Thanks for explaining the semantics!

TIL even WIkipedia lists our current wars.

List of wars involving the United States^[1]

The United States has been involved in 108 military conflicts. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War. It also includes US involvement in widespread periods of conflict like the Indian Wars, the Cold War (including the Korean War and the Vietnam War), and the War on Terror (including the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan, and others).

Four military engagements encompassing three wars, all of which are interventions, currently involve the US: the Yemeni Civil War, the Somali Civil War, and the Syrian Civil War.

21st-century wars (2024):

1. US intervention in Yemen (2002–present)^[2]
2. Second US Intervention in the Somali Civil War (2007–present)^[3]
3. US military intervention in Niger (2013–2024)^[4]
4. US intervention in the Syrian civil war (2014–present)^[5]
5. Operation Prosperity Guardian (2023–present)^[6]

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1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States#21st-century_wars ↩︎

2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_strikes_in_Yemen ↩︎

3. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military_intervention_in_Somalia_(2007–present) ↩︎

4. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_military_intervention_in_Niger ↩︎

5. [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war ↩︎

6. [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Prosperity_Guardian ↩︎