ceasefires
Wars on hold
Ceasefires is the plural of ceasefire, an agreement between warring parties to stop fighting, usually temporarily.
A ceasefire may be a step toward peace negotiations or simply a pause for humanitarian purposes: The UN brokered a ceasefire to allow aid deliveries.
Unlike a truce or armistice, ceasefire often implies something fragile and provisional—ceasefires are frequently violated or collapse.
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- peace talksFormal conflict-resolution discussions
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- trucesAgreements to cease fighting
mediators · UN · envoys · accords · bilateral · multilateral · summits · delegations
Active armed fighting
- combatantsThose engaged in warfare
- frontlinesCombat's forward edge
- demilitarized zonesAreas banning armed forces
- weaponsTools for fighting
soldiers · commanders · troops · bombardment · shelling · artillery · airstrikes · ground forces
Breaks or violations
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- collapsedFell inward suddenly
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- failedDid not succeed
accusations · incidents · provocations · retaliation · tensions · resumption · escalation · blame
Removals from dangerous areas
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- civiliansNon-military population
- reliefEasing of distress
- medical suppliesHealthcare materials and tools
food · shelter · displaced · casualties · hospitals · convoys · safe passage · rescue
negotiations
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- peace talksFormal conflict-resolution discussions
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
truces · mediators · UN · envoys · accords · bilateral · multilateral · summits · delegations · armistice
hostilities
Active armed fighting
- combatantsThose engaged in warfare
- frontlinesCombat's forward edge
- demilitarized zonesAreas banning armed forces
weapons · soldiers · commanders · troops · bombardment · shelling · artillery · airstrikes · ground forces · disengagement
breaches
Breaks or violations
failed · accusations · incidents · provocations · retaliation · tensions · resumption · escalation · blame · monitoring
evacuations
Removals from dangerous areas
medical supplies · food · shelter · displaced · casualties · hospitals · convoys · safe passage · rescue · protection
Gaza
Palestinian coastal territory
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- SyriaLevant country, capital Damascus
- YemenSouthwestern Arabian Peninsula republic
Korea · Kashmir · Sudan · Ethiopia · Colombia · Bosnia · Lebanon · Sri Lanka · Cyprus · Ireland
- Global Politicsforeign affairs, international affairs, global affairs, world politics, foreign relations
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
- Israeli-Palestinian ConflictIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, PLO
- Ukraine WarUkraine, Kherson, Mariupol, Kyiv, Donetsk
- Northern Ireland lawBelfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, devolution, power sharing, peace process
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
ceasefireshostilities
Active armed fighting
warfare · fighting · armed conflict · battles · military operations
ceasefirespeace treaties
Formal agreements ending wars
peace accords · peace agreements · armistices · capitulations · unconditional surrenders
ceasefiresescalations
Increases in intensity
offensives · invasions · attacks · assaults · declarations of war
- ceasefire agreementPact ending active combat
- ceasefire talksDiscussions to stop hostilities
- ceasefire negotiationsDiscussions to end combat
- ceasefire lineMilitary standstill boundary