Civil War

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He covered the Gaza War in 2014, the military campaign against Islamic State in Iraq, the Yemeni civil war, and Iranian elections and politics, including the country’s nuclear deal in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It was, by some accounts, a civil war.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

More relevant, the price of oil soared in 2011 in the wake of the Arab Spring political movement and the civil war in Libya.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Watson's denunciation shows the scars of golf's so-called civil war, which started in 2022 when LIV started luring star names away from the PGA Tour with enormous pots of cash, still run deep.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Like it was my fault the gods had almost gotten into a civil war?

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan