Day 1,896: belligerent, impunity, unscrupulous, vie, spoils, secede

Middle Eastern states and Russia are sponsoring the belligerents with impunity.

Both are commanded by unscrupulous warlords vying for control of the state and its spoils.

One bloody conflict ended with South Sudan seceding in 2011.

Why Sudan’s catastrophic war is the world’s problem

Artwork of the day 
Vyas Kund
Nicholas_Roerich
Original Title: Вьяса Кунд
Date: 1932
Style: Symbolism
Genre: landscape

Word of the day 
belligerent: a country, group, or person who is fighting a war:
impunity: freedom from punishment for something that has been done that is wrong or illegal:
unscrupulous: behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want:
vie: to compete with other people to achieve or get something:
spoils: goods, advantages, profits, etc. that you get by your actions or because of your position or situation:
secede: to become independent of a country or area of government:

Quote of the day
“Insurgent, he says. Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.”

― Veronica Roth, Insurgent