Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts, 2014
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table shows where wars and armed conflicts are raging
| Main warring parties | Year began1 |
|---|---|
| Middle East | |
| Govt. of Iraq (supported by United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)) vs. Shia and Sunni armed factions | 2003 |
| Israel vs. Palestinians | 1948 |
| Yemen: Government forces vs. Houthi rebels, southern separatists and the Southern Movement, and Ansar al Sharia, which are associated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 2004 |
| Turkey: Government forces vs. the Kurdiastan Workers' Party (PKK) | 2003 |
| Syria: President Bashar Assad's regime vs. Free Syrian Army, part of Arab Spring | 2011 |
| Egypt: Combatants have changed with successive governments. Currently: Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) vs. Muslim Brotherhood and pro-Morsi supporters | 2011 |
| Asia | |
| The government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) supported by roughly 50 countries from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vs. the Taliban supported by Al-Qaeda. | 1978 |
| India vs. Kashmiri separatist groups/Pakistan | 1947 |
| India vs. Assam insurgents (various) | 1979 |
| India vs. Communist Party of India (also known as Maoists and Naxalites) | 1980 |
| Pakistan: Government forces vs. Taliban, al-Qaeda, and various militant groups | 1992 |
| Philippines vs. Mindanaoan separatists (MILF/ASG) | 1971 |
| Philippines vs. Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its military arm, the New People's Army (NPA) | 1969 |
| Burma (Myanmar): Government forces (USDP) vs. ethnic rebel groups and the National League for Democracy (NLD) | 1988 |
| Thailand: Government of Thailand vs. Southern Militant Insurgency Groups (BRN-C,GMIP,PULO, PAD) | 2004 |
| Africa | |
| Algeria vs. al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 1992 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) vs. numerous armed rebel factions and foreign armed forces | 1990 |
| Ethiopia vs. rebel groups, notably the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). | 2007 |
| Kenya: Internal ethnic fighting (Bantu, Nilotic, Cushitic, Kikuyu, Luhya and Kalenjin). Internationally, Kenyan Defense Forces vs. al-Shabaab. | 1991 |
| Nigeria: Boko Haram vs. Nigerian Army | 1990 |
| South Sudan: Government forces vs. rebel militias (SPLA) | 1983 |
| Somalia (SFG)vs. rival clans and Islamist groups (al-Shabaab) | 1988 |
| Sudan vs. Darfur rebel groups (SLM/A, JEM, SPLA-N, SRF, NCF) | 2003 |
| Central African Republic | |
| Libya: Government of Libya vs. rogue militias and separatists | 2011 |
| Europe | |
| Russia: Russian Federation vs. Caucasus Emirate | 1999 |
| Latin America | |
| Colombia vs. National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | 1964 |
NOTE: As of Dec. 31, 2013.
1. Where multiple parties and long-standing but sporadic conflict are concerned, date of first combat deaths is given.
Sources: Project Ploughshares, www.ploughshares.ca , and news sources.
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