List of armed conflicts in 2015 explained

The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2015.

The Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research estimated that there were 223 politically-motivated armed conflicts (of which 43 estimated as highly violent: 19 full-scale wars, 24 limited wars) worldwide during 2015.^[1]

List guidelines

This list is an archive of armed conflicts having done globally at least 100 victims and at least 1 victim during the year 2015.

10,000+ deaths in 2015

Start of conflict	Conflict	Continent	Location	data-sort-type="number"	Fatalities in 2015
align=center	1978	War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan (2001–present)	Asia	Afghanistan	15,000^[2] –36,345
align=center	2003	Iraq War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)	Asia	Iraq	22,736^[3] ^[4]
align=center	2009		Africa	Nigeria Cameroon Niger Chad	11,778^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
align=center	2011	Syrian Civil War	Asia		55,219^[8]

1,000–9,999 deaths in 2015

Start of conflict	Conflict	Continent	Location	data-sort-type="number"	Fatalities in 2015
align=center	1984	Kurdish–Turkish conflict Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)	Asia		1,900–3,423
align=center	1991	Somali Civil War War in Somalia	Africa		4,365^[9]
align=center	2004	War in North-West Pakistan	Asia	Pakistan	2,150^[10]
align=center	2006	Mexican Drug War	North America	Mexico	8,122^[11]
align=center	2011		Libyan Crisis Libyan Civil War	Africa	Libya	2,706
align=center	2011	Yemeni Crisis Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)	Asia	Yemen Saudi Arabia	~6,425
align=center	2011	Sinai insurgency	Africa	Egypt	2,560
align=center	2011	South Kordofan conflict	Africa	Sudan	1,242
align=center	2011	Ethnic violence in South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War	Africa	Ethiopia	3,152
align=center	2014	War in Donbass	Europe	Ukraine	4,327^[12] ^[13]

100–999 deaths in 2015

Start of conflict	Conflict	Continent	Location	data-sort-type="number"	Fatalities in 2015
align=center	1947	Kashmir conflict 2016 Kashmir unrest	Asia	"width: 26px"	India Pakistan	184^[14] ^[15]
align=center	1948	Balochistan conflict	Asia	Pakistan	635^[16]
align=center	1948	Internal conflict in Myanmar	Asia		881^[17]
align=center	1960	South Thailand insurgency	Asia	Thailand	246^[18]
align=center	1963	Insurgency in Northeast India	Asia	India	273^[19]
align=center	1964	Israeli–Palestinian conflict	Asia	Israel	190^[20] ^[21] ^[22]
align=center	1964		South America		410^[23]
align=center	1967	Naxalite–Maoist insurgency	Asia	India	251^[24]
align=center	1969	Communist rebellion in the Philippines	Asia	Philippines	190
align=center	1969	Moro conflict	Asia	Philippines	311^[25]
align=center	1989	Sectarianism in Pakistan	Asia		276^[26]
align=center	1989	Xinjiang conflict	Asia	China	197
align=center	1992	Oromo conflict	Africa		103
align=center	1995	Ogaden insurgency	Africa		299-499+
align=center	1996	Allied Democratic Forces insurgency	Africa		391^[27] ^[28]
align=center	1998	Communal conflicts in Nigeria	Africa	Nigeria	846
align=center	2002	Insurgency in the Maghreb	Africa	Algeria Tunisia	271
align=center	2003	War in Darfur	Africa	Sudan	994
align=center	2004	Kivu conflict	Africa	Burundi	790
align=center	2009	Sudanese nomadic conflicts	Africa	Sudan	926
align=center	2009	Insurgency in the North Caucasus	Europe		209^[29]
align=center	2012	Central African Republic conflict	Africa	Central African Republic	475
align=center	2012	Northern Mali conflict	Africa	Mali	414
align=center	2013	Insurgency in Egypt	Africa	Egypt	284
align=center	2015	Burundian unrest	Africa	Burundi	551
align=center	2015		Asia	Turkey	140

Fewer than 100 deaths in 2015

Start of conflict	Conflict	Continent	Location	data-sort-type="number"	Fatalities in 2015
align=center	1990	DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey	Asia	Turkey	5^[30] ^[31]
align=center	2015	Egyptian stadium riot	Africa	Egypt	28^[32]
align=center	2015	Waco shootout	North America		9^[33]
align=center	1922	Arab separatism in Khuzestan ASMLA insurgency	Asia		6+^[34]
align=center	1946	Kurdish separatism in Iran	Asia		24–58+
align=center	1963	West Papua conflict	Asia	Indonesia	9
align=center	1972	Terrorism in Thailand	Asia	Thailand	20^[35]
align=center	1975	Cabinda War	Africa		1^[36]
align=center	2015	Kumanovo clashes	Europe		18^[37] ^[38]
align=center	1980	Internal conflict in Peru	South America	Peru	7^[39] ^[40]
align=center	1987	LRA insurgency	Africa	Central African Republic Sudan	55^[41]
align=center	1988	Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes	Asia	Armenia Azerbaijan	81
align=center	1989	Internal conflict in Bangladesh	Asia	Bangladesh	73^[42] ^[43]
align=center	1995	Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict Second Afar insurgency	Africa	Eritrea Ethiopia	91
align=center	1999	Ituri conflict	Africa		89
align=center	2004	Conflict in the Niger Delta 2016 Niger Delta conflict	Africa		3
align=center	2011	Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen conflict	Asia	Lebanon	91+
align=center	2013	RENAMO insurgency	Africa	Mozambique	57
align=center	2015	ISIL insurgency in Tunisia	Africa	Tunisia	77

