Wars have never stopped and are unlikely to stop in the near future. There is always an armed conflict somewhere in the world, and today is no exception. At the moment, there are about 40 points in the world where wars of varying degrees of intensity are now going on. For what and where exactly is humanity fighting?
Armed conflict in eastern Ukraine
The closest point to Russia where hostilities are taking place is Ukraine. Despite the ceasefire, the war continues even today, however, its intensity has decreased significantly compared to 2014-2015. Ukrainian regular troops and militia are taking part in the conflict. Since the beginning of the conflict and to this day, 10 thousand people have died.
The war began in the spring of 2014, when activists dissatisfied with the new Kyiv authorities proclaimed the creation of new people's republics. Attempts by the Ukrainian side to suppress resistance by force led to a war that has dragged on to this day.
Armedthe conflict in eastern Ukraine is on the agenda, and many countries are taking measures to resolve it, including Russia, France, Germany, Belarus (negotiations between the parties are taking place on its territory). And although Kyiv accuses Russia of providing assistance to Donetsk and Luhansk, Moscow denies all accusations.
Now the stage of the conflict is close to a state of low intensity, but there are still shellings on the line of contact, people are dying on both sides.
Nagorno-Karabakh
The next place where the war is going on now is in Armenia. The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan that began in 1990 led to the creation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which is now unrecognized. Of course, large-scale hostilities in this region have long ceased, but in April 2016 there was a surge in military activity, as a result of which 33 people died. However, local skirmishes between Armenians and Azerbaijanis continue to this day.
And although Russia is trying to reconcile both sides, the situation in this region remains difficult. In Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, anti-terrorist operations are often carried out, and special services are constantly eliminating terrorist cells.
War in Syria
Perhaps this is one of the biggest wars of the XXI century, which began in 2011 and continues to this day. The outbreak of the so-called "Arab Spring" has shocked many regions, and now there are hot spots in Syria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt, Iraq and even Turkey.
In Syria withMarch 2011 to this day, according to various sources, 330-500 thousand people have died. There are now three belligerents operating here:
- The Syrian army of the official government.
- The so-called armed opposition that opposes the current government of Bashar al-Assad.
- Terrorist formations.
If everything is more or less clear with the state army and terrorists, then people are confused with the opposition. It is believed that the camp of the Syrian opposition includes a coalition of different countries (England, USA, Canada, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc.). Most of the countries that represent the coalition enter it only on paper and do not take any military or humanitarian actions to provide assistance to either the military or the victims of the conflict.
Also, the Kurds are taking part in the war in Syria, intending to create their own state on Syrian soil - Kurdistan. Not so long ago, Turkey also crossed the Syrian border, allegedly to fight terrorists, although many experts argue that the main task of the Turkish military forces is to prevent the creation of Kurdistan.
With all this, there is a second alliance that is fighting terrorist groups and trying to maintain the current power of the official government: Syria, Russia, Iraq, Lebanon.
The terrorists themselves call their formations "Islamic State", "Front an-Nusra" and so on. Many of the terrorist groups are trying to write themselves into the opposition, so to understandin all this "anthill" not every expert will be able, not to mention an ordinary person who is far from these events.
Iraq
Since the beginning of 2003, the ongoing war in Iraq has claimed about one million lives. After the US invasion of the country, a civil war broke out in the region and a revolt against the new government (after the death of Saddam Hussein). Now there is a war going on in Iraq against the same group that operates in Syria. The United States, Kurds, and local tribes are fighting against it.
Yemen
The war in Yemen has been going on since the beginning of 2011 to this day. About 10,000 people are believed to have died. It all started with the fact that after the election of President Abd Rabbo Mansour, an uprising began against him, which led to a civil war between the government and the rebels. Saudi Arabia, the UAE are considered to be involved in this war and support the official president, helping with ground military operations and air strikes.
The UN has declared a humanitarian catastrophe in the country, as the city reigns in the region, diseases develop and hostilities do not stop.
Other hotspots
Perhaps, these are the hot spots where wars are going on now. But there are others:
- Southeast of Turkey. There, the military of the Kurdistan Workers' Party are fighting with the official government for the creation of autonomy within Turkey.
- Israel. In the west of the country, the state army is trying to prevent the formation of Palestine.
- Lebanon. Here is the conflict betweenSunni and Shiite militias is at a low level of intensity, but terrorist attacks occur from time to time in the country.
There are still places in the world where wars are going on now, but their scale is small. The article named the hottest and most intense theaters of war.
