15 Active War Zones Where You Can Vacation
| September 9, 2016
8. Sudan
The country of Sudan is no stranger to civil war, which is why many experts label the ongoing Sudanese Conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile as the “Third Sudanese Civil War.” The war is being waged between the Army of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. Since 2011, when hostilities first broke out following South Sudan’s declaration of independence, some two million people have been affected by the conflict, with up to half a million being entirely displaced.
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