List of armed conflicts in 2017 explained

The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2017.

List guidelines

Listed are the armed conflicts having done globally at least 100 victims and at least 1 victim during the year 2017.

10,000+ deaths in 2017

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 10,000 direct violent deaths in 2017.

Start of conflictConflictContinentLocationdata-sort-type="number" Fatalities in 2017
align=center 1978War in Afghanistan Asia Afghanistan 23,065[1]
align=center 2003Iraq conflict Asia Iraq 13,187[2]
align=center 2006Mexican Drug WarNorth America Mexico 14,771[3] -31,174
align=center 2011Syrian Civil WarAsia 39,000[4]

1,000–9,999 deaths in 2017

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1,000 and fewer than 10,000 direct violent deaths in 2017.
Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.[5]

Start of conflictConflictContinentLocationdata-sort-type="number" Fatalities in 2017
align=center 1948Internal conflict in Myanmar Asia Myanmar 6,700+[6] [7] [8] [9]
align=center 1969Moro conflictAsia Philippines 1,384
align=center 1973Oromo conflictAfrica 1,011
align=center 1991Somali Civil War Africa 5,154
align=center 1998Communal conflicts in NigeriaAfrica Nigeria 1,097
align=center 2002Insurgency in the Maghreb Africa Algeria
Burkina Faso
Libya
Mali
Niger
Tunisia		 2,835
align=center 2003War in DarfurAfrica Sudan 1,109
align=center 2009Africa Nigeria
Cameroon
Niger
Chad		 3,110[10]
align=center 2011Libyan Crisis Africa Libya 1,564
align=center 2011Yemeni Crisis Asia Yemen
Saudi Arabia		 1,438[11]
align=center 2011Sinai insurgencyAfrica Egypt 1,342
align=center 2011South Kordofan conflictAfrica Sudan 1,225
align=center 2011Ethnic violence in South Sudan Africa
Ethiopia		 3,646
align=center 2012Central African Republic conflictAfrica Central African Republic 1,723

100–999 deaths in 2017

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 100 and fewer than 1,000 direct violent deaths in 2017.

Start of conflictConflictContinentLocationdata-sort-type="number" Fatalities in 2017
align=center 1947Kashmir conflict (Indo-Pakistani Wars) Asia"width: 26px" India
Pakistan		 358[12]
align=center 2016 Africa +600[13] [14]
align=center 20172017 Brazil prison riots
2017 Ciudad del Este robbery
2017 Military Police of Espírito Santo strike		South America 312[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
align=center 1948Balochistan conflictAsia Pakistan
 353[21]
align=center 1963Insurgency in Northeast IndiaAsia India 103[22]
align=center 1967Naxalite–Maoist insurgencyAsia India 333[23]
align=center 1984Kurdish–Turkish conflict Asia 740[24]
align=center 1989Sectarianism in PakistanAsia 231[25]
align=center 1996Allied Democratic Forces insurgencyAfrica 221
align=center 2004Kivu conflict Africa 848[26] [27]
align=center 2004War in North-West PakistanAsia Pakistan 514
align=center 2009Insurgency in the North CaucasusEurope 119
align=center 2009Sudanese nomadic conflictsAfrica Sudan 116
align=center 2011Syrian Civil War spillover in LebanonAsia Lebanon 104+
align=center 2012Northern Mali conflictAfrica Mali 926
align=center 2013Insurgency in EgyptAfrica Egypt 164
align=center 2013Batwa-Luba clashesAfrica 154
align=center 2014War in DonbassEurope Ukraine 288+[28]
align=center 2015Burundian unrestAfrica Burundi 177
align=center 2016Kamwina Nsapu rebellionAfrica
Angola		 566+

Fewer than 100 deaths in 2017

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1 and fewer than 100 direct violent deaths in 2017.

Start of conflictConflictContinentLocationdata-sort-type="number" Fatalities in 2017
align=center 1922Arab separatism in Khuzestan Asia 3[29]
align=center 1946Kurdish separatism in IranAsia 20
2005Insurgency in ParaguaySouth America Paraguay 2[30] [31]
align=center 1992Mapuche conflictSouth America Chile
Argentina		 2[32] [33]
align=center 1960South Thailand insurgencyAsia Thailand 44[34]
align=center 1963West Papua conflictAsia Indonesia 3[35] [36] [37]
align=center 2011Shia insurgency in BahrainAsia Bahrain 7[38] [39] [40] [41] [42]
align=center 1965Israeli–Palestinian conflictAsia
Israel		 89[43]
align=center 1964Colombian conflictSouth America Colombia 78[44]
align=center 1969Communist rebellion in the PhilippinesAsia Philippines 45
align=center 2017ECOWAS military intervention in the GambiaAfrica Gambia 2[45] [46] [47] [48]
align=center 1975Cabinda WarAfrica 53
align=center 1979Qatif conflict Asia 12–37[49]
align=center 1980Internal conflict in PeruSouth America Peru 11
align=center 1987LRA insurgencyAfrica
Central African Republic		 70
align=center 1988Nagorno-Karabakh conflictAsia Armenia
Azerbaijan
 27
align=center 1989Asia China 11
align=center 1989Internal conflict in BangladeshAsia Bangladesh 80[50]
align=center 1995Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict Africa Ethiopia 79[51]
align=center 1995Ogaden insurgencyAfrica 27
align=center 1999Ituri conflictAfrica 32
align=center 2004Conflict in the Niger Delta Africa 3
align=center 2013RENAMO insurgencyAfrica Mozambique 50
align=center 1990DHKP/C insurgency in TurkeyAsia Turkey 3[52] [53] [54]
align=center 2015ISIL insurgency in TunisiaAfrica Tunisia 4
align=center 2015Asia Turkey 46[55] [56] [57]
align=center 2016Pool WarAfrica 33[58]

