BURNING THE FERTILE CRESCENT(MT-ONLY,OPEN-OOC)

[Al Nahar]

BURNING THE FERTILE CRESCENT




ALERT: Read about first

About: This scenario is loosely based on the idea and events of the Syrian Civil War and its spillovers. Applicants must choose nations that are realistically applicable to a scenario in this region, meaning please do not pick Ecuador for such a campaign. Interventions of foreign powers must be realistic, for those that don't know much, the U.S. cannot just send 100,000 soldiers to Iraq or Syria and Russia cannot just bomb the whole middle east. Applicants can choose tribal factions, rebel groups and terrorist organizations ranging from Al Nusra, Kurdistan, the Lebanese Kataeb to Muslim brotherhood. There are a few factions that have to be selected in order for the campaign to proceed. Remember be realistic, make the game interesting by adding UN resolutions, economic sanctions ect...This is my first huge RP, so for the sake of my skills I will be playing as Jordan even though I am the OP.

Timeline: Scenario starts out in 2011 around the time the civil war begins so players who choose anti regime groups must be realistic in where they decide to pop up and start fighting government forces.

Some blocs will start out with default states in them, should you choose another nation you are free to make direct military alliances or support with those blocs.

(Colored nations are those that are added to these blocs)
Opposition Bloc:
Iran/Hezbollah
Syria


Coalition Bloc:
Free Syrian Army
United Kingdom
United States of America
United Arab Emirates

Insurgent Faction:
Islamic State

REQUIRED NATIONS/FACTIONS

United States Of America-Rhinocera
Russian Federation-Elepis
Baathist Syria-Bosakia
Free Syrian Army(non al qaeda)-New Tuva SSR
Islamic State-Jihad Caliphate
Iran/Hezbollah-Alexzanabbgggggg
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Other Nations go here:
Kingdom of Jordan-Al Nahar
United Kindom-Cressageland
United Arab Emirates-Bandwagon


IC THREAD OPEN: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic ... 1&t=310641

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Application:
[b]Nation/Group selected:[/b]
[b]Government/Leadership:[/b]
[b]Side:[/b]
[b]Military Forces Active/Reserve:[/b]
[b]RP Example:[/b]

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[Al Nahar]

Should be in P2TM

What is that?

[Cressageland]

Application:
Nation/Group selected:United Kingdom
Government/Leadership:Conservative Party
Side:NATO/EU/FSA
Military Forces Active/Reserve:205,850 active,27,410 reserve in the army
Reason for siding:Interests in removing Assad
RP Example:http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=309579

[Al Nahar]

Application:
Nation/Group selected:United Kingdom
Government/Leadership:Conservative Party
Side:NATO/EU/FSA
Military Forces Active/Reserve:205,850 active,27,410 reserve in the army
Reason for siding:Interests in removing Assad
RP Example:http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=309579

ACCEPTED

[Al Nahar]

bump

[Ammerinia]

Annoying question: How strict is the MT restriction?

[Jihad Caliphate]

Application:
Nation/Group selected: Islamic Caliphate
Government/Leadership: Islam
Side:Insurgent Faction
Military Forces Active/Reserve: 80,000–100,000
RP Example: See Qandaristani civil war.

[New Tuva SSR]

Application:
Nation/Group selected: Free Syrian Army
Government/Leadership: Brigadier Gener Abdul-Ilah al-Bashir
Side: Coalition
Military Forces Active/Reserve: 40,000-50,000
RP Example: Multiple RPs since November 27,2013 (as Tuva SSR)

[Shazbotdom]

OOC:
Having a nation based on RL events, using RL nations is not II material. It is supposed to go in Portal To The Multiverse (referred to as P2TM).

Also, Tuvia
You were deleted for posting past ban. That is not "unjustly deleted".

[New Tuva SSR]

OOC:
Having a nation based on RL events, using RL nations is not II material. It is supposed to go in Portal To The Multiverse (referred to as P2TM).

Also, Tuvia
You were deleted for posting past ban. That is not "unjustly deleted".

The main reason I was deleted was unjust.Also,it's TUVA.

[Al Nahar]

Annoying question: How strict is the MT restriction?

Well current world weapons, so not lasers and super robots.

