The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.

[Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year):

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Criteria

This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. The criteria of inclusion are the following:

Major wars (10,000 or more combat-related deaths in current or previous year)

The 6 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 10,000 direct, violent deaths per year in battles between identified groups, in the current or previous calendar year.

Wars (1,000–9,999 combat-related deaths in current or previous year)

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

Minor conflicts (100–999 combat-related deaths in current or previous year)

The conflicts in the following list have caused at least 100, and fewer than 1,000, direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year.

Skirmishes and clashes (fewer than 100 combat-related deaths in current and previous year)

The conflicts in the following list have caused fewer than 100 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year.

Deaths by country