Esquarium Today [Regional News, CLOSED]

by **Gibberan** » Fri Apr 28, 2017 1:54 pm

Departamento de Información Popular Cortoguayano
Cortoguayan People's Information Bureau
Edicion Ingles | English Edition

Moravcová Riot Police in safeguard a dsiplay revolutionary patriotism, Vyšehrad

PREMIER BREAKS SILENCE, URGES BOHEMIA TO "ACT NOW" ON FOREIGN-BACKED SUBVERSIVES

by JUAN GUSTAVO PINILLA ROJAS - APRIL 28 2017

NOVALLAS, CORTOGUAY - In the past week, the Foreign Secretariat has remained generally quiet on the nature of the Bohemian crisis, which has been attributed to "intense popular deliberation." However, today Our Glorious Leader Premier Arturo Peralta delivered the nation's first official statement on the escalating civil conflict, urging Bohemian High Commissioner Kateřina Moravcová to "act swiftly to safeguard the revolution."

After the Bohemian Communists finally won a plurality in the elections rigged against them by the Royalist government (yet another reason why "democratic elections" are tools of oligarchical swine), the ruling tyrants were deposed and Alexandra Růžičková overhauled the government into a transition into true utopia. However, a series of fascist terrorist attacks on April 10th and 11th caused significant instability, with Kateřina Moravcová taking over the guidance of the state. However, Růžičková claimed that she had been deposed, and split off with reactionary supporters to launch a war against the incumbent leadership.

The abrupt turn events has caused much confusion and controversy amongst the nations of the international revolution. Our government hesitated to deliver a rash condemnation of either side, citing the dangers of playing into the hands of imperialist warmongers.

Although certain foreign observers praised Růžičková's staunch, if abrupt, allegiance to syndicalism the Foreign Secretariat previously warned that such an ideological shift was "questionable in nature", reminding the world that Moravcová's administration remains the legitimate socialist government of the state.

"We will not comment on the authenticity of the former Bohemian High Commissioner's adherence to true syndicalism and the socialist cause; it is entirely possible that such an ideological stance is genuinely for the interest of the workers of the world. However, much is unclear in this situation, and the true nature of the opposition is unclear. We urge foreign governments, part of the world revolution or not, not to fall for a wolf in sheep's clothing, as they say."

Today, the Premier broke his silence on the matter, taking a more aggressive tone against those who seek to destabilize the community of world socialists and syndicalists in the name of bourgeoisie oppression. "Bohemia, and indeed, Esquarium, is faced with a critical juncture in the history of liberation from tyranny. will it choose to resolve its differences and champion the united leftist cause? Or will it fall to internal decay and external imperialism that wants to see the first popularly-elected Borean state fall under the boot of the rich and powerful royalists once more?'

At no point during his speech did he single out Růžičková as a capitalist traitor-spy, instead calling for Moravcová to bridge the divide between the two factions as quickly and painlessly as possible. "The world revolution cannot be allowed to be torn apart from the inside. That is precisely what the fascist pigs of the so-called "Esquarian Community," of CENBA, of NOSDO and the like, would have for their own Judeo-Capitalist schemes. On behalf of the people of Cortoguay and of the world proletariat, I urge High Commissioner Moravcová to silence this opposition before it becomes a reactionary threat, through diplomacy if possible...or through force if necessary. How many times has a revolution been ended before it begins? Decapitate the heads of any and all traitors before they can grow like parasites on the corpses of the masses. Růžičková, in all her wisdom, must stand down now to preserve the revolution. If this instability continues, then there will be a real danger of a collapse of socialist solidarity across the world. And that is not acceptable."

The Premier went on to praise the noble efforts of the Bohemian government to maintain the peace, and reaffirmed his support to Moravcová before signing off to the Cortoguayan people.

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by **The Greater Bohemian Union** » Fri Apr 28, 2017 10:07 pm

Přemyslid, Friday April 28, 2017

CIVIL CONFLICT: MORAVCOVÁ EMBOLDENED BY INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AND CALLS FOR PARTITION CONCEDING "NOT ALL OF BOHEMIA IS READY".

High Commissioner Moravcová touring low-income multicultural communes along border | 27 April 2017

Přemyslid, Bohemia - High Commissioner Moravcová (disputed) has been emboldened along with other communists sympathetic to her cause after an array of international support was received. After realizing the potential for aid from allies to her cause and CENBA's declaration not to allow foreign interference she stated she'd like to pull Bohemia out of CENBA soon and has started plans regarding it. CENBA remains a strong majority of support in the public eye and was approved by referendum with 59% of Bohemians voting in favor of membership. This follows another path of going against the public opinion with Moravcová, who maintains a nationwide approval of 21% (35% in territory under her control). High Commissioner Růžičková (disputed), who now has also claimed the office of High Commissioner (which she held before Moravcová's rise to power as we all know), this move is suggested by experts as an attempt to delegitimize Moravcová. She opposed claiming the title initially as she didn't want the liberation to be a restitution of her government but a return of parliament, rule of law, and democracy. However, the need for structure and a legitimate figure has become paramount as other nations throw their support at Moravcová, and the need to possibly call on CENBA's assistance or at the very least nullify any attempts by Moravcová to withdraw Bohemia from it by claiming she is not a legitimate government.

Run down of foreign stances on the Bohemian Civil Conflict:

Pro-Růžičková

Namor (Unofficial) - Růžičková had her state trip to Namo just couple weeks before the civil conflict where she further strengthened the Alliance with both the President-General and Růžičková strongly expressing support for one another. Ling Jiao, who is the president of the Association for Bohemian-Namorese Relations (ABNR), the strongest advocacy group for Namor in Bohemia has been the #2 of Růžičková for awhile. This leads us to believe while Namor has not publicly said they are for Růžičková, its almost certain they are unofficially.
Other CENBA Nations (Unofficial) - Růžičková is likely unofficially supported by other CENBA nations, most noteworthy, Ainin - which has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities but hasn't publically supported Růžičková over Moravcová but reiterated that foreign intervention will not be allowed especially supporting Moravcová. Růžičková has long been an ally of CENBA, and in Namo she stated she planned to increase Bohemia's involvement, participation, and contributions to the alliance. Because of this, Ainin, and CENBA has a whole is believed to be pro-Růžičková unofficially.

Pro-Moravcová

Alemannia (Official) - Popular Commissariat for Revolutionary Affairs and the Popular Commissariat for Foreign Affairs: Moravcová has "complete support and backing of their revolutionary brothers and sisters in Alemannia".
Austrosia (Unofficial) - Austrosian Chairman of the Congress of Trade Unions has assigned blame to Růžičková, and rejects the widely supported conclusion that Moravcová was behind the bombings. While officially they only talked down upon Růžičková and called for peace and not officially supporting Moravcová, its widely believed they are.
Kaona (Official) - President and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kaona: "Kaona may be willing to aid High Commissar Moravcová with military means to suppress social fascism and reactionarism." and "Alexandra Růžičková, preaches a form of "syndicalism" that amounts to nothing more than a form of social fascism."
Cortoguay (Official) - Premier Arturo Peralta's speech today.

Conflict Updates
While border firefights are common daily displacing hundreds and pulling Bohemia further away from its developed status, three important battles happened since last week resulting in bringing the death toll of the civil conflict to date to be 551, those injured at 765. 64 out of the 551 deaths have been civilian, 11.6% of all deaths, which has been praised as being relatively low considering it's an internal conflict by some and by others, it's being harshly condemned as horrific loss of life.

Here is a current map of control. [Green - Liberation (Růžičková) / Red - Government (Moravcová)] (OOC: Warning! Done quick and as bad as Luzi's Polandball)

Partition: Moravcová's Government Offers First Alternative Instead Of Continued War
Moravcová rejected any means of surrender and up until now was going to fight it to the last breath. However, her military power is significantly faltering against Růžičková's and proves questionable how long she will be able to sustain herself especially after two significant blows in the South and North and only some minor gains in the Southeast. She gave the following statement during the annunciation of the plan.

"Růžičková along with other agents in the government have already poisoned the minds of most Bohemians outside of the hard working men and women in the central regions that refuse to listen to the anti-communist rhetoric accusing us of the crimes against humanity that the fascists commit. Bohemia has never been more divided, and the Communist Party has never been more prevalent. But I do concede one thing, that not all of Bohemia is ready to come to truths with the people's ideology. Those who do not support us... are violent to suppress our voices and embolden corporate and political entities to serve as detriments against our ability to collectively rise up. Růžičková's vision to try and find unity between corporate slavery and communal people's republic is impossible. Many departments in the central regions have long voted for the communists and support us to this day. Even if we fail as this revolution and we are overtaken that does not diminish the fact that we are here and will continue to revolt and fight for our rights and power to be free. That is why we end our fight for an entire communist Bohemia, and now for a free central Bohemia. Such radical opposites cannot exist under the same roof, and the only way to find peace internally is for the independence of Central Bohemia."

Her plan calls for the bottom half of Wenceslaus, Central Bohemia, and parts of Northern Čelákovice to be independent in exchange for a 50-year declaration of peace. A notable feature is that Vyšehrad, the capital, would be returned - likely due to the massive conflicts and riots, Moravcová has had to deal with given the very liberal populace. Růžičková and the Liberation have not commented and the deal is quite unique... while dividing Bohemia when it looks like it's possible to win seems the worst of possible scenarios, however, already 9 days in and there has been almost 551 dead, and 765 injured. That's 146 casualties per day. Most say it would take a couple months, and given the average casualties per day that would be upwards of 7,200 by the time this conflict dissipates. However, those figures are if no other countries intervene and given the international interest, it could be much more than that. Peace in exchange for a near permanent division? Is Moravcová right, is unity not possible anymore given such radical differences?

(OOC: Apart of the developing Red Spring RP line)

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by **Razarija** » Sat Apr 29, 2017 4:30 am

Tvrdjavate publishes plans for several new nuclear power plants
The plan is a major step as part of Razaria's programme to fully transition to a nuclear and hydropower based energy grid
2017/04/29

The Tvrdjavate of the State of Razaria, headquarters of the fortified, consolidated and steel-willed Razarian nation, has officially published a plan for the construction of 9 new nuclear power plants throughout Razaria to take place in the next 25 years. At a press conference, a spokesperson representing the Tvrdjavate revealed to the Razarian nation that after deliberation the Tvrdjavate had finalized and approved the final consolidated draft on expansion of nuclear power and also displayed a map of where the new power plants will be located. The plan was part of Razaria's continuing project to fully transition to an energy grid based upon nuclear and hydroelectric power, as our nation's regrettably scarce fossil fuel reserves can not adequately support our fortification effort.

15 months ago, the original plan to construct 13 nuclear power plants was proposed by a member of the Supreme Council, and upon this state-military organs deliberated, debated, revised and continuously improved upon the original draft so that a feasible, practical and robust plan would be what would be implemented. Even between the official Supreme Council sessions the National Presidium and the Paramount Leader discussed vigorously, improving at every bit of detail of the plan, such that what would be realized would be truly beneficial towards the Razarian nation. Upon the recognition of realities, as well as consideration of what was needed to achieve energy sufficiency, the number of proposed plants was cut from 13 to 11 and then to 9 after it was established the potential of molten salt reactor designs allowed for less power plants to be built though with more power produced. The improvements in power transportation infrastructure in some areas was also taken into consideration.

The current iteration of the proposal entered consideration of the Supreme Council 1 month ago following approval and verification of validity. Most specifications and details were established in previous revisions and the new iteration was agreed as acceptable by the Supreme Council in a relatively short amount of time. All organs of the Tvrdjavate involved with the matter approved the iteration of the proposal as well.

In conjunction with the planned upgrade of existing hydroelectric dams as well as the cultivation of biofuel algae to achieve self-sufficiency with lipids-based fuels, the nuclear power plant project is expected to liberate the Razarian nation from apparent problems of a finite and very limited fossil fuel reserve that had impeded the prosperity of our fortified Nation for six decades. According to official sources, 7 of the planned new plants will operate upon molten salt reactor designs, which were researched and produced domestically entirely, a true and standing evidence of the genius of the Razarian people. These designs were exhibited in November of 2016 at a science and technology exposition. For the locations, 1 of the power plants will be located in the western region, 5 in the north and 3 in the east. Interestingly, one reactor was scheduled for construction near Gomirje, which is a town located only 13 km from the Razarian-Bohemian border. On this, no authorities have spoken.

