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At the extreme, brutality in these wars has extended to ethnic cleansing or outright genocide, as in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and, most recently, Darfur (see Box 13-1 in Chapter 13). Brutality has long-term psychological consequences (see Chapters 4, 12, and 14). Survivors of rape and torture, depending on the kind of assault they experienced, must deal with their own feelings of fear, shame, and humiliation as well as the physical consequences of these events, which may be severe and long-lasting.
These deaths occurred most often in camps, as a result of economic sanctions or blockades, and during conflict-related flight and forced dislocation. These patterns continued through the end of the 20th century. 28 CONSEQUENCES OF WAR Since World War II, there have been 190 armed conflicts, only one-fourth of which have been between countries (Figure 2-2). Since the end of World War II, wars and deaths have been concentrated in poor parts of the world, especially in Africa and parts of Asia. 18 Most armed conflicts since World War II have lasted less than 6 months.
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