Rapid Response Force Announcement
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM ALLIANCEIn response to the attack and occupation of a military base located within the Republic of Bratislav, the government of the United Provinces of New Korongo has decided to place the Rapid Response Force of the International Freedom Alliance at maximum readiness. At this stage, the RRF will not be deployed operationally against the forces of the Masalian Islamist Union. The Agreement for the Creation of the IFA Rapid Reaction Force states that the force is intended to “militarily aide member-states that are attacked without provocation by external countries”. The evidence available at this time cannot prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the MIU is sponsored and endorsed by the Socialist Treaty Organisation, and the MIU must therefore be classed a domestic threat which is not covered by the agreement. If the situation escalates and links between the MIU and the STO can be confirmed, the RRF will be deployed to assist the armed forces of the Republic of Bratislav. If any government which has contributed to the RRF opposes this policy, they retain the right to withhold their contributions from military operations or withdraw them entirely. The government of New Korongo also encourages the IFA to discuss the appropriate application of the RRF in this situation.
United Provinces of New KorongoWithout hesitation, the government of the United Provinces of New Korongo has voted in favour of condemning the Masalian Islamist Union for their unprovoked and unjustifiable initiation of hostilities against the Republic of Bratislav. These extremists have undermined the democratic process through which the rights of all Bratislav rights are protected by choosing a path of reckless violence which has already claimed the lives of several innocent individuals. They care not for the interests of the people, both Bratislav and Masalian, and only seek to gain power by subjugating whoever they are able to control through fear. We must demand that the Masalian Islamist Union releases all hostages peacefully before more lives are vanquished as a result of their terrorist actions. However, as a government that has dealt with terrorism before, we realise that this is an unlikely outcome. It is for this reason that we are dispatching the 41st Long Range Patrol Group, currently operating in the vicinity of Atlas region, to the Republic of Bratislav immediately. If the situation cannot be resolved peacefully, the eighteen AV-8B Harrier II fighters attached to the naval formation will be on station to provide assistance to the armed forces of the Republic of Bratislav.
Richard Harrison
President of New Korongo









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