It is hoped that with the commencement of this grand plan, the Razarian people move further on the road of prosperity, and the National Fortress is further consolidated against the many enemies that are currently laying siege to it.

by **Xiaodong** » Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:06 am

Xiaodongese archives reveal Senrian civilian deaths in the Senrian-Xiaodongese War "inflated"
April 29, 2017
By Chen Chenhai

Xiaodongese troops with a Senrian girls volunteer militia in Bantian, 1930

In recently revealed papers from the Xiaodongese National Archives, it has been discovered that the so-called historical consensus that Xiaodong murdered hundred of thousands of Senrian civilians during the Senrian-Xiaodongese War is woefully off the mark.

Xiaodongese historian Zhou Youyu, who specialises in history of the 1920's Senria being the author of "The Tragedy of Revolution" has put forward evidence that during the Senrian-Xiaodongese War, the vast majority of Senrian civilian deaths were caused by Senrian rather than Xiaodongese forces. "During the war, Senria conducted guerrilla and bombing operations in areas of Senria under Xiaodongese control often with little regard if they were hitting Xiaodongese troops or Senrian civilians. Senrian civilians in Xiaodongese controlled ares were seen by the Senrian government as traitors to the republic, regardless if they joined voluntary pro-Xiaodongese militia's or not, so they were seen by the Senrian government as expendable."

Zhou also pointed to evidence that so-called "Extermination Zones" were for the most part evacuation camps. "Extermination Zones were exclusively for prisoners of war, and there's no evidence they were used for genocide despite the name applied by Qiu Hanjie. Most historians have put Extermination Zones and evacuation camps together, despite them being widely different. Evacuation camps were set up in late 1930 to evacuate civilians from Senrian cities in Xiaodongese territory which were at risk of being bombed, whilst Extermination Zones never saw a civilian set foot in them. Some Senrian civilians did die in evacuation camps, but they did so due to a lack of supplies like food, clean drinking water, medicine and the like - such supplies being lost due to Senria and Tuthina cutting them off either from being imported from Xiaodong in moved from cities into the camps."

"Of course some Senrian civilians died due to rogue elements in the Xiaodongese army, but the number of 500,000 is inflated. Our evidence points to the number being much closer to just under 100,000, although its difficult to separate deaths caused by disease and by occupation authorities. As for other Senrian civilian deaths during the war, we estimate up to 250,000 were killed by disease and 400,000 by Senrian forces."

State Chairman Yuan Xiannian

The data has been determined by the Xiaodongese Historical Society as "conclusive and genuine...there is no doubt that this recent evidence is the best evidence so far in terms of what happened during the Senrian-Xiaodongese War."

In response to the evidence State Chairman Yuan Xiannian with the support of all 124 sitting members of the State Presidium has said that Xiaodong will "no longer take responsibility for the deaths of 500,000 Senrians wherein most of which were not killed by the Xiaodongese government in the 1930's...in light of this new evidence, Xiaodong recognises that only 100,000 if that were killed by Xiaodongese forces in the tragedy of the Senrian-Xiaodongese War."

"I hope now that both Senria and Xiaodong can put this disturbing chapter of history behind us, and that we can reach a consensus on this issue in light of this new discovery." Yuan said, offering Senrian fascist leader Nisimura Hayato the opportunity to look at the documents "rather than consult propaganda and lies that seek to undermine Xiaodong".

The Senrian government has not yet responded to these new discoveries.

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by **Qianrong** » Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:36 am

OPINION: XIAODONG AND THE THREAT IT POSES TO WORLD PEACE
Unstable militarism, genocide denialism, and alliances with expansionist rogue states
prove that Xiaodong is the greatest threat to peace in the Boreo-Lahudic region.

Yuan Xiannan reacting to Xiaodongese opposition in the country's State Presidium in 2016. File photo.

April 29, 2017 | by Hiromasa Akiyama | It perhaps comes as no surprise to Senrians that, earlier today, the Xiaodongese government released a statement announcing it would reduce the number it believes it killed during the Senrian-Xiaodongese War to 100,000, a number that stands in sharp contrast to the true value of 7,500,000. While this announcement is disappointing- embodying a worsening trend towards minimization and denial- it is no doubt one that many Senrians were expecting from this Xiaodongese regime, headed by a man who fervently denies that the genocide ever happened.

This trend is not new, but it is something Senria and the world must be aware of. Xiaodong's continuing denialism and revanchism, combined with its alliances to violently expansionist states, make it the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Boreo-Lahudic region.

While foreigners often group Senria and Xiaodong together, due to some supposed political similarity, the truth is that the two states could not be further apart. Senria is an open, modern country. It has a functioning multiparty democracy, with internationally vetted elections; the People's Party governs in coalition, the opposition is allowed to operate free of harassment and intimidation. Pro-opposition newspapers, radio stations, and television channels operate without impairment. Senria is a respected member of the international community that works with its neighbors and with the world. Xiaodong, by contrast, is unstable and authoritarian. Mere months ago, the Xiaodongese regime was gunning down its own civilians in the streets as they protested the Xiaodong Regeneration Society's blatant and shoddy attempt at rigging an election and pinning it on Senria. Xiaodong's GDP per capita is $5,202, less than a third of Senria's $17,350. And it is allied with violent, militaristic, expansionist autocracies- such as Teutonia and Ankoren, whose dreams of conquering and enslaving all of Nordania and Nautasia, respectively, are well-known across the region. Yuan Xiannan is an ally of the Iron Pact, a genocide denialist, and an autocrat who remains in power through the shedding of blood.

There is also one more critical difference to be aware of in the wake of the Xiaodongese claim that Senrian civilian deaths were "inflated", or caused by Senrian troops. Senria's records of the genocide- in the cities of Ukyou and Sakata, in the extermination zones, in Keisi, wherever they might be- are open to the public and to the world for inspection and scrutiny. They have been open in this fashion for decades, laid out for the world to see, and they have consistently and repeatedly held up to scrutiny by historians from around Esquarium. Xiaodong's records, by contrast, are private; only select individuals authorized by the Xiaodongese government are allowed in. There is no accountability, no openness, and no vetting of these records by independent authorities.

Senria's records on the Unforgivable Crime are open to the world; Xiaodong's records are hidden away. If you had to guess, which of these nations would you think has something to hide?

The records held by Senria- and the assessment of the overwhelming majority of the world's historians and scientists, excluding a minority in Xiaodong and Xiaodongese-allied states- paint a clear picture of what Xiaodong did between 1927 and 1933. Those who have the time might wish to look at the trial of Shen Jinping, a prominent Xiaodongese politician who served as the right-hand man to Qiu Hanjie, "the Butcher of Senria", during the conflict; the trial involved one of the most complete and detailed collections of data regarding the Senrian Genocide and the role played by the Shanrong Emperor, Ren Xilian, Qiu Hanjie, Qing Qishuo, and Lu Keqian.

Any reading of history paints the image of Xiaodong as an aggressive nation. The first military conflict between Senria and Xiaodong was the Kyoukou War, which began in 469 with an invasion of Senria by the Xiaodongese Xiang dynasty. Though Xiaodong scored several initial victories, the tide of the war turned, and by 501 Senria had successfully driven Xiaodongese forces out of Senria. The war ultimately ended in 503 with a Senrian victory. Xiaodong's Tao dynasty invaded Senria in 1104, triggering the Toukou War. This second Xiaodongese invasion of Senria lasted until 1112. Xiaodong invaded Senria a third time under the Jiao dynasty in 1651; a combination of several Senrian naval victories and the Red Orchid Rebellion within Xiaodong forced the Xiaodongese to surrender in 1655. By 1800, Xiaodong had already invaded and attempted to conquer part or all of Senria three times.

Around the beginning of the 20th century, many Xiaodongese thinkers began to argue that it was the nation's duty and right to conquer its neighbors and exterminate their populations. This philosophy became the dominant line of political thought in Xiaodong, espoused by Ren Xilian, Tao Qibao, Qiu Hanjie, and by the Shanrong and Taiyi Emperors themselves. This led to the fourth Xiaodongese invasion of Senria, known as the Senrian-Xiaodongese War. Xiaodongese forces under General Lu Keqian and Admiral Qing Qishuo hoped to conquer Senria and annex it into Xiaodong; they were ultimately repelled by Senrian forces under Marshal- and later Prime Minister- Katurou Imahara. This fourth invasion was by far the bloodiest of the four, with large areas of Senria having been razed and depopulated by Xiaodongese occupation forces.

On top of this, Xiaodong invaded and conquered the small country of Tinzhan during the 1800s and attempted to prosecute a genocide of its native population, and has driven more than 700,000 ethnic Duljunese into exile during three separate Xiaodongese invasions of Duljun. There is a longstanding and well-documented record of Xiaodong invading its neighbors and attempting to displace or exterminate their populations.

Xiaodong does claim that Senria invaded it, and it is true that there was a point in Xiaodongese history where the country was ruled by an ethnically Senrian dynasty, the Toki clan. The difference is that the Toki clan acted entirely without the approval of the Senrian Emperor, who pointedly refused to consider them vassals, and are reviled in Senria for betraying their oaths and fighting for the Xiaodongese during the Toukou War- not lionized in the way that the Xiaodongese idolize Qiu Hanjie and Lu Keqian. And even if one does agree with the Xiaodongese that the actions of a single despised rounin clan constitute a "Senrian invasion", then this means that Xiaodong invaded Senria four times while Senria only "invaded" Xiaodong once.

As for the Unforgivable Crime- known as the Senrian Genocide abroad- the evidence is omnipresent and conclusive in all areas. There is clear evidence to suggest that the Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire was not only willing to perpetrate genocide, but that it did this during the Senrian-Xiaodongese War.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many Xiaodongese nationalists became inspired by Nevan racism and racialism- which led to a genocide in the Nevan-controlled territory of Tuleena, and which has led to decades of dehumanization and persecution for blacks living in Nevanmaa- and began to create a worldview structured around it, in which ethnic Xiaodongese were the "master race", and all other ethnicities- Senrians, Tinzi, Duljunese, Ama, Hwa, et cetera- were inherently inferior. Individuals such as Ye Zishui, Zhang Qiemei, Jiang Yunshan, and Lin Yongsheng argued that it was Xiaodong's destiny to conquer its neighbors, exterminate their "barbarian" populations, and settle the conquered lands with ethnic Xiaodongese. This "Greater Xiaodongese Order", they argued, would make Xiaodong strong enough to challenge and ultimately defeat the traditional Monic powers of Koyro, Tuthina, and Namor. If this doctrine seems familiar to non-Lahudics and non-Boreans, it is because it was in turn adapted by the Teutonian Nazis under Friedrich Ulrich into the doctrine of "lebensraum".

This line of thought became official government policy during the Senrian-Xiaodongese War, translated into policy by Prime Minister of Xiaodong Ren Xilian and military commanders like Qiu Hanjie, Qing Qishou, and Lu Keqian. In practice, it amounted to a systematic attempt to exterminate the Senrian people through the construction of a network of sixty-one death camps, used to intern and kill Senrian civilians and prisoners of war. The Xiaodongese Observer- a subsidiary of the regime-owned Xiaodongese Broadcasting Network- falsely claimed that these death camps were dubbed "extermination zones" by the Xiaodongese. In fact, "extermination zone" was an exonym given by Senrian internees and civilians to the facilities; the Xiaodongese term for them was "rodent removal zone". The official Xiaodongese name for these factories of death denied that the Senrian people were even human. This is perhaps unsurprising- Zhou Kuang, a prominent Xiaodongese nationalist who inspired the Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire's policies, said in 1902 that Senrians were "more comparable to a rat than a man"- but it is a clear sign of how much the Xiaodongese despised their fellow man. Upon entering these camps, prisoners- whether POWs or civilians- were divided into three categories: those to be used for labor, those to be used for medical experimentation, and those who would be killed immediately.

