🇮🇶 Is there a war in Iraq?Yes. UCDP lists 6 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Iraq.
2 of them at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Yemen (North Yemen): Government (mainly in Yemen), 444 deaths in 2025.
Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →
Deaths recorded in Iraq in 2025 132 in state-based fighting
0 in fighting between armed groups
5 in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)
UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Iraq (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.
The conflicts
Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change.
UCDP does not record who started each clash.
War level State-based conflict · UCDP start year 1948
Yemen (North Yemen): Government 444 deaths in 2025 UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
4,808 deaths in Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
64,705 total 2008–2025 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (18 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of Yemen (North Yemen) vs Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council
1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1991: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2008: 33 2009: 1,413 2010: 716 2011: 1,699 2012: 2,450 2013: 582 2014: 1,855 2015: 7,559 2016: 3,275 2017: 3,209 2018: 4,706 2019: 2,637 2020: 6,260 2021: 23,360 2022: 2,920 2023: 808 2024: 779 2025: 444 2026: 4,808 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary) 1989 highest: 23,360 2026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: September 2026
Conflict-wide figures (not only Iraq). Also recorded in: Yemen , Saudi Arabia .
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary 4,808 2025 444 2024 779 2023 808 2022 2,920 2021 23,360 2020 6,260 2019 2,637 2018 4,706 2017 3,209 2016 3,275 2015 7,559 2014 1,855 2013 582 2012 2,450 2011 1,699 2010 716 2009 1,413 2008 33
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War level State-based conflict
Iran - Israel, United States of America – 2025: not in the dataset below 25 deaths or no data
3,859 deaths in Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
Who is fighting: Government of Iran vs Government of Israel, Government of United States of America
1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1991: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2008: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2009: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2010: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2011: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2012: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2013: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2018: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2022: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2023: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2024: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2025: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2026: 3,859 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary) 1989 highest: 3,859 2026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: September 2026
Conflict-wide figures (not only Iraq). Also recorded in: Iran , United Arab Emirates , Israel , Kuwait , Lebanon , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia , Jordan , Oman , Sri Lanka , Syria .
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Armed conflict State-based conflict · UCDP start year 1958
Iraq: Government 77 deaths in 2025 UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
47 deaths in Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
69,416 total 1991–2025 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (28 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of Iraq vs IS
1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1991: 237 1992: 280 1993: 75 1994: 34 1995: 325 1996: 42 1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2004: 4,094 2005: 2,608 2006: 3,923 2007: 2,212 2008: 2,112 2009: 1,036 2010: 989 2011: 864 2012: 565 2013: 1,872 2014: 13,797 2015: 10,982 2016: 9,775 2017: 10,012 2018: 866 2019: 498 2020: 674 2021: 707 2022: 340 2023: 203 2024: 217 2025: 77 2026: 47 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary) 1989 highest: 13,797 2026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: September 2026
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary 47 2025 77 2024 217 2023 203 2022 340 2021 707 2020 674 2019 498 2018 866 2017 10,012 2016 9,775 2015 10,982 2014 13,797 2013 1,872 2012 565 2011 864 2010 989 2009 1,036 2008 2,112 2007 2,212 2006 3,923 2005 2,608 2004 4,094 1996 42 1995 325 1994 34 1993 75 1992 280 1991 237
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Armed conflict State-based conflict · UCDP start year 1983
Turkey: Kurdistan 55 deaths in 2025 UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
36,182 total 1989–2025 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (36 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of Turkey vs PKK
1989: 442 1990: 526 1991: 370 1992: 1,663 1993: 2,309 1994: 4,165 1995: 3,738 1996: 3,974 1997: 3,902 1998: 2,074 1999: 1,363 2000: 177 2001: 186 2002: 105 2003: 153 2004: 276 2005: 377 2006: 349 2007: 664 2008: 681 2009: 219 2010: 356 2011: 558 2012: 853 2013: 32 2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2015: 906 2016: 1,074 2017: 756 2018: 940 2019: 630 2020: 431 2021: 493 2022: 760 2023: 386 2024: 239 2025: 55 1989 highest: 4,165 2025
Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: December 2025
Conflict-wide figures (not only Iraq). Also recorded in: Turkey .
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) 2025 55 2024 239 2023 386 2022 760 2021 493 2020 431 2019 630 2018 940 2017 756 2016 1,074 2015 906 2013 32 2012 853 2011 558 2010 356 2009 219 2008 681 2007 664 2006 349 2005 377 2004 276 2003 153 2002 105 2001 186 2000 177 1999 1,363 1998 2,074 1997 3,902 1996 3,974 1995 3,738 1994 4,165 1993 2,309 1992 1,663 1991 370 1990 526 1989 442
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Armed conflict State-based conflict · UCDP start year 1972
Iran: Government 52 deaths in 2025 UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
94 deaths in Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
1,410 total 1991–2025 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (20 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of Iran vs Jaish al-Adl
1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1991: 45 1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1993: 76 1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1997: 38 1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1999: 28 2000: 40 2001: 119 2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2005: 28 2006: 57 2007: 86 2008: 121 2009: 133 2010: 74 2011: 242 2012: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2013: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2018: 28 2019: 31 2020: 35 2021: 30 2022: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2023: 34 2024: 113 2025: 52 2026: 94 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary) 1989 highest: 242 2026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: September 2026
Conflict-wide figures (not only Iraq). Also recorded in: Iran .
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary 94 2025 52 2024 113 2023 34 2021 30 2020 35 2019 31 2018 28 2011 242 2010 74 2009 133 2008 121 2007 86 2006 57 2005 28 2001 119 2000 40 1999 28 1997 38 1993 76 1991 45
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1 more conflict in Iraq Conflict (UCDP) 2025 Jan–Sep 2026preliminary Iran: Kurdistan Government of Iran vs KDPI, PKK, Komalah, PAK – 44 Map