War News Hub — Global Conflict Intelligence Dashboard

A curated directory of 211 primary sources across 26 tabs covering every major war past and present — from active conflicts in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza to historical archives spanning the American Revolution, Civil War, Napoleonic Wars, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, and ancient warfare. Updated 2026-05-25.

General Reference

General (All Wars · Past & Present · 16 sources)

Wikipedia — Ongoing Armed Conflicts — Continuously updated comprehensive list of every active armed conflict worldwide.
Wikipedia — Lists of Wars — Master index of every war in human history, organized by era and region.
Wikipedia — Outline of War — Structured overview of war as a topic — types, causes, and history.
CFR Global Conflict Tracker — Council on Foreign Relations live tracker of conflicts worldwide.
Britannica — List of Wars — Encyclopedic reference list of major wars throughout history.
History.com — Topics — Accessible reference articles on every major war and military conflict.
BBC History — BBC's history hub — articles, audio and video on wars across all eras.
HistoryNet — Long-running magazine network — military history across all wars.
Military History Matters — British military history magazine — feature articles and analysis.
War History Online — Daily updated military history features and rediscovered stories.
World History Encyclopedia — War — Free, peer-reviewed encyclopedia coverage of war throughout history.
Smithsonian — History — Smithsonian Magazine's history section — wars, weapons, and warfare.
Foreign Affairs — Council on Foreign Relations flagship — strategic analysis on war and peace.
Just Security — NYU Reiss Center — national security law, war powers, and policy analysis.
Lawfare — Brookings-affiliated — hard national security choices, war and law.
The National Interest — Defense — Center for the National Interest — defense and military affairs.

Active Conflicts

Iran (Middle East · 18 sources)

ISW — Iran Updates — Daily granular updates and map-based tracking of military activity.
CENTCOM Official — US naval engagements and operational press releases.
AP News — Iran — Wire-service reporting on Iranian military and state activity.
Iran International — Independent Persian-language broadcaster covering Iran in depth.
The Guardian — Iran — Reporting on power dynamics between the President and Supreme Leader.
CBS News — Iran — Verified reporting on shifting political landscapes and stability.
BBC Middle East — Broad regional coverage including Iran-US-Israel developments.
Reuters — Iran — Breaking news and wire reports on Iran.
NCR-Iran / PMOI — Real-time reports on internal dissent and resistance activity.
Radio Farda (RFE/RL) — Persian-service Radio Free Europe — civil society coverage.
Al Jazeera — Iran — Regional perspective on Iranian politics and society.
Lloyd's List — Shipping data and vessel status in the Strait of Hormuz.
Bloomberg BNEF Energy — Iranian oil production and global energy market impacts.
Reuters — Energy — Oil price movements, sanctions effects, and Hormuz disruption.
Chatham House — Iran — Geopolitical analysis of negotiations and regional stalemates.
House of Commons Library — Verified international sanctions data and research briefings.
Foreign Policy — Iran — Long-form analysis on Iranian strategy and US foreign policy.
IAEA — Iran & Nuclear — Official nuclear safeguards reports and JCPOA compliance status.

Ukraine (Eastern Europe · 11 sources)

ISW — Russian Campaign Assessment — Daily ISW operational assessment of Russia's offensive in Ukraine.
DeepState Map — Crowdsourced live frontline map of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Bellingcat — Open-source intelligence investigations on Russia and Ukraine.
Kyiv Independent — Leading English-language Ukrainian newsroom.
Ukrainska Pravda (EN) — Major Ukrainian outlet — politics, war, society.
Reuters — Ukraine — Wire-service breaking news on the war.
AP News — Russia-Ukraine — Continuous AP coverage of the war.
The Guardian — Ukraine — Live updates and feature coverage from London.
Al Jazeera — Ukraine — Regional and global perspective on the war.
Foreign Policy — Ukraine — Strategic and long-form analysis.
Chatham House — Ukraine — Policy briefings and regional analysis.

Israel-Gaza (Levant · 8 sources)

Times of Israel — English-language Israeli newsroom — politics, security, society.
Haaretz — Independent Israeli daily with critical coverage of government policy.
Al Jazeera — Palestine — On-the-ground reporting from Gaza and the West Bank.
The Guardian — Israel — Live updates and analysis on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Reuters — Israel — Breaking news and wire reports on Israel and the Levant.
AP News — Israel-Hamas — Continuous AP coverage of the conflict.
BBC Middle East — Broad regional coverage of the Levant.
IDF Press Releases — Official IDF operational statements and updates.

Syria (Levant · 5 sources)

Al Jazeera — Syria — Regional reporting on the post-Assad transition and conflict.
Reuters — Syria — Wire-service reports on Syria.
AP News — Syria — AP coverage of Syria's transition and ongoing conflict.
The Guardian — Syria — Long-form and feature coverage from London.
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights — Independent monitor — casualties, military movements, ceasefires.