References

NotesCitations

External links

• Major Episodes of Political Violence 1946–2014 – List of armed conflicts compiled by Dr. Monty G. Marshall, director of the Center for Systemic Peace, based on research sponsored by the Political Instability Task Force.
• UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia – Uppsala Conflict Data Program of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University.
• Armed Conflicts Report Interactive Map, by Project Ploughshares.
• Global Conflict Tracker, by the Council on Foreign Relations.
• CrisisWatch – Monthly bulletin, interactive map and database on ongoing conflicts by the International Crisis Group.
• Map of the world's conflicts, by IRIN.
• Modern Conflicts Database – 2007 Database of all post-Cold War conflicts with estimated death tolls of 25,000 or more, by the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• Global Security coverage of ongoing wars
• Wars in the world
• History Guy's coverage of 21st century wars
• Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK)
  • Conflict Barometer – Describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, and settlements
• Insight on Conflict – Database on peace-building initiatives in areas of conflict

Notes and References

1. http://www.hiik.de/de/konfliktbarometer/pdf/ConflictBarometer_2016.pdf HICR Conflict Barometer 2015
2. News: Afghanistan death toll rises fourfold to 15,000 since departure of US and British combat troops. The Telegraph. 5 May 2016. 5 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170520102137/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/05/afghanistan-death-toll-rises-fourfold-to-15000-since-departure-o/. 20 May 2017. live. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Iraq Body Count. 4 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20110227142126/http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/. 27 February 2011. dead. dmy-all.
4. Web site: Casualty Figures. United Nations Iraq. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220052337/http://www.uniraq.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=6455:un-casualty-figures-for-iraq-for-the-month-of-november-2016&Itemid=633&lang=en. 20 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
5. Web site: Nigeria Security Tracker. Council on Foreign Relations. John Campbell. 9 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110011423/http://www.cfr.org/nigeria/nigeria-security-tracker/p29483. 10 January 2014. live. dmy-all.
6. Web site: ACLED Version 6 (1997–2015). Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. 6 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160118142350/http://www.acleddata.com/data/version-6-data-1997-2015/. 18 January 2016. dead. dmy-all. 1415 killed in Cameroon, 972 in Niger, 8,852 in Nigeria, 412 in Chad
7. Web site: Boko Haram massacre toll possibly 2,000. Agencies. 10 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150110125556/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2015/01/boko-haram-massacre-toll-possibly-2000-201511004229409787.html. 10 January 2015. live. dmy-all.
8. News: 55,219 Killed in Syria 2015. 3 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112075630/http://news.yahoo.com/more-55-000-killed-syria-2015-monitor-141247568.html. 12 January 2016. live. dmy-all.
9. Web site: ACLED Version 6 (1997–2015). Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. 13 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160118142350/http://www.acleddata.com/data/version-6-data-1997-2015/. 18 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
10. Web site: Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in Pakistan 2003–2015. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 22 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161202164110/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/database/fatilities_regionwise.htm. 2 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
11. News: 37 meses del sexenio de Peña: 28 mil 66 ejecuciones. 15 February 2016. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204203202/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/opinion/leo-zuckermann/2016/02/15/1075216. 4 February 2017. live. dmy-all.
12. Web site: Humanitarian Bulletin Ukraine - Issue 5. OCHA. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204160704/http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/bulletin_december_2015_0.pdf. 4 February 2017. live. dmy-all.
13. Web site: UKRAINE Situation report No. 22 as of 26 December 2014. OCHA. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065722/http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Sitrep%2022%20-%20Ukraine%20-%2026%20December_FINAL.pdf. 4 March 2016. live. dmy-all.
14. Web site: Annual Fatalities in violence by terrorist. 16 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125171937/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/jandk/data_sheets/annual_casualties.htm. 25 November 2016. live. dmy-all.
15. Web site: Annual Fatalities in terrorist related violence 1981–2016. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 22 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223171603/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/data_sheets/annual_casualties.htm. 23 February 2017. live. dmy-all.
16. Web site: Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2015. South Asian Terrorism Portal. 3 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308073552/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/database/fatilities_regionwise2015.htm. 8 March 2016. live. dmy-all.
17. Web site: ACLED Asia Data Release. ACLED. 31 October 2016. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920233920/http://www.acleddata.com/asia-data. 20 September 2017. dead. dmy-all.
18. Web site: Violence in Thailand's deep south hits historic low. Patanipost.net. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160420045806/http://patanipost.net/2016/01/06/violence-in-thailands-deep-south-hits-historic-low/. 20 April 2016. dead. dmy-all.
