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Revision as of 00:51, 20 March 2009
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| Major wars; 1000+ deaths | Other conflicts |
This is a list of ongoing conflicts that are happening around the world, 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. 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.
1000+ deaths per year
Conflicts in the following list are currently causing at least 1000 violent deaths per year (a United Nations categorization[1]).
| Start of Conflict | War/Conflict | Location | Cumulative fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sri Lankan Civil War |  Sri Lanka
|
102,243 (+/-)[2] |
| 2001 | War in Afghanistan |  Afghanistan
|
30,676 (+/-) |
| 2003 | War in Darfur |  Sudan
|
450,000 (+/-) |
| 2003 | Iraq War |  Iraq
|
103,359+ (see: Casualties of the Iraq War) |
| 1991 | Somali Civil War |  Somalia
|
300,000[3] - 400,000[4] |
| 2000 | Second Intifada |  Israel &  Palestinian territories
|
7,964 (+/-) |
| 2004 | War on Terrorism in Waziristan |  Pakistan
|
~11,345 |
| 2006 | Mexican Drug War |  Mexico
|
9,115[5] |
Other conflicts
There are many other smaller-scale armed conflicts that are currently causing a smaller number of violent fatalities each year.
| Start of Conflict | War/Conflict | Location | Cumulative fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Kayin State Conflict |  Kayin and  Burma
|
~7,000 |
| 1964 | Colombian Civil War |  Colombia
|
50,000 - 200,000 [6] |
| 1969 | Communist and Islamic insurgency in the Philippines[7] |  Philippines
|
~160,000+ |
| 1978 | Turkey-PKK conflict |  Turkey
|
~37,000 |
| 1987 | Second Ugandan Civil War |  Uganda
|
~12,000[citation needed] |
| 1989 | Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir |  India
|
~60,000 |
| 1993 | Ethnic conflict in Nagaland | India
|
~20,000-25,000[8][9] |
| 1996 | Naxalite-Maoist insurgency (see also Naxalite) | East Central part of India
|
~4,483 |
| 2002 | Insurgency in the Maghreb |  Algeria,  Mauritania, and  Morocco
|
~6000[citation needed] |
| 2004 | Balochistan conflict |  Balochistan and Pakistan
|
~9,000[10] |
| 2004 | South Thailand insurgency |  Patani and  Thailand
|
~3,500 [11] |
| 2004 | Conflict in the Niger Delta |  Nigeria
|
unknown |
| 2005 | Fourth Civil War of Chad |  Chad
|
~1,400[citation needed] |
| 2007 | Second Tuareg Rebellion |  Mali and  Niger
|
~350[12] |
See also
- List of wars (including historical wars)
- Modern warfare
- Declaration of war
- List of terrorist incidents
References
- ^ "The World at War". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ ASIANEWSNET
- ^ Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls and Casualty Statistics for Wars, Dictatorships and Genocides
- ^ Hundreds of thousands killed in years of war, says new president
- ^ bbc news.com. uk, elinuniversal.com, newamericamedia.com
- ^ http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/ACRText/ACR-Colombia.html#Deaths
- ^ Guide to the Philippines conflict BBC
- ^ Ethnic Conflict in India
- ^ http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/ACRText/ACR-IndiaNE.html#Deaths
- ^ White, Matthew (July 2005). "Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls". Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ http://balita.ph/2008/12/05/five-dead-nine-wounded-in-narathiwat-bombing/
- ^ "Gunmen attack Mali outpost, seize soldiers, weapons". Reuters. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
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