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by **Mazaristan1** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:26 am

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▍18 KILLED IN BOMB AND GUN ATTACK ON JALAWLA POLICE STATION
▍18 killed and 22 injured in car bombing and gun attack in central Jalawla. Black Hand blamed.

Aftermath of the car bombing on the security checkpoint.

Jalawla - At least 18 people have been killed in a twin attack on a police station close to the government quarter in Jalawla. Eight people were killed in a car bomb attack on a security checkpoint, which was followed by a brutal gun attack on the police station which left 10 people dead. The police report that the terrorists then emptied the station’s armoury of assault rifles, grenades and ammunition. At least 22 others were injured in the attack. Both the so-called Caliphate and the Black Hand have claimed responsibility.

The attack began at 14.53pm local time, when a white sedan vehicle was seen driving at high speed toward a security checkpoint in Sheik Issa district of Jalawla, this was followed by a loud explosion. Eyewitnesses report at least six well armed men leaving an alley-way beside the checkpoint, firing their guns at police officers, soldiers and civilians.

At 15.03pm, the gunmen attacked a police station 15 meters away from the checkpoint. In attack the gunmen killed four police officers, emptying the armoury of its weapons, grenades and ammunition, before fleeing. Other eye-witnesses report seeing a van arrive to collect the gunmen and their loot, before fleeing the scene.

The Interior Ministry reports that including the four officers killed, six civilians were killed by the gunmen en-route to the station.

The attack marks the first to target both civilians and the security services, a marked difference from the takfiri tradition of committing mass casualty attacks on civilian targets – which has led many, already to point the blame at the Black Hand.

Colonel Abu Halami, of the Jalawla Police Force commented that, “this barbaric attack was done with absolute surprise and cold efficiency. We lost many brave officers today, murdered without provocation or warning. We will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. We will teach these terrorists that you cannot conduct violence against this good city without repercussions.”

President Yusuf Nasr and Prime Minister Ebrahim Ali are expected to visit the site later today, pictures have emerged on social media, of the President visiting injured officers at the local hospital.

The JPF and the Internal Security Services (ISS) have launched a joint-investigation into the attack, as well as a manhunt for the eight gunmen. It is unlikely that the terrorists will remain free and at large for long, with such a major government effort underway to apprehend them.

The Black Hand released a message of responsibility through its numerous social media accounts, claiming that “brave soldiers of the Black Hand struck the monument to Nasr’s oppression, seizing numerous weapons and ammunition in order to fuel further efforts at expediting the Black Hand’s liberation of Mazaristan from Nasr and his imperialist masters.”

The so-called Caliphate also claimed responsibility, but their message was full of factual errors, including the reference of an attack on an Army recruitment office, when in fact it was a police station.
The Interior Ministry has placed all police stations across government-held territory on high alert.

More as this story develops.

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by **Siphria** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:45 am

QEREDAXÎ RESIGNS AFTER BOUT WITH PNEUMONIA
Health concerns driving factor behind Qeredaxî's disappearance and resignation;
Selîm Helebceyî named as successor by retiring president

A file photograph of President Rizayê Qeredaxî, taken in 2016.

September 17, 2017 | Akrê, Siphria | President Rizayê Qeredaxî has announced on national television that he will be resigning the office of the presidency as of today, following what was apparently a severe bout of pneumonia that left him unable to appear in public for nearly a month. The resignation comes two days before President Qeredaxî's 85th birthday.

"I have done my best to be a good leader for the Siphrian nation, to guide it to safety even as it is menaced on all sides," President Qeredaxî said in the televised address, which was followed by a public appearance outside Hesîçe‎ Palace, during which Qeredaxî interacted with the inhabitants of Akrê. "Unfortunately, it has become clear that my health would detract from my ability to be the leader that this country needs."

Qeredaxî revealed that the reason he had not appeared in public for an extended period of time was due to the fact that he had come down with a severe case of pneumonia. "While I have since overcome the disease," he said, "it has nevertheless become clear that my health would become an impairment to my ability to run this great country."

"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the Siphrian nation, and I have been greatly humbled by the piety, the loyalty, and the strength of her people at every turn," he concluded. "Once again I thank you for your constant support, your faith and your hope, and most importantly your proud strength. Thank you, and may God bless this great nation."

Qeredaxî further named General Selîm Helebceyî, who currently holds the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, as his successor. "General Helebceyî is a talented, honorable, dutiful man, a long-time friend of mine, who has fully confirmed his ability to rule this country effectively and fairly during the past month. As a result I can think of no better person to succeed me in this office," he declared. "I have full confidence in his capabilities, and I wish him the best of fortune as my successor."

After his speech, Qeredaxî interacted with patriotic Siphrians near Hesîçe‎ Palace, speaking with many individuals who thanked him for his service in the Siphrian Baha'i Armed Forces and as President of Siphria. This lasted for roughly 45 minutes before Qeredaxî left, to resume life as an average citizen of Siphria.

General Helebceyî- who was reportedly working in the Ministry of Defense, unaware he was to be named as Qeredaxî's successor, at the time- delivered his own speech shortly thereafter, from the Main Building of the Ministry of Defense. "It is the deepest honor of my life to be named as the successor of President Qeredaxî- my mentor, my ally, and my friend. I thank him for the trust he has placed in me, and am deeply humbled by it," he told a junket of reporters in the building's main hall. "It is my deepest hope that I shall live up to his expectations- and to the expectations of the Siphrian people."

In his first speech as President of Siphria, Helebceyî vowed to defend Siphria against its enemies. "Our enemies are numerous, they are powerful, and they are merciless. They have laid siege to our country, driven by an insatiable bloodlust, and vowed to obliterate us in our entirety. They have sought to infiltrate our society, they have targeted innocents and noncombatants, they have harassed our soldiers and our sailors and our airmen unceasingly. But I swear to you that I will never allow them to slake their thirst on this great nation," he proclaimed. "I swear to you that, from this day forward, every ounce of my strength and effort will go into defending this wonderful country from those who would destroy it."

"We shall give eternal resistance to our enemies, we shall fight them with fury and with faith, and- with God's favor- we shall defeat them," he concluded. "May God bless you, and may God bless Siphria."

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by **-AlEmAnNiA-** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:19 pm

The People and the Republic come to a standstill as rejuvenated fervor sweeps the populace
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^{1 Schalttag, Revolutionary Year 85 | Weichltal, the People and the Republic}

Weichltal, the People and the Republic — Mass rallies continue to take place throughout the nation following the start of nationwide crackdown on corruption and other counterrevolutionary activity. The crackdown, which was initiated with the arrest of national traitor and dissident Ichsenille Kesseler, have seen a total of 7,600 trade union cadre leaders and other bureaucrats arrested over the seventeen day period.

In addition to the arrest, several Zensunni shrines and mosques, pre-revolution statues, and other landmarks have been destroyed or vandalised by protesters. No charges have been filed against the instigators of such brave actions, instead their destruction has been lauded by many high-ranking senior politicians.

“The wholesale removal of monuments to barbarism is necessary if the revolution is to progress forward,” Imallchramme Preiss, a university student, told a reporter when asked for comment.

Preiss, 20, is the chairman of the Sydow Polytechnic University chapter of the Revolutionary Youth for a Red Tomorrow, the national youth pioneer organisation for communard citizens aged 12-22. The Sydow Polytechnic University chapter of the RJRM was instrumental in the removal of former University President Azil Dühmmler, who was arrested three days ago for embezzling university funds. Alongside Dühmmler, two other university board members were arrested after the full extent of their role in the corruption plot was made known.

In an effort to ease congestion around heavily populated urban centres, Communard civil authorities have put into effect curfews for so-called “rallying times.” Through the legislation, which has been criticised as “counterrevolutionary” and “against the revolutionary spirit” by Popular Commissary of Revolutionary Affairs Hiltrude Souviaert, set-times have been put into effect in order to ensure minimal impact on the day-to-day running of the nation. The effectiveness of the curfews is questionable at best, as schools remain cancelled and businesses closed. First Secretary Leiwe issued a statement declaring “the most patriotic thing a communard could do is to go to school/work to ensure that the People and the Republic does not succumb to stagnation of an educated populace or economic stagnation.”

Military exercises set to begin
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^{1 Schalttag, Revolutionary Year 85 | Weichltal, the People and the Republic}

Saives, the People and the Republic — In a show of strength, the People’s Commissary for the Maintaining of the Territorial Integrity of the People and the Republic and the National Defence Council announced seven-day long live-fire military exercises would be set to begin on 2 Schuljahr.

Set to take place in the Lauwe Autonomous Commune, some 50 km away from the Oelian border, the exercise will see 300,000 military and paramilitary personnel from all branches of the National People’s Liberation Forces take part over the seven day event.

According to a spokesperson for the National Defence Council, the exercises: “are meant to simulate a pre-emptive strike on the People and the Republic by the Imperialist so-called Southern Nordanian Alliance and what the People’s Commissary for the Maintaining of the Territorial Integrity of the People and the Republic and the National Defence Council would respond to such an attack.” Later adding “let this show of force stand to show the Imperialists of the so-called Southern Nordanian Alliance, Central Basin Alliance, and Commonwealth of Sovereign States that any strike on the Fatherland would end horrifically for them… any threat against the homeland will not be tolerated and any strike will be repulsed.”

Already, spokepersons for the so-called Southern Nordanian Alliance raised concerns about the nature of the exercises when videos circulating social media showcased four fighter-bombers of the air wing of the National People’s Army flying dangerously close to Oelian airspace and conducted three mock bombing runs in the process.

Coinciding with the announcement of the exercises, the National People’s Strategic Rocket Force announced the successful testing of four intercontinental ballistic missiles. These missiles were launched from inland launch sites and landed in the Lazerene Sea, well inside the exclusive economic zone of Fascist-occupied Karazawa. A senior military spokesman stated that the missile tests were to partially simulate a retaliatory strike against the so-called Southern Nordanian Alliance. In the statement issued, the senior spokesman declared “The Imperialists in the so-called Southern Nordanian Alliance, Central Basian Alliance, and the Commonwealth of Sovereign States should be watching, they should be aware that any strike against the Fatherland will see not only the innocent blood of the Communard worker spilled, but also the fascist Imperialist blood will flow through the streets of their decadent cities. None will be spared should the fascists dare attack the Fatherland.”

by **Pisdara** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:01 pm

17 September 2017
Outrage as Voleau bottling company locks out Dara springs, drought worsens

The valleys and springs of the Dara Mountains (pictured above) have become a battleground as the
Voleau bottling company refuses to open up its springs during the drought.

Consul Shu Durul left the Legislative Building fuming today after a meeting with the regional branch manager of the Voleau Bottling Company, headquartered in Huimont. Talks with the company began last week as the drought that has grasped Pisdara since May showed no signs of ending within the month. Voleau has owned select springs up in the Dara Mountains since 2007, when former Governor Alexandre Rachier allowed the company access to 380 acres of the mountain range in order to expand their bottling operations. Consul Durul, as Head of the Committee on the Environment and Labour, began talks with the Aininian company for temporary access to the springs in order to keep water rationing at its current level. The company, after a week of mulling it over, said no.

