Conflicts

Europe · since 2022-02-24

Full-scale war along a roughly 1,200 km front from Kharkiv oblast to the Dnipro delta; attritional ground fighting in Donetsk and long-range strike campaigns on both sides.

Middle East · since 2023-10-07

Gaza under a ceasefire since October 2025 with continued strikes and a contested reconstruction process; Israel holds a security zone in south Lebanon under an April 2026 truce; West Bank raids continue.

Middle East · since 2026-02-28

US–Israel war on Iran since February 2026: an April ceasefire and a June memorandum collapsed in July, fighting resumed in September with no ceasefire in force; Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab coast and Red Sea attacks.

Africa · since 2023-04-15

Civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. El Fasher fell in October 2025; fighting has shifted to Kordofan and, since August 2026, Blue Nile, amid famine and mass displacement.

Asia · since 2021-02-01

Nationwide armed resistance to the military-backed government that followed the 2021 coup; ethnic armies hold large parts of the north and west.

Middle East · since 2011-03-15

Post-Assad transition: the SDF dissolved into the national army in August 2026; Druze factions in Sweida remain the main holdout; Israeli strikes and Islamic State remnants persist.

Africa · since 2012-01-16

Jihadist insurgencies across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger under junta governments backed by Russia's Africa Corps; the Azawad-based FLA took Kidal in April 2026.

Africa · since 2022-03-28

M23 holds Goma and Bukavu; fighting in North and South Kivu despite peace frameworks.

Africa · since 2006-12-01

Al-Shabaab offensives in Shabelle and Hiraan, US strikes, Puntland's campaign against the Islamic State affiliate, and a 2026 dispute over the government's mandate.

Americas · since 2021-07-07

Gang coalitions control most of Port-au-Prince; the transitional council ended in February 2026 and a UN-authorised Gang Suppression Force of roughly 1,500 personnel is deploying under a mandate to March 2027.

Americas · since 2006-12-11

Sinaloa factional war, CJNG succession after its leader was killed in February 2026, and US pressure on cartels designated as terrorist organisations.

Asia · since 2021-08-15

Open fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government since February 2026, with Pakistani strikes on Kabul and Kandahar, alongside the TTP insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baloch attacks.

Africa · since 2023-08-04

War resumed in September 2026 as a TPLF-led alliance including Fano and the OLA took up arms; Ethiopia and Eritrea cut ties in October 2026.

Africa · since 2009-07-26

ISWAP and Boko Haram in the northeast, Lakurawa and bandit groups in the northwest, with US strikes since December 2025 and American trainers deployed.

Americas · since 1964-05-27

Catatumbo fighting, ELN and dissident fronts, coca-belt violence.

Africa · since 2014-05-16

Frozen east–west divide with periodic Tripoli militia clashes.

Asia · since 2022-08-04

PLA exercises, ADIZ incursions and coast-guard pressure; no open fighting.

Asia · since 1953-07-27

Missile tests, DMZ incidents and the North's deployments to Russia.