Saint-Georges, French Guyane.
French Guyane had an excess of natural resources, something that was abundantly clear in the city of Saint-George. Just fifty years ago the bustling trade centre was just a minor commune but the discovery of gold, lithium and other more common resources quickly started a new mining rush that kickstarted the countries economy and had led to the cities population growing twenty fold in just thirty years. President Alain Alexandre's decision to nationalise any mining deposits and put the profits in the hands of the state was well received by a majority of the population but a minority intent on stealing the profits still occasionally set-up illegal mines in uncharted zones, a cause that the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) feared could be used to fund anti-government militias.
Captain Pascal tipped his head backwards in an attempt to hold onto the contents of his stomach, the soldier grimacing when he noticed the failed attempts of his colleagues to hold down lunch. Saint-George was an advanced city with recently built transport infrastructure but the dense jungle and bad weather quickly meant it soon devolved into an a muddy and bumpy mess once you got into the outskirts.
"Sir. Corporal Jones reports that the mining encampment has been cleared out...he's asking for permission to search the surroundings for any stragglers." Private Gérald asked, the young soldier being given the task of communicating due to the fact he was not unwell.
"We don't have the resources with us at the moment to pursue them and aerial support is too far away to provide any reasonable reconnaissance. We shall just have to hope that military intelligence can coordinate the next strike better." Captain Pascal replied.
The French-Guianese Defence had been deployed for weeks in a stationary role to gather intelligence and stop shipments of illegally mined resources when possible but had recently reinforced by the arrival of Captain Pascal and a company of French-Guianese Legion under his command, an elite light infantry unit with historical ties to the mainland. Despite these reinforcements the government did not possess the resources to maintain intelligence over these camps and many raids often ended without enemy contact.
