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Current Planet Earth Wars Tracker
Every country in an ongoing armed conflict, between nations or within them, on one globe. Red means armed conflict, silver means none listed, blue is the water.
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What changed (October 26, 2026): Updated status for Russia–Ukraine, Sudan, Israel–Gaza–Lebanon, Iran, Yemen (Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia) and DR Congo; no conflicts added or removed.
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WarBetween countriesSince 2014 · full-scale since 2022
Russia–Ukraine War
Russia launched 140 drones (70 jet-powered Shaheds) and four missiles overnight on October 26, hitting 15 locations including Zaporizhzhia, Odesa region and Izium, with guided bombs killing civilians near Kramatorsk and in Pavlohrad; Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Voronezh region the same night, killing two, while the US presses Kyiv to pause refinery strikes.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues along a long front line in the east and south, with long-range strikes by both sides.
Countries involved
Belarus: Allows Russian forces to use its territory
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Ukraine
Russia, with North Korean troops reported in combat
Army air strikes on October 24–25 hit RSF leadership sites in Nyala, including Hemedti's residence, and an RSF Nyala South commander announced his defection; RSF drones targeted Wad Madani and Um Rawaba on October 25, and the UN says drone strikes killed at least 306 people in the first three weeks of October.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are fighting for control of the country, especially in Darfur and Kordofan.
Israeli strikes killed at least seven to eight Palestinians in Gaza on October 25, including three staff at the Islamic University in Gaza City, despite the October 2025 truce; Israeli artillery fire, air strikes and demolitions continued across southern Lebanon the same day.
The war that began with the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack continues in Gaza under fragile ceasefire terms, with recurring Israeli strikes in Gaza and southern Lebanon against Hezbollah.
No ceasefire as of October 26: Trump says he is weighing a deal or renewed strikes, Iran says indirect talks continue, Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish delegations met in Tehran on October 26 to avert new fighting, and a tanker was disabled by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on October 23.
US and Israeli strikes on Iran began in February 2026. An April ceasefire and a June memorandum did not hold, and lower-level strikes continue, including attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and on Iran-aligned militias in Iraq.
Houthis fired missiles and drones at Riyadh's King Khalid airport, Khamis Mushait and Jizan on October 25; Saudi Arabia says it intercepted them and the Saudi-led coalition struck Houthi missile sites, while fighting around Taiz continues.
The Houthi movement controls the north and the capital and fights the internationally recognized government. The Houthis have also exchanged strikes with Israel and the United States over shipping and the Gaza war.
Countries involved
Saudi Arabia: Backs the government; truce with the Houthis largely holding
Airstrikes and ground fighting continue in Rakhine, Sagaing, Magway and Shan; military leader Min Aung Hlaing became president under a nominally civilian government in August.
Since the 2021 military coup, the junta has fought ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy resistance forces across much of the country.
M23, rebranded as the FRN coalition with Joseph Kabila as political leader, keeps fighting Congolese army and Wazalendo forces in South Kivu's Walungu and Kaziba highlands, with FRN claiming to repel attacks at Rugezi and Gipimo on October 24–25; over 12,000 households have been displaced.
The M23 rebel group holds large areas of North and South Kivu. Dozens of other armed groups are also active in the east.
Countries involved
Rwanda: UN experts report support for M23; Rwanda denies it
Malian and Russian forces re-entered Kidal in early October; suspected Islamic State Sahel militants killed at least 40 civilians in Menaka on October 18.
Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Islamic State Sahel fight the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, with attacks spilling into northern Benin and Togo.
Countries involved
Russia: Africa Corps forces support Mali’s government
Border clashes continued after a four-hour exchange on October 17; Pakistan declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11 and no durable ceasefire is in place.
Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban government have fought along the border, linked to Pakistan’s accusation that Afghanistan shelters the Pakistani Taliban (TTP).
Armed conflictCivil warSince 2011 · new phase since December 2024
Syrian conflict (post-Assad)
Localized tensions in Suweida and central Syria; Israeli incursions in the south continue
After the fall of Assad, the new government has faced clashes with Kurdish-led forces, Druze and Alawite armed groups and Islamic State cells, along with Israeli strikes.
Gangs hold most of Port-au-Prince, elections planned for December have been postponed, and the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (about 1,563 deployed) lost four Salvadoran soldiers missing on October 18.
Armed gang coalitions fight the police, an international support force and local self-defence groups for control of the capital and main roads.
Countries involved
Kenya: Leads the international police and security mission
A country is red when there is sustained armed fighting on its soil or its forces are in combat, whether against another country, rebels, insurgents or armed criminal groups. “War” marks large-scale fighting (roughly 1,000 or more deaths a year, the common research threshold); the rest are smaller but ongoing. The list is reviewed every day against these research trackers and the news sources on the left, and each review is dated.
Please note: this tracker is updated once a day by an automated review of the sources above (last on October 26, 2026) and is not real-time. Definitions of “war” and “armed conflict” vary, borders shown are approximate, and very small or local outbreaks may not appear. Being red is not a judgement about any side. Before you travel, always check your government’s official travel advice.