Those to be used for labor were usually assigned to menial jobs, frequently producing equipment or infrastructure that was used to further the Xiaodongese campaign of extermination. The shortest shift for internees was twelve hours; some jobs had shifts as long as sixteen. They were not allowed to rest, eat, or use the restroom during their shifts. After their shifts were over, they were crammed by the hundreds into overcrowded, unsanitary barracks. They had no access to toilets and showers, were allowed no personal affects, slept on slabs of concrete or on the floor, and were deprived of food, water, and medicine. A small number of those assigned to this category- usually females- were used as sex slaves for Xiaodongese troops; once the Xiaodongese grew tired of a particular slave, or if one of these slaves became pregnant with a soldier's child, she would be summarily killed.

Those assigned to the second group were often women and children who were considered too weak for manual labor and undesirable for sexual slavery, but too strong to be summarily executed. These individuals were then used for medical experimentation, including genital mutilation, irradiation, lobotomizing, and vivisection. Records show that Xiaodongese experimented with the effects of injecting chemicals such as white phosphorous, ricin, and hydrochloric acid into the bloodstream. These individuals were also used for the testing of mustard gas, cyanide, sarin, phosgene, and other chemical weapons. These experiments were conducted without the use of anesthetic, as using anesthetic on Senrians was deemed "wasteful" by occupation authorities.

The third group suffered a variety of fates, depending on the whims of Xiaodongese soldiers overseeing the extermination zones. Shooting, hanging, bayoneting, beating, drowning, burning, starving, beheading, live burial, immurement, slow exsanguination, and suffocation- among others- were used as methods of executing Senrian internees. While most in this group were executed immediately, some were subjected to extended periods of torture before they were finally killed by Xiaodongese troops.

As the war drew to a close, and Senrian forces began liberating these extermination zones, Xiaodongese troops resorted to other methods of murder. Death marches- in which large numbers of Senrian civilians would be marched out into rural areas, ordered to dig a mass grave, and then shot- became commonplace. The largest of these massacres, near the town of Abasiri, saw the deaths of over a thousand people. After the Ukyou Uprising- a failed attempt by Senrian guerrillas to end the Xiaodongese occupation of Kitasuu's largest city- Xiaodongese troops exterminated almost all of Ukyou's population and systematically destroyed most of the city, including hundreds of historic buildings. And, of course, there is the final Xiaodongese atrocity of the Senrian-Xiaodongese War- the Razing of Sakata, in which the Xiaodongese trapped the inhabitants of Sakata in outer neighborhoods of the city, then set those neighborhoods on fire, in a desperate attempt to prevent the liberation of the city by Senrian forces.

In excess of seven million Senrians were murdered by the Xiaodongese army during the Senrian Genocide. Most of them were civilians whose only crime was being Senrian.

The evidence for this campaign of genocide is overwhelming. The physical remains of the extermination zones and the "ghost villages" of Kitasuu, the documents and records left by Xiaodongese troops in Senria, the testaments of internees who survived the extermination zones and the Senrian soldiers and guerrillas who liberated them, and the diaries of Xiaodongese soldiers and the testimony of Xiaodongese prisoners of war all paint the same picture. There is physical evidence, written evidence, and photographic evidence- countless pieces of proof that Senria has had available to the world for decades. Anyone who seeks evidence of the Senrian Genocide will find it in abundance if they are truly looking.

The refusal of the Xiaodongese government to admit the crimes perpetrated by the Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire impairs progress towards peace in Borea and Lahudica. Xiaodong's continued attempts to whitewash and to brainwash are a serious obstacle, as is its refusal to pay the reparations entailed in the Treaty of Keisi. Senria and Xiaodong cannot move on, cannot reconcile, cannot progress until Xiaodong wholly and unequivocally admits the veracity and the scope of the Senrian genocide, and compensates its victims and their descendants. So long as the Xiaodongese nation refuses to face the truth, there will be a stumbling block in the path towards peace. This is a stumbling block that only Xiaodong can remove.

Modern Xiaodong, unfortunately, is built on this denialism. Its government was founded by Lu Keqian, who commanded Xiaodongese troops in Senria during the conflict and was intimately linked to this genocide; its leaders have included individuals who commanded extermination zones and oversaw death marches; it attempts to pin Senria as the source of all its problems, using Senria's continued existence as a nation to justify the jailing and murder of domestic opposition. State propaganda lionizes those responsible for the genocide while covering up their crimes, glorifying a gaggle of despots and war criminals as Xiaodongese heroes. It is this genocide denialism that forms the bedrock of the Auspicious Republic, and in particular the regime led by Yuan Xiannan. Unless fundamental and broad changes occur in Xiaodongese government, then progress towards peace and stability in the Boreo-Lahudic region will be stymied by a Xiaodongese regime based on idolizing a violent, militaristic, blood-stained period of history.

Since the end of the war, Xiaodong has also shown little desire for reconciliation. Xiaodong's actions- including the unilateral abrogation of the Treaty of Keisi, the sabotage of Senrian civilian vessels for several years in the 1970s, the brutal assassination of Prime Minister Tokiyasu Kitamura, and the poison gassing of the Keisi Metro in 1990- prove that it continues to view Senria as the enemy. If anything has stopped such actions by Xiaodong in recent years, it is not a legitimate desire for reconciliation, but rather pressure from Senria's ally Tuthina.

Xiaodong has also aligned itself with nations that are actively committed to violence and militarism. In recent years, the Xiaodongese government under Yuan Xiannan has sought to warm the country's relations with Teutonia and Ankoren, two states known globally as rogue states. These countries are infamous for their autocratic nature, expansionist militarism, blatant disrespect for international law, and policies of religious or ethnic persecution, Perhaps it is unsurprising that Yuan Xiannan seeks to ally Xiaodong with a pair of nations who seek to rule their continents, exterminate large numbers of people, and establish outright rule by fear and by bloodshed; maybe he sees something of Xiaodong in them. Regardless of this, though, it is clear that Xiaodong is aligning with these nations to attempt to break from Tuthina's influence, in the hopes of operating with impunity against Senria as it did in previous decades.

In summation, the actions of the Xiaodongese government make it clear that it has no commitment whatsoever to peace or reconciliation in Borea and Lahudica. Its government is belligerent and unstable, it seeks to whitewash history, and it has aligned itself with aggressively expansionist rogue states. We must continue to be on guard should this reprehensible trend of Xiaodongese aggression continue.

Senria has already done everything that it can to foster reconciliation between Senria and Xiaodong. Any future action must be taken by the Xiaodongese. But at present, it seems that the Xiaodongese would rather be moving in the opposite direction.

HIROMASA AKIYAMA is a Professor of Borean and Lahudic History at Tosei University. A native of Tosei, he graduated from Takanami University with a major in Monic history and earned his doctorate in Borean and Lahudic history at the University of Keisi. He is a periodic contributor to Mainiti Sinbun on issues on international affairs in Borea and Lahudica, and has also worked for several Senrian think tanks. He presently lives in Tosei with his wife and four children.

by **Greater Petrea** » Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:54 am

President Imaad el-Farha announces big-tent "Unity Party", causing opposition leaders to express outrage

By: Sahar al-Mohammad | Tydion, Petrea
Date: April 29, 2017

Abdul Ghafoor al-Bey, de-facto leader of parliamentary opposition, decried the President's move as "an unlawful attempt to silence legitimate opposition towards his administration's behaviors, which are akin to a dictatorial regime."

Tydion - In a special session of the legislature, requested by the President, ordered by the Prime Minister, and was convened today in the capital of Tydion, regarded an "unprecedented announcement" that was to be given in the House of Parliament. In a rare personal appearance, President Imaad el-Farha himself announced that in accordance with Article 39 of the Petrean Republican Constitution, which authorizes the creation of a "national unity government" in times of internal trouble or war resulting in a state of emergency, and with the approval of the Central Court of Justice that all political parties and coalitions with representation in parliament would be immediately suspended and superseded by the newly created "Unity Party" and "National Unity Front" which Abdelrahman el-Shaheed, a staunch ally of the el-Farha administration, would now head. His resulting speech summarized his reasoning for invoking Article 39.

"The justification for which," President el-Farha proclaimed "should be obvious to all with the ears to listen and the eyes to see. Petrea is, effectively, under siege from both without and within. We are a victim of foreign terrorism, foreign influence, and the unlawful reach of foreign interference into our nation's internal affairs. The recent attacks in Khabwa, the attempted terrorist attacks on civilians and military forces alike - many of which have gone unreported in international media - and the wave of arrests from foreign agents and illegal fifth-columns throughout Tydion, Habboura, Hems, Habasa, Cabul, and Tel Kibja all attest to these claims being statements of complete truth! Internally, Petrea's very way of life is under assault by thuggish gangsters, masquerading as so-called 'political dissidents' and 'oppressed malcontents', who are aligned with the very same foreign fifth-columns who seek to return Petrea to a state of servitude - not unlike the four disastrous years from 1982 to 1986 or, God forbid, before the Treaty of Tydion that gave Petreans the sovereignty we deserve. Many of you [Parliamentarians] in the audience consider my actions to be unlawful and a dereliction of my Presidential duties and a threat to Petrea itself. I say to you that if I were to do otherwise it would be even worse, a true dereliction of duty. Petreans value their freedoms and their sovereignty, if I cannot provide them this as their leader, then I may as well not hold the position at all."

President el-Farha (Top) and Abdelrahman
el-Shaheed (Bottom) c. 2015.

The reaction from the Parliamentarians was mixed, with most of those aligned with President el-Farha declining comment or affirming their approval of his actions. The reaction from the President's opposition, however, was fanatically opposed to the decision. Abdul Ghafoor al-Bey, the de-facto leader of the Parliamentary opposition and primary critic of President el-Farha since he was elected for the first time in 2005, gave an impassioned speech to the press and public following the parliamentary session.

"President el-Farha claims that he is acting in the best interest of all Petreans," al-Bey said at a conference in his personal office in Tydion. "but he is not. These are not the actions of someone who wishes to ensure that Petrea remains a democratic country. These are the actions of someone who wishes to centralize all government power to himself. You can look to the actions of el-Farha's security forces This is nothing more than an unlawful attempt to silence our legitimate opposition towards his administration's behaviors, which are akin to a dictatorial regime attempting to rid the country of all traces of democracy. Perhaps it is 'uncouth' or 'rude' to say this, but it must be said: I fear that President el-Farha is seeking to emulate the actions of Ankoren's Volkan in order to create a single-party dictatorship that he heads. I'm sorry, but that is illegal and I cannot allow this to happen."

According to a poll of the public, taken by al-Rasul immediately following the announcement, roughly 89 percent of all Petreans surveyed supported President el-Farha's invocation of Article 39. Most cited the "Khabwa terror attack" and "undue foreign interference and influence" as their reason for supporting the decision.

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by **Pavonistade** » Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:55 pm

Intelligence agency whistleblower Kobi Aschan receives full pardon from Simpsen government
Date: April 29, 2017

Former PASTA security consultant Kobi
Aschan, pictured 2015

The new Kal Simpsen administration has followed through with a campaign promise to pardon Kobi Aschan, a former security consultant of the Pavonistadian intelligence agency PASTA who revealed that the agency studied the viability of electoral rigging.

One day after Simpsen was sworn in as president, Justice Minister Dankrik Azubah confirmed that a full pardon will be granted to Aschan, who fled to Aucuria in order to avoid prosecution by the Oppenheim-led government. The minister stated that as the Ministry of Justice dropped all charges against Aschan, it will effectively cease all efforts to "extract" Aschan.

Aschan was charged on February 10 with theft and willful unauthorized communication of classified intelligence information, the latter charge carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years.

Alongsie a full pardon of all charges, the Ministry of Justice restored Aschan's passport and all travel privileges, both of which were revoked on February 10. This means that Aschan is free to return to Pavonistade, and be able to do so without facing prosecution or arrest upon arrival.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that "the diplomatic complaint that was lodged with the Aucurian government in regards to the Aschan incident has been withdrawn, and further issues regarding said incident shall not be raised with Aucuria again".

