Armed actors and conflict parties
Parties recorded in at least 10 organized-violence events in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026. Names follow UCDP coding.
| Party | Active in | Events, 90d | vs prior | Events, 12m | Est. deaths, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Russia (Soviet Union) | Ukraine, Russia, Central African Republic +2 | 919 | +12% | 5,840 | 100,872 |
| Government of Ukraine | Ukraine, Russia | 912 | +12% | 5,800 | 100,732 |
| Government of Israel | Israel and Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen +1 | 442 | -10% | 2,141 | 10,281 |
| Hamas | Israel and Palestine, Lebanon | 216 | +20% | 1,435 | 5,396 |
| JNIM | Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger +3 | 383 | +24% | 1,226 | 4,650 |
| Government of Pakistan | Pakistan, Afghanistan, India | 297 | +3% | 1,134 | 4,584 |
| IS | Nigeria, DR Congo, Mozambique +13 | 247 | +3% | 1,092 | 6,373 |
| Sinaloa Cartel - Los Mayos | Mexico | 129 | -30% | 822 | 908 |
| Government of Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 157 | -30% | 816 | 4,841 |
| SFA | Sudan, Ethiopia, Chad +1 | 139 | -13% | 644 | 67,819 |
| Jalisco Cartel New Generation | Mexico, Guatemala | 94 | -36% | 644 | 1,168 |
| Government of Myanmar (Burma) | Myanmar, Bangladesh | 116 | -23% | 596 | 2,021 |
| Government of Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali | 132 | -27% | 593 | 2,580 |
| Hezbollah | Lebanon, Israel and Palestine | 202 | -27% | 587 | 4,547 |
| Jalisco Cartel New Generation, Sinaloa Cartel - Los Chapitos | Mexico | 129 | -30% | 586 | 722 |
| TTP | Pakistan, Afghanistan | 159 | +28% | 584 | 2,511 |
| Government of Mali | Mali | 224 | +72% | 572 | 1,641 |
| Fano | Ethiopia | 101 | -41% | 567 | 4,123 |
| Government of Sudan | Sudan, Ethiopia, Chad | 112 | -24% | 523 | 7,407 |
| BRAS | Pakistan | 158 | +86% | 482 | 1,130 |
| Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel | Mexico | 63 | -17% | 455 | 621 |
| Sinaloa Cartel | Mexico, Guatemala | 44 | -68% | 418 | 666 |
| AFC | DR Congo, Burundi | 105 | +78% | 414 | 2,036 |
| Government of Nigeria | Nigeria, Niger, Chad | 82 | -27% | 387 | 2,836 |
| Al-Shabaab | Somalia, Kenya | 97 | +2% | 382 | 3,682 |
| Government of Somalia | Somalia | 90 | +7% | 354 | 3,679 |
| Government of DR Congo (Zaire) | DR Congo, Burundi | 71 | +20% | 324 | 1,467 |
| Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | Yemen, Iraq | 66 | +29% | 252 | 777 |
| Government of Yemen (North Yemen) | Yemen, Iraq | 70 | +49% | 248 | 662 |
| Sinaloa Cartel - Los Chapitos | Mexico | 0 | -100% | 240 | 191 |
| Los Costenos | Colombia | 101 | +84% | 225 | 245 |
| Government of Iran | Iran, Iraq, United Arab Emirates +3 | 56 | -50% | 217 | 23,743 |
| Juarez Cartel | Mexico | 0 | -100% | 216 | 351 |
