Civil War

Hezbollah still strong enough to drag Lebanon into civil war, expert warns

“It is the people’s right to take to the streets and bring down the government in the face of the American-Israeli project targeting our institutions," said Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem.

A portrait of a Hezbollah fighter is seen damaged amidst the rubble of a building damaged by an Israeli air-strike in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh, on April 20, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, delivers a speech during a protest rally organized by Myanmar people residing in Japan outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025.

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

The aftermath of a strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, March 20, 2026.

Strike on Darfur, Sudan health care center kills at least 64, including 13 children, WHO states

Smoke rises from a building hit in a bombing on March 11, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Israel declines Lebanon's offer for direct talks, sources say


Former IDF fighter pilot: I am very afraid of an Israeli civil war

In an interview, he said that "if a situation comes where there is a dictatorship, we will have no choice and we will have to fight the dictators."

 Israelis attend a protest march in Bnei Brak against the billions in funds provided to ultra-Orthodox parties in the state budget, on May 17, 2023.

Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

The US and Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended truce talks after a ceasefire they had mediated fell apart.

 A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023.

Sudan ceasefire at risk as fighting grows - analysis

The Sudanese army bombed bases of the Rapid Support Forces, claiming that they weren't abiding by the ceasefire.

 Smoke rises above buildings after an aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023.

Clashes erupt in Sudan's capital on second day of ceasefire deal

Witnesses reported columns of black smoke rising to the west of central Khartoum and shelling near an army camp in southern Khartoum.

 A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023.

Saudi Arabia, US succeed in Sudan ceasefire breakthrough - analysis

The breakthrough in Sudan is important because it shows how Saudi Arabia and the US can work together to bring peace to the region.

 Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud stands along with other officials as representatives of the Sudanese army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces sign an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2023.

Sudan: How the paramilitary took some of Khartoum, army chief quarters

The account highlights the preferred tactic of Burhan's opponent General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, namely fighting at close quarters and playing to the strengths of his RSF.

 Satellite image shows burned and damaged General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces headquarters building in Khartoum, Sudan April 16, 2023, in this handout image.

Is the Sudan conflict the region’s next worst crisis? - opinion

The military conflict in Sudan appears to be heavily dependent on the positions of external actors, whose involvement could either exacerbate or alleviate the situation

 WOMEN WHO fled Sudan following the outbreak of fighting line up to receive food rations at a UN transit center near the border crossing point in South Sudan, last week.

Israel is in a quiet civil war over judicial reform - opinion

The Right is unlikely to proceed because Israel is in an unprecedented state of polarization. Everyone is under pressure to take sides.

 PROTESTERS BLOCK the Ayalon Highway and clash with police, last month. It is clear that legal reform was just a trigger, and Netanyahu-haters continue to fuel the protests against him, the writer argues.

Sudan's Bashir and allies out of jail, Khartoum fighting flares

Air strikes and artillery in Sudan have killed at least 459 people and wounded more than 4,000.

 Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir greets a supporter from inside the defendant's cage during his and some of his former allies trial over the 1989 military coup that brought the autocrat to power in 1989, at a courthouse in Khartoum, Sudan September 15, 2020

Sudan army agrees to help evacuate foreigners, fighting continues despite ceasefire

Sudan's collapse into warfare dashed plans to restore civilian rule and brought the already impoverished country to the brink of humanitarian catastrophe.

 People gather at the station to flee from Khartoum during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan April 19, 2023.