President Kal Simpsen instructed the Ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs to pursue their respective actions, and he reiterated that "Aschan is undeniably a hero for exposing illicit plans to derail the democracy of Pavonistade, whether or not the plans are merely studied or at square one". He added that he had long planned to "retract the hostile moves that the previous administration made against Aschan and the amicable country of Aucuria".

Aschan has yet to announce whether or not he will return to Pavonistade, but it is expected that he will do so during the month of May.

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by **Xiaodong** » Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:59 pm

Until Senria can move on from the past, there can be no reconciliation
April 30, 2017
By Ma Chenyu

Senrian Prime Minister Nisimura Hayato

Senria is often romanticised in much of the western world as the land of cherry blossom. For the casual observer, Senria is a developing state with a flourishing culture and a militarist, paranoid and genocidal neighbour. However, this is far from the truth - in reality, Senria is a state in decline, its culture and economy stagnant and is led by a paranoid government who only retains a semblance of power by both casting its neighbour as a rogue state and for continuing to promote a form of historical revisionism.

As Xiaodong moves to put an end to the debate on the Senrian-Xiaodongese War, Senria has started to demonise Xiaodong as a militarist state bent on denying historical crimes and promoting war against Senria. The pro-government Senrian Mainiti Sinbun yesterday stated that "Senria has already done everything that it can to foster reconciliation between Senria and Xiaodong....But at present, it seems that the Xiaodongese would rather be moving in the opposite direction" after State Chairman Yuan Xiannian called for "both Senria and Xiaodong can put this disturbing chapter of history behind us, and that we can reach a consensus on this issue in light of this new discovery". Yuan of course was referring to recent findings made by Zhou Youyu which revealed that during the Senrian-Xiaodongese War from 1927-1933, only 100,000 Senrian civilians died from Xiaodongese forces.

These figures are sourced from government archives in Xiaodong that paint the true story of the events of the 1930's - most so-called Senrian evidence whilst being open to the public has been questioned by historians such as Wu Ruzhong, Li Pingwa and Chen Shaogong as genuine, with multiple inconsistencies being found. By all reasonable measures, it puts an end to a historical debate that has raged since 1934. And numerous times in the past, Xiaodongese leaders such as Han Guanzheng and Yuan Xiannian have offered reconciliation as the historical question has been settled. Yet every time, Senrian leaders have reused Xiaodongese overtures for peace.

The question should be why. Especially as Senrian leaders have lined up to state their commitment to peace in the region, why reject an offer, made by a peaceful nation like Xiaodong, in the face of overwhelming evidence, to put history to rest and reconcile as nations?

The fact is, Senria is and never has been interested in peace. For the Senrian People's Party, the authoritarian revanchist far-right party that controls Senria with an iron fist, there can only be reconciliation if they both subjugate Xiaodong and impose their narrative of history onto the world.

The People's Party came to power, and indeed draw their legitimacy from the actions of Imahara Katurou, the Senrian dictator from 1927 to 1948, but it is important to go back to the creation of the Senrian Republic in 1918 and its consolidation of power in 1926. The Senrian Revolution was a chaotic, bloody and brutal affair that resulted in a government largely dominated by an aristocratic elite and military warlords to take power. The new government was heavily divided and unpopular, with violence still common, class divisions widening and increasing agitation from fringe groups such as the Communist party. The regime was undergoing a power struggle between the populist but ineffective Isiyama Isao and the nationalist Imahara Katurou, both of whom wished to consolidate both their power and the regime. Across the strait, Xiaodong's constitutional monarchy and booming economy looked like an attractive prospect compared to Senrian anarchy. Imahara thus attempted to centralise power through the most destructive means possible - by starting a war with Xiaodong in order to consolidate his power, which would enable the nation to rally behind him, allow him to suppress dissent and destabilise Xiaodong before it could be forced to impose order on Senria which was on the verge of civil war.

Imahara marched troops into Bantian, the legal Xiaodongese concession in Senria, knowing such a move would result in war. Sure enough Xiaodong responded to the invasion of Xiaodongese territory by military force after a period of negotiations that was torpedoed by Imahara. Following the invasion Imahara declared himself Chairman of the Government and marginalised Isiyama, and begun to create concentration camps to house those who opposed his regime. Any of those who opposed Imahara's rule - liberals, communists, socialists, anarchists, monarchists - were sent to these camps, being painted as Xiaodongese collaborators. When Senria won the war by sponsoring a palace coup in Xiaodong and imposing the unlawful, illegitimate Treaty of Keishi Imahara began spreading propaganda accusing Xiaodong of genocide. The personal dictatorship of Imahara under the People's Party had consolidated and laid its foundations on an anti-Xiaodongese hatred, which was fanned when the unlawful, illegitimate Treaty of Keishi was rightfully struck down by Lu Keqian i 1934. Senrian propagandists began rewriting history to make Xiaodong into a militaristic state that committed genocide, and that only the People's Party could stop such a Xiaodong. It was, as historian Li Pingwa put it, one of the great lies of history nurtured and spread by Imahara and his cronies.

Successive Senrian leaders have justified the People's Party's rule by pointing to alleged Xiaodongese war crimes and by stating that without them Xiaodong would repeat the so-called "Unforgivable Crime". The People's Party, corrupt and authoritarian only retain their domestic popularity by demonising Xiaodong. Without the spectre of a revisionist, militarist Xiaodong (despite one not existing) the People's Party stand to lose any legitimacy in the eyes of the Senrian people. The narrative created by the Senrian regime, that Xiaodong murdered 7.5 million people despite no proof of any number being given by a credible historian, is what maintains the regime - without it, the foundations Imahara created in 1933 fall apart.

Xiaodongese leaders have sought to put history behind them - Han Guanzheng attempted to build relations but for years was rebuffed by Haruka Kiyosi. When Izumi Sigesato came to power in 2003, relations improved as Izumi drew his popularity on a growing economy rather than bringing up the legacy of Imahara - nevertheless, Izumi still felt a need to maintain the regime by regurgitating the same lies and falsehoods concocted by the regime to justify its rule, namely that Xiaodong was and still is militarist and genocidal. It is no surprise that since the Senrian economy started to deteriorate, the Senrian regime under Nisimura Hayato has shifted the focus from the economy back to bringing up historical issues as Xiaodong has tried to move on.

There cannot be reconciliation between Xiaodong and Senria but not because the historical truth can be debated - Zhou Youyu's findings are the most conclusive evidence of the truth. Nor is the lack of reconciliation the fault of Xiaodongese leaders, who have attempted to put the issue to rest and move on. Reconciliation is and will be impossible because Senrian history since 1933 has been defined by the construction and maintenance of a national myth that Senria's problems are not the fault of its regime but of Xiaodong, and that Xiaodong is "unreasonable" because it does support the falsehoods of genocide and militarism Senria has created. By maintaining the status quo, the only ones who benefit are the People's Party who can retain power as long as the falsehood of genocide and militarism remain intact.

About me · by **Luziyca** » Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:19 pm

Articles of impeachment passes committee

President Sera Svensson

BETHLEHEM, F.C. - Today, the impeachment motion requesting the removal of President Sera Svensson unanimously passed the House Judicial Committee, bringing one step closer to Sera Svensson's impeachment. In particular, the House Judicial Committee passed articles that would impeach her on the charges of "abuse of power" for her attempts to transfer Nantai to Namor without prior consultation of the citizenry of Nantai, as well as "severe violations of the constitution," in particular the Second Amendment.

Committee chairman Krister Järnefelt (from the Liberal Party) stated that "after over a week of discussions, we have decided on two articles of impeachment for the President. It was an agonizing process, but once we settled on those two charges, everyone was willing to co-operate."

The forty-one members of the Committee voted in favor of the articles of impeachment, with no abstentions, absences, or dissensions.

What next for the impeachment process
The House of Representatives will convene on the first of May to vote as a grand jury on the articles of impeachment. If the articles of impeachment pass, Sera Svensson would be impeached, and she will face trial by the Senate. Such a trial will likely begin at the earliest on the seventh of May.

While Sera Svensson has remained silent since the start of impeachment proceedings, many officials, both from the Liberal Party and from the opposition parties have insisted that she step down from the Presidency and allow Colin Hardage to become the new President. Already, rumors are spreading that if she does not resign, it will be very probable that she will be impeached, convicted, and stripped of the Presidency.

More as the story develops.

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by **Union of Akoren** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 7:25 am

FM: "Senria is a nation descending into madness"
Foreign Minister Hüseyin Dündar has condemned Senria as a "one trick pony nation" that is committing "self harm" by reliving the past.
Mehmet Erbakan
^{30 April, 2017 | Zahedan, Union of Ankoren}

Foreign Minister Hüseyin Dündar made the remarks in a speech to university students in Zahedan.

Foreign Minister Hüseyin Dündar has called Senria a “one trick pony nation, obsessed over its war with Xiaodong to deflect its innate failings.” He did so in a speech to students at the Imam Hussein Academy for Politics and International Affairs in Zahedan, he expressed his concern for Xiaodong’s safety when confronted with a neighbour that “funnels all energies, mental thoughts and every uttered syllable into reliving the past.”
In the most vocal intervention by the Union in the Xiaodongese-Senrian rivalry, Foreign Minister Hüseyin Dündar was explicit in his thoughts and feelings of Senria, one of Tuthina’s most loyal and obedient puppets. For months now Senria’s establishment has been repeatedly denouncing the sovereign state of Xiaodong over its supposed role in a “genocide” of Senrians during their war between 1927 and 1933.

In his speech to students at the Imam Hussein Academy for Politics and International Affairs in Zahedan, he denounced Senria as a “one trick Pony nation, obsessed over its war with Xiaodong to deflect its innate failings. I find it distasteful and troubling that a nation would be so intrinsically focused on one line of thought and that is the constant denouncement and berating of its neighbour.

“I believe there is room for great concern for the safety of Xiaodong and its independence with a neighbour that funnels all energies, mental thoughts and every uttered syllable into reliving the past, re-inflicting grief of war upon itself in some form of national self-harm” he said.

Foreign Minister Dündar in his speech questioned Senria’s hopes and aspirations through such emotional torture, “what do they aim to accomplish but such torture upon their national psyche? Who do they wish to impress? Who do they wish to redeem? Do they believe that by reliving the war in their collective minds that they shall comfort themselves by demonising a people for past actions?

“Do Ankorenis condemn themselves to perpetual grief and false senses of superiority over the former colonial powers by reminding ourselves of their actions daily? No. We have moved on, we have evolved and matured as a people, we know what happened, we lived it, we overcame it through our revolutionary struggle, we are stronger people for it. The Senrians remain weak and emotionally immature through their own obsessions and demons” he said further.

“I would be so bold as to say that their daily reminders of their loss during the war not only endangers the region of its peace and stability, but in turn puts the threat of mass annihilation of the Xiaodongese at the hands of the Senrian, to be so obsessed with the past, will naturally lead to the repeats of history, the Senrian now stands as the one with the capability and will to commit genocide, not through intent but through sheer pain and grief, self-inflicted by the establishment.”

“But what is worse, is that the Senrian state, having created a demonic beast in the minds of its own people, has done so on the flimsiest of cases, yes Senrians died in their conflict with Xiaodong, but at the hands of rogue units who committed massacres not a state orchestrated genocide, which is at risk of occurring if the Senrians ventured to avenge this perceived crime. The Senrian now stands as the threat to Borean peace, the Senrian now stands as a mentally instable yet well-armed and Tuthinian backed colossus, stuck in a reality of daily reminders of a war turned horror story, and that is what should be the focus of the international community, an untied effort to calm the Senrian mind and ensure peace, which must include Tuthina, who yet sits silent on Senria’s mental descent into madness” he said.

Foreign Minister Dündar’s speech also covered the Union’s alliance with Petrea, which he called the “greatest partner in the pursuit of a free Nautasia we could ask for”, he told students that more was being done by the government to pursue greater links with Petrea.

“I can assure you all, that we are making concerted efforts to aid and support Petrea’s growth into a strong state, deserving of the people of that nation. We have much in common and little differences, we have protected them from the predatory grips of the colonial powers and now we must turn to focus on their development, to ensure that the Petrean child has as many opportunities as an Ankoreni child. Because the Union, aided by a strong Petrea, is a Union untouchable to those who would use all means to halt the march of progress and unification across this continent” he said.

