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Conflicts around the globe hit highest levels since World War II, new report says

NPR News · Jun 9, 2026, 8:44 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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The new report by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program said the massacres in El Fasher pushed one-sided violence in Africa to its highest levels since the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

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