Lebanon (Levant · 3 sources)

Al Jazeera — Lebanon — Regional coverage of Lebanon and Hezbollah.
Reuters — Lebanon — Wire reports on Lebanon's war, politics, and economy.
L'Orient Today — Leading English-language Lebanese newsroom.

Yemen & Red Sea (Arabian Peninsula · 4 sources)

Reuters — Yemen — Wire reports on Houthi activity and the Yemeni war.
Al Jazeera — Yemen — Regional reporting on Yemen and Red Sea shipping attacks.
Sanaa Center — Independent Yemeni think tank — political and security analysis.
USNI News — US Naval Institute — Red Sea, CENTCOM, and shipping incident tracking.

Sudan (Horn of Africa · 6 sources)

Reuters — Sudan — Wire reports on the Sudanese civil war.
Al Jazeera — Sudan — Regional reporting on the conflict and humanitarian crisis.
BBC Africa — Continent-wide coverage including Sudan and the Horn.
AP News — Sudan — AP wire coverage of Sudan's war and aftermath.
Sudan Tribune — Independent English-language Sudanese outlet.
Crisis Group — Sudan — In-depth conflict analysis and policy recommendations.

Africa (DRC · Sahel · Nigeria · Somalia · 13 sources)

Reuters — Africa — Continent-wide wire coverage.
Al Jazeera — Africa — Regional reporting across the continent.
BBC Africa — BBC continent-wide coverage.
Reuters — DR Congo — Wire reports on the M23 conflict and DRC instability.
Crisis Group — DRC — Policy analysis on the Great Lakes conflict.
Crisis Group — Sahel — Analysis of jihadist insurgency in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger.
Long War Journal — Detailed tracking of jihadist groups across the Sahel and Africa.
Reuters — Nigeria — Wire reports on Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Nigerian security.
Al Jazeera — Nigeria — Regional coverage of Nigerian conflict and politics.
Premium Times Nigeria — Independent Nigerian investigative newsroom.
Reuters — Somalia — Wire reports on Al-Shabaab and Somali instability.
Al Jazeera — Somalia — Regional reporting on Somalia.
Hiiraan Online — Independent Somali news source.

Myanmar (Southeast Asia · 6 sources)

Reuters — Myanmar — Wire-service reporting on the civil war and junta.
Al Jazeera — Myanmar — Coverage of the resistance and humanitarian situation.
Frontier Myanmar — Independent magazine — long-form Myanmar reporting.
The Irrawaddy — Independent Burmese news outlet with English coverage.
Myanmar Now — Independent investigative coverage of the resistance.
Crisis Group — Myanmar — Conflict analysis and policy briefings.

Asia-Pacific (Taiwan · Korea · Kashmir · SCS · 7 sources)

Focus Taiwan — Official English wire of Taiwan's Central News Agency.
Taipei Times — Independent English-language Taiwanese daily.
AMTI / CSIS South China Sea — Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative — SCS satellite tracking.
Yonhap News (Korea) — South Korea's official English-language wire — DPRK coverage.
NK News — Specialized open-source intelligence on North Korea.
Dawn (Pakistan) — Leading Pakistani daily — Kashmir, Afghanistan, TTP coverage.
The Wire (India) — Independent Indian outlet — Kashmir and South Asia security.

Latin America (Haiti · Mexico · Colombia · 4 sources)

Reuters — Haiti — Wire reports on Haiti's gang crisis and state collapse.
Haiti Libre — Independent English-language Haitian news source.
InSight Crime — Investigative reporting on organized crime in Latin America.
Reuters — Colombia — Wire reports on FARC dissidents, ELN, and Colombian security.

Caucasus (Armenia · Azerbaijan · Georgia · 2 sources)

Crisis Group — Caucasus — Policy analysis on Armenia-Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus.
OC Media — Independent regional newsroom for the Caucasus.

Global Trackers (Worldwide · 24 sources)

