### [2026-06-9](/feed/2026/06/9/index.md)

##### List of ongoing armed conflicts
# A study published by the "Journal of Peace Research", using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program at Uppsala University in Sweden, reports that 2025 saw 65 active conflicts, the highest amount of conflicts between states since World War II and the highest amount of fatalities since the Rwandan genocide. 




### Sources:

1. [JPR](https://academic.oup.com/jpr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jopres/xjag046/8703754?login=false)
2. [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5850355/data-highest-conflicts-iran-israel-ukraine-russia-world-war-ii)

### Changes:

1. A study published by the Journal of Peace Research, using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program at Uppsala University in Sweden, reports that 2025 saw 65 active conflicts, the highest amount of conflicts between states since World War II and the highest amount of fatalities since the Rwandan genocide.  _2026-06-10 15:42:29 (First version)_
1. A study published by the "Journal of Peace Research", using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program at Uppsala University in Sweden, reports that 2025 saw 65 active conflicts, the highest amount of conflicts between states since World War II and the highest amount of fatalities since the Rwandan genocide.  _(Current version)_

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