Fatalities in non-state conflicts in Middle East 2021

There were registered fatalities in three conflicts that did not involve a state actor in 2021. The highest number was registered in Syria in the conflict between the Syrian National Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Here, the best estimate puts the number of fatalities at 187. The second highest number was also registered in Syria, in the conflict involving the SDF and the Islamic State. In North Yemen, short of 60 people were killed in the conflict between Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and the Forces of Hadi.

A non-state conflict is defined as a conflict where none of the actors is the government or a state, where there is use of force between two organized armed groups, and from which there are at least 25 battle-related deaths each year.