Foreign Minister Dündar also offered his support and best wishes to the students who prepare for their final exams and coursework, urging them to be "calm, focused and to always take some time for yourselves, do not let the workload overbear you, you are strong, talented people, do not let that go through stress. Take your time and your work will always pay off."

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by **Aleia** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 1:57 pm

30th April 2017 - Oralienborg

Empire Avenue Crowded by Loyalist Rally

Both AAL members and non-affiliated people attended the loyalist rally on Saturday.

On Saturday 29th April, Oralienborg Empire Avenue became crowded when a group assembled. An estimated 2000 people stood along the boulevard, distributing leaflets to passersbys and holding speeches. The rally started at 09:00, and lasted until late afternoon, with smaller events taking place during the evening At 12:00, when the attendance was at its highest, a man, dressed in white, green, and blue, held a speech that emphasized the necessity of "revenge against "pigs that attacked our nation."

When asked, many attendants stated they were members of the AAL, the Aleian Armed Loyalists. The rally had been announced three days prior on social media and through posters around Oralienborg. Still, the majority did not admit to being part of any group when asked, and were presumably attracted to advertisements on social media.

Though the AAL has not officially stated so, the rally is thought to have been an organized reaction to the attack in Asgård last week when a Luziycan Christian extremist killed 51 people in a Norcist temple during the observation of a Sjealander rite. One of his main targets was Princess Anna Elena, spouse of King Frederick of Sjealand and daughter of Stasarina Natalia. The perpetrator reportedly hurled insults towards the princess, enraging numerous loyalists in Aleia.

Despite the unrest and surprise, both the rally and the aftermath turned out to be peaceful. During the evening after the rally, a group of members were arrested for pointing their firearms towards a Luziycan Christian church, and shouting various slurs and threats towards the people in it before being escorted away by police. At least three other confrontations have been reported around the avenue. Gunshots were fired at 14:00 near Tergan Bridge, and two Luziycans were rushed to hospital. It has not been confirmed if the incident was related to the rally. Similar events happened last time the AAL hosted a rally, and the Oralienborg Police had prepared for the current one a few hours prior to the start of the event.

The Aleian government and the royal family has made notoriously few remarks regarding the entire affair. Only on Thursday did the government denounce the attack through a direct question to Prime Minister Kandenin, and no statement has been made on the rally held yesterday.

Maxim Juvelov, one of the AAL’s chief speakers, does not seem concerned by the lack of a reaction from the government, as he states: “We are ready to take up arms for the our royal family, because despite their silence we know their grief and rage. I say, for those less positive about our sovereign, that the bullets fired in Asgard are also an insult to the Aleian people, and that it’s time we united ourselves to retaliate no matter our personal opinions.”

Juvelov refused to state the purpose of the rally. Also, he refused to give an exact plan of what the AAL was to do after the rally, only saying that “the majority would understand and appreciate it.”

by **-AlEmAnNiA-** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 2:16 pm

Champions at last
10-man Gare proclaimed champions after 2-1 thriller against Mersch
Klaus Slesiger (@KlausSlesiger)
^{11 Kirschblüte, Revolutionary Year 85 | Weichltal, Alemannic Workers' Confederation}

BV Gare centreback and captain Sigismund Vanderbek hoisting the All-Confederation Spartak Cup following the victory. (AP Photo)

Wiechltal, AAK — It was striker Arnoldt Postein who scored the match winner in the 88th minute to put Gare above the opposition. With these three points, Gare was officially crowned champions for the 2016-17 Éischt Liga season, accumulating an impressive 80 points. Gare keeper Wolter Schede was named the official Man of the Match after an impressive game, stopping 8 of 9 shots on target, and defensive midfielder Ryner Westfal was voted as the Fan's Man of the Match after producing the equaliser in the 51st minute. Gare wing back Getz Tiergart also had an outstanding game after missing the last three weeks with a pulled quad.

On paper, Gare had the seeming advantage over the bottom table Mersch, and up until the 33rd minute, that's how they played. Gare's starting 11 only saw one change: Defensive midfielder Anno in for the injured Artur Lepmets, while Mersch's starting 11 saw no changes for the match up. Mersch was the first on the board thanks to Sjealandian left winger Jens Fisker, who placed it neatly in the bottom-right in the 33rd minute. The final minutes of the half saw both teams sharing equal opportunities. Mersch's chance to double up on their opponent came in the 45th, when right back Björn Kogler miss-timed a challenge and fouled Fisker right outside the box. Match referee Patrik Rauschenberg judged there was malicious intent and subsequently sent the right back off, leaving Gare with 10 men and giving Mersch a superb free-kick position. The kick, taken by Ainian midfielder Moïse Dembélé, bounced off the bar and into Schede's arms, who managed to keep a hold of the ball.

The second half started with a bang. Six minutes into the start of the half, Westfal lasered it into the top-right corner, giving Gare the equaliser they desperately required. The goal, which was the result of poor communication between the keeper and his defence, gave the downtrodden Gare a much-needed momentum shift. Counterattack followed counterattack with neither team capitalising on any run. Despite the one man advantage, Mersch was losing a majority of the 50/50 battles and had poor passing as the game drew on. It was not until the 88th minute when striker Arnoldt Postein scored an impressive goal from outside the box. The Mersch keeper expected the shot to go safely over, however, he misjudged and cost his side the match.

"It's an amazing feeling," Gare manager Iosef Pöpel said in the post-game press conference. "The amount of work these boys have put into their game is exceptionally, and to have paid off with a championship is more than any manager could hope for. It's truly a pleasure seeing these boys grow as players and as a team." When asked about the sending off of first-choice right back Björn Kogler, the Gare manager had this to say: "While it is unfortunate that [Kogler] was sent off, it is [Rauschenberg's] right to judge what is and isn't malicious. While I personally wouldn't have pulled the red, we just have to make do with the situation and move on."

The championship is Gare's first since the 2003-2004 season, ending a 13-year drought for the club. The club's championship also marks the first time in which one of the power four clubs has not won the league.

"The fans deserve it the most" Gare captain Sigismund Vanderbek said in a post-match interview. "After finishing two out of the bottom last season, we felt that we owe them for their continued dedication and support of the club." Vanderbek, who was born and raised in the Gare district of Weichltal, had a below-average match, earning an EFA match rating of 6.8 (average for the season: 7.3). "When Arnoldt scored, I didn't know what to think. We knew that winning the game would give us the league, but when Björn got sent off, I thought we'd just have to wait until the results of the Teinten match."

With this loss, Mersch now find themselves fourth from the bottom of the table, with only a one point lead on third bottom, Hiefenech. Hiefenech plays tomorrow against Teinten and a win would propel them above Mersch. As the season winds down, pundits can only guess at what teams will join Spartan Noumer in being sent back down to Zweeter Liga.

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by **Union of Akoren** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:59 pm

Joint Ankoreni-Teutonian operation succeeds in trapping 13,000 terrorists
13,000 terrorists encircled as Islamic Revolutionary War splits terrorist held Luqya in two.
Mehmet Erbakan
^{1 May, 2017 | Zahedan, Union of Ankoren}

Heavy fighting still rages around Luqya's Old City and Citadel, with Ankoreni forces splitting terrorist held territory in two.

The joint operation between Ankoren and Teutonia in northern Irvadistan has succeeded in encircling an estimated 13,000 Caliphate fighters, in what is being dubbed the “death knell of the terrorists in Irvadistan”. Ankoreni and Teutonian forces met up in the town of Sheik Jamal after it was captured by Teutonian forces. The Islamic Revolutionary Army also captured the towns of Nafala, Tel Houssa and Najabah. The operation began on the 22nd April and has left an estimated 1,000 terrorists dead or captured.

Over the course of the day, Teutonian forces numbering around 72,000 and backed by powerful aircraft smashed through terrorist lines, capturing Sheik Jamal, this was swiftly followed by the Ankoreni capture of Najabah and an advance on Sheik Jamal. The Ankoreni and Teutonian lines reportedly met in a grape vineyard outside of Sheik Jamal, effectively sealing in 13,000 terrorists in a tiny pocket, with no supply or hope of escape.
The terrorist positions quickly fell before the Teutonian advance due to ammunition shortages and the complete lack of sufficient anti-tank weaponry. Superior Teutonian soldiers broke through remorselessly and swiftly overran Sheik Jamal and its surrounding areas.

Ankoreni forces for their part with the support of the Supreme Command for Jihad and Unification seized control of Nafala, Tel Houssa and Najabah over the course of today. The General Staff Headquarters reported the terrorists collapsed before the might of the Islamic Revolutionary Army, the GSHQ also reported that 300 fighters surrendered to IRA forces, most of whom were alleged to be foreign volunteers. The GSHQ also reported over the course of the day, at least 120 terrorists were killed.

With the encirclement of the 13,000 fighters in the region between Amudi and Armata, Irvadistan is effectively secure from terrorist operations. It has all but forced the terrorists into a strip of land running east from Sadus, west towards Qaham, Amudi and the Petrean border. Though pockets still exist within regime territory around the cities of Huwayyan and Qarah Dagh.

Yet Devrim has learnt that Irvadi regime forces are preparing for an offensive to destroy the Qarah Dagh pocket in coming days and has begun redeploying its forces from the west to both pockets. It comes after General Burak Güven and General Adnan Terim, the two most senior officers commanding Ankoren’s operation in Irvadistan; met with General Jamal Fakhri Tawfeek (the Chief of Staff of the Irvadi regular military) and General Riad Zulfikar Abdulrashid (Commander of the Defence Staff) in Hadaj. The meeting according to the GSHQ was a “resounding success in both further expanding ties between the Irvadi People’s Defence Force and the Islamic Revolutionary Army, whilst also laying the ground work for further cooperation against all threats to Ankoren and Irvadistan.”

Further gains made across Luqya

Today also saw further dramatic gains in Luqya according to the GSHQ, since April 15, the IRA and SCJU forces in the city have captured a further 20% of the city, bringing total control over the terrorist so-called capital, to 80%. Despite the zealous and suicidal defence by the terrorist gangs, they’ve failed to halt the unstoppable march of the Islamic Revolutionary Army.

The IRA’s 26th Infantry Brigade captured the Luqya Wholesale Market, one of the largest in Nautasia after a six-hour battle with terrorists. The capture of the market has effectively severed terrorist positions in two, with enemy forces located in the Old City around the Abayyad Mosque and to the north in the Business District, which is primarily comprised of modern apartments and high rises. Despite being two pockets, the SCJU and IRA forces have already made great progress through the Old City, with the IRA’s superior training and weaponry proving devastating to the enemy.

The Islamic Revolutionary Air Force conducted over 800 sorties today against enemy positions in the Old City, including an airstrike on an underground tunnel network, the General Intelligence Directorate believes was being used to transport ammunition and shelter terrorist commanders. The tunnel system was struck with runway penetrating bombs; burying the enemy alive beneath the streets of Luqya.

The speed of Luqya’s fall has been slower than expected, due to the fanaticism of the terrorists’ defence, yet an estimated 5,000 terrorists have been killed in the fighting and a further 3,000 have been captured.

The Islamic Revolutionary Army has also made use of theatre ballistic missiles for the first time in the battle for Luqya, launching six missiles at heavily fortified targets in the Old City, killing at least 200 militants. The GSHQ has confirmed that such weapons will continue to be used to “soften the hardest targets.” It comes as the GSHQ also confirmed today that a further 15,000 IRA soldiers had been deployed to Luqya over the past six weeks to increase the number of soldiers.

Such deployments of fresh troops and the use of heavier weapons is indicative of a major impending push against the last remaining pockets of terrorism in the city and meaning the fall of Luqya could be days away.

More as the story develops.

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by **Greater Petrea** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 7:08 pm

BREAKING: Petrea launches offensive into NW Irvadistan

By: Nu'maan el-Mustafa | Cabul, Petrea
Date: April 30, 2017

The reported plan submitted, to al-Rasul by the Central Military Commission, calls for a multi-pronged offensive, backed by Petrean armor and air power to advance on Caliphate targets.

