The Civil War was an extremely divisive time in American history that split the North and South into the Union and the Confederacy, resulting in almost four years of war within the country. Almost 200 years later,

After independence, internal divisions between the wealthier north and less-developed south triggered decades of violent conflict, including two civil wars. The second Sudanese civil war lasted ...

The latest tensions stem from fighting in the country’s north between government ... but to assess that South Sudan is teetering on the edge of a relapse into civil war.”

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up rebellion, the government said on Friday, the first confirmation of a detention that world powers fear could reignite civil war.

Fears of a return to civil war following  barrel bombs attacks

General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a peace agreement in South Sudan was in a shambles, telling the country's leaders to put down the weapons and put all the people of South Sudan first. "Let's not mince words: What we are seeing is darkly reminiscent of the 2013 and 2016 civil wars,