After his death the land was torn by civil war.

For the past several years, he has been working in dangerous, war torn areas around the world.

The class of 1860 would find their country torn apart by civil war in less than a year.

It gets dramatic: the war tore the city in half.

As Europe rebuilt itself, so did many people whose lives were torn by war.

I will not have my country torn by civil war!

The war tore the country apart a generation ago when the body bags were coming home.

To consider what could go wrong, just look next door at Colombia, torn apart by civil war for half a century.

For nearly four years a terrible war has torn Bosnia apart.

For families torn apart by war, "sending the word" took on special meaning.