Global Proxy Conflict Intelligence

Proxy War Watch

The hidden layer of global conflict — who funds, arms, and enables whom.

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Proxy Conflicts
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Active Supporters
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Confirmed Links

Support Network Diagram

Visual map of who backs whom across active proxy conflicts

Support alignment:WesternRussia/IranArab statesOther
Russia5×UnitedStates6×Iran5×China2×Turkey2×SaudiArabia2×UAE3×NATO1×Proxy Support Network — node size reflects conflict involvement count

Conflicts (10)

Active and frozen proxy conflicts with external backer networks

Yemen Civil War

Middle East·active
4 backers
🇮🇷Iran·sponsor
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia·coalition-lead
🇦🇪UAE·coalition-member
🇺🇸United States·indirect-support

Iran backs Houthis with missiles and drones; Saudi Arabia leads coalition against them.

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Russia-Ukraine War

Eastern Europe·active
5 backers
🇺🇸United States·primary-supporter
🏳NATO·collective-support
🇰🇵North Korea·russia-supporter
🇮🇷Iran·russia-supporter
🇨🇳China·russia-enabler

NATO bloc supports Ukraine with weapons and intelligence; Russia receives N.Korean troops and Iranian drones.

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Syria Civil War

Middle East·frozen
4 backers
🇷🇺Russia·regime-backer
🇮🇷Iran·regime-backer
🇺🇸United States·sdf-backer
🇹🇷Turkey·opposition-backer

Russia/Iran back Assad; US backs SDF/Kurds; Turkey fights Kurds and backs some opposition.

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Libya Civil War

North Africa·frozen
4 backers
🇹🇷Turkey·gnu-backer
🇦🇪UAE·lna-backer
🇷🇺Russia·lna-backer
🇪🇬Egypt·lna-backer

Turkey backs UN-recognized government; Russia/UAE/Egypt back eastern Haftar forces.

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Sudan Civil War

East Africa·active
4 backers
🇦🇪UAE·rsf-backer
🇷🇺Russia·rsf-backer
🇪🇬Egypt·saf-backer
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia·ambiguous

UAE backs RSF paramilitaries; Egypt backs SAF military. Humanitarian catastrophe ongoing.

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Sahel Insurgency

West Africa·active
3 backers
🇷🇺Russia·junta-backer
🇫🇷France·expelled
🇺🇸United States·reduced

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger juntas expelled France, invited Russian Africa Corps. Jihadist groups gaining ground.

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Israel-Hezbollah (Lebanon)

Middle East·reduced-intensity
2 backers
🇮🇷Iran·hezbollah-patron
🇺🇸United States·israel-backer

Hezbollah is Iran's primary proxy in the Levant. 2024 war significantly degraded Hezbollah.

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Myanmar Civil War

Southeast Asia·active
3 backers
🇨🇳China·ambiguous-junta
🇷🇺Russia·junta-arms-supplier
🇮🇳India·pragmatic-engagement

China plays both sides. Russia arms the junta. Resistance receiving decentralized support.

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Iraq Militia Network

Middle East·active
2 backers
🇮🇷Iran·primary-patron
🇺🇸United States·counter-presence

Iran-backed PMF militias operate within official Iraqi security structure but serve Iranian interests.

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Eastern DRC Conflict

Central Africa·active
2 backers
🇷🇼Rwanda·m23-backer
🇺🇬Uganda·ambiguous

Rwanda supports M23 rebels who captured Goma. UN confirmed Rwandan military presence.

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