All articles tagged with #civil war
Two UN peacekeepers were killed and three others wounded, along with two South Sudanese police officers and two civilian staff attached to UNMISS, when a patrol was ambushed in Jonglei state, South Sudan. The attack heightens fears of a slide back into civil war as fighting between government forces and opposition loyalists intensifies, prompting UNMISS to deploy a Quick Reaction Force.
A Damascus court sentenced Ahmed Hassoun, the Assad-era grand mufti, to life in prison for inciting civil war and complicity in killings, ruling that the official religious establishment aided regime military and security operations during Syria’s long civil war.
A Myanmar military air strike hit a Buddhist monastery in Swel Le Oh village, Myaung township, during a weeklong Buddhist Lent retreat, killing 14 people and wounding about 20 as more than 100 worshippers were present; opposition groups and locals reported the toll, noting two bombs were dropped about 15 minutes apart.
TSA at Gulf Shores International Airport in Alabama uncovered five small Civil War-era cannonballs hidden in a traveler's checked bag. Although initially treated as potentially dangerous, the inert cannonballs were not live explosives and were confiscated; police returned them to Fort Morgan after determining they were stolen relics.
TSA screeners at Gulf Shores International Airport (JKA) in Alabama found five Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s checked bag, with the largest about the size of a grapefruit. Wrapped in towels, they prompted a security response as officials and local police investigated whether they were inert or active. It later emerged the cannonballs were stolen from Fort Morgan and were being transported in a juvenile’s grandmother’s bag; Fort Morgan personnel chose not to press charges. The incident serves as a reminder not to bring weapons or replicas on planes.
Elon Musk lashed out at The Economist’s Zanny Minton-Beddoes after a confrontational interview, branding her a 'traitor to the west' and following up with social-media criticism of the media and his political rhetoric, including remigration and ties to far-right figures, amid questions about his alliance-building and UK/Britain-related comments.
A year after the SAF retook Khartoum, much of the capital is a ghost town as fighting continues across Sudan, exposing a massive humanitarian crisis with millions in need and displaced. Foreign backers, political infighting, and a politicized aid system complicate relief, while local activists and health officials voice resilience and advocate decentralizing health services to help rebuild the country.
Myanmar's military expands its ban on distributing sanitary products, accusing rebels of using them for medical aid; activists warn the policy worsens gender-based harm, raises prices, and exacerbates health risks in a country with a collapsing health system and widespread displacement.
A Science study reports the first known case of a wild chimpanzee community, the Ngogo group in Kibale National Park, Uganda, splitting into western and central factions by 2018 after decades of cohesion. The ensuing seven-year conflict involved 24 coordinated attacks that killed at least seven adult males and 17 infants. Researchers link the fracture to shifts in social hierarchy (notably an alpha-male change), the deaths of key older individuals, and a 2017 disease outbreak, suggesting that disruptions to social ties could make such in-group violence more likely—an insight with conservation implications for social species.
Iran’s crackdown on protests is fueling anger and risking civil conflict, as rights groups report thousands dead (over 6,500 confirmed, with other outlets claiming far higher totals) and the regime’s hardline response draws more Iranians into opposition sentiment while the US strengthens military posturing against Tehran.
The United Nations says at least 170 civilians were killed in military air strikes during Myanmar’s weeks-long, widely denounced election, with around 408 aerial attacks recorded from December to late January. The vote was dismissed as a sham by multiple countries and rights groups, and large parts of the country remained unable to vote amid ongoing civil conflict; the military-backed USDP appeared poised for a landslide following a tightly controlled process.
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says the United States is a tinderbox on the brink of a more violent civil conflict, with the Minneapolis shootings and a roughly $38 trillion national debt pushing the country toward Stage 6 of his Big Cycle framework, and he urges Trump to seek peace and trust the justice system to avert civil war.
Myanmar closed the final stage of a three-part election widely described as a sham, with many parties banned, large areas not voting due to ongoing conflict, and a climate of fear reported by observers. The military-backed USDP is expected to win a landslide, after which parliament will appoint a president—likely coup leader Gen Min Aung Hlaing—while civilian institutions remain dissolved and prospects for ending the civil war remain uncertain.
Sudan's military-led government has returned to Khartoum from its wartime base in Port Sudan, with Prime Minister Kamil Idris pledging a 'year of peace' and reforms to electricity, water, healthcare and education as the capital rebuilds after nearly three years of brutal conflict that left roughly 150,000 dead and around 12 million displaced.
Hpapun, once a thriving town in Myanmar, is now a ghost town due to ongoing conflict, and its residents are unable to participate in the upcoming election, which is widely viewed as a sham by rebel groups. The election process is marred by violence, displacement, and a lack of voter turnout in urban areas, with the military-backed USDP expected to win most seats.