Application:
Nation/Group selected: Islamic Caliphate
Government/Leadership: Islam
Side:Insurgent Faction
Military Forces Active/Reserve: 80,000–100,000
RP Example: See Qandaristani civil war.

ACCEPTED

[Al Nahar]

Application:
Nation/Group selected: Free Syrian Army
Government/Leadership: Brigadier Gener Abdul-Ilah al-Bashir
Side: Opposition
Military Forces Active/Reserve: 40,000-50,000
RP Example: Multiple RPs since November 27,2013 (as Tuva SSR)

FSA cannot be on opposition, change your side to coalition, you are fighting the regime and its allies.

[New Tuva SSR]

Application:
Nation/Group selected: Free Syrian Army
Government/Leadership: Brigadier Gener Abdul-Ilah al-Bashir
Side: Opposition
Military Forces Active/Reserve: 40,000-50,000
RP Example: Multiple RPs since November 27,2013 (as Tuva SSR)

FSA cannot be on opposition, change your side to coalition, you are fighting the regime and its allies.

Done.

[Rhinocera]

Nation/Group selected: United States of America
Government/Leadership:[/b Representative Democracy
[b]Side: Anti Regime
Military Forces Active/Reserve:1,369,532/850,880
RP Example:

Crete, the Capitol of Rhinocera

Supreme Consul Tiberius was sitting at his desk, reading over the morning paper "Rhinoceran Daily". It was one of the few things that he didn't allow to be stomped out of his routine by the demands of running a country. Tiberius strongly believed that if a man didn't have at least one thing he could expect each day, they would be driven mad. The "Rhinoceran Daily" was his reliable and predictable habit, and unless their was an emergency, from 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM, he was not to be disturbed while he read the paper. As he sat and read his daily paper, there was a knock on his door. "Enter" said Tiberius, in a clearly agitated voice. He was clearly not pleased with this interruption, after all, it impeded his reading of the paper, which was like throwing sanity to the wind.

General Ragnar stood outside of Tiberius' office, glaring at the young intelligence officer who had arrived, insisting that she speak to Tiberius immediately. In response to her insistence, Ragnar had asked her if she enjoyed cold weather, which she, rather confused by the question, answered with "No Sir". He then went on to explain that if this interruption wasn't of dire importance, such as the delivery of a cure to age, she would likely find herself stationed at a research post in the North Pole, until she was able to find a living Tyrannosaurus Rex, which upon finding she would be sent to Antarctica to find a Brontosaurus. She replied by handing Ragnar the file that she claimed was of the upmost importance. After skimming through it, he handed it back to her and said "follow me". Now, they were standing outside the Supreme Consul's office. "Enter" was all they heard.

As General Ragnar and the Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant Sahara, entered the room, Tiberius placed his paper on his desk and spoke. "What do you need. Surely, it's important to warrant interrupting me now. Do I ever knock on your door when your reading your morning paper, Ragnar?" Tiberius and Ragnar were old friends, and spoke as such, with little formality when it wasn't absolutely necessary. Ragnar was the senior military official in the country, and arguably the second or third most powerful man in the country, behind Tiberius himself and Lesser Consul Augustus, although some considered him even more powerful then Augustus. "No, you don't, but you also know that I don't read papers. Perhaps you should ask if you knock on my door at 8 in the morning, which you do, alot" responded Ragnar. All the while, Sahara had remained standing (Ragnar had sat in the only other chair at the desk), nervous about the whole situation. "Ok, Lieutenant" remarked Tiberius, noticing her Lieutenant's bars on her soldier. "What intelligence did you deem so important to fetch me at this ungodly hour". She handed Tiberius the file, which contained a report on a nation that most Rhinocerans knew very little about. Libraria and Ausitoria had briefly been involved in the Pongolian civil war, which Rhinocera had committed much of it's meager (at the time) resources to in an effort to assist the rightful government of Pongolia. Apparently, Libraria and Ausitoria, had annexed series of Islands, which had formerly belonging to the now defunct government of Firmador. Also of interest, was the report stated that a primary reason for this annexation was an effort to combat the area's rampant piracy issues. The piracy posed a problem for Rhinocera. This was because Rhinocera had been engaging in negotiations with Libraria and Ausitoria to create an economic treaty, which would bolster trade between the nations. Upon reading further into the report, Tiberius discerned that several of Libraira and Ausitoria's neighbors didn't take to kindly to this and were protesting the area's militarization. Tiberius looked up at Sahara and spoke in a serious, but appreciative tone. "Thank you Sahara, you made a good call bringing this to me. I have put much effort into establishing ties with this country, and this development could have major implications towards those efforts. Colonel, I'm assigning you to the dedicated monitoring of this situation. The General will ensure you have the proper resources at your disposal, and you will return here as soon as everything is in place. You are dismissed."