Voleau’s refusal to grant access to the springs has seem to hit a sore spot with Consul Durul, who promised no further rationing of water only three days ago. It doesn’t help that his base supporters, farmers and fishermen, are amongst the worst sufferers from the continuing dry heat. Talking to reporters after the final meeting with the Voleau manager, Durul stated that “what Voleau has done is greedy, unempathetic, and completely morally wrong. We are dealing with a crisis, and all they care about is making profit”. According to some, Durul’s words could be a possible sign of a re-lit move towards yet another nationalization referendum and discussion on land reform. Whether the Consul is willing to push for something of that nature, especially before local elections are held in 2018, is yet another question. Voleau’s spokesperson in Huimont, Jean-Guy Beaubois, refuted Durul’s statement, saying that the meeting between the two entities was “civil and respectful”, and that the Voleau corporation is not against the Consul’s proposal, clarifying that “Mr. Durul’s plan was not fleshed out enough for us to approve. It has nothing to do with profits”.

17 September 2017
Ses Kalla wins GSUP leadership race, attacks party old guard

DL for Sakar Ses Kalla (seen here on the right officially accepting his new office), has just
become the new General Secretary for the GSUP amongst division and uncertainty for the
party.

DL for Sakar and former mayor Ses Kalla won the leadership for the office of General Secretary of the New Pisdari Liberation Front tonight, with twenty-one votes in favour by the 35-member Central Committee that runs the party. Kalla beat out old guard candidate and former DL for Urudaggi Ahunatum Delondra, who got ten votes, and Zamug Naram-Sin, a cousin of former party leader Mashda Naram-Sin, who got four votes. Deputy Kalla, in campaigning for the leadership, successfully challenged Mashda Naram-Sin for the latter’s seat in a by-election in July, and since has been considered the front runner among party members.

The election of Kalla, who has under his mayorship fostered a more moderate and conciliatory image compared to the firebrand Naram-Sin family, has placed the nationalist GSUP in a tough spot. Delondra, in conceding her loss, called Kalla’s win “a loss for the party”, stating that the new leader’s moderate approach will end the party’s relevance. Despite his campaign though, Kalla’s acceptance speech was a mixture of the usual fire-and-brimstone rhetoric typical of the GSUP with a more moderate tome, with him stating that “Pisdara has chosen a new path, a great path. A path of prosperity, a path of sovereignty, a path of Nautasian unity and brotherhood. A path not with nepotism (a dig at the former ruling Naram-Sin dynasty), but good governance for our nation.” His acceptance speech was seen as an attack at the party old guard, who still worship the Naram-Sin family and have been clamoring to get them back in the spotlight.

As leader, Deputy Kalla now faces a party in decline. The GSUP’s electoral alliance with the Islamic People’s Movement is at its most strained in months, while support for the party stagnates outside of a highly loyal but small base. Even more pressing is the case of former leader Mashda Naram-Sin, who has formed a personal feud against Ses Kalla and still maintains a dedicated following even after his dramatic downfall. A possible split in the GSUP between the two men in time for the 2018 local elections could spell trouble for both. However, despite these obstacles, Deputy Kalla stated that he is hopeful, and that he plans on making the GSUP a major party come the next elections.

by **Union of Akoren** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:53 pm

UNIR base operating in Mazaristan

A still from a reported MDF drone over the base near Saffad Ali.

Satellite imagery and photos uploaded onto social media, are showing what appears to be a major military facility under construction near the Dashtani-Druze held Mazari city of Saffad Ali. The sprawling complex is reportedly being built and manned by 380 soldiers of the Islamic Revolutionary Army – the armed forces of the Union of Nautasian Islamic Republics. The Dashtani-Druze Protection Group is also reportedly being trained by the IRA at this facility. The discovery of this facility, will no doubt cause further strains and tensions over the country’s civil war and the presence of Aininian and Luziycan forces in the country.

According to our sources close to the Dashtani-Druze Autonomous Council – the body that de facto rules the enclave, have informed us that the DDAC invited the UNIR to deploy trainers some days after the widely reported massacre of 163 Dashtani civilians in the village of Qasr-e-Todam two weeks ago. The force crossed the border on the 10th August, with construction beginning immediately upon arrival.

The base is now fully operational and has begun to train numbers of DDPG fighters. However, the latest satellite imagery appears to show artillery guns, rocket systems and large containers, which Mazari intelligence and private analysts are saying could stashes of weapons.

One unnamed DDAC official told us that, “the base is able to train up to 800 fighters at a time, in multiple forms of combat. Offensive, defensive, guerrilla and conventional. This base is to offend or provoke, but to provide us with the know-how to defend ourselves. We’ve been attacked by the government, Dashtani civilians have been slaughtered, we need to defend ourselves.”

The same official did state that the base has the “capacity to expand dramatically, should events committed to by the regime or their hypocritical patrons take a dark turn, before they know it, we could host thousands of UNIR soldiers.”

Divide and conquer

On paper the base seems rather innocent, compared other geopolitical moves in Nautasian history. Mazari authority over the DDAC’s territory no longer exists because of skirmishes and the regime’s ham-fisted dealings with it, as such there’s not much the regime can do realistically to oppose the base’s existence.

But between the lines, the base is appearing to be the first move of a coherent strategy, similar but not identical to the one used against Amin Kamel’s Irvadistan.

The base will be naturally joined by a major political offensive against the DDAC, the ultimate aim could well possibly to instigate a lasting break between the DDAC and the Mazari regime, either through a unilateral declaration of independence, or a DDAC commitment to assisting rebels in building a Yusuf Nasr free Mazaristan. With UNIR weapons and training, in time the DDPG could become a major fighting force within the civil war, should they take to fighting the regime directly, but more importantly for the UNIR, it would provide them with a foothold in the conflict, to either influence its outcome or directly enter through some justified intervention.

In Irvadistan’s civil war, Ankoren (the UNIR’s most powerful state and official predecessor) opted to turn its 3.8 million Irvadi refugees against the regime, offering citizenship to entire families if their male members agreed to fight alongside the Islamic Revolutionary Army. Furthermore, the Ankorenis successfully turned Irvadistan’s people against Kamel with a constant bombardment of both factual and fictitious stories about Kamel’s corruption and his selling of the country out to foreigners for self-preservation.

Assarollah Najani, a prominent academic at the University of Bethlehem said, “the power of Ankoreni propaganda is that they have an uncanny talent in basing their lies in half-truths. Many of the lies about Kamel were believable for Irvadis because they believed similar stories already, or propagated themselves. It was also greatly added by the major role Ankoren-based media plays in Eastern Nautasia, its soap operas, it epics, its movies both rom-coms and action are popular. This ability to twist already accepted narratives against the government was key to its success in winning over the war-weary Irvadi people.”

The UNIR is doing the same in Mazaristan. In fact, UNIR based outlets, including Devrim 24, Aksiyon News, Nautasian Dawn, Nautasia Today and Radio Harmony vastly exaggerated the Qasr-e-Todam massacre, going as far as produce photographs of a factual battle between Aininian-Mazari forces against the Caliphate, then claiming that Aininian special forces took part in the massacre. Coinciding with the narrative that Ainin has begun occupying vast swathes of government-held territory to steal resources and replace Luziyca as the colonial power-returned, enhanced the receptiveness of the exaggerated story of the massacre.

And while Ankoreni generals attached directly to the Irvadi Chiefs of Staff through the Joint Operations Command Centre (which is bilateral, side-lining the Koy), were able to turn Kamel’s own generals against him, they appear to be doing the same with the DDAC, through the Islamic Union Front’s External Political Affairs Office (EPAO). The EPAO is reportedly assisting the DDAC in establishing political control over its territory, while at the same time, by referring to Irvadistan, turning Dashtani-Druze leaders against Nasr.

Tribes and Rebels

While the UNIR works to secure the DDAC within its sphere of influence within Mazaristan, rumours are abounding that similar efforts are being conducted with the Popular Liberation Front of Mazaristan (PLFM) in the south-east. The Mazari Defence Force has already reported that UNIR weapons have been found near dead PLF rebels, yet through sources within the PLF, further word is reaching that much of its effort is being conducted by the now infamous Nautasian Freedom Defence Front.

One rebel under the condition of anonymity, yet of trustworthiness and sincerity, told me that the Black Hand has moved at least 2,000 fighters in PLF territory and is negotiating its joining with the PLF. A natural consequence of an NFDF-PLF alliance would be the direct access of PLF leaders for the UNIR, much in the same manner as the DDAC. Yet others outside the country believe that the NFDF and the UNIR seek to see the former come to dominate the PLF; having the UNIR’s unofficial expeditionary force come to control the largest non-Islamist rebel faction in Mazaristan would allow it to directly control one of the most strategic regions of Mazaristan and directly threaten the capital itself, all through shadowy groups, militias and leaders.

Lastly, if the base in Saffad Ali is any indication for the UNIR’s shadowy influences, it therefore offers some credence to reports from south-western Mazaristan, that NFDF and IRA operatives are seeking to establish relations with restive tribal leaders in the al-Hizan region – the “Belt.” South-western Mazaristan is dominated by tribes, and a complete lack of central government authority from the border of the DDAC to the border with Rifat. A UNIR victory in securing an alliance with the tribes, will no doubt aid the UNIR further in destabilising an already fractured Mazaristan, but provide a third avenue for NFDF infiltration.

Last chance to save democracy

In the UNIR, the Mazari regime finds a capable and experienced foe, the UNIR is aware of what worked in Irvadistan and will seek to replicate it. The issue for this publication is not with the success of failure of the Nasr regime, as repugnant and brutal as it is, the issue is that a UNIR success in infiltrating and dominating the non-Islamist rebel factions will truly deny Mazaristan a democratic future, even if the world’s concern rests with the Salafist-Jihadi death cults of the so-called Caliphate, and Hayat Tahrir Islami.

The Aininians and Luziycans have committed a great injustice to the democracy seeking people of Mazaristan. Through sheer realpolitik they have sided with a man who has slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people and through that, made the UNIR’s aim of supplanting Nasr with an Islamic Collectivist state all the more attainable.

If they wish to see democracy and liberty flourish in Mazaristan and Nautasia at large, they must cease their support for Nasr and save the non-Islamist rebels from both him and the UNIR that now seeks to control them. Only Ainin and Luziyca can offer a viable counter-narrative to the UNIR and halt the spread of Islamic Collectivism, before the final embers of democracy are snuffed out completely.

The Nautasian Crisis Observer is the sister publication of the Voice of Free Nautasia. It aims to offer unbiased and truth based news and analysis of conflicts and crises affecting Nautasia.

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by **Mazaristan1** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:22 pm

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▍PRESIDENT NASR VOWS TO EVICT UNIR TROOPS
▍President Nasr condemns the DDAC for "inviting Islamic Collectivist invaders" into Mazaristan.

President Yusuf Nasr addressing the People's General Assembly this morning.

Jalawla - President Yusuf Nasr has condemned the Dashtani-Druze Autonomous Council as a “criminal traitorous gang” for their allowing the construction of military base by the Union of Nautasian Islamic Republics. The base was discovered by Mazari Defence Force aircraft and drones three days ago, but was soon discovered by privately owned satellites. President Nasr has condemned the base as an “illegal facility dedicated to the occupation of Mazari territory.” Minister of Defence Marzouk Mubarak al-Ghannim has vowed to “expel the Islamic Collectivist invaders.”

