Wars and Conflicts

South Sudanese Civil War:

The South Sudanese Civil War is an on going conflict in South Sudan between forces of the government and opposition forces. It began on the evening of 15 December 2013. President Salva Kiir has called it a coup attempt and announced that it had been put down the next day, but fighting again erupted on 16. Early estimates stated that at least 1,000 people were reported to have been killed and over 800 other people were injured. In January 2013 Kiir replaced the inspector general of the national police service with a lieutenant from the army, and dismissed six deputy chiefs of staff and 29 major generals in the army.

Libyan Civil War:

The Libyan Civil War is an on going conflict between Islamist forces and forces aligned with the elected Libyan parliament. At the beginning of 2014, Libya was governed by the General National Congress. Islamists had controlled the assembly since having Nouri Abusahmain elected president of the General National Congress in June 2013. The conflict escalated on 13 July when Islamists, reacting to the landslide electoral defeat of Islamist politicians, launched Operation Libya Dawn to seize Tripoli International Airpot, finally capturing it on 23 August after forty-one days of fighting. The conflict killed 2,700 people.