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What is a proxy war?

What is a proxy war? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for fighting each other directly.
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This will turn Syria into a Somalia-like failed state and a battleground for a proxy war.
If it continues to have the ambition to dispossess India of the remaining part of the state through a proxy war or diplomatic gamesmanship, no solution is envisageable.
Although we did not politically support the MPLA, we sided militarily with the MPLA, the Cuban forces and their Soviet advisors in what was a proxy war with the U. S. imperialists.
And third, because this has already become a proxy war.
The misery is spreading west into neighbouring Chad, unhinging that country and threatening a proxy war with Sudan.
Finally, we need to take into account the regional dimensions of the crisis and engage with Ethiopia and Eritrea, which are fighting a proxy war in Somalia, which risks provoking their own border conflict.

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