ACLED — Real-time armed conflict and protest event data, worldwide.
CFR Conflict Tracker — Council on Foreign Relations global conflict tracker.
UCDP — Uppsala Conflict Data Program — definitive global conflict dataset.
Liveuamap — Live world conflict map aggregating events in real time.
Bellingcat — Open-source intelligence investigations of global conflicts.
Long War Journal — Detailed tracking of jihadist groups and US counterterrorism.
Janes — Defense intelligence — equipment, force structure, conflicts.
USNI News — US Naval Institute — fleet movements and naval conflict tracking.
Defense News — Industry coverage of defense procurement, strategy, and conflict.
Air & Space Forces Magazine — Authoritative coverage of air power and strategic forces.
War on the Rocks — Strategy, defense, and foreign policy long-form commentary.
Institute for the Study of War — Daily military assessments across multiple theaters.
Crisis Group — Independent global conflict prevention and analysis organization.
Atlantic Council — Strategic analysis on global security and foreign policy.
IISS — International Institute for Strategic Studies — Military Balance.
SIPRI — Stockholm International Peace Research Institute — arms and conflict data.
Foreign Policy — Long-form geopolitical analysis and reporting.
ReliefWeb (UN OCHA) — UN OCHA humanitarian situation reports across all crises.
ICRC — International Committee of the Red Cross — operational updates.
MSF / Doctors Without Borders — Field reports from active conflict and humanitarian zones.
BBC World News — Global news coverage from the BBC.
AP World News — Associated Press worldwide news hub.
Reuters World — Reuters worldwide breaking news.
NYT World — New York Times international desk.

Historical Archives

Ancient & Medieval (Antiquity – 1500 · 7 sources)

Perseus Digital Library — Tufts — primary Greek and Roman texts, including Herodotus, Thucydides, Caesar, Tacitus.
Internet History Sourcebooks — Fordham — full-text primary sources for ancient, medieval, and modern history.
World History Encyclopedia — Free, peer-reviewed encyclopedia — wars from Sumer through the Crusades and beyond.
British Museum — Two million years of human history — military artifacts from every ancient civilization.
British Library — Medieval manuscripts including chronicles, war annals, and crusade records.
Royal Armouries — UK national museum of arms and armour — weapons history from antiquity onward.
Met Museum — Arms & Armor — Metropolitan Museum's arms and armor collection — global military material culture.

Early Modern (1500 – 1815 · Reformation through Napoleon · 6 sources)

Fondation Napoléon — Definitive scholarly resource on the Napoleonic Wars and the era.
Britannica — Napoleonic Wars — Encyclopedic overview of the wars that reshaped Europe (1803-1815).
Fordham — Early Modern Sourcebook — Primary documents covering the Reformation, Thirty Years War, and early colonial wars.
British Library — Georgian Britain — Sources on 18th-century British wars including French and Indian War / Seven Years War.
National Army Museum (UK) — British military history — colonial wars, Marlborough's wars, the long 18th century.
Online Library of Liberty — Liberty Fund — full texts on war and political thought from 1500-1900.

American Wars (Pre-1900) (Revolution · 1812 · Civil War · Indian Wars · Spanish-American · 16 sources)

American Battlefield Trust — Comprehensive coverage of Revolutionary, 1812, and Civil War battlefields with maps and articles.
NARA — Founding Documents — National Archives — Declaration, Constitution, and records of the American Revolution.
NARA — Revolutionary War Records — Service records, pension files, and operational documents from the Continental Army.
NARA — Civil War Records — Service records, photographs, maps, and official records of both Union and Confederacy.
NARA — Spanish-American War — Records of the 1898 war — military service, naval operations, and government records.
Library of Congress — Civil War Photos — Mathew Brady and other photographers — over 7,000 Civil War-era images.
Library of Congress — World of 1898 — Hispanic Reading Room — primary sources on the Spanish-American War and aftermath.
NPS — Civil War — National Park Service — battlefields, sites, and stories of the American Civil War.
NPS — American Revolution — National Park Service — sites, soldiers, and stories of the Revolutionary War.
Mount Vernon — Washington's home — research on the Revolution, the Continental Army, and early republic.
Monticello — Jefferson's estate — sources on the Founding era, Louisiana Purchase, and early diplomacy.
PBS — US-Mexican War — Documentary companion site — comprehensive coverage of the Mexican-American War (1846-48).
National Museum of the American Indian — Smithsonian — Indigenous perspectives on the Indian Wars and US-tribal conflicts.
Smithsonian — American History — National Museum of American History — military collections from Revolution to present.
Fold3 — Military Records — Searchable database of US military records — Revolution through Vietnam.
Gilder Lehrman Institute — Major American history archive with extensive Civil War and Revolutionary collections.

19th Century (Global) (Crimean · Franco-Prussian · Boer · Russo-Japanese · 7 sources)

Britannica — Crimean War — Encyclopedic overview of the 1853-56 war between Russia and the allied European powers.
Britannica — Franco-Prussian War — The 1870-71 war that unified Germany and toppled Napoleon III.
Britannica — Russo-Japanese War — The 1904-05 war that signaled Japan's rise as a great power.
National Army Museum — 19th Century — British military experience through the Napoleonic, Crimean, and colonial wars.
South African History Online — Boer Wars — Comprehensive South African archive on the Anglo-Boer Wars (1880-81, 1899-1902).
Cornell Making of America — Digitized 19th-century books and journals — primary sources on US wars and politics.
Fordham — Modern History Sourcebook — Primary documents from the long 19th century — wars, revolutions, imperialism.

