Civil War

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Amnesties typically take place in Myanmar each year to mark its Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.

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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.
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

The total number of fatalities linked to attacks on health facilities during Sudan's civil war surpassed 2,000 following this strike, World Health Organization chief Ghebreyesus noted.

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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

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun expressed the state's willingness to begin direct negotiations with Israel this week, reportedly going as far as to say he was ready to move toward normalizing ties.

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An illustrative image of South Sudan refugees.

South Sudan orders UN personnel, civilians to leave parts of Jonglei State amid clashes

The military said all civilians living in Nyirol, Uror, and Akobo counties in Jonglei were "directed to immediately evacuate for safety to government-controlled areas as soon as possible."

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Hezbollah defies disarmament push as Israel maintains border buffer

BEHIND THE LINES: Lebanon's government faces mounting challenges in its faux attempt to dismantle Hezbollah's weapons, with no signs of real progress on the horizon.

AUGUST 30, 2025ByJONATHAN SPYER
LEBANESE ARMY soldiers patrol near the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this month.

Sudan’s army chief appoints new prime minister as civil war rages on

Sudan has named its first prime minister since its civil war erupted, as fighting with RSF continues on.

MAY 20, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
People celebrate after reaching the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2021.

Syria weighs currency overhaul as pound hits new lows

Syria may revamp its currency, but experts warn reforms are needed to restore stability.

MAY 20, 2025ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Syrian currency is traded from the back of a car on the streets of Damascus, April 15, 2025

Ghosts of Year Zero: The Khmer Rouge, Phnom Penh and the Killing Fields

When the Khmer Rouge seized power, they declared it the start of “Year Zero”—a chilling decree that symbolized the erasure of everything that had come before.

MAY 1, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
An archive picture from Agence Khmere de Presse shows Cambodian people leaving Phnom Penh after Khmer Rouge forces seized and emptied the Cambodian capital on April 17, 1975.

Israeli public divided on government obeying High Court's Shin Bet ruling

A survey shows most Israelis support the High Court's ruling on Ronen Bar's dismissal. The Left and Center back the decision, while the Right opposes it.

APRIL 8, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Israeli public opinion the government following the High Courts ruling on the firing of Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar.

Majority of Israelis believe civil war is a real risk - poll

The poll also surveyed Israelis views towards the attempted dismissals of the Shin Bet chief and attorney-general, as well as if there is an Israeli "deep state."

APRIL 4, 2025ByAVRAHAM BLOCH
Israelis clash with police during a protest against the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025.

Likud minister calls for civil war to 'defeat Left'

Minister Amsalem suggests civil war may be needed to "defeat the Left," while opposition leader Lapid warns of a "criminal government."

MARCH 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Dudi Amsalem reacts during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2022.

Barak's civil war prediction: A warning or exaggeration? - comment

The question is: which voices deserve our attention and amplification?

MARCH 23, 2025ByHERB KEINON
Israelis protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem on August 01, 2020.

'There will be no civil war': Netanyahu fires back on X

"The State of Israel is a state of law and according to the law, the Israeli government decides who will be the head of the Shin Bet," Netanyahu wrote on X.

MARCH 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

'Fear No Pharaoh': US Jews and slavery – from implicated to appalled - review

In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

MARCH 15, 2025ByGLENN C. ALTSCHULER
‘THE OLD PLANTATION,’ watercolor attributed to John Rose, possibly painted between 1785 and 1795 in the Beaufort District of South Carolina.