Speaking to the People’s General Assembly, President Nasr slammed the UNIR operated base near Saffad Ali, in southern Mazaristan, which is illegally controlled by the so-called Dashtani-Druze Autonomous Council. It supposedly houses 380 UNIR soldiers, who are training Dashtani-Druze gunmen for combat, which is indicative of the DDAC’s malicious plans against the Mazari state.

“This base is a travesty and an illegal act against the sovereign Mazari nation. For allowing this base to be built, for even inviting the UNIR enemy into Mazaristan, without the authority or right to do so, makes the DDAC nothing more than a criminal traitorous gang and for that there will be justice” the President said, clearly agitated by the DDAC’s illegal decision.

“I have instructed our Defence Force to draw up plans for both evicting the Islamic Collectivists and bringing an end to the DDAC. I do so because both these foreign soldiers and these traitors endanger not only our righteous efforts against the Takfiri extremist, but our very freedoms. If we wish to be victorious and whole again, we have to defeat all our enemies, even if they are yet to become them” he said further.

Akram Aridi, the Chairman of the DDAC described the base as “a means of providing our peoples with the means of defending themselves.” But this has been rejected by the MDF command, who once again reminded the long-time separatist, that the MDF “can provide all the security the Dashtani and Druze need. We proved that with Operation Resounding Triumph”, an MDF spokesman said.

President Nasr went further, claiming that the DDAC had manufactured the break of “brotherly ties” through its refusal to disband its militia, known as the Dashtani-Druze Protection Group after Resounding Triumph, to provoke a lawful government response in forced disbandment, then to invite the UNIR expansionist military into Mazaristan.

“They are a Trojan Horse, they’ve planned this for months. They refused to disband their militia after we secured their land from the so-called Caliphate, just to provoke us and then invite the fascists from the UNIR into our beloved nation. The DDAC are a clearly plotting against the fair Mazari people and for that there is no turning back” he said.

Foreign Minister Muhammad Abdulredha in a separate press conference condemned the UNIR for its “blatant efforts to undermine, destabilise and cripple the State of Mazaristan.”

“I call upon the international community to be bold enough to say to the UNIR that this is it, no step further. Mazaristan is a red-line, they need to be told, Volkan, Akbari and their lackeys in their so-called State Council. Our nation is besieged by terrorists, warlords, religious extremists and now the militaristic and equally fanatically Islamic Collectivists. This base must empty and the UNIR must never again step foot in Mazaristan” he said.

Defence Minister General Marzouk Mubarak al-Ghannim, speaking at the front in the west, told reporters, “the Mazari Defence Force stands ready to confront any threat. The Islamic Revolutionary Army of the UNIR is not invincible, they’re just fought cowardly terrorists. We are ready to evict them, and I vow should the time come, to evict the Islamic Collectivist invaders. The MDF will be the force that cripples the UNIR’s pride.”

With sporadic clashes with the DDPG continuing across the boundary of their illegally held territory, some are concerned that the MDF will soon find itself fighting yet more foes, but with the nation fully supportive of the MDF’s fight for the nation’s survival, the DDPG and their UNIR patrons will most likely seek a diplomatic solution.

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by **Union of Akoren** » Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:42 pm

UNIR MP warns Mazari Army to "not even throw a stone" at Saffad Ali base
Concerns grow over Mazari President's aggressive rhetoric following discovery of UNIR run base in Druze city.
Nasheed Malabi
^{20 September, 2017, 14.00pm | Bendigha, Rifat}

File photo: Colonel Vahid Namdar has a been a prominent MP for two decades

Veteran parliamentarian, Colonel Vahid Namdar has warned Mazaristan, “if the MDF even throws a stone at the base in Saffad Ali, the Union will wipe the Nasr regime off the map.” Speaking during a session of the Supreme Assembly, which was welcoming its official Pasdani and Ankoreni representatives, he denounced President Nasr’s threats against the Union, saying, “this pathetic man has whored his nation out to Huimont, the existential threat to Nautasian freedom and prosperity and from behind their blood-soaked skirts he threatens us.”

The Colonel’s condemnation followed Mazari statements about a training facility constructed by the Islamic Revolutionary Army near the Druze majority city of Saffad Ali in southern Mazaristan. The Islamic Revolutionary Army mans the base with 380 soldiers, to train the Dashtani-Druze Protection Group, which has come under sporadic attack from forces loyal to Mazari dictator Yusuf Nasr.

Colonel Namdar, the MP for Qashrin in southern Pasdan, drew a standing ovation for the State Council saying, “I say we applaud our State Council for its truly honourable decision to provide the Dashtani and Druze people, the know how to defend themselves. Our State Council has once again proven to all watching, that the Union is and always will, seek to protect the continent’s most vulnerable Nautasians.”

The MP then went on to condemn President Nasr as an “unhinged, weak and vicious petty man, who seeks violent vengeance against any man, woman or child, who would oppose his evil. Now he seeks to condemn the Dashtani and Druze to violent vengeance, but this will not happen. No Aininian, Luziycan patron will protect them, should he attack such noble people of these.”

President Nasr who is directly responsible for the deaths of at least 450,000 people in Mazaristan’s civil war, threatened “This base is a travesty and an illegal act against the sovereign Mazari nation. For allowing this base to be built, for even inviting the UNIR enemy into Mazaristan, without the authority or right to do so, makes the DDAC nothing more than a criminal traitorous gang and for that there will be justice.”

Colonel Namdar warned that if the Mazari Defence Force made any move against the base in Saffad Ali, “if the MDF even throws a stone at the base in Saffad Ali, the Union will wipe the Nasr regime off the map. I dare the Aininian puppet president to try it, have your minions attack the base and see what mighty vengeance we will produce against you” he said.

In his own address, Prime Minister Qassem Akbari asked Ainin or Luziyca to “seek rationality in this matter. Hyperbolic threats, though hollow, will not aid the effort by responsible nations to preserve peace at this time.”
“If Ainin and Luziyca wish for peace and stability, they should use their influence to reign in President Nasr, before he condemns millions more of his own people to war, because it is a certainty, that any attack on UNIR personnel operating in the territory of the Dashtani-Druze Autonomous Council will be met a decisive and proportionate response. I believe comrades, that both governments, know this well enough to agree with my request” he told parliamentarians.

As of yet the Mazari military has not made any major attempt against the DDAC or the Saffad Ali base, but personnel there have been place on high alert.

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by **United Soviet States of Russian Empire** » Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:11 pm

Interesting

by **Mazaristan1** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:29 pm

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▍BREAKING: MAZARI AIR FORCE JET DOWNED BY UNIR
▍Y/S-78 aicraft destroyed, both pilots feared dead in SAM attack.

Amateur footage supposedly showing the downed aircraft.

Jalawla - A Mazari Air Force Y/S-78 jet has been reportedly shot down over southern Mazaristan after launching a strike against Druze terrorist targets. The Mazari Defence Force is reporting that the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile launched from within the UNIR. Neither of the two pilots survived the crash, with eye-witnesses and footage showing no visible parachutes. President Nasr has convened an emergency meeting of the “War Cabinet” to discuss the unprovoked downing of a Mazari military jet.

The Y/S-78 was travelling southward from Suwayad Air Force base 50km north of Druze held territory. It was targeting a house believed to be storing vast amounts of weapons to be used in the future. The Y/S-78 successfully destroyed the house at 13.33pm, it continued south for some time as part of a regular air patrol of sovereign Mazari airspace. At 13.59pm it was passing 30km east of Saffad Ali when it vanished from MAF radar.

The plane was spotted by locals falling from the sky in a burning ball of flame, before crashing into the side of a mountain 14km south of Saffad Ali. No parachutes were spotted, indicating that the two pilots were killed. Eyewitnesses report seeing a flash in the sky, followed by a faint bang, before the plane plummet back down to earth.

Social media reports from locals near the Mazari-UNIR border report seeing a white streak shoot up from the UNIR side several minutes before the plane was downed.

Radar data produced by the MAF reportedly indicate a missile launch from northern Irvadistan, clearly pointing to a UNIR-launched surface-to-air missile destroying the plane.

The pilots have been identified as Airman Issa Ali, 22 and Captain Mohammad al-Wafak, 26. Both leave behind loving wives and two children. The Ministry of Defence has stated that they will be “honoured as martyrs in the war of national resistance.”

Minister of Defence, General Marzouk Mubarak al-Ghannim giving a statement said, “at 13.59pm today, a Y/S-78 attack aircraft, after successfully destroying an illegal weapon dump north of Kafr Manbir, in Dashtani-Druze held territory, vanished from our radar screens. Initial attempts at communication failed, study of radar data and eyewitness reports through social media, confirmed that the aircraft was shot down while in Mazari airspace.

“Further study confirms that the plane was shot down by a medium-range surface-to-air missile launched from within the northern UNIR. This was unprovoked and undeserved. The pilots were committed to their duty of defending the Mazari people and nation from separatism, extremism and terrorism. It is now clear, that the UNIR will use any means necessary to protect its proxies in the Dashtani and Druze.
“Our prayers are with the brave pilots’ families. But be sure, we shall retaliate in a manner befitting our position” he said.

The downing of a Mazari military jet marks a dramatic escalation in tensions that have emerged in wake of the discovery of the large illicit UNIR military base east of Saffad Ali. The Islamic Collectivist regime of the UNIR warned that “any attack on the base would result on a decisive and proportionate response.” However, the aircraft was not travelling near the base and posed no threat.

The Ministry of Defence has called for the Aininian and Luziycan commanders of the Mazari Security Task Force. The President also reportedly seeks to speak to President Agapov and Prime Minister de Lotbinière by phone to discuss the crisis.

More as the story develops.

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by **Greater Petrea** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:57 pm

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▍BREAKING: UP TO 8,000 UNIR MILITARY PERSONNEL 'INVADE' RIFAT, SAYS MoD
▍'Up to 8,000 soldiers, hundreds of tanks' have reportedly entered southern Rifat says Minister Zafar Djermouni

Tanks and soldiers thought to be of the Islamic Revolutionary Army Land Forces outside of El Hajira.

Via the Rifati Military Watch - Coming right on the heels of the discovery of an IRALF base in southern Mazaristan and the downing of a Mazari Y/S-78, the Ministry of Defence has announced that sources within the region as well as military intelligence obtained from both domestic and foreign sources, that up to 8,000 soldiers and at least 250 main battle tanks have crossed the Édouard-Jourdain Line line and subsequently entered into Rifat illegally in what has been described as an 'invasion' by members of the Defence Ministry and the Rifati Army.

According to Defence Minister Zafar Djermouni, the IRALF members - numbering 'at least two brigades in strength and fully supplied' illegally crossed the border between Rifat and the UNIR 'without consultation or request of or from the Rifati government.' Such an act, Minister Djermouni went on to say, is 'tantamount to an invasion of the Rifati Republic.'

Mohammad Rachedi, former Speaker of the General People's Senate and current Acting President of the Rifati Republic, condemned the 'invasion' in the 'strongest terms possible.' He then went on to vow that government forces 'would retake the South in totality. Regardless of whomever illegally occupies our sovereign lands. I promise you, and I promise to the Rifati people, that this will not be ignored by us. We will remember, and we will take appropriate and measured action in response to it.' He did not comment further on his statement.