WWI (1914 – 1918 · 5 sources)

Library of Congress — WWI — Digitized photos, posters, newspapers and manuscripts from WWI.
US National Archives — WWI — Records of the AEF, draft files, casualty lists and operational reports.
Imperial War Museums — WWI — British WWI collections — photographs, films, oral histories, artifacts.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission — Searchable records of 1.7 million Commonwealth war dead.
Europeana 1914-1918 — European-wide digital archive of WWI documents and personal stories.

WWII (1939 – 1945 · 8 sources)

Library of Congress — WWII — Films, photos, posters and oral histories from WWII.
US National Archives — WWII — Combat reports, OSS files, war crimes records, military personnel files.
National WWII Museum — Comprehensive exhibits, oral histories and educational resources.
Imperial War Museums — WWII — British WWII collections — Blitz, North Africa, Pacific, Home Front.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum — Holocaust history, survivor testimonies and primary source archives.
Yad Vashem — World Holocaust Remembrance Center — Names Database, archives, research.
FDR Presidential Library — Roosevelt-era papers, war planning, Pearl Harbor and Manhattan Project.
Eisenhower Presidential Library — Supreme Commander records — D-Day, ETO operations, postwar Germany.

Cold War (1947 – 1991 · 8 sources)

Wilson Center Digital Archive — Declassified documents from Cold War archives worldwide, translated.
National Security Archive (GWU) — Declassified US documents on Cold War and post-Cold War policy.
CIA FOIA Reading Room — Officially declassified CIA records — covert operations, NIEs, briefings.
Cold War International History Project — Wilson Center program — multi-archival Cold War scholarship.
Hoover Institution Archives — Twentieth-century war, revolution and peace collections.
Truman Presidential Library — Postwar reconstruction, NATO founding, Berlin Airlift, Korean War.
JFK Presidential Library — Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin, Vietnam escalation, Bay of Pigs records.
Reagan Presidential Library — Late Cold War — INF Treaty, SDI, Iran-Contra, USSR collapse records.

Korean War (1950 – 1953 · 3 sources)

US National Archives — Korean War — Combat reports, casualty records, POW files, photographs.
Truman Library — Korea — Presidential decision records, MacArthur dismissal, war planning.
Korean War Project — Casualty database, unit histories, MIA records and veteran resources.

Vietnam War (1955 – 1975 · 4 sources)

US National Archives — Vietnam War — Service records, after-action reports, photographs, films.
Texas Tech Vietnam Center & Archive — Largest Vietnam War archive outside NARA — oral histories, papers.
LBJ Presidential Library — Johnson-era escalation, Tonkin Gulf, Tet Offensive decision records.
Pentagon Papers (NARA) — Full release of the DoD Vietnam history compiled 1967-1969.

Iraq & Afghanistan (2001 – 2021 · 6 sources)

9/11 Memorial & Museum — Official archive — 9/11 attacks, victim records, oral histories.
NARA Catalog — September 11 — National Archives catalog of declassified 9/11 records.
Combating Terrorism Center (West Point) — Captured Al-Qaeda documents, Sentinel journal, terrorism research.
RAND — Iraq Research — Independent research and assessments on the Iraq War.
RAND — Afghanistan Research — Independent research on the Afghanistan War and reconstruction.
Costs of War (Brown University) — Authoritative estimates of human and financial costs of post-9/11 wars.

Genocide & Atrocity (Holocaust · Cambodia · Rwanda · Balkans · 6 sources)

US Holocaust Memorial Museum — Holocaust archives, Encyclopedia, and atrocity prevention research.
Yad Vashem — World Holocaust Remembrance Center — primary source archives.
Yale Genocide Studies Program — Academic study of Cambodia, Rwanda, East Timor and other genocides.
ICTY (Yugoslavia Tribunal) — Complete records of the UN tribunal — indictments, judgments, evidence.
Documentation Center of Cambodia — Khmer Rouge records — primary archive for the Cambodian genocide.
Kigali Genocide Memorial — Official memorial and archive for the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Reference Libraries (General Historical Archives · 8 sources)

Library of Congress — Largest library in the world — millions of digitized historical items.
US National Archives — Permanent records of the US government — military, diplomatic, more.
Office of the Historian (State Dept) — Foreign Relations of the US series — declassified diplomatic history.
Miller Center (UVA) — Presidential history, recordings, scholarly essays on every president.
US Army Center of Military History — Official US Army histories — every major conflict from 1775 onward.
Naval History & Heritage Command — Official US Navy history — ship records, biographies, photographs.
Air Force Historical Research Agency — Official US Air Force history — unit records, oral histories.
Britannica — List of Wars — Encyclopedic reference list of major wars throughout history.