Lieutenant Sahara was confused, overwhelmed by the situation. moments ago she was a Lieutenant on a minor intelligence post, suddenly she was being ordered to report directly to the Empire of Rhinocera's leader. She was also confused as to why Tiberius had referred to her a colonel, she was a Lieutenant and he was a military man, there was no way he had confused the too. However, everything made sense when Ragnar handed her a piece of paper, giving her the authorization to assume control of the 34th intelligence battalion, and promoting her to the rank of Colonel. A moment ago, she was a fresh Lieutenant, essentially running errands, now she was one of the top ranking females in the entire Rhinoceran military. She snapped a salute and left the room, to begin her new duties.

After she left, Ragnar and Tiberius began to talk about how to proceed with the situation. after a 30 minute conversation, they had decided on a solution. Tiberius began to type a message, while Ragnar made the necessary arrangements.

Encryption: Standard
To Sir Henry Taylor, Prime Minister of the United Realms of Libraria and Ausitoria

It has come to the attention of the Empire of Rhinocera that your nation has recently annexed a series of islands, formerly belonging to the now defunct state of Firmador, under the justification of rampant piracy in the area. It has also come to our attention that several other nations have taken to this less than pleasantly. It is with this in mind, that I would like to make a proposal.
As you likely are aware of, our nations have spent a good amount of effort in establishing an official economic treaty, which would allow the boosting of our inter-national trade between our great nations. Now, in the past, other foreign factors have prevented this through untimely occurences. However, I see this as a golden opportunity for our nations to resume such efforts. My proposal for a new treaty consists of the following points.

Rhinoceran-Ausitorian Economic Security Agreement
Proposition

In an effort to establish further economic ties between the nations of Rhinocera and Libraria-Ausitoria, the following shall be considered.
1) Trade between Rhinocera and Libraria-Ausitoria be rendered tax exempt by both nations.
2) The piracy that occurs in proximity to HMS Diamond Rock is to be designated a priority issue, by both nations, in order to lessen the risk of trade that passes through the area, which is the vast majority of Rhinoceran-Librarian and Ausitorian trade.
3) Rhinocera will place a reasonable force in Libraria-Ausitorian territory, stationed on a base which is to be constructed on the island known as HMS Diamond Rock, for the purpose of both ensuring the security of merchant vessels in the area by combating piracy, and providing a neutral security presence which would assist in alleviating the concern of perceived Librarian-Ausitorian aggression in regards to their annexation of the island, which has created a sense of anxiety amongst Rhinoceran merchants in regards to the area's stability.
4) Rhinoceran personnel at said base are not to exceed the limit of 20,000 men and women at any time, aside from the civilian personnel temporarily assigned for construction.

This proposal is simply the basis of what we hope to become a mutually beneficial economic relationship between our nations. If you wish to create further additions, or modifications, I implore you to do so. I hope we may successfully forge an agreement in these newest efforts.

- Supreme Consul Tiberius, Leader of Rhinocera

[Al Nahar]

Nation/Group selected: United States of America
Government/Leadership:[/b Representative Democracy
[b]Side: Anti Regime
Military Forces Active/Reserve:1,369,532/850,880
RP Example:

Crete, the Capitol of Rhinocera

Supreme Consul Tiberius was sitting at his desk, reading over the morning paper "Rhinoceran Daily". It was one of the few things that he didn't allow to be stomped out of his routine by the demands of running a country. Tiberius strongly believed that if a man didn't have at least one thing he could expect each day, they would be driven mad. The "Rhinoceran Daily" was his reliable and predictable habit, and unless their was an emergency, from 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM, he was not to be disturbed while he read the paper. As he sat and read his daily paper, there was a knock on his door. "Enter" said Tiberius, in a clearly agitated voice. He was clearly not pleased with this interruption, after all, it impeded his reading of the paper, which was like throwing sanity to the wind.

