oromo Liberation Army and government of Ethiopia. The peace talks failed. The number of people who have died in the conflict: 385,000–800,000; Start of conflict: 2018; These have become part of the conflict:
Somali Civil War Africa   Somalia
  Kenya 		8,367[1] 4,229[27] Deaths during the conflict: 503,000+.[53] Operation Atalanta is part of the conflict. Start of the civil war: 1991
Mexican Drug War North America   Mexico 6,802+[1] 5,119[27] The number of people who died in battles between 1989–2020: 60,373.[54] (350,000 homicide victims in organized crime 2006–2021)[55] Start of conflict: 2006. These are a part:
Boko Haram insurgency Africa   Nigeria
  Cameroon
  Niger
  Chad 		3,759[1][56] 4,500[27] Related page: Boko Haram. Start of conflict: 2009
Syrian Civil War Asia   Syria 4,498[1][57] 3,718[27] The total of deaths during the conflict, is 495,000–606,000+.[58] The civil war started in 2011, and these have become a part:
Kivu conflict Africa   Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,182+[1] 3,166[27] Start of conflict: 2004
Gang war in Haiti North America   Haiti 1,960+[1][59] 1,554[27][60][61] The conflict is part of the Haitian crisis (2018–present).
Yemeni Civil War Asia   Yemen
  Saudi Arabia 		3,375+[1] 1,435[27] The number of people who died between 2014–2020: 26,006.[62]–233,000[63][64][65]

The Yemeni Crisis started in 2011, and these have become a part:

Anglophone Crisis Africa   Cameroon 338[d]-946+[1] Deaths during the conflict: 6,000+[66] Start of conflict: 2017


Communal conflicts in Nigeria Africa   Nigeria 3,050+[1][67] Start of conflict: 1998. The Nigerian bandit conflict, is part of the (larger) conflict.
Colombian conflict South America   Colombia
  Venezuela 		2,491+[1] Deaths during the conflict: 220,000; These have become part of the conflict:


Allied Democratic Forces armed rebellion Africa   Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,378+[1] Deaths during the conflict: 3,353+[n 1]. Start of conflict: 1996
Iraq conflict


Asia   Iraq 1,283+[1] The Islamic State armed rebellion in Iraq (since 2017), is part of the (larger) conflict. Start of conflict: 2003
Sudanese nomadic conflicts Africa   Sudan
  South Sudan 		1,240+[1][73] Start of conflict: 2011
Armed rebellion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Asia   Pakistan 1,200+[1] Start of conflict: 2004
Afghanistan conflict Asia Afghanistan 1,007+[1] The number of people who died in 1978–2020: 1,405,111–2,084,468.[74][75][76][77] Start of conflict: 1978. In 2021 NATO left Afghanistan; The War in Afghanistan ended.
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Conflict Continent Location Deaths in 2023 Deaths in 2024 More information
Ituri conflict Africa   Democratic Republic of the Congo 790+[1] Start of conflict: 1999
Armed rebellion in Kashmir (Indo-Pakistani Wars) Asia   India
  Pakistan 		630+[1] Start of conflict: 1947
Armed rebellion in Balochistan Asia   Pakistan
  Iran 		500[1] 205[27] Start of conflict: 1948
Armed rebellion in North-east India Asia   India 440[1] Deaths during the conflict: 40,000[78] Start of conflict: 1954
Armed rebellion in the Philippines Asia   Philippines 523+[1] The communist rebellion (or New People's Army rebellion) and the Moro conflict are part of the conflict. Start of conflict: 1969
Central African Republic Civil War Africa   Central African Republic 405[1] Start of conflict: 2012
Jamaican political conflict North America   Jamaica 381[1]
Naxalite–Maoist armed rebellion Asia   India 355+[1] Start of conflict: 1967
Bangladesh drug war Asia   Bangladesh 305+[1][79] Deaths during the years of conflict: 583+[1] Start of conflict: 2018
Armed rebellion in Cabo Delgado Africa   Mozambique
  Tanzania 		293+[1] Start of conflict: 2017
Philippine drug war Asia   Philippines 250+[1] Start of conflict: 2016
Asia   Israel
  Lebanon
  Syria
  Palestine 		201[1]– 568+[80][1]
Kurdish separatism in Iran Asia   Iran 179+[1] Deaths during the conflict: 15,000–58,000+[81] Start of conflict: 1918
Papua conflict Asia   Indonesia 175+[1] "A low-level battle for [ freedom or] independence from Indonesia [... is going on] in the resource-rich western half of Papua, according to media; Furtermore, "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 was killed; Another foreign helicopter was released in 2024, after being held as a prisoner for 18 months.[82][83] Deaths during the conflict: 100,000–500,000[84] Start of conflict: 1962
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Asia   Turkey
  Iraq
  Syria 		114[1] Start of conflict: 1984
Conflict in the Niger Delta Africa   Nigeria
  Cameroon 		90[1] 250[27] Deaths during the conflict: 2,500[85] 2016 Niger Delta conflict is part of the conflict. Start of conflict: 2003
Libyan crisis Africa   Libya 85[1][86] Start of conflict: 2011
Cabinda War Africa   Angola 66[1]
2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown North America   El Salvador 48[1] Deaths during the conflict: 152+[87] Start of conflict: 2022
South Thailand armed rebellion Asia   Thailand 42[1] Deaths during the conflict: 7,201.[88] Start of conflict: 1960
Armed rebellion in Northern Chad Africa   Chad 37[1] Start of conflict: 2021
Africa   Egypt 21[1]


Katanga armed rebellion Africa   DR Congo 2[1] Start of conflict: 1960
Las Anod conflict Africa   Somaliland 343–688[89][90]


Notes

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  1. ↑ Per the UN
  2. ↑ Including:[14]
  3. ↑ 700 killed in Israel Including:
  4. ↑ See Casualties in 2023

References

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  1. ↑ See [70][71][72]

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