Where Is War

Is there a war in Saudi Arabia?

Yes. UCDP lists 2 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Saudi Arabia.

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 Saudi Arabia in 2025

5in state-based fighting
0in fighting between armed groups
0in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)

UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Saudi Arabia (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 levelState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1948

Yemen (North Yemen): Government

444deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
4,808deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
64,705total 2008–2025sum 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: 332009: 1,4132010: 7162011: 1,6992012: 2,4502013: 5822014: 1,8552015: 7,5592016: 3,2752017: 3,2092018: 4,7062019: 2,6372020: 6,2602021: 23,3602022: 2,9202023: 8082024: 7792025: 4442026: 4,808 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
1989highest: 23,3602026*

* 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 Saudi Arabia). Also recorded in: Yemen, Iraq.

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary4,808
2025444
2024779
2023808
20222,920
202123,360
20206,260
20192,637
20184,706
20173,209
20163,275
20157,559
20141,855
2013582
20122,450
20111,699
2010716
20091,413
200833

UCDP conflict page · CrisisWatch: Yemen · View on map →

War levelState-based conflict

Iran - Israel, United States of America

–2025: not in the datasetbelow 25 deaths or no data
3,859deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · 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)
1989highest: 3,8592026*

* 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 Saudi Arabia). Also recorded in: Iran, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Sri Lanka, Syria.

UCDP conflict page · CrisisWatch: Iran · View on map →

Military personnel

282,000own armed forces (2020)World Bank / IISS · active + paramilitary

Foreign military personnel in Saudi Arabia

United States261

assigned · 31 Aug 2026 · DoD DMDC

United Kingdom≈100

stationed · 1 Apr 2026 · UK MOD

Army 30, RAF 60, RN/RM 10 (each rounded to 10; total is their sum)

Other countries may have forces here; only official, reusable figures are shown.

Other countries with active armed conflicts in Middle East

BahrainIranIraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonOmanQatarSri LankaSyriaTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesYemen

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