General Ragnar stood outside of Tiberius' office, glaring at the young intelligence officer who had arrived, insisting that she speak to Tiberius immediately. In response to her insistence, Ragnar had asked her if she enjoyed cold weather, which she, rather confused by the question, answered with "No Sir". He then went on to explain that if this interruption wasn't of dire importance, such as the delivery of a cure to age, she would likely find herself stationed at a research post in the North Pole, until she was able to find a living Tyrannosaurus Rex, which upon finding she would be sent to Antarctica to find a Brontosaurus. She replied by handing Ragnar the file that she claimed was of the upmost importance. After skimming through it, he handed it back to her and said "follow me". Now, they were standing outside the Supreme Consul's office. "Enter" was all they heard.

As General Ragnar and the Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant Sahara, entered the room, Tiberius placed his paper on his desk and spoke. "What do you need. Surely, it's important to warrant interrupting me now. Do I ever knock on your door when your reading your morning paper, Ragnar?" Tiberius and Ragnar were old friends, and spoke as such, with little formality when it wasn't absolutely necessary. Ragnar was the senior military official in the country, and arguably the second or third most powerful man in the country, behind Tiberius himself and Lesser Consul Augustus, although some considered him even more powerful then Augustus. "No, you don't, but you also know that I don't read papers. Perhaps you should ask if you knock on my door at 8 in the morning, which you do, alot" responded Ragnar. All the while, Sahara had remained standing (Ragnar had sat in the only other chair at the desk), nervous about the whole situation. "Ok, Lieutenant" remarked Tiberius, noticing her Lieutenant's bars on her soldier. "What intelligence did you deem so important to fetch me at this ungodly hour". She handed Tiberius the file, which contained a report on a nation that most Rhinocerans knew very little about. Libraria and Ausitoria had briefly been involved in the Pongolian civil war, which Rhinocera had committed much of it's meager (at the time) resources to in an effort to assist the rightful government of Pongolia. Apparently, Libraria and Ausitoria, had annexed series of Islands, which had formerly belonging to the now defunct government of Firmador. Also of interest, was the report stated that a primary reason for this annexation was an effort to combat the area's rampant piracy issues. The piracy posed a problem for Rhinocera. This was because Rhinocera had been engaging in negotiations with Libraria and Ausitoria to create an economic treaty, which would bolster trade between the nations. Upon reading further into the report, Tiberius discerned that several of Libraira and Ausitoria's neighbors didn't take to kindly to this and were protesting the area's militarization. Tiberius looked up at Sahara and spoke in a serious, but appreciative tone. "Thank you Sahara, you made a good call bringing this to me. I have put much effort into establishing ties with this country, and this development could have major implications towards those efforts. Colonel, I'm assigning you to the dedicated monitoring of this situation. The General will ensure you have the proper resources at your disposal, and you will return here as soon as everything is in place. You are dismissed."

Lieutenant Sahara was confused, overwhelmed by the situation. moments ago she was a Lieutenant on a minor intelligence post, suddenly she was being ordered to report directly to the Empire of Rhinocera's leader. She was also confused as to why Tiberius had referred to her a colonel, she was a Lieutenant and he was a military man, there was no way he had confused the too. However, everything made sense when Ragnar handed her a piece of paper, giving her the authorization to assume control of the 34th intelligence battalion, and promoting her to the rank of Colonel. A moment ago, she was a fresh Lieutenant, essentially running errands, now she was one of the top ranking females in the entire Rhinoceran military. She snapped a salute and left the room, to begin her new duties.

After she left, Ragnar and Tiberius began to talk about how to proceed with the situation. after a 30 minute conversation, they had decided on a solution. Tiberius began to type a message, while Ragnar made the necessary arrangements.

Encryption: Standard
To Sir Henry Taylor, Prime Minister of the United Realms of Libraria and Ausitoria

It has come to the attention of the Empire of Rhinocera that your nation has recently annexed a series of islands, formerly belonging to the now defunct state of Firmador, under the justification of rampant piracy in the area. It has also come to our attention that several other nations have taken to this less than pleasantly. It is with this in mind, that I would like to make a proposal.
As you likely are aware of, our nations have spent a good amount of effort in establishing an official economic treaty, which would allow the boosting of our inter-national trade between our great nations. Now, in the past, other foreign factors have prevented this through untimely occurences. However, I see this as a golden opportunity for our nations to resume such efforts. My proposal for a new treaty consists of the following points.