Bajirut - Today appears to be a day of reckoning for the forces of takfirism and hedonistic Satanism that reside in northwestern Irvadistan. Following waves upon waves of airstrikes, missile strikes, and long-range artillery bombardment on the part of the Petrean Air Force and Missile and Artillery Corps, the 2nd Field Army rushed the Irvadi-Petrean border in order to ensure the crushing defeat of one of the last major strongholds of takfiri influence within Irvadistan. The first of the most recent series of attacks by the Petrean military against the so-called Caliphate, part of a large operation codenamed OPERATION AEGIS, began with a series of pre-planned and targetted strikes against Caliphate communications and command and control facilities in the Irvadi cities of Tel Iskarma, Umm Najabair, Tel Kedariyah, and Tall Diwasra - the four cities closest to the Petrean border. In addition, a regiment's worth of Petrean Special Forces and Republican Guards members will be advancing - using armor and persistent air strikes to punch through Caliphate defenses - through the Irvadi portion of the al-'Anshari Desertic Plains, severing the highways between Tel Iskarma, Umm Najabair, Tel Kedariyah, and Tall Diwasra, capturing the villages surrounding them, and wresting control of the strategic Khulqas oil fields from the Caliphate - who otherwise may use the smoke from burning oil to obscure the air force's striking capacities.

The bulk of the fighting, however, will not be centered on those towns and villages close to the border with Petrea. Instead, it will center on severing N9 HWY between Qaham and Amudi, capturing Qaham, the Sa'dahij Army and Air Base, the surrounding border checkpoints, the Al Badabigh, Hofuraidah, Ma'bahij, and Hajjafar oil fields (to the east of Qaham), and providing relief and assistance to Ankoreni forces advancing upon Amudi.

Luwai al-Saah, Spokesman for the Central Military Commission, announced the offensive during a press conference called by the CMC earlier today. He began with a personal statement about today's offensive: "Today is a momentous day, a day of judgment and reckoning for the forces of the so-called Caliphate, who have been lying in wait across the border from our great nation for far too long. Today is a momentous day for Nautasia, for today we will show that a continent unified can overcome all obstacles, be they from the bloodthirsty terrorist or other forces, without question. Today, Petrea is - truly - becoming involved in the fight against terrorism and Satanism wherever it resides. It is now known by all that Petrea, like Ankoren and Teutonia, are united against all forms of injustice against a free people. If it is not known, even now, then it will in the future."

He went on to explain the operation, which by that point was already underway, the details of which have been mentioned above.

Maj. Gen. Abdul Baasid el-Ayub

According to the Ministry of Defense, the 23rd Company moving towards the town of Tall Diwasra have already severed the road leading between Tall Diwasra and Umm Najabair, captured the villages of Qatiban, Qa'ibishah, and Abu Huzar, and captured the city center of Tall Diwasra - raising the flag of Petrea over the town square - with little resistance. The Spokesperson for the MoD, Maj. Gen. Abdul Baasid el-Ayub, commented on the current state of the offensive: "The Caliphate forces within Tall Diwasra and the surrounding villages fled largely without conflict. At least 200 fighters fled the outside villages, taking civilians as human shield and pillaging the towns of valuables, leaving less than 50 of the most radical to halt our advances. They failed. They also failed in halting our movement into Tall Diswara, losing at least two dozen fighters in a failed attempt to utilize suicide bombings and waves ambushes to stop our forces. We are making great strides towards both Qaham and Amudi, and expect to be at the gates of both cities within two weeks at most. We are progressing swiftly, via the central prong of our offensive, in capturing the villages of Al-Mashna, Thadayea, Dhariyah, and Abyanah, pushing Caliphate forces from the Ghawda Air Base, and severing the N9 [Highway]. The Caliphate forces are fleeing in the wake of our advance, and intelligence reports suggest that they [the Caliphate fighters] are in complete and total disarray throughout NW Irvadistan following both our and the Ankoreni-Teutonian offensives. Hundreds of fighters have, thus far, crossed the frontlines in order to surrender to our forces and be detained. We expect more to follow in the coming days. Rest assured, victory is within our reach."

On the possibility of a miraculous Caliphate victory, Maj. Gen. el-Ayub responded: "They have no chance. According to our estimates, between 6,000 and 9,000 fighters reside in the region in which we are operating. If this is true then this means that the forces of the so-called Caliphate are outnumbered by, at best, nearly 10 to 1."

The Ministry of Defense spokesperson reported that the operation was conducted with the knowledge of the Aramta-based Joint-Operation Command Centre (JOCC) as well as the Ankoreni armed forces via the Ankoreni-Petrean Air Command (APAC). He also reported that at least a dozen soldiers had been martyred and 40 wounded, mostly via IEDs and suicide bombers, since the operation began today. He did, however, decline to report civilian or fighter casualties on a large scale, citing "wartime inaccuracies".

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by **Siphria** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 7:13 pm

MISTEWFÎ CONDEMNS "INTOLERABLE" ANKORENI AGGRESSION AGAINST SIPHRIA
President Mistewfî told a crowd of supporters and journalists in Akrê that recent attacks
by Ankoren on Siphrian civilian vessels within Siphrian waters were "a breach of all laws".

A file photo of President Seyfedînê Mistewfî in 2016.

April 30, 2017 | Akrê, Siphria | President of Siphria Seyfedînê Mistewfî told supporters and journalists gathered in Akrê's Silêmaniyê Square that recent acts of aggression against Siphrian civilian vessels by the Ankoreni military was "utterly intolerable" and "a breach of all laws set forth by humankind".

The speech was delivered amidst an ongoing campaign by Ankoren's Islamic Revolutionary Army Navy against Siphrian civilian vessels. Over the past two weeks, Ankoreni ships have brazenly trespassed into Siphria's territorial waters, and rammed and sunk six Siphrian commercial fishing vessels; at least seven people are confirmed to have died, and another twenty-one remain missing.

"Ankoren's recent actions constitute not only a brazen violation of the Siphrian right to national sovereignty, and a crime against the Siphrian people, but a breach of all laws set forth by humankind," Mistewfî declared. "These affronts and assaults are utterly intolerable to the Siphrian people, and we will not allow them to go unanswered." Continuing, President Mistewfî promised to "increase the strength and the capacity of the Siphrian navy to respond to such assaults upon our people".

"That this nation is willing to- with impunity- violate the sovereignty of its neighbors and murder civilians without provocation should demonstrate to the world how utterly dangerous they are to Nautasia and to Esquarium as a whole," Mistewfî concluded. President Mistewfî also demanded that Ankoren issue a formal apology, compensate the families of those they have killed, and cease their intrusions into Siphrian waters.

Ankoren has a long history of aggression against Siphria; the country ruled Siphria as a colony between 1550 and 1913, when the Siphrian people deposed an Ankoreni-backed emirate and established the current Baha'i Republic. Since the 1924 Ashura Revolution in Ankoren, much of this conflict has been based around the Ankoreni regime's espousal of radical Shia Islam; the Ankoreni regime has openly and repeatedly declared its intention to destroy Siphria and the Baha'i faith, which it considers a "heresy" instead of an actual religion. An attempt by Ankoren to establish an Islamic Collectivist regime in a 1974 coup d'etat was ultimately defeated by the Army of the Baha'i Republic, but destabilized Siphria for years afterwards.

Reaction to President Mistewfî's speech has been largely postiive. Xelîl Cîhanî, an inhabitant of Akrê who works in a textile factory, told Welêt that he felt "reassured" by the President's speech. "It's good that he's taking action to expand the Siphrian navy," Cîhanî said. "We can't allow the Ankorenis to keep doing this."

The Ankoreni government, at present, has not yet responded.

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by **Caneja** » Mon May 01, 2017 12:49 am

MILITARY PERFORMS LARGE-SCALE EXERCISE OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

2017/5/1

This week our Canejan National Military (CNM) will conduct a series of military drills and exercises regarding national security. As international tensions are increasing, the public have called for a joint military exercise between the Navy, Air Force, and Army. It is estimated that around 14,000 soldiers will be partaking in the so called, Operación Chacal (Operation Jackal). Several specific tactics and strategies will be practised and implemented, those range from anti-tank warfare, to urban fighting, and to outright guerilla warfare, should it be so that Caneja should be occupied by a foreign enemy. Our military has pointed out some sovereign states that possess the capability and or political climate to pose a significant threat towards Canejan independence, but wishes not to mention them, as that would potentially lead to a stir in the international community.

The military drills are performed in southern Caneja, as our geography and climate there is varying enough. Combining hills, with forests and grass plains, serves as the base for a suitable military exercise, according to the commanding officers present at the scene. During the exercise, the military will be presenting some of the newer technologies of the Canejan National Military. Among them are our modern air-launched cruise missile, Lanza, as well as our new self-propelled artillery system, Lóstrego. The international community has dismissed these exercises as just flexing of the Canejan military muscle, but our Canejan National Military command claims that is to show that the Canejans value indpendence as much as any other people in Esquarium.

Most of the our population supports the action, as they claim it strengthens the patriotism and willingness, of our people, to withstand foreign occupation, if our people should ever come under such torture. Our population says with their hand upon their heart that we are bound togheter, under a common banner, that our Piqueism has glued us togheter, into a well-working organism, breathing and fighting for a better life.

by **Ainin** » Mon May 01, 2017 1:33 am

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▍ Carrier Group to Set Sail for Bohemia Gulf
▍ SQUADRON TO "MONITOR SITUATION" AS HUIMONT, NAMO REAFFIRM NEUTRALITY

The aircraft carrier La Grève under tow off Presqu'vent,
Linaque in an undated file photo (© Aininian Navy)

TALON - The aircraft carrier La Grève and her battle group have received orders to set sail for the Gulf of Bohemia, the Aininian Press Association reports. The move comes as a political conflict in Bohemia, between the radical Kateřina Moravcová and former High Commissioner Alexandra Růžičková, threatens to plunge the country into civil war.

In a statement, the Defence Ministry confirmed the orders and stated that the fleet will remain offshore in international waters to "monitor the situation" and "prevent potential spillovers". The force, based at the Presqu'vent naval arsenal 80km to the north of Talon, Linaque, was originally scheduled to deploy tomorrow to the Sea of Nautarya to participate in military exercises.

The conflict comes following a devastating bombing at the headquarters of the ruling Bohemian Communist Party, killing over a hundred MPs who mostly belonged to the party's moderate wing. In its aftermath, Mrs. Růžičková resigned her office as head of government and appointed Mrs. Moravcová, leader of the party's radical wing, in her place. However, a few days later, she alleged that she was forced to resign under duress and accused Ms. Moravcová of orchestrating the bombing. Most of the country, along with the military, sided with Růžičková, but Moravcová continues to enjoy the backing of her core supporters.

The two groups have clashed in the streets of the country in recent days, resulting in several dozen deaths, which led several observers to warn of the danger that the Central Ocean Basin Alliance (Cenba) member descends into civil war. In addition, several vanguardist countries ― Alemannia, Kaona and West Cortoguay ― have threatened to intervene for the radicals, a move that officials in Huimont and Namo warned would be considered an act of collective aggression against Cenba.

The squadron, which may set sail as early as this evening, is led by the Auxpuis-class fleet carrier La Grève, a floating airbase that embarks almost a hundred combat aircraft. The ship will be accompanied by the Risagne-class cruiser Pays-de-l'Ouest, a multipurpose warship equipped with advanced ground-attack cruise missiles; the destroyers Président-Delannoy, Verninacque, Beaumont and Turgeon; and the anti-submarine frigate Étendard.

In a statement, foreign minister Remy Micheaux insisted on the "routine," "passive" nature of the deployment and categorically denied any intentions of intervening in Bohemia.

"We firmly believe that the path forward for peace and security in Bohemia is diplomatic," he declared. "We insist that both sides must come to the negotiating table; violence and unilateralism are not viable solutions to this political crisis. The carrier group will remain in international waters and continue to monitor the situation."

