As of October 2025, there are currently 59 active conflicts worldwide.
🔴 High-Intensity Conflicts
(major war-scale frontlines, heavy humanitarian impact)
Burkina Faso
Expanding militant attacks and state-militia battles.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eastern insurgencies including M23, large displacement.
Gaza / Israel
Renewed fighting, humanitarian crisis in Gaza and West Bank.
Myanmar
Nationwide resistance and military junta conflict.
Sudan
Civil war between SAF and RSF with widespread destruction.
Ukraine
Large-scale war with Russia, massive casualties and infrastructure damage.
Yemen
Civil war, external interventions, major humanitarian emergency.
🟠 Medium-Intensity Conflicts
(ongoing armed violence, insurgencies, significant instability)
Cameroon
Anglophone separatist conflict and government counter-operations.
Colombia
Rebel dissidents and armed groups still active in rural areas.
Haiti
Gang warfare, breakdown of order, high violence levels though not classic war.
Libya
Rival governments, militias, fractured security environment.
Mali
Islamist insurgency and frequent large-scale attacks across the country.
Mexico
Drug-cartel violence and state confrontations, significant armed conflict.
Mozambique
Cabo Delgado Islamist insurgency in the north of the country.
Niger
Cross-border jihadist violence, political fragility, insurgent activity.
Nigeria
Boko Haram, banditry, communal violence across multiple regions.
Pakistan
Militant violence, insurgency (e.g., TTP) and regional instability.
Philippines
Mindanao separatist and communist insurgencies continuing.
Somalia
Government and allied forces fighting al-Shabaab; protracted conflict.
Syria
Civil war legacy, external interventions, still major violence though changed dynamics.
Tunisia
Political unrest and authoritarian rollback with increasing violent incidents.
Turkey
PKK insurgency and cross-border operations, persistent conflict.
Venezuela
Border clashes, criminal-insurgent violence, state fragility.
🟢 Lower-Intensity / Emerging Violence
(lesser scale frontlines, major unrest or armed groups though not full war)
Bangladesh
Political violence, refugee tension, serious but lower-scale conflict.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ethnic and political instability, sporadic violence.
Cambodia / Thailand Border
Border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand.
Egypt
Sinai insurgency, ongoing militant attacks though more contained.
Georgia
Occupied regions, border tensions, internal protests and instability.
Greece
Refugee and border-security clashes, rising violent incidents.
India
Kashmir conflict, northeast insurgencies; serious but varying intensity.
Kenya
Ethnic violence and militant raids, serious but localized.
Madagascar
Political unrest and gang violence, instability though not large-scale war.
Papua New Guinea
Tribal violence, regional tensions (e.g., Bougainville) but lower intensity.
Peru
Political turmoil and lingering Shining Path cells; armed conflict less intense.
Sri Lanka
Political instability, protests, and lesser‐scale violence compared to full war.
Taiwan Strait / China
Cross-strait military pressure, frontier tensions; serious but not full-scale war.
Thailand
Southern insurgency, ongoing violence though limited zone.
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland dissident activity and sporadic violence; low scale compared with major wars.
United States
Intensifying polarization and violent incidents domestically; serious but not traditional war.
Understanding the List
The Peace Aid Foundation monitors active conflicts and regions of instability worldwide to help the public understand where peace remains fragile and why it matters. This list is updated regularly using information from international sources, including the United Nations, ACLED, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, and trusted humanitarian partners.
The ticker below highlights countries currently experiencing armed conflict, political violence, or widespread instability. Each listing reflects the human cost of division and the urgent need for reconciliation, not political judgment or advocacy.
How the List Is Organized
The conflicts are grouped into three broad categories of violence intensity to help readers grasp scale and urgency.
These categories do not rank suffering, but rather describe the current extent and destructiveness of the fighting.
🔴 High-Intensity Conflicts
Wars with sustained front-line combat, large-scale casualties, mass displacement, or direct involvement of multiple armed forces.
Examples include Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza/Israel, and Yemen.
🟠 Medium-Intensity Conflicts
Long-running insurgencies, internal wars, or major criminal and political violence that destabilize societies but remain geographically limited or intermittent.
Examples include Nigeria, Mexico, Mali, Somalia, and Libya.
🟢 Lower-Intensity or Emerging Violence
Situations of chronic unrest, localized armed clashes, or growing instability that could escalate if unresolved.
Examples include Bangladesh, Greece, Northern Ireland, and Thailand.
Purpose
This global conflict list is not a headline tracker.
It serves as a reminder of how many communities still lack security and stability, and why peace must be designed, supported, and sustained as a comprehensive system.
By visualizing global unrest in one continuous scroll, the ticker keeps the public aware that peace is never permanent; it must be renewed every day through cooperation, empathy, and human courage.
