Editing Civil War (section)

===Academic===
 
A civil war is "a violent conflict within a country fought by organized groups that aim to take power at the center or in a region, or to change government policies". Scholars use two specific criteria to determine a civil war: the warring groups must be from the same country and fighting for control of the political center, control over a separatist state or to force a major change in policy. Another criterion, used by some academics, is that at least 1,000 people must have been killed in total, with at least 100 from each side.

[[Category: Civil War]]