Civil War?

I love hearing people talk about the going on in Libya and how they are trying to "PREVENT" a civil war.  WHAT THE HELL DO YOU CALL WHAT'S GOING THERE NOW????

According to Dictionary.com:

civil war 

–noun

 

a war between political factions or regions within the same country.

Hmm, sure sounds to me like what's going on over there is BY DEFINITION a civil war!