Friday, April 26, 2013


List of wars 2011–present

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_
This is a list of wars launched from 2011 onwards. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.
StartFinishName of ConflictBelligerents
Victorious party (if applicable)Defeated party (if applicable)
20112011Libyan civil warLibya National Transitional Council
NATO NATO
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2011OngoingEgyptian War on Terror in Sinai
201120122011 Yemeni revolutionYemen Yemeni opposition:
Yemen Yemeni government:
2011OngoingSyrian civil war
2011OngoingSudan internal conflict (2011–present)
2011OngoingSouth Sudan internal conflict (2011–present)
Part of the Sudanese nomadic conflicts
20112012Operation Linda Nchi
Part of the War in Somalia (2009–present)
 Kenya
Somalia TFG
United States United States
 Ras Kamboni Movement
 Ethiopia
 Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a
 Jubaland
 Al-Shabaab
2011Ongoing2011–present Libyan factional fighting
2012OngoingNorthern Mali conflict (2012–present)
201220122012 South Sudan–Sudan border warSudan SudanSouth Sudan South Sudan
2012OngoingM23 rebellion
201220132012–2013 Central African Republic conflictCentral African Republic Séléka Coalition Central African Republic
 South Africa

List of ongoing military conflicts

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.
 Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_2011%E2%80%93present

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 NationsItalics indicate disputed territories and unrecognized states.
Start of conflictConflictContinentLocationCumulative fatalitiesFatalities in 2012Fatalities in 2013
1948Internal conflict in BurmaAsia Burma210,00012,000+ (civilians)
1964Colombian conflict (1964–present)South America Colombia600,000
1991Somali Civil WarAfrica Somalia
 Somaliland
500,000+2,620
1992Al-Qaeda insurgency in YemenAsia Yemen2,207+[citation needed]2,321[citation needed]
2001War on TerrorAsia Afghanistan
 Pakistan
329,745+8,398+ (Afghanistan)
6,211 (Pakistan)
2,280 (Pakistan)
2006Mexican Drug WarNorth America Mexico86,391+18,161+ (by November)3,200+
2009Sudanese nomadic conflictsAfrica South Sudan
 Sudan
5,6413,200291+[citation needed]
2011Syrian civil warAsia Syria70,00041,89514,52
2011Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)Asia Iraq6,083 (excluding insurgents)4,573 (excluding insurgents)1,122 (excluding insurgents)
2012Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)Africa Mali3,461[citation needed]2,065[citation needed]1,396[citation needed]

Other conflicts - Fewer than 1,000 deaths per year

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. Italics indicate disputed territories and unrecognized states.

Start of conflictConflictContinentLocationCumulative fatalitiesFatalities in 2012Fatalities in 2013
1918Iranian–Kurdish conflictAsia Iran34,000+8[citation needed]
1942Communist insurgency in the PhilippinesAsia Philippines43,388+[citation needed]18225+
1948Israeli–Palestinian conflictAsia Israel
 Palestine
20,000[citation needed]239-256[citation needed]7
1948Balochistan conflictAsia Iran
 Pakistan
16,765–17,065+779[citation needed]
1950Korean War(Ceasefire since 1953)[34]Asia North Korea
 South Korea
4,500,0002
1953Nigerian Sharia conflictAfrica Nigeria15,000+792244+
1963Papua conflictOceania Indonesia
 Papua New Guinea
400,0001+[citation needed]8+
1964Insurgency in Northeast IndiaAsia India25,00031767
1967Naxalite–Maoist insurgencyAsia India13,812367132
1969[52]Islamic insurgency in the Philippines[53]Asia Philippines120,000114
1970Western Sahara conflictAfrica Morocco
 Algeria
 Mauritania
 Western Sahara
14,000–21,000[citation needed]1
1980Internal conflict in PeruSouth America Peru70,000+[citation needed]40+[citation needed]
1982Casamance conflictAfrica The Gambia
 Senegal
5,0008+[citation needed]
1987Lord's Resistance Army insurgencyAfrica Uganda
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Central African Republic
 South Sudan
200,000 - 500,00050+ (civilians)25+ (civilians)
1989Insurgency in Jammu and KashmirAsia India43,293–68,000117+22
1994Cabinda conflictAfrica Angola1,000 - 1,500
1998Dissident Irish Republican campaignEurope Republic of Ireland
 United Kingdom
42[citation needed]4[citation needed]
2002Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)Africa Algeria
 Morocco
 Mali
 Tunisia
 Chad
 Mauritania
 Niger
 Western Sahara
6,000
2004Shia insurgency in YemenAsia Yemen25,000600+
2004Conflict in the Niger DeltaAfrica Nigeria4,000–10,00030+[citation needed]150+[citation needed]
2004South Thailand insurgencyAsia Thailand5,469+53517+
2009Insurgency in the North CaucasusAsia Russia2,198+574+
2009South Yemen insurgencyAsia Yemen1,554+[
2010Tajikistan insurgencyAsia Tajikistan110[citation needed]81[citation needed]
2011Sudan internal conflict (2011–present)Africa South Sudan
 Sudan
1,500-2,557+633 (by October)
2011Bahraini uprising (2011–present)Asia Bahrain98[citation needed]5+[citation needed]
2011Sinai insurgencyAfrica Egypt95-103[citation needed]63–71[citation needed]
2011Syrian civil war spillover in LebanonAsia Lebanon128-129[citation needed]89+[citation needed]4
20112011–present Libyan factional fightingAfrica Libya1,371 - 1,397[citation needed]
2012M23 rebellionAfrica Democratic Republic of the Congo391+391+
2012Central African Republic conflict (2012–present)Africa Central African Republic488+[citation needed]391+[citation needed]97+[citation needed]
20132013 Lahad Datu standoffAsia Malaysia84-84