The announcement seems to have also engendered a visceral hostile reaction amongst members of the General People's Senate as well as the public, with members of the Steadfast Faction (which, with their leader - Badr al-Neman- are expected to be swept into both the Presidency and government in the coming days) calling for an international reaction to the 'hostile actions of the Islamic Collectivist tyrant regime.' According to Senator al-Neman himself, the invasion is 'the true face of the rebellion in the Nabaghassett, as well as the true endpoint that the UNIR has long sought. They have been attempting to gain a foothold in northern Nautasia for decades, and see this as their primary attempt to do so.'

Senator al-Neman proceeded to vow that, should the Rifati people vote him into office, he will 'ensure that the unlawful and illegal rebellion, against the Rifati government which seeks to turn a peaceful and democratic nation into a land of tyranny and oppression, is crushed and the Rifati people and tribes of the Nabaghassett are freed from the yoke of Volkan's tyranny now and forevermore.'

The act represents a significant escalation in the Nabaghassett war, which had begun to stagnate after the rebel forces (calling themselves the State Authority for a Free and Islamic Rifat, or SAFIR) captured the city of Abu Kaqiya and encircled the major southern town of Almoustarat. Forces loyal to the Rifati government were also reportedly in the beginning stages of the first major offensive to retake territory around the I-29/85 motorway that connects Zagier to towns like Wad Medawaba and El Miraga. The illegal invasion also occurs just days before the special elections for a new President following the collapse of the former National Coalition.

Acting President Mohammad Rachedi is reportedly seeking to discuss the situation with UNIR President Volkan, Luziycan President Agapov, and Aininian Prime Minister de Lotbinière with regards to assistance and military support moving forward. Requests to multiple officials within the UNIR for comment have gone unresponded to as of the time of this article's writing.

More as this story develops.

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OPINION: UNIR entry into Rifat and Mazaristan makes war in Nautasia inevitable [ 27209 ]
Militias throughout south, east unite to form pro-government 'People's Freedom Brigades' [ 4947 ]
LIVE UPDATES: Operation Southern Front reportedly 'underway'; clashes reported [ 9245 ]
UNIR: The greatest threat to Nautasia since the rise of The Caliphate in 2010 [ 6251 ]
EDITORIAL: This war is one the Rifati people will inevitably fight alone [ 12316 ]

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by **Siphria** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:51 am

DOZENS ARRESTED IN AWIYYISTAN FOR TIES TO "UNIR"
Police, military forces arrest more than four dozen ethnic Bedouin with
ties to the "UNIR"; Helebceyî vows "obliteration" of pro-"UNIR" terror networks

President Selîm Helebceyî meeting with Siphrian soldiers in Awiyyistan last week.

September 22, 2017 | Saqriyah, Siphria | More than four dozen ethnic Bedouin have been arrested across Awiyyistan following a series of pre-dawn raids undertaken by local police departments in conjunction with the Siphrian Baha'i Armed Forces. A spokesperson for the Siphrian Baha'i Armed Forces told the press the operations were "aimed at weakening the operational capacity of pro-Ankoreni militant organizations", such as the All-Nautasian Party of Siphria and the Siphrian Islamic Liberation Army.

The raids began well before dawn, at roughly 5:00 AM, with some raids beginning as late as 7:30. Raids took place in Saqriyah, Qataniyah, Khadraniyah, and several other cities and towns across the three governorates that composed Awiyyistan. Official reports from the Siphrian military say that 53 people were arrested, though local police reports put the tally at 49 people in total. There were no fatalities, but a Siphrian soldier, three local policemen, and five suspects were apparently injured during the raids. None required emergency medical attention, and all are expected to return to full health.

The raids come in the wake of the September 4 Kisurra terrorist attack, which was committed by a pro-Ankoreni extremist of Bedouin ethnicity. The attack- which targeted an ancient Aburrite temple complex- killed nine Siphrians, six visiting tourists, and the extremist himself. Investigations afterwards determined that the perpetrator had been radicalized by Ankoreni propaganda and was involved with several pro-"UNIR" groups in Awiyyistan.

Ebdulah Behmeyî, a spokesman for the Siphrian Baha'i Armed Forces, described the operation as a "decisive blow" in the fight against terrorism. "Our soldiers were able to descend upon the hideouts used by these terrorists without detection, and to capture them quickly, easily, and without bloodshed. The competence and valor displayed by these fine patriots was astounding, and will serve as a firm reminder to our enemies that we are more than ready to fight for our country."

Behmeyî also described the operation as a triumph of cooperation among Siphrian security forces. "The Siphrian Baha'i Armed Forces were able to work alongside the National Security Service and local police forces not only easily but seamlessly," he said. "Those who speculated that there was conflict within the Siphrian military have been proved dead wrong by today's events."

President Selîm Helebceyî, who is in Gelale to meet with industrial workers and discuss improvement of working conditions, told reporters that the raids were necessary to guarantee Siphria's security from Ankoren. "What we are seeing in Mazaristan and Rifat is what will happen to Siphria if we do not wholly destroy all pro-Ankoreni terrorist cells within this country," he declared. "It is the favorite strategy of the Ankorenis to use subversives and militants within a country to cause instability, and to then invade that country and enslave its people amidst the chaos. We have seen them do it in the Nabaghassett, we have seen them do it with the Dashtani-Druze militant cell, but we will not allow them to do it here."

"These militant groups- whether they style themselves as Bedouin nationalist, pan-Nautasian, or Islamic Collectivist- must be utterly obliterated if Siphria is to survive as a free nation," he proclaimed. "We must show them no mercy and no respite. We must root them out of every den, hunt them down to the man, and wipe them off the face of the planet. If we do not, then we will lose all that we as a country hold dear."

Neither the Baha'i Armed Forces nor local police have yet released the names of any of the individuals arrested today, and it is unclear when or if their names will be released. However, it is highly probable that these individuals will face severe charges and stringent punishment for their actions, says legal expert Îbrahîm Ezizî of the University of Akrê.

"At the minimum they will be facing charges of possession of banned materials and membership in illegal organizations, both of which carry heavy fines and sentences of up to 15 years in prison," Ezizî told Destûra's Silêman Îsmaîlî. "Depending on what materials are found in their hideouts and what evidence is extracted during interrogation, they could also potentially be charged with planning to commit sabotage and planning to commit terrorism, which carry minimum sentences of 20 and 30 years in prison. And, of course, if they are charged with espionage or sedition or treason, then they could potentially face the death penalty."

And Minister of Justice and State Security Evdirehmanê Hesenpûr told reporters that he does not think these raids will be the last. "These individuals were only parts of larger cells. No doubt through their interrogations and confessions, we will learn the names of other terrorists and terrorist sympathizers, of assaults they planned to carry out, of individuals they had sought to sway to their evil cause. So we will continue to work to obtain information about, and then destroy, these militant cells."

"Regardless," he concluded, "it is quite clear we will all have to remain vigilant against this despicable terrorist threat."

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‣ Ankoren violates Mazari territorial sovereignty with base construction
‣ OPINION: Islamic collectivism must be stopped- at any cost

by **Greater Petrea** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:21 am

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▍BREAKING: BADR AL-NEMAN, STEADFAST FACTION/COALITION WIN MAJORITY, PRESIDENCY
▍Promising political, military reform, Badr al-Neman and Steadfast Faction controls gov't after overnight vote

Senator, now President-Elect, al-Neman observing the electoral results live from the interim General People's Senate Building.

Via the Bendigha Political Monitor - Riding a wave of vitriolic anger and resentment following the illegal occupation and invasion of Southern Rifat (colloquially known as the Nabaghassett) by ground troops of the Union of Nautasian Islamic Republics, and promising sweeping reform and change to both the Rifati political system and the military (which has struggled to gain ground from the Islamic Collectivist rebel groups in the south), the Rifati people have made their voices heard and voted the Steadfast Faction into an outright majority in the General People's Senate, with their leader - Badr al-Neman - ascending to the Presidency overnight.

The special election vote, which took place yesterday, saw the Steadfast Faction strip the erstwhile National Coalition Faction of 47 seats in the General People's Senate, giving the Steadfast Faction 112 seats and thus making them the largest political party in the GPS overall. In addition to that, the candidacy of Badr al-Neman (along with the Strength Faction leader, Sabil al-Ghar) saw themselves winning an overwhelming majority of the public support throughout the nation, upwards of 65 to 70 percent of the votes counted by the estimates of the Bendigha Political Monitor. According to exit polls throughout the government-controlled regions of Rifat, the reason why many voters - including those who were traditionalist centrists (the kind that the erstwhile National Coalition used as a popular base of support) - instead chose to vote with the Steadfast-Strength ticket was because of the heated rhetoric and promises made by then-Senator al-Neman.

According to Ahmed al-Wazim, a resident of Jadida who had - only weeks before - fled from his home in Wad Medawaba, then-Senator al-Neman was a man who could do what needed to be done with regards to the rebellion. "I have seen firsthand the tyranny of the rebels in the Nabaghassett. Many of my friends and close relatives were killed or imprisoned by the so-called Rifati Civil Administration in Wad Medawaba and Abu Kaqiya. The Boudjera administration, though he was a great leader in peace, was incompetent in war. Al-Neman is not incompetent. His record speaks for itself."

President-Elect al-Neman, who is expected to be sworn in, later on, today, was - prior to his entry into political life - a soldier in the Rifati Army. Having risen to the rank of Colonel-Major, al-Neman played a major role in repulsing takfiri terrorists of the so-called Caliphate during an attempted incursion into Umm Qanlualkon Wilayah in late 2015. It is the hope of many in Rifat that President-Elect al-Neman puts his military acumene to the test and makes headway into defeating the rebellion.

The election also comes on the heels of an unprovoked UNIR invasion of the Nabaghassett. Many wonder what the first action President-Elect al-Neman, who has not commented outside of saying that he will 'ensure that the unlawful and illegal rebellion, against the Rifati government which seeks to turn a peaceful and democratic nation into a land of tyranny and oppression, is crushed and the Rifati people and tribes of the Nabaghassett are freed from the yoke of Volkan's tyranny now and forevermore.', will take once he officially ascends to his office. His official office has not responded to our requests for comment.

More on this story as it develops.

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OPINION: UNIR entry into Rifat and Mazaristan makes war in Nautasia inevitable [ 27209 ]
People's Freedom Brigades reportedly re-capture half a dozen cities from rebels [ 4947 ]
LIVE UPDATES: Operation Southern Front reportedly 'underway'; clashes reported [ 9245 ]
UNIR: The greatest threat to Nautasia since the rise of The Caliphate in 2010 [ 6251 ]
EDITORIAL: This war is one the Rifati people will inevitably fight alone [ 12316 ]

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by **Karazawa** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:13 am

Anka Soyi

Rockstars killed by "Stray Hounds" Cartel affiliated gang.

Mancho Dellaplana, Kuraka of the Tupuri Gang and the brain behind this horrid affair.

During the night of Equinox, the "Tupuri Gang", a sub-group of the Stray Hounds Cartel, executed the members of the Cucaseshas pop-rock group. The Cucaseshas had been kidnapped days ago by the same gang while they were at the home of the lead singer, Xiriza Yldad provoking a large reaction from the fans. Neither the Cartel nor the gang made any declaration or a demand of ransom, which made the police of Ostramar doubt of the odds of finding the artists alive.

