International | Forgotten conflicts

The world’s deadliest war last year wasn’t in Ukraine

Sudan is not a one-off. There’s a disturbing resurgence in civil wars

KHARTOUM, SUDAN - APRIL 18: A view of vehicles of RSF, damaged after clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, Sudan on April 18, 2023. The Sudanese army on Tuesday agreed to a temporary cease-fire with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (Photo by Omer Erdem/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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|KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR, AND PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI

Fighter jets roar over Khartoum. Bombs rattle the Sudanese capital. Many civilians, sheltering from what may be the start of a civil war, wonder: “why?”

This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Why are civil wars lasting longer?”

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