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  7. Web site: 6,700 Rohingya Muslims killed in one month in Myanmar, MSF says. The Guardian. 14 December 2017. 2 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214084806/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/14/6700-rohingya-muslims-killed-in-attacks-in-myanmar-says-medecins-sans-frontieres. 14 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
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  15. Web site: Inmates beheaded in Brazil jail riot, 60 killed. 3 January 2017 . Agence France-Presse via Philippine Daily Inquirer. 3 January 2017.
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  18. News: 'Mega-Robbery' In Paraguay: Dozens Reportedly Took Part In Violent Heist. Bill Chappell. NPR . April 25, 2017 . May 14, 2017.
  19. News: 'Robbery of the century': 8 arrested in neighboring Brazil . Nicole Chavez . CNN . April 25, 2017 . May 14, 2017.
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  21. Web site: Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2017. South Asian Terrorism Portal. 12 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223171622/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/database/fatilities_regionwise2017.htm. 23 February 2017. live. dmy-all.
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  23. Web site: Fatalities in Left-wing Extremism: 2017. South Asian Terrorism Portal. 2 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110055138/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/data_sheets/fatalitiesnaxal17.htm. 10 January 2018. live. dmy-all.
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  25. Web site: Sectarian Violence in Pakistan. SATP. 12 April 2017.
  26. Web site: Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst attack on U.N. in recent. 8 December 2017. 10 December 2017. Reuters.
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  32. News: Caso Maldonado: según la fiscalía, el cuerpo fue encontrado "300 metros río arriba". Clarín. 17 October 2017.
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  36. Web site: TNI Guns Down Member of Armed Criminals in Papua. Tempo. 8 July 2017. 1 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011165258/https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/07/08/055889882/TNI-Guns-Down-Member-of-Armed-Criminals-in-Papua. 11 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
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  38. News: 'Terrorists' freed in Bahrain prison raid. BBC News . 11 September 2018. 11 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912005418/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38483978. 12 September 2018. live. dmy-all.
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  40. Web site: Bahrain Police Officer Killed in Attack Claimed by Militants. ABC News. 29 January 2017. 31 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170129134327/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bahrain-police-officer-killed-attack-claimed-militants-45122722. 29 January 2017. live. dmy-all.
  41. Web site: Bahrain: Explosion kills policeman, wounds two in Diraz. www.aljazeera.com. 11 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180801123059/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/bahrain-explosion-kills-policeman-wounds-diraz-170618232654417.html. 1 August 2018. live. dmy-all.
  42. News: Bomb attack kills one Bahraini policeman, wounds eight. Reuters. Editorial. . 27 October 2017 . 11 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928225113/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bahrain-security-attacks/bomb-attack-kills-one-bahraini-policeman-wounds-eight-idUSKBN1CW2EU. 28 September 2018. live. dmy-all.
  43. Web site: Protection of Civilians Report 19 December 2017 – 1 January 2018. 4 January 2018. OCHA. 10 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180831002445/https://www.ochaopt.org/content/protection-civilians-report-19-december-2017-1-january-2018. 31 August 2018. live. dmy-all.
  44. News: How Colombia's one-year peace process has changed the country. colombiareports.com. 22 November 2017. 1 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208105331/https://colombiareports.com/colombias-one-year-peace-process-changed-country/. 8 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
  45. Web site: Protest against ECOWAS forces in Jammeh's village claims one life. africanews. 2 June 2017. Ismail Akwei. 15 July 2017.
  46. Web site: Gambia: Foni Protester Died Of Gunshot Wound. Jollofnews. 3 June 2017. 3 June 2017.
  47. Web site: Gambia: Two Injured In Foni Anti-ECOMIG Protest. Jollofnews. 2 June 2017. 2 June 2017.
  48. Web site: ECOMIG Forces Allegedly Shoot Protesters, Kill 1 and Injure 9 at Kanilai. Daily Observer. 5 June 2017. 5 June 2017.
  49. Web site: Awamiya: Inside Saudi Shia town devastated by demolitions and fighting. BBC News. 16 August 2017. 19 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180225141602/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40937581. 25 February 2018. live. dmy-all.
  50. Web site: South Asia Fatalities 2005-2017. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 2 January 2018.
  51. 79 in Ethiopia, 0 in Eritrea
  52. Web site: Istabul rocket attack suspect killed in clash – CRIME. Hürriyet Daily News – LEADING NEWS SOURCE FOR TURKEY AND THE REGION. 23 January 2017 . 3 August 2017.
  53. Web site: Senior DHKP-C terrorist who attacked prosecutor shot dead during anti-terror op. . 6 May 2017 . 3 August 2017.
  54. Web site: Police kill 'DHKP-C terrorist' in Istanbul. Anadolu Agency. 3 August 2017.
  55. Web site: Istanbul Reina nightclub attack 'leaves 39 dead'. 1 January 2017. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231235950/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38481521. 31 December 2016. live. dmy-all.
  56. Web site: 5 Daesh terrorists killed in clash with Turkish police. Anadolu Agency. 12 July 2017. 8 October 2017.
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