Civil War

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Between 2011 and 2021, nearly 31,000 Syrians were granted asylum in Britain after the civil war there sparked a refugee crisis, according to government statistics.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Kidnapping had occurred before the civil war, but the scale and nature of it changed dramatically after 2014, when Yemen when Yemen in effect fractured under rival governments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Bashar al-Assad fought a nearly 14-year civil war that ended when rebels toppled his regime in 2024 with the help of U.S. aid and military strikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Lebanon's government has vowed to disarm Hezbollah, which was created in the 1980s in response to Israel's occupation of Lebanon during the 15-year Lebanese civil war.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

As if that weren’t enough, although the fighting in Ireland had come to an end, civil war had broken out in England.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin