Cauca-Putumayo Incident (IC) (Open for Applicants)

[Sanguana]

OOC THREAD

The situation in south Colombia only worsens as Sanguanan forces have captured the cities of Pasto and Mocoa. Mocoa is in fact the department capital of the Putumayo region, an oil rich area and one of Sanguana’s initial targets. Both cities were taken with very little collateral damage, though several hundred civilians were in fact injured or killed when they refrained from evacuating and tried to make a stand in both cities. Our reports show that seventy two native Colombians were killed and nearly two hundred were wounded. Amidst the patchy resistance roughly twenty Sanguanan troops were killed and forty were wounded.

The wounded Colombian citizens have all been placed under “hospital arrest” as Sanguanan forces have secured a local hospital in Pasto and have placed the injured Colombia’s there under supervised care given by local doctors. Despite criticism, the Sanguanans have given no signal that they intend to allow the two hundred “POW’s” to evacuate freely.

The Colombian government, outraged at this happening, have publicly stated that if the two hundred wounded are not allowed free and if Sanguanans forces do not immediately pull out of Colombia that they will declare war officially against Sanguana.


In addition to this incident, Sanguanan and Colombia have drawn the line at the city of Popayan, which is the department capital of the Cauca region. The Colombian army has evacuated and fortified the city while the Sanguanan invading front has established forward staging posts and perimeter defenses along the roads and throughout the jungles south of the city.

(A Sanguanan soldier.)


Neither side has taken any direct action yet, though the unfortunate deaths and capture of nearly three hundred civilians has outraged much of Colombia. And many are pushing immediate retaliation and a direct counter-offensive at the invading force. Despite all this, the President of Colombia has firmly put that he will give Sanguana a chance to release the captives and retreat back across the border. Sanguana’s government nor military have made any public statements and media personnel were harshly turned away.

Several nations across the world have already declared total support for Colombia, such as Endem, Rosacuarza, and Freakoland. It is believed that if this incident escalated into war, more nations from across the globe will become involved.

[Sanguana]

Red-Sanguanan front line.
Blue-Sanguanan naval perimeter. (Invading force.)

[Endem]

The First to Show Up

Although Endem's military would be a little late, a plane belonging to Endem's diplomats has landed on Colombian capital city airport. Soon enough Colombian government knew that Endemian forces were there just to protect the civilians, the same happened in Sangaun government, although there, a message was sent through remote means. Meanwhile, three military transport airplanes landed at the airport on Popayan and from there about two KTO-Rosomak's were unloaded as well as one PT-91 alongside their crews. From the last plane ( the third one ) an eight of a division of Endemian military disembarked ( about 250 troops ) armed with AK-12's and equipped with other standard Endemian equipment. Their commander stating the purpose of setting up safe zones for civilians in and around the city.

[Kenmoria]

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Private and Confidential
For the sole attention of the Parliament of Kenmoria

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The situation in South Columbia is of relative note to the nation, and therefore the government, of Kenmoria. Despite the vast geographical differences betwixt the two nations, in particular the different continents and standards of living, there are known business interests in the nation, which could cause problems towards the average citizen’s wealth. Furthermore, it is a recognised truth that any conflict can affect the global stock exchange, with potentially disastrous consequences.

One of the enterprises in the nation, as always, is Construction Enterprises, a building firm known for paying the local Syndicate to create private prisons and towns in Posteastan, eventually resulting in lengthening the war by several years. On the other hand, there is the Fraternité, a cheap supermarket chain notable for exploiting conflicts to create easy sources of labour to use abroad. It can be expected that refugees will flood to Kenmorian boats, only to be forced into labour.

Likewise, there is Ares, a private military that will profit off of the disaster by protecting the innocent and the politically important, at a hefty price. Since this firm provides the security for the Kenmoria WA Mission, angering them in particular will not be a good idea. Furthermore, this is the company most likely to engage with the situation in a negative manner. Construction Enterprises are busy recovering their PR after allying with a nuclear-friendly queen, and the Fraternité will likely be focusing on the Middle East.

Though it cannot be certain, there is a high chance that the private military force of Ares will be officially neutral. In this case, the official Kenmorian stance will be the same. If they choose an alliance with the Sanguanans, then the Parliament ought still to maintain a completely unaffiliated position. Gaining the favour of a company cannot come at the expense of potentially choosing imperialists, which could greatly harm Kenmorian interests. If Ares opts for the defenders, then the governmental release should join them, with possible military aid.

For the moment, there has been little engagement from the international community. None of the larger and more significant players have entered the ring, which is a good thing insofar as there won’t be awkward press conferences of socialists questioning the corporatism of Kenmoria. This means that there is a degree of freedom as to how actions should occur, untempered by possible political fallout.

The Sanguanans are unpredictable, and worryingly aggressive on the global stage. This should draw criticism from other nations, hopefully deflecting any towards Kenmoria, assuming any others actually do show up. A line has been drawn in the sand of the land separating the land that has been annexed and that which they hope to annex. Entirely speculative though guesses of their motives may be, it seems that a sheer desire for power has been what has led this force to invade. Them turning their attentions towards Kenmoria is unlikely, but should be considered.

In contrast to this, the Columbians appear to be a more peaceful people, and haven’t undertaken any direct military campaigns even though there has been an invasion. Such lack of militarism implies that there is no risk of this nation acting against any interests of the government or of corporations, therefore the wishes of that country can be safely ignored for the time being, unless their citizens pose an important market.

Therefore, the best course of action for the moment appears to be to wait. No concrete plan should be undertaken, lest the results of this end up going against the eventual Kenmorian objective. Communications with the leaders of both sides should be established as a low priority, in order to gain more complete information. In addition, there shouldn’t be any press releases until the outcome of the ultimatum regarding those injured is known and available to the public.

[The Black Hand of Nod]

-Undisclosed location-
For the many operatives and generals of the Black Hand it was never sure whom or when they would be called up, in this case however, once again it fell to the 5th army and it's scattered resources to notice the incident and bring up the report, sending reports of conflict in Latin America up the chain of command to their own command net who quickly began preparing a briefing packet for the various commanders, the region being a minor spot of interest in the past meant that all commands would want to know what reaction, if any the Black Hand would require.

-Nod Diplomatic and Command Vessel Mirnyy-
"Marshall Venom we have a situation to report."
"Proceed."
"The nation of Sanguana has launched an incursion into Columbia we estimate that at their current progression they're attempting to secure the oil fields and production facilities in the area... it is unsure what effects this will have on global markets but already oil prices are climbing due to the potential disruption of the oil supply in parts of Latin America."
"Any connections to either nation?"
"None in our faction, the first army did help facilitate a light arms deal with their army but otherwise the Black Hand has had little contact with them as of late... early efforts to infiltrate failed due to their close alliance with Western powers."
"And Sanguana?"
"Is considering a Pariah state by the west, though holds minor support in Asia, minor support for rebels was attempted during the civil war but no serious efforts were made to impact the nation, China's intervention slipped in while we weren't paying attention and swept the nation up before we could move in and offer to end the war.... none the less their trade with Indonesia benefits our own assets in the region."
"Well continue to monitor the situation and prepare a briefing packet for the supreme commander."

[Kenmoria]

Events in Columbia happened more or less how it was predicted by the parliament. Of course there were a few differences, mostly to do with the unpredictable actions of the smaller Kenmorian interests, but the report was rather accurate. Construction Enterprises were indeed nursing their public relations wounds from earlier events, and did not want to engage with a war zone. To that end, all that was done was a small price hike and some minor sales. The company would most likely be out in a few years. Likewise, the Fraternité put on some bargain signs and closed up most of the shops. In many ways, this was best in terms of humanitarian costs.

However, Ares was a different beast, a ram in fact, and appeared to have more ambitious objectives in this area. It had been decided by the board of directors that there should be a plan to work for both sides. As would be said in times of war, a double agent. It wasn’t even a war yet, since the Columbians hadn’t declared an official conflict, and were still apparently unmoving from their bargaining stance. Communications were sent to both parties, asking what could be done for them. In that sinister corporate tone, the messages were delivered at midnight exactly. Neither would know that the other had been contacted, so both were addressed in the singular.

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Subject: Assistance of Ares
To: Columbians, Sanguanans
From: Ares
Encryption: Very high

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Greetings Whomever this message does concern,

As this company, Ares, understands you are involved in a dispute with a neighbouring power, and military action may be a possibility. We are sure that you wish to avoid a full conflict and war of attrition, insofar as that it the current attitude of the international community. However, we understand that such things are not always possible. We will be glad to lend you our economic and logistical support, for any military actions you may wish to undertake in the future.

Due to our strong ethic, you can be certain that any operations will be covert and discrete, along with having highly-trained personnel taken from the local community. Either your nation or that of the opposition will do fine. Please respond if you believe our services can be of some help to you.

Sincere regards,
Ares

[Terfelia]

Cryfder trwy ryddid
Strength through Freedom

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Communique from the Department of Foreign and International Affairs
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Plurinational Republic of Terfelia

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Recipient: Governments of Colombia, Sanguana, Endem, Kenmoria
Sent: 11:42 AM, 27 June 2019

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Greetings,

the government of Terfelia wishes to express our concern for the resonant and potentially escalating conflict between our northern neighbors Colombia and Sanguana. Furthermore, it is with peaceful incentives that the national government must inform you all that we will be sending foreign aid to Colombia to tend to the affected. Along with this, we will be opening dialogues with your governments in order to seek out any possible solutions to abate this current crisis.

Foreign aid will consist of doctors and money towards the affected country of Colombia, but they will mainly stay on neutral ground relative to this nation's stance. With this in mind, I propose that any location where foreign aid volunteers have established their camps be declared neutral zones. Such grounds will be considered for further discussions among ourselves. However, if these were to be attacked by any military force stationed in the affected country, this government will not hesitate to send troops to rescue them and subsequently contain the situation. But, I hope and pray to God that this will not happen, and instead let peaceful resolutions come to play.

May you all consider this communique with serious sentiments.

With Best Intentions,
Iestyn Oswallt Lloyd
President of the Plurinational Republic