List of armed conflicts in 2020

The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2020.

List guidelines

Listed are the armed conflicts having done globally at least 100 victims and at least 1 victim during the year 2020.

10,000 or more deaths in 2020

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 10,000 direct violent deaths in 2020.

Start of conflict Conflict Continent Location Fatalities in 2020
1978 Afghan conflict
  • War on terror
  • Current phase
    • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
Asia Afghanistan 19,444
2006 Mexican drug war North America Mexico 34,512
2011 Yemeni crisis Asia Yemen
Saudi Arabia
19,056

1,000–9,999 deaths in 2020

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1,000 and fewer than 10,000 direct violent deaths in 2020.
Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.

Start of conflict Conflict Continent Location Fatalities in 2020
1988 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
  • Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Asia Artsakh
Azerbaijan
6,935
1991 Somali Civil War
  • Current phase
Africa Somalia
Kenya
3,082
1999 Ituri conflict Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,750
2002 Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) Africa Algeria
Burkina Faso
Chad
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Tunisia
6,700+
2003 Iraq conflict
  • Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
Asia Iraq 2,510
2004 Kivu conflict Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,319+
2009 Boko Haram insurgency Africa Nigeria
Cameroon
Niger
Chad
7,300+
2011 Libyan conflict
  • Libyan civil war (2014–2020)
Africa Libya 1,486
2011 Syrian civil war Asia Syria 6,817–7,673
2011 Ethnic violence in South Sudan Africa South Sudan 2,252
2012 Mali War Africa Mali 2,754+
2017 Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Africa Mozambique
Tanzania
1,717
2020 Tigray War Africa Eritrea
Ethiopia
Sudan
1,600+

100–999 deaths in 2020

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 100 and fewer than 1,000 direct violent deaths in 2020.

Start of conflict Conflict Continent Location Fatalities in 2020
1947 Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir (Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts) Asia India
Pakistan
700+
1948 Myanmar conflict
  • Kachin conflict
  • Karen conflict
  • Rohingya conflict
    • Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present)
Asia Myanmar 650
1948 Insurgency in Balochistan
  • Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
Asia Pakistan
Iran
400+
1963 Katanga insurgency Africa DR Congo 168+
1960 South Thailand insurgency Asia Thailand 121
1963 Papua conflict Oceania Indonesia 100
1964 Colombian conflict
  • Catatumbo campaign
South America Colombia 765+
1967 Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Asia India 500+
1969 Communist armed conflicts in the Philippines
  • New People's Army rebellion
Asia Philippines 155
1973 Oromo conflict Africa Ethiopia 420+
1984 Kurdish–Turkish conflict
  • Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Asia Turkey
Iraq
Syria
533+
1996 Allied Democratic Forces insurgency Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
900+
1998 Communal conflicts in Nigeria Africa Nigeria 600+
1999 Internal conflict in Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh drug war
Asia Bangladesh 164+
2003 War in Darfur Africa Sudan 650+
2004 Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Asia Pakistan 209
2011 Sinai insurgency Africa Egypt 562+
2011 Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Africa Sudan 150+
2012 Central African Republic conflict Africa Central African Republic 324+
2013 Insurgency in Egypt Africa Egypt 595
2014 Russo-Ukrainian War
  • War in Donbass
Europe Ukraine 107
2016 Philippine drug war Asia Philippines 400+
2017 Anglophone Crisis Africa Cameroon 527+
2019 Metekel conflict Africa Ethiopia 437+

Fewer than 100 deaths in 2020

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1 and fewer than 100 direct violent deaths in 2020.

Start of conflict Conflict Continent Location Fatalities in 2020
1922 Arab separatism in Khuzestan Asia Iran 34+
1946 Kurdish separatism in Iran Asia Iran 52+
1948 Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Gaza–Israel conflict
Asia Gaza Strip

Israel

33
1950 Korean conflict Asia North Korea
South Korea
2
1954 Insurgency in Northeast India
  • Insurgency in Meghalaya
  • Assam separatist movements
  • Insurgency in Manipur
  • Ethnic conflict in Nagaland
Africa Morocco
SADR
0–1+
1975 Cabinda War Africa Angola 68
1980 Internal conflict in Peru South America Peru 38
1987 Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Africa Uganda
South Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
27+
2005 Insurgency in Paraguay South America Paraguay 18
2007 Terrorism in Sindh Asia Pakistan 51
2009 Terrorism in Punjab Asia Pakistan 16
2015 ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Africa Tunisia 13+

Deaths by country

Fatalities related to armed conflict, by country
Rank Country Deaths
1 Mexico 34,512
2 Afghanistan 30,974
3 Yemen 19,561
4 Syria 7,620
5 Nigeria 7,172
6 DR Congo 6,162
7 Azerbaijan/
Artsakh
6,110
8 Somalia 2,950
9 Mali 2,734
10 Iraq 2,436
11 Burkina Faso 2,268
12 South Sudan 2,245
13 Ethiopia 1,813
14 Mozambique 1,696
15 Libya 1,484
16 Cameroon 1,447
17 Philippines 1,316
18 India 783
19 Colombia 765
20 Myanmar 650

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