Ongoing wars and armed conflicts
14 armed conflicts tracked by Argus as of 2026-11-12, ranked by intensity from all-out wars to frozen standoffs, with the latest situation and a map for each.
| Conflict | Intensity | Last change |
|---|---|---|
| Russia-Ukraine War | All-out war | 2026-11-12 |
| US-Israel-Iran War (Tanker War) | All-out war | 2026-11-12 |
| Yemen-Red Sea (Houthis) | All-out war | 2026-11-12 |
| Myanmar Civil War | All-out war | 2026-11-12 |
| Sudan Civil War | All-out war | 2026-11-11 |
| Ethiopia-Tigray | All-out war | 2026-11-11 |
| Sahel Jihadist Conflict | All-out war | 2026-11-05 |
| Gaza Strip | High intensity | 2026-11-12 |
| Haiti Gang War | High intensity | 2026-11-12 |
| Israel-Lebanon (Hezbollah) | High intensity | 2026-11-11 |
| DR Congo-M23 | High intensity | 2026-11-07 |
| Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Conflict | Medium intensity | 2026-11-11 |
| Venezuela Oilfield Crisis | Medium intensity | 2026-11-11 |
| China-Taiwan | Ceasefire / tension | 2026-11-12 |
All-out war (7)
Russia-Ukraine War
US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine ended their two-day round in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 11 without a breakthrough on the war but with an agreement in principle on a large prisoner exchange.…
US-Israel-Iran War (Tanker War)
US-Iran talks mediated by Qatar remain stalled. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US midterm results had temporarily stalled mediation and that it is time for the White House to make its choice; Qatar…
Yemen-Red Sea (Houthis)
The Saudi-led coalition said on Nov. 11 that its air defenses destroyed three Houthi cruise missiles aimed at the Riyadh region before they reached their targets, spokesman Turki al-Maliki said.…
Myanmar Civil War
Junta gyrocopters bombed a school and surrounding homes in Nyaung Pin Lel village, Kani Township, Sagaing Region, shortly before noon on Saturday, Nov. 7,…
Sudan Civil War
Fighting has raged across North, West and South Kordofan since Oct. 25. The Sudanese army and allied forces said they captured Ayal Bakhit and Umm Marahik in the northwestern part of West Kordofan's Al-Khuwei district,…
Ethiopia-Tigray
Fighting between federal forces and the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) continues near the Eritrean border. Critical Threats reported that federal forces captured Sheraro, about 60 miles northwest of Shire, on Nov.…
Sahel Jihadist Conflict
Reuters reported on 20 October, citing sources, that Islamic State-linked militants killed at least 48 civilians in eastern Mali. In Burkina Faso's Oudalan province,…
High intensity (4)
Gaza Strip
Near-daily Israeli strikes have continued under the ceasefire as winter floods compound the crisis. On Nov. 11 an Israeli strike on a residential rooftop in Gaza City killed one man and another on a tent for displaced…
Haiti Gang War
Haitian police backed by Salvadoran troops killed 20 people in an operation in Croix-des-Bouquets, northeast of Port-au-Prince, on Sunday, Nov. 8, Al Jazeera reported.…
Israel-Lebanon (Hezbollah)
Lebanon and Israel concluded a US-brokered framework agreement in June covering Hezbollah's disarmament and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from the south, but implementation is lagging.…
DR Congo-M23
Critical Threats (21 October) reported that former president Joseph Kabila has formally joined the M23 as political leader of the rebranded Front pour la Refondation de la Nation (FRN),…
Medium intensity (2)
Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Conflict
Taliban and Pakistani forces have clashed at least three times along the border since Oct. 19, and the fighting and border closures have sharply curtailed trade, according to the Long War Journal. On Oct. 27,…
Venezuela Oilfield Crisis
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has endorsed a State Department roadmap under which Venezuela would install a new Supreme Court,…
Ceasefire / tension (1)
China-Taiwan
Beijing has announced no major exercise, but military activity around Taiwan has risen. Taiwan National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu said in early November that more than 100 Chinese navy and coast guard…