| Comando Vermelho | Brazil | 17 | -37% | 193 | 205 |
| NUG | Myanmar | 0 | -100% | 187 | 685 |
| VDP | DR Congo | 44 | +69% | 186 | 728 |
| Los Pepes | Colombia | 79 | +61% | 183 | 201 |
| Government of Afghanistan | Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran | 21 | -79% | 179 | 883 |
| JAS | Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger +1 | 43 | +34% | 151 | 1,247 |
| Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | Iran, Iraq, United Arab Emirates +3 | 23 | -79% | 132 | 3,775 |
| Government of Colombia | Colombia | 27 | -13% | 127 | 310 |
| Cartel Independiente de Acapulco | Mexico | 0 | -100% | 125 | 143 |
| Los Rusos | Mexico | 0 | -100% | 125 | 143 |
| SCEF | Myanmar | 78 | +95% | 118 | 333 |
| Fulani | Nigeria, Chad | 21 | -28% | 114 | 385 |
| Government of Cameroon | Cameroon | 38 | +36% | 110 | 250 |
| ELN | Colombia, Venezuela | 17 | -32% | 107 | 207 |
| Government of India | India, Bangladesh | 11 | -56% | 104 | 267 |
| FARC-EMC | Colombia | 20 | -39% | 103 | 382 |
| EGC | Colombia | 12 | -56% | 102 | 170 |
| Viv Ansanm | Haiti | 12 | -40% | 98 | 646 |
| Government of Syria | Syria | 13 | -32% | 97 | 219 |
| PCC | Brazil | 2 | -60% | 95 | 105 |
| Ambazonia insurgents | Cameroon | 36 | +112% | 92 | 208 |
| OLA | Ethiopia | 26 | 0% | 88 | 538 |
| Government of Niger | Niger | 15 | -44% | 77 | 793 |
| Los Lobos | Ecuador | 1 | -95% | 77 | 230 |
| CPI-Maoist | India | 1 | -91% | 74 | 214 |
| Los Choneros | Ecuador | 1 | -94% | 67 | 145 |
| STC | Yemen | 4 | -56% | 65 | 347 |
| SDF | Syria | 0 | — | 65 | 164 |
| ULA | Myanmar | 14 | -12% | 64 | 245 |
| Government of Indonesia | Indonesia | 15 | -21% | 62 | 119 |
| Carteles Unidos | Mexico | 0 | — | 61 | 76 |
| Jalisco Cartel New Generation, Los Blancos de Troya, Los de la Virgen, Los Viagras | Mexico | 0 | — | 61 | 76 |
| Família Terror Amapá | Brazil | 14 | -33% | 59 | 65 |
| Government of Philippines | Philippines | 10 | -33% | 59 | 155 |
| Government of Haiti | Haiti | 8 | -33% | 59 | 330 |
| Black Axe | Nigeria, South Africa | 14 | +17% | 58 | 105 |
| Dozos (Mali) | Mali | 34 | +386% | 57 | 104 |
| OPM | Indonesia | 13 | -7% | 57 | 117 |
| KNU | Myanmar | 0 | -100% | 57 | 176 |
| Government of Mozambique | Mozambique | 15 | +50% | 55 | 274 |
| Government of Tanzania | Tanzania | 0 | -100% | 55 | 1,007 |
| CPP | Philippines | 6 | -54% | 54 | 125 |
| FLA | Mali | 26 | +86% | 52 | 172 |
| Eyie | Nigeria | 10 | -9% | 50 | 79 |
| Government of Thailand | Thailand | 13 | +18% | 48 | 72 |
| CRP | DR Congo | 1 | -94% | 45 | 220 |
| Government of Iraq | Iraq | 12 | -52% | 44 | 166 |
| Birom | Nigeria | 6 | -62% | 41 | 122 |
| Sindicato do Crime | Brazil | 0 | -100% | 41 | 55 |
| Tiv | Nigeria | 4 | -43% | 39 | 137 |
| TPLF | Ethiopia | 9 | +125% | 38 | 55 |
