What Countries Are Currently At War? A Complete List

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Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, and Iraq are not the only groups currently at war. Serious armed conflicts are happening all over the world - we just don't hear about them. Here's our complete list of the wars happening right now. Learn More: International Relations http://www.internationalrelations.com/wars-in-progress/#mali "Wars in Progress" Two out of five war fatalities occurred in Syria http://www.uu.se/en/media/news/article/?id=3514&area;=2,6,10,16&typ;=artikel&na;=⟨=en "Conflicts in the world last year increased by one compared to 2012, up to 33." Zahl der kriegerischen Konflikte erneut leicht zurückgegangen http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fachbereiche/sozialwissenschaften/forschung/akuf/laufende-kriege/ "Nach Untersuchungen der Hamburger Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kriegsursachenforschung (AKUF) wurden 2013 vier Kriege und bewaffnete Konflikte weniger geführt als im Jahr zuvor." Syria: Middle East Security Report http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/The-Free-Syrian-Army-24MAR.pdf "The Free Syrian Army" 10,000 Bodies: Inside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Crackdown http://online.wsj.com/articles/10-000-bodies-inside-syrian-president-bashar-al-assads-crackdown-1406315472 "Photographs of Corpses Offer Evidence of Industrial-Scale Campaign Against Political Opponents by Assad Regime, U.S. Investigators Say" Afghanistan The Taliban in Afghanistan http://www.cfr.org/afghanistan/taliban-afghanistan/p10551 "The Taliban is a predominantly Pashtun, Islamic fundamentalist group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, when a U.S.-led invasion toppled the regime for providing refuge to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden." Pakistan In Its Own War on Terror, Pakistan Piles Up Heavy Losses http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304691904579348820227129270 "Pakistan's Army Has Lost Roughly Twice as Many Soldiers in the Conflict with Taliban Fighters as the U.S." DR Congo A brief history of Congo's wars http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2011/1129/A-brief-history-of-Congo-s-wars "Key to understanding Congo today is understanding the violence that has defined the country's recent history. The Enough Project gives some background." South Sudan Old Enmities in the Newest Nation: Behind the Fighting in South Sudan http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/old-enmities-in-the-newest-nation-behind-the-fighting-in-south-sudan ""These are the events of war." This is how Riek Machar, the former Vice-President of South Sudan, described the violence that has claimed thousands of lives in South Sudan in the past month. " A GUIDE TO THE NUER OF JONGLEI STATE http://www.cmi.no/file/1962-Nuer.pdf Libya Forget The Benghazi Scandal, Libya Is Edging Towards A Civil War http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/07/10/3458773/libya-national-dialogue/ "The United Nations is evacuating dozens of staff from its mission in Libya as fighting in the North African country escalates to levels not seen since 2011..." Watch More: What Is ISIS and What Do They Want In Iraq? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOGLesXQ4Tc What Is Boko Haram And Why Are They Kidnapping Nigerian Girls? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTzpd43HBzo&list;=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA Why are Israel and Palestine Fighting? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7nobq2Nl5k&list;=UUgRvm1yLFoaQKhmaTqXk9SA World at War Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS0CO0PT_kEJG4pctY40x56mlUrx3KPLX _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq