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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

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 and recognised by the United Nations. The UN also use the term "low intensity conflict," which can overlap with the 1,000 violent deaths per year categorisation.

Start of conflict	War/conflict	Location	Cumulative fatalities	Fatalities in 2011
1964	Colombian Armed Conflict	Colombia	150,000–200,000	5,667+
1978	Afghan civil war	Afghanistan	600,000–2,000,000	8,938+
1991	Somali Civil War	Somalia	300,000–400,000	1,400+
2003	Insurgency in Iraq	Iraq	109,792–1,120,000	5,489
2004	War in North-West Pakistan	Pakistan	38,800	6,142
2006	Mexican Drug War	Mexico	60,420+	19,396
2009	Sudanese nomadic conflicts	Sudan  South Sudan	2,500	3,141+
2011	Sudan–SPLM-N conflict	Sudan and  South Sudan	1,500+	1,500+
2011	Yemeni uprising	Yemen	1,784-1,870	1,784-1,870
2011	Syrian uprising	Syria	3,673–7,300+	3,500–5,400

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	State(s)	Cumulative fatalities
1948	Korean Conflict	Asia East	North Korea and  South Korea	4,770,000+
1948	Balochistan conflict	Middle East, South Asia	Iran  Pakistan	17,000-25,000
1948	Internal conflict in Burma	Asia Southeast	Burma	501,000
1948	Israeli–Palestinian conflict	Middle East	Israel and Palestinian territories	14,500-20,000
1953	Nigerian Sharia conflict	Africa	Nigeria	10,000+
1964	Insurgency in Northeast India	Asia South	India	~25,000
1967	Naxalite-Maoist insurgency	Asia South	India	11,454
1969	Insurgency in the Philippines	Asia Southeast	Philippines	~120,000
1969	Papua conflict	Asia Southeast	Indonesia	400,000
1975	Western Sahara conflict	Africa	Mauritania,  Morocco and SADR	13,000 - 24,000
1975	Insurgency in Laos	Asia Southeast	Laos	100,000+
1978	Kurdish–Turkish conflict	Middle East	Turkey and  Iraq	45,000–
1982	Casamance conflict	Africa	Senegal	5,000
1987	Lord's Resistance Army insurgency	Africa	Uganda,  South Sudan,  Democratic Republic of the Congo and  Central African Republic	30,000+
1989	Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir	Asia South	India Pakistan	~68,000
1994	Cabinda Conflict	Africa	Angola	1,000-1,500
1995	Insurgency in Ogaden	Africa	Ethiopia	2,875-3,450
1998	Dissident Irish republican campaign	Europe	United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and  Ireland	143
2002	Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa	Africa	Kenya,  Somalia,  Yemen,  Djibouti	~212
2002	Insurgency in the Maghreb	Africa	Algeria,  Chad,  Mali,  Mauritania,  Morocco,  Niger, and  Tunisia	6,000+
2004	Shia Insurgency in Yemen	Middle East	Yemen and  Saudi Arabia (2009-2010)	25,000
2004	Conflict in the Niger Delta	Africa	Nigeria	4,000–10,000
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+
2010	Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown	Middle East	Yemen	1,115-1,168
2011	Bahraini uprising	Middle East	Bahrain	76
2011	2011 Kosovo–Serbia border clashes	Europe	Serbia ( Kosovo)	4+ (does not meet the requirement of 10 casualties for a minor war)
2011	Libyan factional fighting	Africa	Libya	265-279
2012	2012 insurgency in the Azawad	Africa	Mali	105-117

See also

• Lists of wars (including historical wars)
• Modern warfare
• Declaration of war
• List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
• List of modern conflicts in North Africa
• List of active rebel groups
• List of terrorist incidents

References

1. "Definitions Uppsala Conflict Data Program". Retrieved 4 May 2009.
2. "The World at War". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
3. "Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups, A Manual & Guidelines for Practitioners". Retrieved 4 May 2009.
4. "UN peacekeeping chief says Darfur `a low-intensity conflict' with 150 deaths a month". Retrieved 7 May 2009.
5. Herbolzheimer, Kristian (8 November 2011). "After Alfonso Cano's death, Colombia must rethink its path to peace – Kristian Herbolzheimer". The Guardian. London.
6. 3,500 insurgents + 2235 security forces killed
7. 2,177 civilians, 1,400 police + 520 soldiers + 4,275 insurgents + 566 foreign troops killed
8. "Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls and Casualty Statistics for Wars, Dictatorships and Genocides". Users.erols.com. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
9. John Pike (5 November 2004). "Hundreds of thousands killed in years of war, says new president". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
10. 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" (PDF). http://www.civicworldwide.org. Retrieved 2011-12-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
11. "Iraq Body Count". Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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. ^ South Asia Terrorism Portal Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in Pakistan 2003-2011, December 25, 2011
16. Semanario Zeta. 12 November 2011 http://www.zetatijuana.com/2011/12/12/quinto-ano-de-gobierno-60-mil-420-ejecuciones/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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20. ^ Uma, Julius (5 September 2011). "UN report: 1,500 killed and 73,000 displaced in S. Sudan conflicts". Sudan Tribune. Juba.
21. 1,480 civilians and soldiers killed (3 February-25 September), 300-386 militants killed in the Battle of Zinjibar and 4 militants killed in Lahj (16-17 June), total of 1,784-1,870 reported killed
22. Government claim:
23. UN claim:
24. "MacArthur - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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26. Isaacs, Dan (5 May 2004). "Analysis: Behind Nigeria's violence". BBC News.
27. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gzl2_TiUNy_W4vqIC3NZSasnA5HA
28. "'Hundreds dead' in Nigeria attack". BBC News. 8 March 2010.
29. "War Profile ­ Iraq/US" (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2011. {{cite web}}: soft hyphen character in |title= at position 13 (help)
30. This is disputed as some roots of the conflict originate back in the early 1900's
31. Guide to the Philippines conflict BBC
32. "The Mindanao Conflict in the Philippines: Roots, Costs, and Potential Peace Dividend" (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2011.
33. "Turkish jets attack PKK militants".
34. Los Angeles Times TURKEY: Kurdish teenager convicted as terrorist for attending demonstration
35. "Humanitarian Law Project v. U.S. Dept. of Justice" (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2011.
36. "Turkey, US, and the PKK". Kurdishaspect.com. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
37. http://www.guinguinbali.com/index.php?lang=en&mod=news&task=view_news&cat=3&id=1392
38. Associated Press
39. http://igcsforum.org/showthread.php?t=1729
40. Page 2
41. "Armed Conflicts Report - Nigeria". Ploughshares.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
42. "Is South Yemen Preparing to Declare Independence?". Time. 8 July 2011.

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

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