According to regional security researcher Tuomas Kari, a fellow at the Huimont-based Centre for Velkian Studies think tank, "the deployment is remniscent of the gunboat diplomacy of yore. It is likely that De Lotbinière and Antelope will use this leverage to try to obtain concessions from Moravcová, such as a power-sharing plan, as it is in their interest for the conflict to be quickly diffused."

Whether this works remains an open question, as Kari warns that "Moravcová may not respond well to any perceived coercion."

by **Union of Akoren** » Mon May 01, 2017 10:10 am

BREAKING: Islamic Revolutionary Army captures Mosque where so-called Caliphate was founded
Fall of Luqya hours away as terrorist begin deserting in droves
Mehmet Erbakan
^{1 May, 2017 | Zahedan, Union of Ankoren}

Large numbers of foreign fighters have begun surrendering as terrorists run out
of ammunition and suffer huge losses

The fall of Luqya is “hours” away according to the General Staff Headquarters, Islamic Revolutionary Army forces, backed by the Supreme Command for Jihad and Unification captured swathes of the city overnight crippling the defending terrorists. The first images are also emerging of the Abayyad Mosque being taken by Ankoreni soldiers, the Mosque was the location of the so-called Caliphate’s founding.

Overnight, IRA and SCJU forces captured nine districts as well as 60% of the Old City in a well-coordinated and ruthless offensive which included simultaneous pushes from multiple directions, heavy use of aircraft and ballistic missiles, according to the General Staff Headquarters. General Adnan Terim, the senior commander of the operation reportedly told journalists that the evening saw the “terrorists simply collapsed under the weight of our superior firepower.”

Reports from the ground indicate that hundreds of terrorists were fighting with virtually no ammunition, even the number of car bombs used against the indomitable forces of the Union have dropped dramatically. According to the GSHQ and the IOHR, the defenders of the city have only 3% of their initial ammunition supplies.

The IOHR also reported that it has received messages from foreign fighters “desperate to escape the cauldron.” In an online article, the IOHR has reported that foreign fighters are contacting them to reveal that many groups of fighters “have no ammunition, no bullets, no grenades.” The IOHR has also reported desertions by foreign fighters who taken off their black uniforms and have begun merging with civilians in order to be evacuated and to return home to their mother countries. The Islamic Revolutionary Army has since set up loudspeakers, urging foreign fighters to surrender, in promise of being treated well and returned home, at least 1,490 foreign fighters have been captured or surrendered since yesterday according to the IOHR.

Due to the desertion of foreign fighters, the number of armed fighters fighting the Islamic Revolutionary Army has fallen decisively; including the desertions, captured and killed, the number has fallen from an estimated 20,000 to 8,000 since February.

842 soldiers of the Union have been martyred and at least 3,000 injured according to the GSHQ, making the Battle for Luqya the costliest battle for the Islamic Revolutionary Army since the Revolutionary War in 1923-26.
Overnight, the IRA and SCJU forces captured Bab Antakia, Al-Kallasah, Rafatiyah and Bastan al-Qadr districts. This was enforced with the capture of 60% of the Old City, which included the Abayyad Mosque. The GSHQ is reporting that special forces of the IRA have seized control of its courtyard and minaret and are in the process of clearing out its subterranean sections of Caliphate fighters.
Speaking to world reporters in a press conference in Habroun, General Terim stated that “Luqya’s fall is hours away.”

“We have made dramatic gains over the period of yesterday and last night, the enemy is now operating with virtually no ammunition or supplies, which makes defence impossible. The number of surrendering foreign fighters and the collapse of their morale has now led to near unstoppable advances across both pockets created yesterday morning.

“The greatest success of today is clearly the capture of the Abayyad Mosque, with that, the location of the terrorists’ founding is now in our hands and the symbol of their defeat has become reality. We tore down their flag over the Mosque, which for three years has defiled it. Now above it flies the flags of Irvadistan and the Union, the symbol of Islam’s victory over the takfiri menace. Let the Mosque be the location of their founding and their annihilation” he said.

The GSHQ also reported earlier this afternoon that is has established links with the Popular Freedom Brigades, a group of brave Irvadi civilians who took up arms against the Caliphate in some areas of the city during the recent Union advances.

The PFBs are well armed and according to the IOHR were able to raid a Caliphate ammo store inside a former school on May 18th, inside were a variety of weapons they reported were “not usual for the black market.” Their reports on the weapons coincides with the General Intelligence Directorate’s current investigation into how the Caliphate has obtained non-Iron Pact anti-tank weapons, it is believed that these supplies of foreign weapons led to the government’s decision to pursue arms smugglers across Nautasia.

Negotiations are underway to incorporate the People’s Freedom Brigades into the Supreme Command for Jihad and Unification.

More as the story develops.

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by **Namor** » Mon May 01, 2017 1:32 pm

1 May NMR 2382

Namor sends aircraft carrier to Gulf of Bohemia, warns against foreign intervention
Наморайин | English

The Sandinghan aircraft carrier of the Liberation Navy

Namo - A squadron of Namorese warships led by the aircraft carrier Sandinghan from the Liberation Navy's East Sea Fleet will join Aininian warships in the Gulf of Bohemia, the Defense Ministry confirmed.

The announcement comes as a political crisis in Bohemia is pushing the country to the brink of total civil war, with the radical Communist government of Kateřina Moravcová fighting against forces loyal to High Commissioner Alexandra Růžičková, who is generally considered to be more moderate.

Alemannia, Kaona and West Cortoguay have vowed to intervene on the side of Moravcová, prompting Namor and Ainin to warn that foreign intervention would constitute aggression against Cenba. Furthermore, Moravcová has called for Bohemia to leave Cenba, which officials say drove Namo and Huimont to send warships near Bohemia in order to prevent a spillover of the ongoing conflict.

A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry told reporters that the Sandinghan will stay near the Bohemian coast until the situation in the country "improves," reiterating the government's stance against intervention in Bohemia's domestic affairs.

"Any act of aggression against a member of Cenba will be seen as an act of aggression against all Cenba members," he said.

The spokesperson denied reports that Namor prefers Růžičková over Moravcová, calling the struggle for power between the two stateswomen a domestic issue that should be resolved by the Bohemian people alone.

Namo-Luziycan relations unsustainable if no agreement over Nantai is reached, warns official

Namo - Relations between Namor and the Luziycan regime will become unsustainable if the two sides cannot reach a permanent solution to the Nantai Question, an official of the Foreign Ministry warned.

Tzang Dong, head of the Foreign Ministry Office of Velkian Affairs, said in a PTH interview that Namor and Luziyca must work to create a "mutually acceptable" timetable for the reunification of Nantai, warning that "obstructive developments to the reunification process" would undermine confidence in both countries' ability to maintain peace and stability in Velkia.

"Namorese as well as Luziycans want bilateral relations to continue because they trust their respective governments to resolve all disputes peacefully and in accordance with international law," Tzang said.

"But if we continue kicking the can down the road, many will question the status quo and demand a new approach. By then, relations will become really unsustainable, which isn't good for anybody."

Tzang delivered these statements just as Luziyca's Congress is preparing impeachment charges against President Sera Svensson, who is accused of violating her country's constitution by pushing for Nantai reunification without consulting the people of Nantai. Although Svensson offered to return Nantai to Namor by NMR 2482, Namo and Bethlehem have yet to enter talks on reunification.

by **Pisdara** » Mon May 01, 2017 2:42 pm

1 May 2017
Kabari, Durul to meet Montecaran leaders, discuss international organization for “small states”
Speakers Shadar Kabari and Shu Durul landed in Montecara today, after news that the two would visit the city-state to discuss foreign affairs, trade agreements, and most importantly a currently hypothetical supranational organization focused on smaller and less-populated states with the Montecaran government.

Landing at Montecara-Enrico Dulio International Airport, Kabari and Durul were greeted by the Colegio, the country’s own directorial cabinet, with Odeta Lucian, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, specifically greeting the Speakers. Once leaving the airport, the Speakers were brought to the Senate, where Speaker Kabari was able to make a short speech to the 622-person legislature. “Montecara is a beautiful city, a beautiful country, and a prime example of a smaller, less populated state showing success in Esquarium. Your constitution and values have influenced us greatly in particular. We, in Pisdara and elsewhere, would be glad to share and help in promoting Montecara and the other small states of the world and to help unite us in solidarity”. The Speakers are to attend a private dinner with the Colegio later tonight, most likely with the topic of the proposed organization of “small states” stimulating conversation.

Discussion about the formation of an organization for “small states” between Pisdara and Montecara have occurred as far back as August, with former Speaker Jean-Claude Herve Bouchard suggested the idea to the Montecaran delegation at the Esquarian Summit in Namor. Since then, the two countries have talked briefly behind closed doors whether such an organization should be created. The trip to Montecara confirms that the Pisdari government takes this seriously, and will probably end with either the confirmation or rejection of the yet-to-be-named community. In talking with Montecaran reporters, Speaker Durul stated he hopes that certain nations such as Concordia and Lecistan decide to join the organization if it is approved, depending on if the two delegations can decide what is and what is not considered a “small state” in and of itself.

1 May 2017
Fighting occurs amongst Labour Day celebrations

Urudaggi's skyline is filled with smoke in this quickly-snapped photo, after riots
broke out in many settlements

The streets of Pisdara’s communes erupted into violence today after socialists and trade unionists, celebrating Labour Day, were attacked by and attacked opponents, mainly in the Patriotic Front and specifically the New Pisdari Liberation Front.

Police confirmed that fighting broke out in Ashuragar, Sakar, Zalalal, and Urudaggi between Socialist Farmers’ supporters and members of the GSUP, who tried to enter the day’s processions and celebrations without previous notice, according to a KEH organizer. Disagreements between the two groups soon spiralled into fistfights and, in Sakar, a riot, with KEH supporters burning an effigy of GSUP leader Mashda Naram-Sin, who was attending a GSUP-sponsored rally in Ashuragar. The rally, considered closed off to only party members for security reasons, even became hostile, after a masked individual, perceived to be a member of the libertarian socialist Revolutionary Labour Federation trade union, threw a shoe at the controversial leader as he was speaking.

KEH organizers state that the hostilities were not planned and they were concerned about the violence, but stated that GSUP supporters started the riots by forcibly inserting themselves into marches and trying to take control of the celebrations from the KEH and KAH. This has been confirmed at least for the events that occured in Urudaggi, where a GSUP member pushed the leader of a joint KEH/KAH-sponsored procession of mine workers, before calling out for other GSUP supporters to join the march and lift a 6-foot portrait of former party leader Baba Naram-Sin above the crowd. Attempts to re-organize the march from Socialist Farmers’ organizers led to a riot from some bystanders, leading to a fight that lasted much of the afternoon.

Around 200 people have been injured, with 32 hospitalized. Fortunately, no one was killed during the fights and riots, and a rather smaller than expected 70,000 loures worth of property was damaged. Police state they are still looking for those who were involved in the fighting, and state they will include more security over the remainder of the week, which includes tomorrow's Independence Day celebrations.

by **Union of Akoren** » Mon May 01, 2017 2:45 pm

BREAKING: Islamic Revolutionary Army captures Luqya
After two months of bitter urban fighting, the terrorist capital has fallen.
Mehmet Erbakan
^{1 May, 2017 | Zahedan, Union of Ankoren}

Luqya residents celebrating after news spread of the city's liberation.

Luqya has been fully liberated according to an official statement by the General Staff Headquarters moments ago. Yesterday’s devastating full-frontal attack on remaining terrorist positions overwhelmed them last night, leading to mass desertions and a depletion of their ammunition supplies. The Islamic Revolutionary Army spent most of this evening crushing the last remaining pockets located in the Old City and the Business District. The city’s fall marks the Union’s greatest victory over the terrorists.

The Old City was declared liberated at 9pm local time by the GSHQ after 476 terrorists launched what was described as a “bayonet charge” at well entrenched Ankoreni soldiers at 7.30pm, all were killed before they could harm any brave solider of the Union, the units then counter-attacked and cleared out the Old City, capturing at least 300 foreign fighters and killing 600 terrorists, who had no ammunition, in fierce close-quarters fighting.
The 5th Infantry Brigade then captured the Luqya Citadel facing little resistance from fighters, who had either fled or surrendered. Both the flags of the Union and Irvadistan were then hoisted over the citadel, prompting the declaration that the Old City had been cleared.

