Inside the Ain Hilwe district, a maze of slums run down by Israeli air strikes and frequent Palestinian factional fighting, the mood was desperate.

Since independence, Bujumbura has been the scene of frequent fighting between the country's two main ethnic groups, with Hutu militias opposing the Tutsi-dominated Burundi army.

These improvements consisted of paving the road, but frequent fighting in the area due to the War in Afghanistan hindered construction.

The parking lot became strewn with garbage, and there were complaints of frequent fighting, noise and public urination.

The club was eventually shut down by police both due to the frequent fighting as well as the gang's refusal to pay amusement taxes to the city.

There was frequent fighting, plunder and raids from all sides, of recent epidemics, famines, and a locust invasion had challenged the society.

In Aguilares, 45 minutes north of the capital in a region that saw frequent fighting during the war, voting was delayed for two hours.

During the Civil War, the property was the scene of frequent fighting.

Emotional abuse was defined as repeated rejection or serious physical threats from parents, tension in the home more than 25 percent of the time and frequent violent fighting among parents.

This is especially true when there is high turnover rates of dominant males, as frequent intense fighting can result in great expenditure of energy.