Biography war

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.

Criteria

This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. The criteria of inclusion are the following:

• Armed conflicts consist in the use of armed force between two or more organized armed groups, governmental or non-governmental.^[1] Interstate, intrastate and non-state armed conflicts are listed.

• Fatality figures include battle-related deaths (military and civilian) as well as civilians intentionally targeted by the parties to an armed conflict.

  Only direct deaths resulting from violence are included for the current and previous year; excess deaths indirectly resulting from famine, disease, or disruption of services are included along with violent deaths in the