At 9.30pm, GSHQ reported that the Business District had been captured after the 9th and 15th Infantry Brigades, the 11th Mechanised brigade and the Imam Ali Brigade of the SCJU captured the Luqya City Bank, the University of Finance and the Luqya Auditorium and surrounding high rises and apartments. At least 800 fighters surrendered with at least 380 killed in fierce fighting. Among the captured is reportedly Abu Sharif, Abu Hassan Al-Kraqi and Abu Nasr, three of the terrorists’ most senior commanders; all three were shot before being captured after they attempted to kill themselves.

GSHQ reported that the protected vaults of the City Bank were being used as the central headquarters for the entire terrorist defence of the city and remains full of “thousands of documents”, reportedly containing information on fighters, including their names and addresses, acts of genocide against Shi’ites across Irvadistan and Kraq, as well as the names of “loyal soldiers” abroad in Francilie, Pavonistade, Vjaarland, Daecon, Luziyca, Ainin and Lyonsland. All the documents found are now being collected by the General Intelligence Directorate for study, while the identities of fighters living in Luqya are being distributed to units across the city for apprehension.

Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of National Defence, General Burak Güven, the Chief of Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Army declared the news, saying, “I am now officially declaring the entire urban area of Luqya to be liberated. Luqya has fallen to the Islamic Revolutionary Army and its Irvadi allies, we have taken Luqya from the enemy. The battle is over.” His announcement was met with gasps and shortly after applause by the international press group.

The Islamic Revolutionary Army has now begun to mobilise the aid agencies on standby outside the city to begin evacuating the injured, and to begin delivering aid to civilians. The Interior Ministry and the Ministry for Health and Social Services have also begun to transport vast amounts of aid to Luqya, who’s population of 500,000 have suffered immensely under the terrorists for three years and two months of bitter fighting.

Despite the pockets being destroyed and victory declared, some firefights are continuing as zealous die-hard defenders of the so-called Caliphate attempt to hold out, but will be dealt with swiftly according to GSHQ.
State President Volkan has declared May 1st 2017, to be a “day of world reckoning for the terrorists, the final hammer blow that has crippled them and the greatest victory for the Founding Fathers of the Union since the defeat of Lyonsland in 1926.” He is expected to address the nation tomorrow morning, in what is expected to be a triumphant speech.

News of the victory promptly led to mass celebrations by civilians across Luqya, with thousands pouring out onto the streets, banging pots, singing and honking car horns. Islamic Revolutionary Army soldiers have begun distributing sweets to children and loudspeakers have been set up to play music, celebrating the city’s liberation.
More as the story develops.

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About me · by **Luziyca** » Mon May 01, 2017 3:39 pm

Svensson impeached!

President Sera Svensson

BETHLEHEM, F.C. - Today, the House of Representatives has passed the articles for impeachment of President Sera Svensson for her abuse of power and for her severe violations of the constitution. By a margin of 386 votes in favor against 127 votes against the motion, with zero abstentions or absences, Sera Svensson has become the first President of the Christian Republic to have ever been impeached.

The vote
Liberals - 239 NAY, 127 YEA
Socreds - 125 YEA
Whigs - 78 YEA
CLP - 50 YEA
NLP - 6 YEA

What does this mean for Svensson
As the first President in the country's history to have ever been impeached, this is not the exact end of her Presidency. She is still the official President until the Senate convicts her. However, the trial will only begin on the seventh of May, and because it is unknown how long it will take for the trial to go on, she will still be the President until the Senate has decided, by a 2/3rds majority, to convict her.

This could mean the trial may last until June or July.

However, for the first time since Svensson's impeachment motions began, President Svensson has announced a speech later tonight at 8:30 pm EST/WDT (9:30 pm NDT), concerning the impeachment.

More as the story develops.

In other news
Irvadistan - Luqya liberated from the Caliphate by Ankoreni forces
Pisdara - Riots tear country during May Day
Namor - Official of the Namorese government warns that relations will not be sustainable if an agreement is not settled soon
Bohemia - CENBA nations to send carrier groups to monitor the situation in Bohemia

About me · by **Luziyca** » Mon May 01, 2017 6:51 pm

Svensson holds conference, announces her intention to resign

President Sera Svensson at her resignation

BETHLEHEM, F.C. - At 8:30 pm tonight, President Sera Svensson held a speech at the Presidential Palace, where she announced her intention to resign in the midst of the scandal produced by the Svensson Doctrine and her recent comments concerning Nantai. It was broadcast live on LRT and on radio.

Summary of the speech
The first four paragraphs of the speech summarized the factors that had motivated her to resign following her comments on Nantai and the Svensson Doctrine.

The fifth paragraph was when she formally expressed her intention to resign the office, stating "I hereby tender my resignation from the Presidency, and transfer all of its duties and responsibilities to Colin Hardage," before explaining to the reporters of her confidence in Colin Hardage's abilities to exercise the Presidency, citing his term as acting president during her hospitalization after the assassination attempt.

The next three paragraphs detailed what she felt she had accomplished during her term, and her hopes for the future.

Finally, the last two paragraphs summarized the entire speech, notably saying "I am resigning, because I do not want to burden myself, my family, and Congress with the coming trial that will result in my conviction if I stayed on to the bitter end and continued that fight."

What this means for the impeachment process
Because she has resigned, but already impeached, it is unclear if Congress still have jurisdiction on her.

Liberal Senator Karl Sobiesky stated that "I am skeptical that the Senate will be willing to try President Svensson. She has tendered her resignation, and I feel that because she is no longer in office, it is not in our best interests to try her."

In contrast, Whig Senator Matthiu Khloponin condemned Svensson's resignation, calling it a "despicable ploy to circumvent justice. The Whigs will fight to make sure that justice is delivered, for the sake of the people of Nantai."

Regardless, because the Liberals hold fifty-one seats in the Senate, it is likely that the Liberal-dominated Senate will not try her for her abuse of power and constitutional violations.

What this means for the nation
Because the Vice-President, Colin Hardage, will assume the title of President and all the responsibilities that come with it, including the nuclear briefcase, it will mean that Colin Hardage will be moving to the Presidential Palace and becoming the official representative of the Christian Republic on the world stage.

When Colin Hardage is sworn in tomorrow at noon, he will have to clean up the fallout from the debacle with Sera Svensson, reassure Kenyen that Luziyca will not give up Nantai, and reassure Namo that he is sincere with detente.

To that, we, the editors of The Constitution wish the best of luck for Colin Hardage and his administration.

In other news
Irvadistan - Luqya liberated from the Caliphate by Ankoreni forces
Pisdara - Riots tear country during May Day
Namor - Official of the Namorese government warns that relations will not be sustainable if an agreement is not settled soon
Bohemia - CENBA nations to send carrier groups to monitor the situation in Bohemia

by **Razarija** » Mon May 01, 2017 8:07 pm

Courageous armed man crosses Bohemian border
A man has, despite all odds, stepped across the Bohemian border in spite of tensions between Razaria and Bohemia as well as ongoing civil war
2017/05/02

Razarian National Armed Forces border security units stationed at the Bohemian border have confirmed that a man had crossed the Razarian-Bohemian border, equipped with only a single Zastava Tip 71 assault rifle and reportedly, according to local commune inhabitants, an unknown amount of Bohemian currency. The man supposedly crossed the border to 'buy from a local convenience store as an ultimate act of defiance against the tricks of the conspirators in Vyšehrad'.

Local military forces sighted the man approaching the Bohemian border on the afternoon of May 1. It is unknown how the man was not observed leaving his commune of residence. When military forces spotted the man, he was about 4 kilometres from the Bohemian border and had advanced 8 kilometres into the border perimeter on the Razarian side. Initially the soldiers were to intercept the man and execute him for attempting to leave the country, but the fact that the man was walking relaxingly puzzled the military, who finally decided to not intervene. Several civilians from the commune approached the border guards claiming to be members of the man's family begging them not to harm the man, and that the man was crossing the border 'for a purpose'.

A civilian claiming to be the man's wife explained to the commander of the unit that he was leaving the border to buy from a convenience store in the nearest Bohemian town he can find, as an act of protest against what the man personally described as 'tricks of the conspirators hiding in Vyšehrad who had fabricated a civil war in their country to justify the dawning of whatever new subversive order that will rise in their country soon'. According to the wife, the man was 'outraged' when reading news reports on the conflict between syndicalists and orthodox communists in Bohemia, claiming that 'those fucks are faking it all for the suffering and misery of the Bohemian people'. He made the choice to cross the border a week earlier and prepared for it, acquiring Bohemian currency through unknown channels which State Security officials are trying to investigate. He was equipped with a Tip 71 assault rifle which he was issued for the purpose of national defense.

Local authorities were briefed on the situation. The administrator of the local commune reportedly chuckled and decided to not act on the man's act, which he described as 'courageous'.

In the meantime the man had rested under a tree to drink some water from his canteen and then continued to advance. The section of the border that the man crossed was one of the less fortified areas of the Razarian-Bohemian border, what marked the border was only several border stones and barbed wire which only covered few sections. Border security was relied on regular military patrols. The man strode over the barbed wire and walked calmly towards a Bohemian town in sight. Applause sounded from the soldiers and civilians observing the event.

It is unknown what has happened to the man, who has not yet returned at time of writing.

Upon hearing of the news Paramount Leader Zlatko Trifunović applauded the man's actions, praising him as "courageous", "brave" and "dauntless". It is planned that a state funeral be held if the man does not return alive and there are also plans for the construction of a statue in his honor. There has been no response from any Bohemian authority on the matter yet.

by **Lanos** » Mon May 01, 2017 11:43 pm

National Broadcasting System
Lanos National News

Editorial: Svensson, Undone

A few months ago, the NBS published an editorial that many criticized for being completely unintelligible. While we again apologize for the publication's quality (in which we have increased our quality oversight), its message was that of how the Liberal Party of Luziyca would never be able to maintain its hold on power in Luziyca, much less maintain its electoral strength. At the time of the original article's publication, such a proposition seemed unlikely to come true as President Sara Svensson and her Liberal Party were enjoying a streak of popularity following the assassination attempt on her life, enabling for a course of detente with Namor and the implementation of Liberal political aims. Such an aim was refreshing for a country that was once mostly reviled for its Whig-inspired interventionist foreign and domestic policies.

Fast forward to today where, in what can only be described as a comedy of errors on 3 lines cocaine after smoking a gram of methamphetamine laced with LSD, Sara Svensson resigned from the Luziycan presidency as a result of her impeachment. Said impeachment was prompted after a Twitter debate with the now-President of Pavonistade resulted in a trolley logic question that was widely panned concerning the controversy over Nantai. Nantai, a territory that was taken from Namor in a war in the 19th century and was annexed fully by Luziyca, is the focus of Svensson's policy of detente with Namor as she sought to return the territory to Namor irregardless, supposedly, of the will of the residents of the country. The concern over the repatriation of Nantai to Namor without the consent of its residents prompted the impeachment attempt to be initiated, only to have it rendered useless by Svensson's resignation.

And thus begins the slow decline of the Liberal Party in Luziyca.

It was not likely to last, as suggested by the original article, as the Luziycan people seem to trend towards the Whigs and any party that aligns to the center-right or the right on the Luziycan scale of politics. Indeed, the cessation of Luziycan territory seemed to be the final straw for a country not used to a refreshing change of political alignment. Many Liberal members in the lower house of the legislature voted to impeach their president, likely motivated by a sense of trying to save their party's reputation and their political futures. It is likely Liberals in the coming elections will be thrashed for their association with Svensson's detente policy, even now as the policy of returning Nantai is politically dead for the time being, if not forever. It is likely that any party opposing the Liberals will take a majority in the legislature and possibly set the stage for a Whig or another rightist candidate to become President of Luziyca when the current term expires.

For all that it's worth, the Liberal Experiment in Luziyca was an attempt to improve the country's international reputation. Too bad it had to end this way.

Stay tuned.

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