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List of armed conflicts in 2020

List of armed conflicts in 2020

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The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2020.

Conflict-related fatalities in the world's 17 deadliest countries 2014 – 2020

Locations of conflicts worldwide in 2020
  Major wars, 10,000+ deaths in 2020
  Wars, 1,000–9,999 deaths in 2020
  Minor conflict, 100–999 deaths in 2020
  Skirmishes and clashes, fewer than 100 deaths in 2020

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List guidelines

Listed are the armed conflicts having done globally at least 100 victims and at least 1 victim during the year 2020.

10,000 or more deaths in 2020

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 10,000 direct violent deaths in 2020.

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1,000–9,999 deaths in 2020

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1,000 and fewer than 10,000 direct violent deaths in 2020.
Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.[7]

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100–999 deaths in 2020

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 100 and fewer than 1,000 direct violent deaths in 2020.

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Fewer than 100 deaths in 2020

Conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1 and fewer than 100 direct violent deaths in 2020.

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Deaths by country

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Notes

  1. 18,991 in Yemen, 65 in Saudi Arabia
  2. 313 in India, 5 in Pakistan
  3. 280 in Pakistan, 40 in Iran
  4. Mainly homicides rather than battle-related casualties.[157]

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