Rhinoceran-Ausitorian Economic Security Agreement
Proposition

In an effort to establish further economic ties between the nations of Rhinocera and Libraria-Ausitoria, the following shall be considered.
1) Trade between Rhinocera and Libraria-Ausitoria be rendered tax exempt by both nations.
2) The piracy that occurs in proximity to HMS Diamond Rock is to be designated a priority issue, by both nations, in order to lessen the risk of trade that passes through the area, which is the vast majority of Rhinoceran-Librarian and Ausitorian trade.
3) Rhinocera will place a reasonable force in Libraria-Ausitorian territory, stationed on a base which is to be constructed on the island known as HMS Diamond Rock, for the purpose of both ensuring the security of merchant vessels in the area by combating piracy, and providing a neutral security presence which would assist in alleviating the concern of perceived Librarian-Ausitorian aggression in regards to their annexation of the island, which has created a sense of anxiety amongst Rhinoceran merchants in regards to the area's stability.
4) Rhinoceran personnel at said base are not to exceed the limit of 20,000 men and women at any time, aside from the civilian personnel temporarily assigned for construction.

This proposal is simply the basis of what we hope to become a mutually beneficial economic relationship between our nations. If you wish to create further additions, or modifications, I implore you to do so. I hope we may successfully forge an agreement in these newest efforts.

- Supreme Consul Tiberius, Leader of Rhinocera

ACCEPTED

[Bosakia]

Application:
Nation/Group selected: Baathist Syria
Government/Leadership: Baathist Dictatorship/ President Bashar Al-Assad
Side:Opposition Bloc
Military Forces Active/Reserve: http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=syria
RP Example:None.

[Alexzanabbgggggg]

Application:
Nation/Group selected:Iran
Government/Leadership: Republic, leaders: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani
Side: Assad
Military Forces Active/Reserve: 545,000 active, 1,800,000 reserve
RP Example:Cold War 5/6

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=295150&hilit=nikita

[Al Nahar]

Application:
Nation/Group selected:Iran
Government/Leadership: Republic, leaders: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani
Side: Assad
Military Forces Active/Reserve: 545,000 active, 1,800,000 reserve
RP Example:Cold War 5/6

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=295150&hilit=nikita

ACCEPTED

Bosakia
Application:
Nation/Group selected: Baathist Syria
Government/Leadership: Baathist Dictatorship/ President Bashar Al-Assad
Side:Opposition Bloc
Military Forces Active/Reserve: http://www.globalfirepower.com/country- ... y_id=syria
RP Example:None.

Accepted

[The Obrekian Herd]

Should be in P2TM

What is that?

OOC: Portal to the Multiverse, a section of the forums.

[Alexzanabbgggggg]

Application:
Nation/Group selected:Iran
Government/Leadership: Republic, leaders: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani
Side: Assad
Military Forces Active/Reserve: 545,000 active, 1,800,000 reserve
RP Example:Cold War 5/6

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=295150&hilit=nikita

ACCEPTED

Bosakia
Application:
Nation/Group selected: Baathist Syria
Government/Leadership: Baathist Dictatorship/ President Bashar Al-Assad
Side:Opposition Bloc
Military Forces Active/Reserve: http://www.globalfirepower.com/country- ... y_id=syria
RP Example:None.

Accepted

thanks

Not necessarily, the cold war RP is in this forum si I think either

What is that?

OOC: Portal to the Multiverse, a section of the forums.

[Al Nahar]

So should I start this thread over there?

[Rhinocera]

It's not a huge deal, but it does technically belong over there.

[Alexzanabbgggggg]

shall we begin?

[Elepis]

changed

[Al Nahar]

Application:
Nation/Group selected: Turkey
Government/Leadership:Republic, leader is Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Side: neutral, leaning to coalition
Military Forces Active/Reserve:662,719
RP Example: Larosian Civil War, Cold War 5, Rissolton War

ACCEPTED