The Latest Breaking News from Civil War

The Guardian view on South Sudan: the world’s youngest nation is on the brink of a new conflict

Editorial: The arrest of vice-president Riek Machar takes the country closer to a second civil war

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025

‘It’s beyond description’: Bodies pile up in mass graves as Myanmar grapples with quake toll

In Sagaing, the epicentre of the quake, the stench is becoming unbearable as a country wracked by civil war bears the burden of burying thousands killed in Friday’s disaster

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2025

Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 2,000 amid worsening humanitarian crisis

Myanmar, where an ongoing civil war began in 2021, was already one of the most challenging places in the world for aid organisations to operate in.

Euronews · Mar 31, 2025

Massive 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Myanmar And Thailand: ‘It Was So Hectic’

Myanmar's military leader has pleaded for foreign aid after the civil war-torn country was hit by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar at a glance: Embroiled in civil war, now facing more devastation after powerful earthquake

Even before a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar, more than 3 million people in the country faced displacement

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo

A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy

Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was arrested in the capital

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s brutal Iraq film Warfare offers only violence – to its detriment

3/5 The director of ‘Civil War’ and a real-life Iraq veteran have rounded up a cast of young stars – including Will Poulter, Kit Connor and Charles Melton – for a film that focuses on a few hours of chaos in Ramadi province in 2006

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar’s civil war: How shifting US-Russia ties could tip balance and hand China a greater role

While the United States talked military assistance and minerals with Ukraine, Russia did the same with one of its few remaining allies: Myanmar.

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2025

The battle for Khartoum: tracking Sudan’s war over two years

Sudan has been engulfed in brutal conflict since 15 April 2023, when tensions between the country’s two most powerful military factions erupted into civil war.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025