The Top 14

[DetlefK]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts

Let's only look at recent wars with 1000+ deaths per year.





War in Afghanistan (2015–present) - muslim fanatics trying to return to power

Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) - mixture of sectarian/ethnic war between Shias and Sunnis and muslim fanatics (ISIS) trying to topple the government

Boko Haram insurgency - muslim fanatics trying to topple the government

Syrian Civil War - a mixture of political civil-war, proxy-war of foreign powers, and muslim fanatics trying to topple the government

Kurdish–Turkish conflict - ethnic war

Somali Civil War - political civil-war

War in North-West Pakistan - mixture of criminals and muslim fanatics trying to topple the government

Mexican Drug War - criminals fighting the government

Libyan Crisis - sectarian/ethnic war

Yemeni Crisis - mixture of sectarian/ethnic war, proxy-war of foreign powers and muslim fanatics trying to topple the government

Sinai insurgency - muslim fanatics trying to topple the government

South Kordofan conflict - sectarian/ethnic war

South Sudanese Civil War - political civil-war

War in Donbass - political civil-war






Out of the Top 14 wars happening on Earth right now, 7 can at least in part be traced back to religion.

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. There's a definite religious aspect to the Somali civil war too

Who are Somalia's al-Shabab?

It emerged as the radical youth wing of Somalia's now-defunct Union of Islamic Courts, which controlled Mogadishu in 2006, before being forced out by Ethiopian forces.
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Al-Shabab has staged numerous attacks in Kenya. The 2 April massacre at Garissa University, near the border with Somalia, is the bloodiest so far.

At least 147 people died when gunmen stormed the university at dawn and targeted Christian students.
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In a joint video released in February 2012, former al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane said he "pledged obedience" to al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15336689