After reports of strange fires in the woods near Tula, the police arrived to discover four charred corpses tied together in a middle of what was left of a giant pyre. Meanwhile, policemen finally managed to, after a 8 hours long siege, to occupy the Tupuri's plaza and to capture their leader, the Kuraka Mancho Dellaplana. After a long period of questioning, the Tupuri's Kuraka admitted to have captured and tortured for a week the four musicians before burning them to death in the wood. While it is too soon to be categoric, analysis seems to confirm this story.

The reasons behind this act of barbary haven't been explained by the Kuraka. However, what the police discovered was that the Record producer of the group was part of a money laundering scheme of the Stray Hounds Cartel but very recently stoped upholding its end of the bargain. In retalation, the Stray Hound Cartels might have ordered the Tupuri Gang to assassinate the Cucaseshas, the most profitable group for the Record.

Public outrage seems to be fans of the Cucaseshas have been attacking the record producer studios in Tula, throwing rocks at the buildings and the employees. The ten or so individuals linked to those acts of violence have been arrested, while the producer and most of its employees are being heard by the court of Ostramar. We are now waiting for the results of the analysis to definitively confirm that the bodies found are those of the group members, and for the trial of Mancho Dellaplana and other Tupuri caught with him to start.

More as the story develops.

About me · by **Luziyca** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 3:03 pm

Offensive to be launched against the HTI, main objective to cut road between Suwayr and Khan Qasyr

General Rodion Yezhov

JALAWLA, MAZARISTAN - Today, Commander Rodion Yezhov of the Mazari Security Task Force has announced plans to send 15,000 Luziycan soldiers to cut off the road between the two main cities of Suwayr and Khan Qasyr, and to provide a contiguous connection between the Mazari-controlled Tal Tefik and the rest of the territory currently controlled by the Mazaristani government.

Yezhov explained at a press conference in Jalawla that "the main intention [of the offensive] is to cripple the Hayat Tahrir Islami's main supply line between its western and eastern half, and to provide a contiguous connection between the Tal Tafik base and the rest of Mazaristan, without having to go through Nautarya and Hunawiyah."

"Thus, by liberating the area and reconnecting Tal Tafik with the rest of the territory held by the Mazaristani government, it will not only devastate the ability of the HTI to conduct operations into Mazaristani territory, but also enable people from Tal Tafik to return to their homes and receive fresh supplies from outside of Nautarya and Hunawiyah."

More as the story develops.

In other news
Karazawa - Rockstars killed by gang
Rifat - Badr al-Neman wins Presidency
Siphria - Military regime arrests bedouins for ties to the UNIR
Mazaristan - Government urges restraint after Mazari jet shot down by UNIR

by **Campenia and Lorania** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 3:45 pm

Government releases "blacklist" of far-left trade unions, bans gatherings of these organisations
A crypto-fascist and anti-democratic move, according to the opposition and trade union leaders

President Guérhart de Trey supported
the move, "for the sake of national unity
in troubling times".

Wéppy - It was 15:32 this afternoon when the spokeperson of the Oelian government—and also Minister to Nordanian Relations and to the EC—Cédrich Lithz, with a determined face, announced that a decree was signed by the Brêteur (Hélène Louwitrié) and President de Trey earlier this morning, temporarly banning gatherings of a handful of left-wing trade unions.

While the most important ones, such as the Confederation of Oelian Workers (CAO) and the General Union of Labour (UGL), stay untouched by this decree, the government, in response to growing tensions with far-left movements, themselves fed by growing tensions with Alemannia, has banned some relatively big national trade unions from organising any public gathering or demonstration "in the wait for a de-escalation of tensions". The main targeted unions are:

The Worker Solidarity (SA), the third-biggest trade union classificated as left-wing, often pushing for concepts such as "open syndicalism" and known for its virulent rhetoric against the Oelian governments.
The Students' Union for a Democratic Oelia (UEOD), the segond-biggest far-left student organisation of the country, also known for violent demonstrations, and for a stronger link with the "classic" syndicalist ideology.
The Syndicate of the Oelian Proletariat (SPO), a relatively big union often said to be the political wing of the Militia of Oelian Workers' Liberation (MFAO), a terrorist organisation according to the government, and the perpetrators of a big number of terror attacks and various shootings in the country, although no link between the two organisations has been proven. It has currently voiced "total" support for Alemannia in the recent tensions.

In total, the "blacklist" is composed of 12 far-left organisations and trade unions that are, as of now, seen as a "threat to national unity and cohesion", according to Cédrich Lithz. President de Trey has explained his decision by saying that he acted as such "for the sake of national unity".

In the left-wing, the leader of the Official Opposition, Natascha d'Awianes (SocDems), has said that "there are indeed some problems linked to some of these organisations", but that "there are a lot of more diplomatic and democratic ways to deal with them". Further to the left, however, leaders are seeing the decree as an "outrage". Lowis Maëllans (Popular Party) called the decree "a crypto-fascist move" and called for an immediate withdrawal of it by the President.

The leading bureau of Workers Solidarity has reacted this evening, calling the decree "an anti-democratic decision of the worst kind". It announced that despite the ban, it will still operate "to make the voice of the workers heard". It also re-iterated that the trade union had "no link with Alemannia, as we believe in a different, unaggressive syndicalism". The UEOD and the SPO also reacted by calling the government "a fascist den".

To the far-right, however, the decree has been acclaimed. Hiltrude Emman-Bassènge, the leader of the National Alliance, said that the decree was "a good and lucid move for unity"

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Nautasia - Volkan's UNIR at the centre of attention...and tensions
Karazawa - A band massacred by cartel-affiliated gang
Rifat - A new leader for a nation on the verge of a breakdown
Pisdara - The schemes of an Aininian company worsens drought

by **Sassau** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:46 pm

SDP Becomes Largest Party After Federal Election

Juna Eschler
24 September 2017

A woman prepares her ballot in Büssing, Tirol.

Wittburg: The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has overtaken the National Conservative Party (NKP) to become the largest party in the Federal Assembly after yesterday's federal election. The election also saw one of the highest turnouts in recent years, with 81.3% of registered voters taking part in the election.

The election was widely tipped to be one of the closest in recent memory with polls two days before the election date predicting a hung parliament. The results of yesterday's election show the Social Democrat Party as the big winners, increasing their vote share by 4.8% to take 43.4% of the popular vote. The National Conservative Party also saw a strong finish, winning 42.3% of the vote. However, the party's share of the vote dropped 4.8% compared with the 47.1% they won in the 2013 federal election. The National People's Party still remains the third largest party in the Federal Assembly with 10.9% of the vote. It too saw a drop in it's share of the vote, dropping 1.2%. Gains were made in the minor parties in the Federal Assembly with the Green Party and the Pirate Party almost doubling their respective vote shares. The Green Party saw it's vote share increase by nearly one percent to sit on 2.7% of the vote. The Pirate Party also continues its rise in federal politics, winning 1.1% of the vote, an increase of 0.6%. Both the Green Party and the Pirate Party managed to hold into their constiuencies they won in previous federal elections. The Communist Party, however, was the only victim of this year's federal election, with party leader Christian Stoll losing the Eisenfeld constituency in western Wittburg.

This now leaves both the SDP and the NKP in a position to form the next government, with the NVP looking to capitalise on it's position as the third largest party in the Federal Assembly. The Federal Assembly has 160 seats, with 81 needed for a majority. As it stands, the National Conservatives now having 67 seats in the Federal Assembly. Adding the 17 seats of the National People's Party either in a formal coalition or in a confidence and supply agreement would give the centre-right 84 seats, enough for a majority. The Social Democrats are in a strong position, with 69 seats. Potentially, the Green Party and Pirate Party could be included in a future coalition, adding 4 and 2 seats respectively. This would give a centre-left coalition 75 seats, meaning it would still need the National People's Party to govern. However it would have a much stronger command of the Federal Assembly, with a potential SDP-EP-PP-NVP coalition having 92 seats.

SDP leader Mathias Brügger said that he was delighted at the results of the election although he said he would wait for further votes to come in from overseas voters before he would officially enter into coalition talks.
"Although I am extremely happy with the way the election has turned out for us, at this stage we would want to wait until we have a full picture of the vote before we began official discussions regarding coalitions." He said that he was looking to speak with the leaders of both the Green Party (EP) and the Pirate Party (PP), although he also had not ruled out Othmar Trümpi and the National People's Party (NVP).
"I think that we would have to involve the NVP at some point despite some fairly substantial differences," Brügger said. "At this stage I'm not ruling out anything but we would definitely want to have some support from the party."

Incumbent Chancellor and National Conservative Party (NKP) leader Corinna Böhme said that she was disappointed in the drop in support for her party but said that she was confident of forming a government with the National People's Party. She said that both parties shared the same or similar views on a number of key issues.
"I think it's possible that some sort of agreement can be reached," she said. "I believe that we can form a stable, strong government that will deliver a better future for all Swastrians." She declined to comment on the reason for her party's drop in support. She said that it could be "any number of factors" and that the public should not rule out the National Conservatives entering a fourth term in power. Böhme will run a caretaker government until coalition negotiations have been concluded.

National People's Party leader Othmar Trümpi said that he had "mixed feelings" about the election and refused to comment on potential coalition partners, saying it was "too early".
"At the moment we are waiting for the overseas votes to arrive and be counted, as well as engaging in some minor reshuffling of our list parliamentarians," he said. "It's too early to say anything about potential coalition agreements." Trümpi did acknowledge that there were differences between the National People's Party and both major parties in power and that those differences would have to be considered. He also hinted at the potential for the National Conservative Party to sit on the crossbenches and lend support during Assembly votes on a case-by-case basis.
"It would give us a definite ability to influence the Federal Assembly according to how we see fit," he said. "However there's also government policy to consider so we would be interested in having some say on that too."

Political commentators have speculated on whether or not the National People's Party sitting on the crossbenches would be in the party's best interests, alluding to the fact that if they did, a centre-left coalition led by the Social Democrats would be able to take power albeit under a minority government. Many have said that the National People's Party and the National Conservative Party have more in common with one another, although there are leftist factions within the party. Former National People's Party president Rolf Zumbach said that party policy has always reflected this strong leftist influence as well as a "suspicion" of free market policies.
"The NVP has always supported protectionist measures when it came to foreign trade and investment," he said. "It has also campaigned strongly for greater protection of Swastrian workers, something which puts it at odds with the NKP." Zumbach said that the current National Conservative administration was introducing policies that fitted within what the National People's Party found acceptable, and that could have some sway in who the party chose as it's coalition partner.
"The current administration has definitely been engaging in measures to influence who the NVP forms a coalition with," he said. "At this stage I really can't say who the NVP will chose to go with."

Under Swastrian law, major political parties have eight weeks to negotiate a coalition agreement. If neither of the major parties can form a government, the Federal Assembly remains dissolved and new elections are held. Party leaders must convince the King they have the numbers required in order to form a government.

by **Namor** » Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:47 pm

ANOTHER DEATH KNELL TO DETENTE AS ANTELOPE DISBANDS FU-ERA COMMISSION

President-General Antelope announced the disbandment of
the Velkian Peace Council, an executive committee set up in
2007 to lead efforts at improving relations with Luziyca

September 24, 2017 (Namo) - President-General Antelope Shohai announced the disbandment of the Velkian Peace Council (VPC), an agency set up under former President-General Fu Wen in 2007 to lead executive efforts at improving relations between Namor and neighboring Luziyca.

