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A civil war is a conflict within a given society or nation. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ...

Civil war may also refer to:

• A particular civil war:
  • List of civil wars, a comprehensive list of such conflicts.
  • American Civil War (1861-1865); "The Civil War" in U.S. usage ordinarily means this war (see Naming the American Civil War)
  • Afghan Civil War (1978–present)
  • English Civil War (1642–1651)
  • El Salvador Civil War (1980-1992)
  • Chinese Civil War (1927–1950, declared over in 1991)
  • Finnish Civil War (1918)
  • Iraqi Civil War (1974–present)
  • Irish Civil War (1922–23)
  • Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990)
  • Nepalese Civil War (1996-2006)
  • Pakistani Civil War (1971)
  • Rwandan Civil War (1990-1993)
  • Russian Civil War (1918–1922)
  • Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1644–1650)
  • Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2000)
  • Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
  • Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–present)
• Bellum civile (Latin for "Civil War"), used for:
  • The Commentarii de Bello Civili (Caesar's Commentaries on the Civil War).
  • Another title for "Pharsalia", a poem by Lucan.

In literature, television and cinema: This is a list of civil wars. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... There have been numerous alternative names for the American Civil War that reflect the historical, political, and cultural sensitivities of different groups and regions. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Kuomintang of China Communist Party of China Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 4,300,000 (July 1946) 3,650,000 (June 1948) 1,490,000 (June 1949) 1,200,000 (July 1946) 2,800,000 (June 1948) 4,000,000 (June 1949) The Chinese Civil War (traditional... Combatants Whites: White Guards, German Empire, Swedish volunteers Reds: Red Guards, Russian SFSR Commanders C.G.E. Mannerheim Ali Aaltonen, Eero Haapalainen, Eino Rahja, Kullervo Manner Strength 80,000–90,000 Finns, 550 Swedish volunteers, 13,000 Germans[1] 80,000–90,000 Finns, 4,000–10,000 Russians[1... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Irish Civil War (June 28, 1922 – May 24, 1923) was a conflict between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 6, 1921, which established the Irish Free State, precursor of todays Republic of Ireland. ... Combatants Lebanese Front Syria LNM PLO Israel Commanders Bachir Gemayel Dany Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Yasser Arafat Ariel Sharon The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) was a multifaceted civil war whose antecedents trace back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end of Lebanons administration by the Ottoman... Combatants Government forces Communist Party Commanders Gyanendra of Nepal Prachanda Casualties 12,700+ deaths The Nepalese Civil War (labelled Peoples War by the Maoists [1]) was a conflict between monarchist government forces and Maoist rebels in Nepal which lasted from 1996 until 2006. ... Combatants Mukti Bahini India Pakistan Commanders Col. ... Combatants FAR. Also elements of the Zairean DSP (1990-1991) and elements of parachute regiments of the French Army (1990-1993) RPF Commanders Juvénal Habyarimana† Col. ... Combatants Local Soviet powers led by Russian SFSR and Red Army Chinese mercenaries White Movement Central Powers (1917-1918): Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire German Empire Allied Intervention: (1918-1922) Japan Czechoslovakia Greece  United States  Canada Serbia Romania UK  France Foreign volunteers: Polish Italian Local nationalist movements, national states, and decentralist... Combatants Scottish Royalists and Irish Catholic Confederate troops Scottish Covenanters Commanders James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll and David Leslie Strength Fluctuating, 2000-4000 troops at any one time over 30,000 troops, but many based in England and Ireland Casualties Total of 28... Combatants Government of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Army Kamajors / South African mercenaries Nigerian-led ECOMOG forces United Kingdom Revolutionary United Front Armed Forces Revolutionary Council West Side Boys Liberia Commanders Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Samuel Hinga Norman Valentine Strasser Solomon Musa David J. Richards Tony Blair Foday Sankoh Johnny Paul Koroma... Not to be confused with the Spanish Civil War of 1820-1823. ... Combatants Military of Sri Lanka Indian Peace Keeping Force Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Commanders Junius Richard Jayawardene (1983-89) Ranasinghe Premadasa (1989-93) Dingiri Banda Wijetunge (1993-94) Chandrika Kumaratunga (1994-2005) Mahinda Rajapaksa (2005-present) Velupillai Prabhakaran (1983-present) Strength 111,000[1] 11,000[1] The Sri... Another title for Pharsalia by Lucan The Commentarii de Bello Civile (Commentaries on the Civil War) [1], telling events of the Civil War until immediately after Pompeys death in Egypt. ... Commentarii de Bello Civile (literally Commentaries on the Civil War in Latin) is an account written by Julius Caesar about his war against Pompey the Great. ... Combatants Julius Caesar and supporters, the Populares faction, Roman senate, the Optimates faction, Commanders Julius Caesar Pompey†, Titus Labienus†, Metellus Scipio†, Cato the younger†, Gnaeus Pompeius† Sextus Pompeius The Roman civil war of 49 BC, sometimes called Caesars Civil War, is one of the last conflicts within the Roman... This article is about the poem. ...

• The Civil War (documentary), a 1990 documentary film about the American Civil War by Ken Burns.
• "Civil War" (story), a short story by Liam O'Flaherty.
• Civil Wars (TV series), a television legal drama that aired on ABC in the U.S. from 1991–1993.
• Civil War (comic book), Marvel Comics' crossover event of 2006-2007.
• the CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down, a multimedia work created in the 1980s by Robert Wilson.
• The Galactic Civil War, a holocaust that is the centerpiece of George Lucas' Star Wars movie serial.

In sports and gaming: The Civil War was a highly popular and acclaimed PBS documentary about the American Civil War created by Sam Sim, and released on PBS in September 1990. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Civil Wars was a legal drama that aired on ABC from November 1991 to March 1993. ... Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover event built around a seven-issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar, and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... the CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down is an opera created in the early 1980s by director Robert Wilson to music by Philip Glass and others. ... The Galactic Civil War is a fictional war from the Star Wars galaxy. ... George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... This article is about the series. ...

• Civil War (college rivalry) and Civil War (college football game), competitions between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.
• Civil War (game), a 1961 wargame from Avalon Hill.
• The Civil War (computer game), a computer wargame for MS-DOS.
• Civil War: A Nation Divided, a 2006 first-person shooter game for the Xbox 360.

In music: This article is about the general rivalry. ... The Civil War is the colloquial name for the annual college football game in the U.S. state of Oregon between the Oregon State Beavers and the Oregon Ducks. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

• The Civil War (album), an album by the electronic band Matmos.
• "Civil War" (song), a song by Guns N' Roses.
• The Civil War (musical), a musical opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 22, 1999.

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