Synonyms for civil war
civ·il war

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1. civil warnoun

   Synonyms:
   intestine war

2. civil warnoun

   A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or the citizens of a single republic.

   Synonyms:
   intestine war

Princeton's WordNet

1. civil warnoun

   a war between factions in the same country

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1. President Barack Obama:

   I think it is possible over the next several months that we both see a shift in calculation in the Russians and a recognition that it's time to bring the civil war in Syria to a close, it's not going to be easy.

2. Stephen Townsend:

   This highlights the malign influence of Russian mercenaries acting to influence the outcome of the civil war in Libya, and who are directly responsible for the recent and sharp increase in fighting, casualties and destruction around Tripoli.

3. Hubert Vedrine:

   The principled position that Assad must go because of the atrocities committed since the start of the civil war... is understandable and respectable, but perhaps it can be turned into a form of leverage in the (diplomatic) process which is just starting, let’s not forgot that when we fought Hitler, we had to make an alliance with Stalin who had killed more people than Hitler.

4. Abel Wabela:

   Everyone feared that if Ethiopia didn't get an Oromo leader then the nation would collapse into civil war, luckily, we got Abiy.

5. Sean Robertson:

   The United States does not seek to fight the Russians, the government of Syria or any groups that may be providing support to Syria in the Syrian civil war. However, The United States will not hesitate to use necessary and proportionate force to defend The United States, coalition or partner forces, as we have clearly demonstrated in past instances.