Antelope announced his decision to disband the VPC at his monthly press conference, where he claimed the council does not play a significant role in Namorese foreign policy decision-making.

"The Velkian Peace Council is a vestigial agency that no longer reflects the priorities of this administration. Therefore, I have ordered the council's disbandment effective immediately," he said.

Downplaying fears that the council's disbandment may inflame tensions with Bethlehem, the President-General said a "new policymaking mechanism" will take the VPC's place, though he did not specify how such a mechanism will function.

"We continue to favor stable relations with the Luziycan regime, not to mention a stable Velkia as a whole, within the framework of our current approach. And we are confident in our ability to continue moving forward under this current approach."

In a separate press conference hours later, the New Democrats, which Fu led during his presidency, criticized the decision to disband the council and questioned Antelope's motives.

"The President-General has made it crystal clear in his press conference that peace on the continent is not his primary concern. He is sending the wrong message to the international community and more importantly the Namorese people," said party chairman Tsao Haojing, who then promised to reduce the impact of the VPC's dissolution by encouraging continued interactions between Namorese and Luziycan party leaders and officials.

The Velkian Peace Council or VPC was an executive agency established by President-General Fu in 2007 to guide Namorese policy towards Luziyca. The council consisted of government officials, CenCo deputies, business leaders and scholars. Also part of the council were the Foreign Minister and the Namorese ambassador to Luziyca.

Although the council was not sanctioned by any legislation, treaty or agreement, it remained active for the rest of Fu's presidency, meeting at least once a month and publishing several reports on Namo-Luziycan relations.

Some of its recommendations to the government included a peaceful approach to the Nantai Question, relaxed visa restrictions on Luziycan citizens and the eventual joint demilitarization of the western border.

During the 2015 election, then-Popular Front presidential candidate Antelope Shohai threatened to disband the VPC, although he did not take action against the council immediately after taking office.

Still, the VPC has seen a decreased role in the government since the start of the Antelope presidency, when retired general and Third Namo-Luziycan War veteran Minh Quang was appointed as the council's new chair. The council has only met twice in 2016 and once this year and published two short reports endorsing Antelope's "Three Mutuals" doctrine and the Defense of Namorese Dignity Act (DNDA) that was passed in March.

by **Jathana** » Sun Sep 24, 2017 2:39 am

by Kirushan Arivend, September 24, 2017

Jathani Defence Minister condemns Xiaodongese Actions against Narmada
"Such actions could pose a threat to us as well" says DM

As Xiaodongese-Narmadi tensions skyrocket, many citizens are afraid of the possible spill-over into Jathana's borders. Multiple protests by Narmadi immigrants, demanding that Xiaodong be sanctioned, have caught the attention of royal officials in Jakassar in light of the Chalamguk Massacre that occured on the first of September. At a press conference today, Defence Minister Rathithan Gangai has condemned the actions of the Xiaodongese military and stated that Jathana is "not afraid to respond." Recently, Jathani border forces have been on heightened alert, and the Royal Ministry for Defence has offered to support Narmadi Forces on the Narmada-Xiaodong border. The Defence Ministry hopes to engage in military exercises with Narmada sometime this month in order to strengthen cooperation between the two forces. The DM went on to say that the human rights abuses in Chalamguk were "horrid" and "a display of unnecessary brutality" and that this and other atrocities "should not be ignored."

Minister Gangai has condemned the Xiaodongese military and government for
their actions in Narmada.

Minister Gangai has assured that for peace to occur in Borea, intervention must occur. "In defence of those who share our culture, as well as any Jathani diaspora in Narmada, we must take the necessary steps toward peace and solidarity in Borea." Jathani Officials are hoping on this situation cooling down, but if this does not happen, further action will be taken.

Minister Gangai went on to accuse Xiaodongese officials of propagating "false information" about the conflict, stating that, "The Xiaodongese government is attempting to sway Narmadi citizens into a state of fear by spreading conjured up information on the issue." Some experts disagree on this, saying that Xiaodongese information is accurate to reports from unaffiliated institutions.

When asked about Razarian assistance given to Xiaodong, the DM stated that the Razarian government made a "poor decision."

Military forces are at a heightened alert and prepared to move into Narmada should the need arise. The Royal Army, Navy, and Air Force have proclaimed their readiness to defend the Narmadi-Jathani Hindustan region at all costs. "Xiaodong is all talk. Their intimidation tactics will not work on us, and we are willing to fight back and keep the Hindustan region strong" says an officer of the Royal Army.

As of right now, the Jathani Royal Military has been given the okay to supply Narmada with munitions and any other required supplies to combat Xiaodongese aggression on the border. This includes shells, small arms ammunition, missiles, mortars, and rations. The shipments will be delivered by helicopter and plane across the Jathani-Narmadi border and to military operational areas near the Narmadi-Xiaodongese border region. Shipments of food and medical supplies will also be given to Narmadi civilians affected by the conflict.

For now, Jathana has stayed within borders, but that may change very soon.

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by **Pisdara** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:02 am

25 September 2017
Protests break out at RUI headquarters amidst UNIR invasion of Rifat

A protest surrounded the RUI's headquarters in Kibkar today, decrying the UNIR's actions
in Rifat and Mazaristan.

KIBKAR - Angered protesters descended on the Islamic People’s Movement headquaters in Kibkar today, four days after around 8,000 soldiers connected with the UNIR crossed the border into Rifat, in what is being referred to as an “invasion”. The move, seen as a possible push to annex southern Rifat into the UNIR, comes only a day after a Mazaristani Air Force jet was downed by the UNIR, who have have increased tensions in southern Nautasia through the discovery of an UNIR base in Mazaristani territory. This escalation has caused anger from Pisdari pro-free associationists and anti-Islamic collectivists towards the regional southern power, as well as the local Islamic People’s Movement.

Protesters at the headquarters chanted “No to UNIR, no to occupation” as members of the National Guard blocked the building’s entrance. “It’s a simple matter of calling for fairness and democracy in Nautasia”, stated organizer Nanna Amarezen. “With the UNIR acting as a rogue state and not respecting the soverign rights of its neighbours, its concerning that the RUI would stay silent on such an issue.” The protest, organized since the attack of the Mazaristani fighter jet, has brought around six-hundred people to Kibkar in order to air their greivences at the party’s headquaters. The RUI, and its leader Shadar Kabari, have stayed quiet on the recent news from the UNIR border and its neighbours, with Kabari stating after the news of the Rifati border crossing that “it was too early to know if they are really UNIR soldiers.” The party’s quietness towards the actions of its ideological ally could also stem from the internal discord caused by the Saheilian incident last month, in which Kabari’s critique of UNIR foreign policy was seen by some in the organization as disloyal and against the notions of pan-Nautasianiam. A similar incident in regards to Rifat or Mazaristan could lead to a pernament split if the more hardline deputies find Kabari’s rhetoric too concilatory and half-hearted.

There is also the issue of popularity. A recent survey released yesterday, with around 1,000 Pisdaris questioned, showed a 78% disapproval of the UNIR’s actions in regards to Rifat, and 61% towards Mazaristan. This is mostly due to a geopolitical bond between Rifat and Pisdara, since they, along with Saheil, are the only democratic regimes in eastern Nautasia, and as such even some Islamic collectivists seem to favour continued ties. In comparison, the UNIR is facing a declining approval rating with Pisdaris, with only 32% approving of the regime, down from a high of 56% in February. Coming out in favour of a relatively distrusted nation over a heavily unlikable incident could harm the RUI electorally, especially with local elections slated for early next year. At press time, Consul Kabari has yet to officially come out against or in favour of the UNIR, an action protesters have taken to calling out as concerning. “Silence is consent to the UNIR’s blatent attacks, quite honestly”, stated Amarezen.

by **Union of Akoren** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:06 am

UNIR condemns Rifati lies over mysterious 8,000 soldiers
Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemns the story as "lies propagated by a failed state".
Nasheed Malabi
^{25 September, 2017, 17.00pm | Estanban, Union of Nautasian Islamic Republics}

UNIR's highest Shi'ite authority Ayatollah Ali Khorsani (L) condemned Rifat's government for
allowing war to happen.

The Foreign Ministry has slammed Rifati claims that 8,000 soldiers from the Union have crossed into Rifat. The Ministry’s spokesman said, “these are vicious lies perpetuated by a failed stated. They appear all too eager to deflect attention away from their political collapse, by producing some conspiracy about an UNIR invasion. This is unfortunate, as it is only the Union that has offered to mediate peace talks.”

According to reports from the Rifat Armed Forces and public media outlets, military intelligence obtained from both domestic and foreign sources, that up to 8,000 soldiers and at least 250 main battle tanks have crossed the Édouard-Jourdain Line line and subsequently entered into Rifat illegally in what has been described as an 'invasion' by members of the Defence Ministry and the Rifati Army.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Aslan Talat denounced the accusation as “hideously inaccurate of the Union’s policy of non-interference and its respect for national sovereignty. There are no UNIR soldiers or any other military personnel in Rifat, these statements of 8,000 soldiers and 250 tanks are fabrications.

“These are vicious lies perpetuated by a failed state. They appear all too eager to deflect attention away from their political collapse and chaos, by producing some conspiracy about an UNIR invasion. This is unfortunate, as it is only the Union that has offered to mediate peace talks. While, it is the Union that houses over 200,000 Rifati refugees.

“We urge the Rifati government, if there is one, to cease these lies and fabrications immediately” Spokesman Talat said.

Rifat has been engaged in what many are now calling a civil war, since July, when southern based groups openly rebelled against the Rifati government in wake of false accusations over the Senate bombing which killed 83 people. War began when Rifati police and soldiers shot dead 36 protesters in the southern city of Wad Medawaba.

Since July, the Rifati Armed Forces have all but collapsed, losing vast swathes of territory to rebel forces known as the Revolutionary and Resistance Forces. In early September, the Rifati Army suffered its worst defeat in its modern history, with over 300 killed and 600 injured, following a botched offensive aimed at retaking the RRF held town of Abu Kaqiya.

Spokesman Aslan Talat further stated that, “continued efforts to defame the Union will lead to a cessation of our efforts and offers of mediation towards peace, or at a minimum a ceasefire. We cannot offer this kind of assistance, when one side is insulting our good name. But, we still hold out hope that any Rifati government that is stable enough to negotiate with the RRF, does so and takes our offer up. But our patience is limited” he said.

However, Supreme Cleric Ayatollah Ali Khorsani denounced the Rifati government for allowing violence to erupt in the first place. During a meeting with Prime Minister Qassem Akbari, the Ayatollah said, “how is it that this government criticises and lies about the Union, when they had at numerous stages the ability to halt the spread of violence?”

“We have to ask ourselves the true merit of attempting to mediate, because the Rifati government clearly wills this war on, perhaps even wants it. They have refused over and over to talk to the South, they have refused to even acknowledge the Union’s efforts of mediation and continue with their brutal war” he said.

“The people of the South are now fighting a war that can be easily recognised as righteous or perhaps supportable. They’re fighting for their identity and right to prosperity and freedom. They’re fighting a government that has kept them deprived, destitute and barren for decades, that is a just war” he said further.

The Supreme Cleric has been a prominent figure in the Union’s refugee support efforts, personally overseeing the vast charitable donations that have gone into housing the 3.8 million Irvadis, 2.3 million Mazaris and 200,000 Rifatis.