19. Web site: Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in India's Northeast ::South Asia Terrorism portal. 16 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161219002012/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/database/fatalitiesnorteast2006.htm. 19 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
20. News: Fatalities after operation Cast Lead . 18 September 2015 . B'Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130308112551/http://www.btselem.org/statistics/fatalities/after-cast-lead/by-date-of-event . 8 March 2013 . dmy .
21. Web site: Victims of Palestinian Violence and Terrorism since September 2000. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel). 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923163822/http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/foreignpolicy/terrorism/palestinian/pages/victims%20of%20palestinian%20violence%20and%20terrorism%20sinc.aspx. 23 September 2016. live. dmy-all.
22. News: Palestine: Israeli army kills young Palestinian in Jerusalem. 31 December 2015. The Muslim News. 27 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105192744/http://muslimnews.co.uk/news/palestine/palestine-israeli-army-kills-young-palestinian-in-jerusalem/. 5 January 2016. live. dmy-all.
23. Web site: Logros de la Política Integral de Seguridad y Defensa para la Prosperidad (PISDP) - 2015 . Spanish . mindefensa.gov.co . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112075633/https://www.mindefensa.gov.co/irj/go/km/docs/Mindefensa/Documentos/descargas/estudios%20sectoriales/info_estadistica/Logros_Sector_Defensa.pdf . 12 January 2016 . dmy .
24. Web site: Fatalities in Left-wing Extremism : 2005–2015. 21 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303222316/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/data_sheets/fatalitiesnaxal05-11.htm. 3 March 2017. live. dmy-all.
25. Web site: Conflict Barometer 2015. Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120429/http://www.hiik.de/en/konfliktbarometer/pdf/ConflictBarometer_2015.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
26. Web site: Sectarian Violence in Pakistan. 4 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312005629/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/database/sect-killing.htm. 12 March 2017. live. dmy-all.
27. Web site: Machete attack kills 23 in DR Congo. Business Recorder. 19 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216220819/http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/109-world-top-news/222292-machete-attack-kills-23-in-dr-congo.html. 16 February 2015. live. dmy-all.
28. Web site: Eight killed in attack by Ugandan rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo - UPI.com. UPI. 24 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019220946/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/13/Ugandan-rebels-kill-eight-civilians-in-DR-Congo/4451444761726/. 19 October 2015. live. dmy-all.
29. Web site: Caucasian Knot – Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus for 2015 under the data of the Caucasian Knot. Caucasian Knot. 26 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618152732/http://eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/34527/. 18 June 2016. live. dmy-all.
30. Web site: BBC News - Turkey bombing: Female suicide attacker hits Istanbul police station. BBC News. January 6, 2015.
31. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32129012 Bloody end to Turkey prosecutor hostage crisis
32. Web site: 28 football fans killed in ‘deliberate massacre’: Ultras . Daily News Egypt . Mahmoud Mostafa . 9 February 2015.
33. Web site: KWTX: UPDATE: Bikers Killed In Deadly Shootout Identified. May 19, 2015. May 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150517235407/http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Waco-Shooting-Near-Twin-Peaks-In-Waco-304043711.html. May 17, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
34. Hurriyet Daily News. Football riots reflect discontent in Iran's predominantly Arab Khuzestan. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/football-riots-reflect-discontent-in-irans-predominantly-arab-khuzestan.aspx?pageID=238&nID=80019&NewsCatID=364
35. News: Bomb toll revised: 20 dead, 125 injured. 18 August 2015. Security. Bangkok Post. 19 August 2015.
36. Web site: Nzita Tiago, presidente da FLEC quer negociar com José Eduardo dos Santos. RFI. 24 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150523010242/http://www.portugues.rfi.fr/africa/20150520-nzita-tiago-presidente-da-flec-quer-negociar-com-jose-eduardo-dos-santos. 23 May 2015. live. dmy-all.
37. Web site: Protesters urge premier to resign. Independent.ie.
38. Web site: Over 20,000 call for Macedonian government to step down. 17 May 2015. Yahoo News.
39. Web site: Guerrilla ambush kills soldier in central Peru. Peru Reports. 11 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919054037/http://perureports.com/2015/07/21/guerrilla-ambush-kills-soldier-in-central-peru/. 19 September 2015. live. dmy-all.
40. Web site: Six Shining Path Rebels Killed In Skirmish With Military-Police Patrol – News From Peru – Peruvian Times. 24 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308004909/http://www.peruviantimes.com/03/six-shining-path-rebels-killed-in-skirmish-with-military-police-patrol/24837/. 8 March 2016. live. dmy-all.
41. Web site: LRA Crisis Tracker . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160212160910/https://lracrisistracker.com/ . 12 February 2016 .
42. Web site: Fatalities -Islamist Terrorism, 2005–2016 – South Asia Terrorism Portal. 14 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206161737/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/bangladesh/database/Fatalities-Islamist%20Terrorism%202010.htm. 6 December 2016. dead. dmy-all.
43. Web site: Fatalities – Left-Wing Extremism, 2005–2016 – South Asia Terrorism Portal. 14 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331010730/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/bangladesh/database/Fatalities-%20Left-wing%20Extremism%202010.htm. 31 March 2017. dead. dmy-all.