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a a state or period of fighting between groups of people in the same country
a region that has had many civil wars
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Recent Examples of civil war
Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted from power early on Sunday in a stunning bloodless coup by Islamist rebels who took control of Damascus, the Syrian capital after a 13-year civil war that has caused more than 500,000 deaths and forced millions of Syrians to leave their homeland.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
Topline Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria Sunday after rebels seized control of Damascus, Russia’s foreign ministry said—a pivotal moment in the years-long civil war against the regime that has controlled Syria since the 1970s.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The standoff devolved into a bloody civil war that split the nation on political, ethnic and religious lines.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Among worst-case scenarios are a deepening civil war or the conversion of the once-wealthy and now devastated country into a haven for militants such as the Islamic State.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
Topline Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria Sunday after rebels seized control of Damascus, Russia’s foreign ministry said—a pivotal moment in the years-long civil war against the regime that has controlled Syria since the 1970s.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The standoff devolved into a bloody civil war that split the nation on political, ethnic and religious lines.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Among worst-case scenarios are a deepening civil war or the conversion of the once-wealthy and now devastated country into a haven for militants such as the Islamic State.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil war
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Presidents have tapped the stockpile to calm oil markets during war or when hurricanes hit oil infrastructure along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s little that Russia’s central bank can do to tackle inflation— and the ruble’s deterioration — while the war continues, according to analysts Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Kino Lorber’s cold war doc Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat opened at the Film Forum in NYC to $9.1k.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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Second, a worry is that if countries try to keep their AI close to the vest, this will in turn start a new kind of cold war.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The South Koreans have pledged to arm Ukraine if North Korean troops fight there, raising the complicated prospect of an Asian proxy war in Europe – again something that would have been inconceivable years ago, and that also tilts us towards the notion of a world war.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Her sudden death, at 39, just a few weeks after the album’s recording, tempts a retrospective reading of ((world war)).Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Having finished up the Eras Tour on December 8, Swift does not appear to have any scheduling conflicts that would keep her from attending today's game in Cleveland, Ohio.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2024
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Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame were set to meet Sunday in Angola, which has been mediating the conflict to put an end to a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo between the Congolese army and M23 rebel group, which is allegedly backed by Rwanda.Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Justice Department said Aman wanted to join ISIS to engage in a holy war, or jihad, in Syria.Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Declaration in Script and Print: A Visual History of America’s Founding Document by John Bidwell Rozina Ali God’s Directive After the September 11 attacks, evangelical American missionaries followed military tanks into Afghanistan and Iraq to convert Muslims as part of a holy war.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
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Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a limited war since last October, but Israeli forces have significantly escalated the scope of their attacks since the beginning of September in an attempt to force Hezbollah to stop its attacks on northern Israel.Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
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In this scenario, which may already be coming to fruition, the meager hope is that the conflict transforms into simply a more limited war.Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Civil war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20war. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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