In his meeting with the Premier, he denounced the Yusuf Nasr regime saying, “how could we not destroy a plane that assaulted defenceless Druze and Dashtani? How could we not strike down a weapon of evil? I ask the world, why do you support this man? He butchers his own people at an unimaginable scale and with deep rooted depravity. How can President Agapov or the Aininian woman look at themselves in the mirror, defending this monster? How long can they saying themselves, we do it to destroy greater monsters in the so-called Caliphate, hold strong?

“They’re support for him is perhaps a crime as great as the ones he has committed against the innocent and defenceless” he said.

More as the story develops.

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by **The Greater Bohemian Union** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:04 pm

President Ling Jiao | 25th September

POST-CONFLICT BOHEMIA
Pravo looks back at the 28th May Huimont Accords, Post-Conflict Analysis, The June Elections, and the Start of the new Parliament and Balance of Power in Bohemia
Yuria Okuta, Senior Political Editor
^{25 September, 2017, 7:30 | Vyšehrad, People's Republic of Bohemia}

First looking back at the June 25th Election, as established in the accords for peace that ended the 8 day long civil conflict which claimed the lives of at least 579 Bohemians (mainly militants) and injured many more. This election allowed a month of campaigning and the establishment of new party and political structures for post-conflict Bohemia. Under the Huimont Accords Bohemia consented to a thorough transparent and internationally observed election period, the first of such. This is what the historic and first elections of the "2nd People's Republic of Bohemia" produced:

June 25th Election Results
37,621,655 Voters - 76% Turnout

NATIONAL RESULTS - Presidential

First Round - June 18th
Ayelet Kahn (CEN) - 25%
Ling Jiao (LIB) - 24%
Kristián Prusík (CON) - 21%
Ban Hisato (GP) - 17%
Alexandr Kratochvíl (SDEM) - 5%
Břetislav Vaněk (RNAT) - 5%
Jaroslava Pokorná (IND) - 2%
Others - 1%

Second Round - June 25th
Ling Jiao (LIB) - 50.3%
Ayelet Kahn (CEN) - 49.7%

Ling Jiao (Liberationist) is duly elected as the 1st President of the People's Republic of Bohemia.

NATIONAL RESULTS - Legislative

"Reformist Bloc" Government (304)
Syndicalist Party (SYN) - Left - 185 Members
Liberationist Party (LIB) - Big-Tent - 103 Members
Green Party of Bohemia (GP) - Left - 16 Members

"Democratic Bloc" Opposition (276)
Conservative Party (CON) - Centre-Right - 120 Members
Centre Democrats (CEN) - Centre - 68 Members
People's Party (PEO) - Centre-Right - 61 Members
The Social Democrats (SDEM) - Centre-Left - 14 Members
Christian Democratic Party (CDP) - Centre-Right - 13 Members

Non-Organized Opposition (20)
Reform Nationalists (RNAT) - Right - 17 Members
Slovak National Party (SNP) - Centre-Right - 3 Members

National Referenda Results

Recall of Referendum #043: 77.66% - Presidency | 22.34% - Combined (March Results: 70.24% - Presidency | 29.76% - Combined)
Recall of Referendum #044: 52.45% - Abolish | 47.55% - Keep (March Results: 58.87% - Abolish | 41.13% - Keep)
Recall of Referendum #045: 55.39% - People's Republic | 44.61% - Empire (March Results: 54.01% - People's Republic | 45.99% - Empire)
Recall of Referendum #046: 50.04% - Directorial | 49.96% - Parliamentary (March Results: 56.44% - Directorial | 43.66% - Parliamentary)
Recall of Referendum #047: 39.70% - Yes | 60.30% - No (March Results: 45.12% - Yes | 54.88% - No)
Recall of Referendum #048: 72.73% - Yes | 27.27% - No (March Results: 89.30% - Yes | 10.70% - No)
Recall of Referendum #049: 51.18% - Unitary Directorial Parliamentary Republic | 48.82% - Parliamentary Constitutional Empire (March Results: 53.98% - Unitary Directorial Parliamentary Republic | 46.02% - Parliamentary Constitutional Empire)
Recall of Referendum #050: 50.55% - Yes | 49.45% - No (March Results: 49.03% - Yes | 50.97% - No) *RESULT CHANGED*
Recall of Referendum #051: 52.60% - Yes | 47.40% - No (March Results: 51.80% - Yes | 48.20% - No)
Recall of Referendum #052: 56.88% - Yes | 43.22% - No (March Results: 57.23% - Yes | 42.77% - No)
Recall of Referendum #053: 49.10% - Modified | 46.00% - Keep | 4.90% - Abolish (March Results: 52.35% - Modified | 44.57% - Keep | 3.08% - Abolish)

The Huimont Accords: An Overview

The Huimont Accords on Bohemian Peace and Civil Discourse were signed on May 28th and established and laid out the following between the factions in the civil conflict:

The Autonomous Central People's Republic (ACPR) Administrative Region is created in largest communist regions in the central part of Bohemia. Features a strong self-governance in exchange for peace and civility in the region administered by Regional Police but National Police still having jurisdiction in most circumstances.
Kateřina Moravcová is arrested and handed over to the newly created government to face trial for accused crimes including mass murder, terrorism, treason, and crimes against the constitution. Other Hard Line Communists merely had to sign oaths of non-aggression.
The Military has significantly more oversight, regulations, and procedures including new constitutional protections against acting on Bohemian Soil.
National Bohemian Elections will be internationally and independently monitored for at least the next 10 years.
Commission for Peace & Stability of the Union (CPSU) is established with Former Empress Klara as Chairwoman with the powers to have laws and public officials be reviewed and sent for immediate deliberation of the constitutional court if wrongdoing against the constitution is suspected.
And various new consitutional amendments, to be approved by the public.

Ling Jiao & Alexandra Růžičková: The victorious power duo in Bohemian Politics Interview (An Excerpt)
A Look at Future Bohemian Politics

Interviewer: "Thank you for joining us, President Jiao and High Commissioner Růžičková. You both led the liberationist front after Hard Line Communists led by Moracova seized the capital. From the previous information you have disclosed since then, it seems you both were very close to each other but now each of you lead separate major parties - what made you take this path especially given your relation?"

President Jiao: "Thank you for having us. I have a great respect for the High Commissioner and I have seen first hand her dedication to this country both in the fight for taking back out capital and refusing to give in to the radicals. She put country above ideology and I respect her because of that. We have many similarities but we disagree on some ideological standpoints as well but that has no impact on the character, leadership, and patriotism that Růžičková has shown. I have always had connections with Namor and played a fundamental role in developing and supporting our relations and cultural exchanges over the years. I believe the Liberationist view is something that has brought Namor prosperity and can bring Bohemia the same."

Interviewer: "Where would you say Liberationism and Syndicalism differ?"

High Commissioner Růžičková: "First I want to say how much I appreciate the words of the President and how I can only say the same for her. I know she will serve honorably and set a high standard for the office. If I'd outline some more noticeable differences it would be the approach to foreign affairs, while my approach has always been to tread carefully and not engage in international aggression and focus on a more defensive state - President Jiao and the Bohemian Liberationists strongly prefer a heavily active role in CENBA and supporting Bohemian Interests abroad by more aggressive standards. But it when it comes to domestic affairs much more unites us than divides us and I'm excited to work with the President and our coalition in rebuilding and reforming Bohemia post-conflict."

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by **-AlEmAnNiA-** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:00 pm

First Secretary: “Liberationism has no place in Esquarium”
Hahmze Greve
^{4 Schuljar, Revolutionary Year 86 | Weichltal, the People and the Republic}

Weichltal, the People and the Republic — Following the release of self-proclaimed “transparent” and “internationally observed” (editor’s note: Alemannic observers were banned entrance into the country), it was declared by the so-called People’s Republic of Bohemia, a known imperialist puppet of the so-called Central Basin Alliance, the creation of a coalition government between the so-called “Syndicalist Party,” led by national traitor, terrorist, and imperialist collaborator Růžičková and the fascist “Liberationist Party” led by fascist imperialist and Kanneian spy Ling Jiao. The announcement has thus far been criticised by the Revolutionary Provisional Government and other Internationale organisations.

“Syndicalism is incompatible with the fascist tenets of Liberationism,” a statement from the Central Committee for the Liberation of the Workers and Farmers of Nordania said. “Bohemian syndicalism is no different than ‘Eisarean ‘ Syndicalism, a moniker seized by the fascist elements of society to trick the precariat...to trick the precariat into complacency. This is a message to the proletariat that we have not abandoned them even if the traitors in the government of the so-called People’s Republic of Bohemia has.”

It was alleged by the so-called Central Basin Alliance that Alemannic military forces participated in the Bohemian Civil War, supporting the rightful government of Kateřina Moravcová. While no formal accusations against the Revolutionary Provisional Government has been made, it has been strongly insinuated by the Imperialists that National People’s Army units took part in the eight day conflict. Such unfounded lies perpetrated by the Imperialists seek to fuel anti-Alemannic, and by extension anti-Internationale, sentiment to the Bohemian citizenry.

Such distractions seek to unify the brainwashed Bohemian precariat under the traitorous regime of the Imperialist Alexandra Růžičková and Kanneian agent Ling Jiao. They seek to make the populace forget that their current leadership is formed by terrorists who openly rebelled against a rightfully and constitutionally elected government. The traitors openly targeting Hero of Bohemia and Proletarian Champion Kateřina Moravcová shows the illegitimacy of the Terrorist government and that the current government of the so-called People’s Republic of Bohemia is nothing more than a solidification as a puppet regime of Imperialist Huimont. The appointment of their Fascist monarch, whose family oppressed the people and raped the land for centuries, only further shows that hand of Huimont in the Terrorist Růžičková’s coup.

“We will be preparing to enter talks with the appropriate parties in the so-called Central Basin Alliance about the release of Bohemian People’s Hero Kateřina Moravcová, who will be granted asylum in the People and the Republic,” People’s Representative to Slavic Borea Ködretille Kisling told reporters of The Worker. Kisling was appointed to the position following the closure of the Communard consulate in the so-called People’s Republic of Bohemia at the onset of the civil war. The Communard consulate was the last permanent diplomatic mission operating in Slavic Borea.

“Moracová’s government was illegally couped by the Terrorist Liberationist Front, led by the Traitor Růžičková and Kanneian agent Ling Jiao.”

The elephant in the room was the fact that no attempts were made to reach out to the Communard government following the start of peace talks between the rightful government and the terrorist reactionaries. Reactionary propaganda outlet Právo released in June that the Communard government would be amongst those taking part in the peace talks on behalf of the constitutionally elected government under Bohemian hero Moracová.

When the notable absence of the People and the Republic from the so-called Huimont Peace Accords was made public, a statement issued by the Central Committee merely read “All diplomatic channels between the People and the Republic and the so-called Central Basin Alliance went silent and no responses to our inquiries about the peace talks were responded to. It is now believed that this was the intent of the Imperialists all along in order to dissuade full Internationale intervention in the terrorist uprising. Such intent shows the cowardice nature of the Fascists and how Imperialist Huimont and the Kanneian Fascists cannot be trusted.”

by **Siphria** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 3:39 am

Also in the News FORGOTTEN TO THE WORLD: THE BEDOUIN MURDERED BY THE "U.N.I.R."
As the Ankoreni regime attempts to manipulate and mislead Siphria's Bedouin, some experts warn that the
selfsame regime once led to an outright genocide against its own Bedouin populations- and that they might
repeat it, should Siphria fall to Islamic Collectivism

Ethnic Bedouin forced into a death march by Ankoreni soldiers during the Azkuri Genocide. Photo from 1924.

