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List of Ongoing Conflicts Information

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.

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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] 5,667+[6]
1978 Afghan civil war Afghanistan 3,000,000+[7] 8,938+[8]
1991 Somali Civil War Somalia 300,000[9]–400,000[10] 1,400+[11]
2003 Insurgency in Iraq Iraq 109,792[7][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 and South Sudan 5,641[18][19] 3,141+[19]
2011 Sudan internal conflict Sudan and South Sudan 1,500+[20] 1,500+[20]
2011 Yemeni revolution Yemen 1,784-1,870[21] 1,784-1,870
2011 Syrian uprising Syria 3,673[22]–9,000+[23] 5,000[24]
2011 Libyan factional fighting Libya 1,169–1,483 100-200
2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict South Sudan and Sudan 278-1,538

Other conflicts

There are many other smaller-scale armed conflicts that are currently causing a smaller number of violent fatalities each year. Several ongoing military conflicts arose as part of the Arab Spring, though the phenomenon has included mostly peaceful protests.

Start of conflict Conflict Continent or region Location Cumulative fatalities
1918 Kurdish–Iranian conflict Middle East Iran, Iraq and Turkey 40,000+
1948[25][26] Korean Conflict Asia East Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea 4,770,000+
1948 Balochistan conflict Middle East, South Asia Iran and Pakistan 16,762-25,000
1948 Internal conflict in Burma Asia Southeast Burma 701,000
1948 Israeli–Palestinian conflict Middle East Israel and Palestinian territories 14,500-20,000
1953 Nigerian Sharia conflict Africa Nigeria 10,000+[27][28][29]
1964 Insurgency in Northeast India Asia South India ~25,000[30]
1967 Naxalite-Maoist insurgency Asia South India 11,454
1969[31] Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines[32] Asia Southeast Philippines ~120,000[33]
1969 Papua conflict Asia Southeast Indonesia 400,000
1978 Kurdish–Turkish conflict Middle East Turkey and Iraq 45,000[34]-100,000[35][36][37]
1982 Casamance conflict Africa Senegal 5,000[38]
1987 Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Africa South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic; formerly Uganda (1987-2008) 30,000+
1989 Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Asia South India ~68,000[39]
1994 Cabinda Conflict Africa Angola 1,000-1,500 [40]
1995 Insurgency in Ogaden Africa Ethiopia 2,875-3,450
1998 Dissident Irish Republican campaign Europe United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Republic of Ireland 143
2002 Insurgency in the Maghreb Africa Algeria, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, and Tunisia 6,000+
2004 Shia insurgency in Yemen Middle East Yemen; formerly Saudi Arabia (2009–2010) 25,000[41]
2004 Conflict in the Niger Delta Africa Nigeria 4,000–10,000[42]
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+[43][44]
2010 Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown Middle East Yemen 1,382+
2012 Tuareg rebellion Africa Mali ( Azawad) 225+
2012 2012 East DR Congo conflict Africa DR Congo

See also

General:

References

  1. ^ "Definitions Uppsala Conflict Data Program". http://www.pcr.uu.se/research/ucdp/definitions/. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ "The World at War". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/index.html. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. ^ "Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups, A Manual & Guidelines for Practitioners". http://ochaonline.un.org/humanitariannegotiations/Chapter1-2.htm#FNfour. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 3,500 insurgents + 2235 security forces killed
  7. ^ a b "Iraq Body Count". http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/. Retrieved 2011-06-18. [1]
  8. ^ 2,177 civilians, 1,400 police + 520 soldiers + 4,275 insurgents + 566 foreign troops killed
  9. ^ "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.
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  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ [2]
  13. ^ ORB survey of Iraq War casualties January 2008 - Update on Iraqi Casualty Data
  14. ^ Iraq Body Count 4,087 civilians + 897 security forces + 54 coalition troops + 451 insurgents killed
  15. ^ a b South Asia Terrorism Portal Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in Pakistan 2003-2011, December 25, 2011
  16. ^ Semanario Zeta. 2011-11-12. http://www.zetatijuana.com/2011/12/12/quinto-ano-de-gobierno-60-mil-420-ejecuciones/.
  17. ^ [3]
  18. ^ "TIMELINE-Violence spirals in south Sudan". Reuters. 7 January 2010. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2010/01/07/idUKLDE6060ZB._CH_.2420.
  19. ^ a b Gettleman, Jeffrey (5 January 2012). "In South Sudan, Massacre of 3,000 Is Reported". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/world/africa/in-south-sudan-massacre-of-3000-is-reported.html?_r=2&ref=global-home.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 1,480 civilians and soldiers killed (3 February-25 September),[4] 300-386 militants killed in the Battle of Zinjibar and 4 militants killed in Lahj (16–17 June),[5] total of 1,784-1,870 reported killed
  22. ^ Government claim: [6] [7] [8] [9]
  23. ^ [10]
  24. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/datablog/2011/dec/13/syria-un-5000-deaths
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ verify source
  27. ^ Isaacs, Dan (5 May 2004). "Analysis: Behind Nigeria's violence". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1630089.stm.
  28. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gzl2_TiUNy_W4vqIC3NZSasnA5HA
  29. ^ "'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack". BBC News. 8 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8555018.stm.
  30. ^ "War Profile ­ Iraq/US" (PDF). http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/dpe/modern_conflicts/death_tolls.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  31. ^ This is disputed as some roots of the conflict originate back in the early 1900's
  32. ^ Guide to the Philippines conflict BBC
  33. ^ "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.
  34. ^ "Turkish jets attack PKK militants". http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=132402&sectionid=351020204.
  35. ^ Los Angeles Times TURKEY: Kurdish teenager convicted as terrorist for attending demonstration
  36. ^ "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.
  37. ^ "Turkey, US, and the PKK". Kurdishaspect.com. http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc122107AD.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  38. ^ http://www.guinguinbali.com/index.php?lang=en&mod=news&task=view_news&cat=3&id=1392
  39. ^ Associated Press
  40. ^ http://igcsforum.org/showthread.php?t=1729
  41. ^ Page 2
  42. ^ "Armed Conflicts Report - Nigeria". Ploughshares.ca. http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/ACRText/ACR-Nigeria.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  43. ^ "Is South Yemen Preparing to Declare Independence?". Time. 8 July 2011. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2081756-2,00.html.
  44. ^ [11]

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