| PIJ | Israel and Palestine, Lebanon | 7 | -22% | 37 | 106 |
| Government of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union) | Mali | 9 | 0% | 36 | 91 |
| EMBF | Colombia | 7 | +133% | 36 | 203 |
| Government of South Sudan | South Sudan | 1 | -83% | 34 | 294 |
| Puntland State of Somalia | Somalia | 3 | +50% | 34 | 199 |
| URDPC | DR Congo | 5 | -17% | 33 | 223 |
| SPLM/A - IO | South Sudan | 2 | -50% | 33 | 284 |
| Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada | Colombia | 5 | -50% | 33 | 57 |
| Jaish al-Adl | Iran | 10 | +43% | 32 | 72 |
| Government of Kenya | Kenya, Somalia | 10 | +67% | 31 | 32 |
| IMP | Pakistan, Afghanistan | 8 | +33% | 31 | 243 |
| Patani insurgents | Thailand | 15 | +36% | 31 | 38 |
| Forces of Tony Peña | Costa Rica | 0 | — | 31 | 33 |
| Los Hondureños | Costa Rica | 0 | — | 31 | 33 |
| Kashmir insurgents | India | 5 | -50% | 30 | 55 |
| Government of Burundi | Burundi | 8 | 0% | 29 | 32 |
| KIO | Myanmar | 0 | -100% | 29 | 149 |
| Los Tlacos | Mexico | 0 | — | 29 | 48 |
| PSLF | Myanmar | 0 | — | 29 | 135 |
| Farmers (Nigeria) | Nigeria | 7 | +75% | 28 | 73 |
| Herders (Nigeria) | Nigeria | 7 | +75% | 28 | 73 |
| IPOB | Nigeria | 3 | -67% | 28 | 43 |
| Forces of Bello Turji | Nigeria | 10 | +67% | 27 | 93 |
| AQAP | Yemen | 2 | 0% | 26 | 83 |
| Forces of Churro | Costa Rica | 0 | — | 26 | 23 |
| Los Gemelos | Costa Rica | 0 | — | 26 | 23 |
| La Barredora | Mexico | 0 | -100% | 25 | 244 |
| Los Ardillos | Mexico | 0 | -100% | 24 | 39 |
| GDE, PCC | Brazil | 0 | -100% | 24 | 29 |
| AFF | Afghanistan | 5 | -17% | 23 | 6 |
| SVC | Nigeria, South Africa | 8 | +300% | 20 | 42 |
| Bonde dos 13, PCC | Brazil | 0 | — | 19 | 20 |
| Government of Cambodia (Kampuchea) | Thailand | 0 | — | 19 | 34 |
| Bonde dos 40 | Brazil | 0 | — | 18 | 18 |
| La Nueva Generación del Freseo | Colombia | 17 | — | 17 | 17 |
| Government of Benin | Benin, Burkina Faso | 3 | -40% | 17 | 43 |
| La Terraza | Colombia | 2 | -50% | 16 | 37 |
| MS-13 | Guatemala | 2 | -60% | 15 | 26 |
| M18 | Guatemala | 1 | -75% | 15 | 25 |
| Government of Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 3 | +50% | 14 | 155 |
| Supporters of BNP | Bangladesh | 5 | +25% | 14 | 19 |
| Los Monos | Argentina | 0 | — | 14 | 17 |
| Nuer | Ethiopia, Sudan | 0 | -100% | 13 | 191 |
| NRF | Afghanistan, Yemen | 2 | 0% | 12 | 9 |
| March and March, Operation Dudula | South Africa | 11 | — | 11 | 16 |
| FDLR-FOCA | DR Congo, Burundi | 8 | +300% | 11 | 24 |
| Kusasi | Ghana | 0 | -100% | 11 | 25 |
| Mamprusi | Ghana | 0 | -100% | 11 | 25 |
| KNPP | Myanmar | 0 | -100% | 11 | 55 |
| Anuak | Ethiopia | 0 | — | 11 | 155 |
| PJAK | Iran | 8 | — | 10 | 25 |
| Salamat Baggara | Sudan | 8 | +300% | 10 | 156 |
| Terceiro Comando Puro | Brazil | 1 | -67% | 10 | 13 |