Active Conflicts
Every conflict here is tracked by our own engine from 41 public news feeds: headline count, last activity and a fixed lifecycle status, refreshed every 10 minutes.
| # | Conflict | Region | Type | Status | Headlines 30d | Last activity | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US-Israel-Iran War | Middle East | Major War | ACTIVE | 1246 | 2026-11-08 | 2026 |
| 2 | Russo-Ukrainian War | Europe | Major War | ACTIVE | 655 | 2026-11-08 | 2022 |
| 3 | Yemeni Civil War | Middle East | Minor War | ACTIVE | 253 | 2026-11-08 | 2015 |
| 4 | Middle East Regional Conflict | Middle East | Major War | ACTIVE | 233 | 2026-11-08 | 2023 |
| 5 | Israel-Palestine Conflict | Middle East | Major War | ACTIVE | 133 | 2026-11-03 | 1948 |
| 6 | Sudan Civil War | Africa | Major War | ESCALATING | 120 | 2026-11-05 | 2023 |
| 7 | Ethiopian Civil Conflict | Africa | Minor War | COOLING | 49 | 2026-11-05 | 2018 |
| 8 | Syrian Conflict | Middle East | Minor War | ESCALATING | 39 | 2026-10-28 | 2011 |
| 9 | Sahel Islamist Insurgency | Africa | Major War | ESCALATING | 38 | 2026-11-06 | 2012 |
| 10 | Afghan Conflict | Asia-Pacific | Minor War | DORMANT | 23 | 2026-09-27 | 1978 |
| 11 | Myanmar Civil War | Asia-Pacific | Major War | ESCALATING | 16 | 2026-11-07 | 1948 |
| 12 | Congolese Conflicts | Africa | Major War | DORMANT | 16 | 2026-10-02 | 1996 |
| 13 | Haitian Crisis | Americas | Conflict | ESCALATING | 13 | 2026-10-30 | 2018 |
| 14 | Somali Civil War | Africa | Major War | DORMANT | 10 | 2026-09-17 | 1991 |
| 15 | Nigerian Civil Conflicts | Africa | Minor War | DORMANT | 9 | 2026-09-17 | 1998 |
| 16 | Colombian Conflict | Americas | Minor War | ESCALATING | 9 | 2026-11-08 | 1964 |
| 17 | Kashmir Conflict | Asia-Pacific | Conflict | DORMANT | 5 | 2026-09-17 | 1947 |
| 18 | Kurdish Nationalist Conflicts | Middle East | Conflict | ESCALATING | 5 | 2026-10-25 | 1984 |
| 19 | Venezuelan Conflict | Americas | Conflict | DORMANT | 4 | 2026-09-17 | 2019 |
| 20 | Mexican Drug War | Americas | Major War | DORMANT | 2 | 2026-09-17 | 2006 |
| 21 | Insurgencies in Pakistan | Asia-Pacific | Conflict | DORMANT | 2 | 2026-09-18 | 2004 |
| 22 | Cameroonian Conflicts | Africa | Minor War | DORMANT | 2 | 2026-09-17 | 2016 |
| 23 | Ecuadorian Insurgency | Americas | Minor War | DORMANT | 0 | 2026-09-17 | 2024 |
How conflict statuses are computed
Every tracked conflict is re-evaluated automatically on each full analysis cycle. Recorded events from the last 30 days are compared against the previous 30-day window: a rise of 25% or more marks a conflict ESCALATING, a fall of 25% or more marks it COOLING, and everything in between holds ACTIVE. Casualty figures come from the same event-level records. No number on this page is written by hand.
When event-level data is unavailable, the tracker falls back to global coverage monitoring and clearly flags reduced precision rather than inventing figures.
Roster lifecycle
tracked from our own corpus since 2026-09-17How it works. Each conflict is recognised in our news corpus by its own terms. Trend compares the last 30 days of coverage with the 30 before. No real activity for 30 days marks a conflict dormant; 120 days retires it. New conflicts are surfaced as candidates and added only after human review.
Right now: 23 listed · 7 escalating · 1 cooling · 10 dormant · 0 retired · 0 candidate(s) for review
Dormant
| Conflict | Last activity | Days quiet | Retires after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Drug War Americas | 2026-09-17 | 52 | 120 days |
| Congolese Conflicts Africa | 2026-10-02 | 37 | 120 days |
| Somali Civil War Africa | 2026-09-17 | 52 | 120 days |
| Afghan Conflict Asia-Pacific | 2026-09-27 | 42 | 120 days |
| Kashmir Conflict Asia-Pacific | 2026-09-17 | 52 | 120 days |
| Insurgencies in Pakistan Asia-Pacific | 2026-09-18 | 51 | 120 days |
| Ecuadorian Insurgency Americas | 2026-09-17 | 52 | 120 days |
| Nigerian Civil Conflicts Africa | 2026-09-17 | 52 | 120 days |
| Cameroonian Conflicts Africa | 2026-09-17 | 52 | 120 days |
| Venezuelan Conflict Americas | 2026-09-17 | 52 | 120 days |
Retired
None yet. A conflict retires after 120 quiet days; it stays in the archive and in the API.
Candidates for review
No new conflict is drawing sustained coverage outside the roster right now.
Machine-readable: /api/v1/conflicts · method: methodology
How the conflict roster works
One list, kept honest by the news. Every conflict on this page is tracked by our own engine. It counts how often each one appears in 41 public feeds, how many of those stories are violent, and whether coverage is rising or falling against the previous 30 days.
What the columns mean. Headlines 30d is the number of stories mentioning the conflict in the last month. Last activity is the most recent day it appeared. Status follows a fixed lifecycle: escalating when coverage runs 25% above its prior month, cooling when it runs 25% below, dormant after 30 quiet days, retired after 120.
Right now. The roster holds 23 conflicts, 7 escalating. Candidates the engine spots but has not confirmed are listed at the bottom for a human decision, never auto-added.