September 26, 2017 | Saqriyah, Siphria | Ankoren has put a vast amount of effort into winning the hearts and minds of Siphria's Bedouin population.

Across the newspapers and radio broadcasters and television shows that form the Ankoreni propaganda apparatus, a great amount of time and effort has been devoted to telling Siphrian Bedouin how terrible their lives are, and how much better they would be in the so-called "U.N.I.R.". They maintain that there is "mass repression" and "mass persecution" among the Bedouin, that Siphrians are inherently hostile towards the Bedouin, and that only Ankoren can save the Bedouin people from destruction. Social media accounts linked to the Ankoreni-backed "All-Nautasian Party of Siphria" have begun to talk at no small length about the abuses suffered by Siphria's Bedouin, and how much better things would be for them under Evren Volkan's rule.

It is true that situations are sometimes less than ideal under Siphrian rule. Autonomy for the three governorates that compose Awiyyistan has not been as concrete at times as it should have been; living conditions for Bedouins are sometimes lower than they are for Siphrians; there remains some degree of ethnic and religious tension between Siphrians and Bedouin. The Ankoreni regime, however, makes mountains out of these molehills, often saying things that are categorically false in their desperate attempt to sway the Bedouin people into being their pawns.

But the Ankoreni line of thought has nevertheless taken root among some of Siphria's Bedouin. Rashid al-Amrani, the terrorist responsible for the Kirranî attacks, wrote in his manifesto that "the Islamic Collectivist ideology is, in many ways, very compatible with and applicable to the traditional values and lifestyle of the Bedouin people" and "as part of the 'Union of Nautasian Islamic Republics' [the name applied by the Ankoreni regime to itself], Siphria and Awiyyistan would no longer be manipulated and enslaved by traitors, heretics, and imperialists".

But as this Ankoreni propaganda campaign swells to a climax, many academics have noted that Ankoren's words towards the Siphrian Bedouin do not match its deeds to its own- and have begun to worry that Siphria's Bedouin could pay dearly if Awiyyistan falls into Ankoreni hands. And there is ample evidence to support their claims. Hassan al-Thani, professor of Eastern Nautasian History at the State University of Saqriyah, is one of those sounding the alarm. "The Ankorenis have put a great amount of effort into styling themselves as the protectors of Bedouin, in an effort to turn us into their pawns," he noted. "But one of the first actions of the Ankoreni regime was, in fact, an attempt to exterminate its own Bedouin populations."

Al-Thani is referring here to what is commonly known as the Azkuri Genocide, or the Great Rage amongst the Azkuri diaspora. It is the second-largest genocide in Esquarium, surpassed only by the Senrian Genocide, and it ended with more than 1,800,000 people ruthlessly slaughtered by the nascent Islamic Collectivist regime. "And while most of the dead of the Azkuri Genocide were Azkuri," al-Thani says, "we often forget that a far-from-negligible portion of those killed were Bedouin, not unlike ourselves."

The Azkuri Genocide, which took place during the "Ashura revolution" that created the current Ankoreni regime, is commonly agreed to have begun on October 10, 1923, when Ankoreni soldiers attacked the village of Kadanê, murdering 184 civilians without provocation. It quickly turned into a glut of violence as Islamic Collectivist forces began a ruthless campaign of mass deportation, forced incarceration, and outright extermination. Thousands died on death marches and in mass executions, villages were razed, and thousands died of dehydration, starvation, or exhaustion. Survivors of the death marches were herded into extermination zones, where they were subjected to torture, sexual abuse, live burial, mutilation, and death by burning. Those living in coastal communities were forced onto vessels which were then scuttled, drowning those aboard.

In total, 400,000 of Ankoren's 430,000 Bedouin were murdered during the genocide.

It is widely agreed among scholars that the Azkuri Genocide served as a prototype for other genocides across Esquarium. Kazuo Imamura, a Senrian writer and historian, wrote in 1996 that "the genocide... [of the Azkuri] convinced Xiaodongese officials they could carry out policies of genocide without repercussion, and inspired some of the methods of murder used". The usage of death marches, concentration camps, and mass relocation were all ultimately pioneered by the Ankorenis in their campaigns against the Bedouin and Azkuri.

What is less clear, however, is why. "There's a dispute among scholars over why the Ankorenis sought to target the groups that they did," says Tokutarou Izumi, a Senrian scholar on genocide and professor at Ritumei University. "Was it merely due to pre-existing ethnic tensions? Did they hope that, by exterminating unpopular ethnic groups, they would increase their popularity among ethnic Ankorenis and Pasdanis? Did they believe the Bedouin to be racially inferior to ethnic Ankorenis, akin to how the Nevans thought of the Tuleenans, or the Xiaodongese think of the Senrians? Or was their motivation something more ideological?"

Izumi himself believes that the Ankorenis viewed the Bedouin as inherently inferior to them, and were convinced that Ankoren had to be 'purified' of them to succeed. "[Haşim] Taylan and [Hassan] Gülbaran believed it was necessary to free their 'new Ankoren' from those they considered 'lesser peoples'," he told al-Badawi al-Yawm. "The Azkuris fell into this category likely out of a mixture of ethnic and political reasons, whereas the Bedouin were viewed as 'savages' by the sedentary Ankorenis. Taylan and Gülbaran argued that they thus had to be exterminated so that Ankoren could be 'purified' of their influence."

Others, however, say the genocide was ultimately motivated by the inherent ideological demands of Islamic Collectivism. "Islamic Collectivism is based around the creation of this very industrialized, very centralized, very controlling state," notes Suleiman as-Sahlani. "And the Bedouin ultimately stand opposed to all of those. And while it's possible that the view that Bedouin were 'unwashed savages' played a role, it's ultimately that fundamental ideological clash that resulted in the genocide."

Asked to explain, as-Sahlani noted that the traditional lifestyle of the Bedouin is one that emphasizes freedom, self-sufficiency, and pastoralism. "The Islamic Collectivist ideology calls for the industrialization of everything, including animal husbandry and agriculture. And traditional Bedouin pastoralism is not industrialized. By industrial standards, it produces very small yields, but the Ankorenis want massive yields at any cost. So the Ankorenis have always sought to replace the small-scale animal husbandry of the Bedouin with these massive concentrated animal feeding operations, and that means ending nomadism, and forcing nomads to become sedentary- using force if necessary."

"And on top of that, the traditional Bedouin lifestyle is very free," he continued. "A Bedouin goes wherever he wants to go. He can take his herd whichever way he chooses, visit whatever watering hole he wants, and generally do as he pleases. He is not easily controlled by a central regime. But Islamic Collectivism emphasizes this omnipotent state, one that controls every aspect of the lives of the people, from dawn until dusk and from birth until death. And that clashes with the freedom of nomadic life. They can't control a nomad as easily, they can't enslave him as easily, as they can a sedentary man. And so they will force him to give up nomadism so that they can control him more easily."

Ehmed Mîrzade, professor of Nautasian History and Culture at the University of Akrê, agrees. "The Kirranî attacker claimed that Islamic Collectivism was inherently compatible with Bedouin traditional lifestyle, and while a few of his arguments were prima facie reasonable, if you dig a little deeper it becomes very clear that his thinking is filled with fallacies and misunderstandings. Yes, the Bedouin must work together as a tribe- a 'collective', if you will- but that's about the only actual similarity between the two, and even then there is a vast difference between the Bedouin conception of the collective and the Ankoreni conception of the collective. If the Bedouin were to be put under the control of a regime like Ankoren's, which calls for mass industrialization and government control, it would quickly become chafing slavery for them."

Either way, many fear that Ankoren could repeat this genocide should it come to control Siphria and Awiyyistan. "Whether you support the racism explanation or the ideology explanation, there is the risk that Siphria's Bedouin could suffer their own genocide should Awiyyistan come under Ankoren's control," al-Thani notes. "If you support the racism explanation, then we are still an inferior race that needs to be exterminated in the Ankoreni mind. If you support the ideology explanation, then we will be forced into slavery in the name of Islamic Collectivism and those who resist will be killed. Either way, we will be destroyed by the Ankorenis."

Ankoren has gone to great lengths domestically to suppress knowledge of the horrors of the Azkuri Genocide. Within Ankoren, there are laws prohibiting any publication or statement in the country saying that the genocide took place; even mentioning the genocide can result in 15 years imprisonment and fines of up to $50,000.

But it is imperative that we are aware of what happened, and of the fact that it could happen here too. The survival of the Bedouin people in at stake. Ankoren's regime will go to great lengths to win our hearts and turn us into their pawns, but should Siphria fall to Islamic Collectivism, it is clear that the nation that currently styles itself as our "liberators" will turn around and attempt to wipe us off the face of the earth. And we cannot allow that to happen.

Nor can we forget our fellow Bedouin, who were persecuted and exterminated by the Ankoreni regime. As the Ankoreni regime grows ever more militant towards Siphria and Awiyyistan, we must keep their memory alive- and we must fight to make sure that we, their brothers and sisters, can live on.

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by **Tinza** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 5:56 am

TRAITOR, RLM LEADER PHU-BO EXECUTED BY GREAT STATE
Having been declared clearly guilty with "no need of trial", the traitor has been executed for his crimes against our great Everqueen

Ladumra, Tinza | September 26, 2017

The well-known traitor and malcontent has finally been put down by our glorious state forces!

LADUMRA - Officers, officials and citizens alike will rejoice at the jubilant news from our sacred capital today, as reports have been released that subversive syndicalist terrorist Phu-bo has been put down by our righteous state.

The malcontent and Narmadan-funded leftist insurgent leader was apprehended in a daring raid by righteous forces loyal to our Everqueen close to eighteen days ago. Having been deemed unworthy of a trial and evidently guilty of subversion of the law and treasonous acts, it was announced in the early hours of the morning that the elderly poor excuse for a man was to be executed as punishment for his sins and crimes against our great Everqueen.

Having been thoroughly questioned by our righteous forces and breaking easily - for he knew that he was in the wrong and our security forces in the right - the security forces have confidentially announced that "the pitiful 'war', if one can even call it that, with the insurgents will soon be at an end", hinting that our great forces gained valuable information about the great syndicalist enemy from the elderly man.

The State Preceptor was confident that he deserved his death. Referring to the man as "a leech that has been finally removed from the Tinzan body", his office released a statement further justifying the execution.

"When people work against our great state, they work against all of us" it said. "We can only achieve prosperity and tranquility when we work as one organism; these RLM dogs and their leaders are foreign agents and diseases, spread upon us for our failings". It then continued. "But we can remove the parasites, and therein become healthy once more. We intend to remove the parasites with all due force".

Crowds gathered in Ladumra after the announcement to jubilantly celebrate the justice served to the parasitical foreign-funded subversive element. The hatred for Phu-bo and love for our State Preceptor and Everqueen were so great that the crowds were too far-reaching; photography was unable to capture the event!

The death of this malcontent is a great step forward for our great nation. His death will bring us closer to peace, prosperity, tranquility and final victory!

Glory to Tinza, hail to the Everqueen and her State Preceptor!

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