Civil War in the Hoosier Alliance further escalates. Selkie-Journalist remains missing.
Hoosier Alliance - After the Battle of Chicago, which according to experts ended in a draw, President Houstin with the circumstances of his election still remaining under suspicion having declared himself military ruler and the rash declaration of support of the Western Phoenicians and their king, the Civil War in the Hoosier Alliance further escalates.
With aerial and naval forces of the Western Phoenician Armed Forces arriving in a muscle-flexing spectacle in the Hoosier Alliance, it was only a question of time until the units of the 13th Fleet, called from the Theocracy of Annixe Christos, would be called into action. Yesterday, that time came.
As rebel forces attempted a siege of Saint Louis, with relief forces on their way, the King of Phoenicia decided to act accordingly and attack the city - while initial reports of the results stated, that Saint Louis was "wiped off the face of the earth", as one rather dramatic report put it, it becomes clearer and clearer, that only a part of the attacking aircraft released their payloads onto the city and not onto the rebel positions outside. A persistent rumour, which can not be traced back to its source, states, that rebel forces captured aircraft and used them in an air attack on Saint Louis, trying to put the blame on the government. Whoever it was, it is to be expected, that Hoosier Forces will retaliate with their complete might.
This would be the second large confrontation between Hoosier Government and Rebel Forces, the first one being the Battle of Chicago. During that, which the missing journalist in question watched, Rebel Forces managed to leave the city both in ruins and with the main body of their forces more or less intact, withdrawing and disappearing to strike somewhere else, while the government forces took a destroyed city, thus reaching their strategic objective, an expert claimed. "Now...", the expert, which does not wish to be named, continued, "...with the Battle of Saint Louis fast approaching, the objectives are a bit less clear. However, if the Hoosier Forces manage to catch the siege, putting the siege under siege, so to speak, this civil war would be over as that would lead to the destruction of the main body of rebel forces."
Both sides of the Civil War, rebel forces and government troops, are under the suspicion of war crimes, with now Phoenicia being added to the list of suspects. Accusations range from indiscriminate attacks to attacks on civilians.
Meanwhile, the Elder Council asked all sides to enter peace talks lest more innocent people loose their lives.
ACC, Soc.