List of Ongoing Wars
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Conflicts in the following list are currently causing at least 1,000 violent deaths per year, a categorization used by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and recognised by the United Nations. The UN also use the term "low intensity conflict," which can overlap with the 1,000 violent deaths per year categorisation.
| Start of conflict | War/conflict | Location | Cumulative fatalities | Fatalities in 2010/11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Colombian Armed Conflict | Colombia | 7005150000000000000 150,000–200,000 | 1,000+ |
| 1967 | Naxalite–Maoist insurgency | India | ~11,200 | 1,174+ |
| 1978 | Afghan Civil war | Afghanistan | 600,000–2,000,000 | 10,461+ |
| 1991 | Somali Civil War | Somalia | 300,000–400,000 | 2,318+ |
| 2004 | War in North-West Pakistan | Pakistan | 30,452 | 7,435 |
| 2004 | Shia Insurgency in Yemen | Yemen and Saudi Arabia | 25,000 | 8,000 |
| 2006 | Mexican Drug War | Mexico | 39,392+ | 24,374 |
| 2009 | Sudanese nomadic conflicts | Sudan | 2,000–2,500 | 708 |
| 2011 | Sudan–SPLM-N conflict | Sudan | 1,500+ | 1,500+ |
| 2011 | Syrian civil war | Syria | 3,000+ | 3,000+ |
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