11. Algeria
Making war since: 1992
Estimated fatalities: 200,000
All-out civil war began after the military canceled elections as a fundamentalist Islamic party looked set to win. Hostilities have eased, but groups of Al Qaeda–supported Islamic terrorists continue to plant bombs.




12. Colombia
Making war since: 1964
Estimated fatalities: 3,000 annually
Marxist rebel groups try to topple Colombia’s class system with help from drug money. Right-wing para­military groups protect rich landowners’ farms. And peasants get caught in the crossfire.




13. Sudan
Making war since: 2003
Estimated fatalities: 200,000
In Darfur the Janjaweed militia has fought the liberation armies—and killed hundreds of thousands of nomads—since 2003 with government backing. Before that a 20-year civil war claimed over two million lives.




14. Mexico
Making war since: 2006
Estimated fatalities: 3,100 people since 2006
In response to the surging power and increasing ferocity of drug cartels, President Felipe Calderón has sent thousands of federal troops to eight Mexican states, using military force to patrol gangland territory.




15. Democratic Republic of Congo
Making war since: 1998–2003; attacks continue
Estimated fatalities: Nearly four million
The first democratic elections in 40 years were supposed to end a civil war. But last March a militia loyal to a losing candidate filled the capital with 600 corpses.