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A '''civil war''' is an [[arms industry|armed]] conflict within an existing [[state (polity)|state]]. The conflict is normally over the question of who shall wield power within the state, or how the state is to be [[government|governed]], but there may be other causes: for instance, the oppression of a [[minority group|minority]]. | |||
