INTRA-TSABARAN PEACE TALKS BREAK DOWN FOLLOWING MAZAR TERROR ATTACKS
Caldish-mediated peace talks collapsed after Tsabara's Irfanic population was targeted, leaving scores lead
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18 January 2020 | Spálgleann, Caldia
SPÁLGLEANN – Peace talks between rival factions in Tsabara's ongoing political crisis have broken down after a series of terrorists targeted the country's Irfanic population. Talks ended early yesterday after a series of Irfanic mazars were attacked, resulting in the deaths of 249 people. Dialogue was formally suspended today when representatives of Sheik Faizan Salah, the de facto leader of political Irfan in Tsabara, pulled out.
The collapse of the Caldish-mediated talks has caused concern among many Caldish diplomats, who are now understood to be worried that the possibility of a diplomatic resolution to Tsabara's political crisis has passed. Officials from Tsabara's acting government, including interim president Nazim al'Qutayni, have left Caldia to return to Tsabara to oversee the response to the mazar attacks. Talks began on Wednesday after the Caldish government offered to act as a mediator to work towards bringing an end to the crisis. They began after Zorasan pressured Sheik Salah into sending representatives. However, terror attacks targeting the country's Irfanic population ended the powerful cleric's desire to participate.
The mazar attacks were carried out by an Atudite group known as the Lions of the Homeland. They claimed responsibility on social media soon after the attacks, and Tsabaran media have confirmed they executed the attacks. 249 people were killed and over 300 were injured in the attacks throughout Tsabara's eastern provinces. Mazars, the sites of worship in Irfan, were targeted during Friday morning prayers. Many of the temples were packed with worshipers, who were killed when gunmen opened fire. A popular outdoor market was also attacked in the city of Qaa, where three separate mazars were targeted.
Taoiseach Stiofán Mac Suibhne said the attacks were an "atrocity" and condemned the Lions, labeling them as a terror group. He called on the international community to work to uphold Tsabara's open society as sectarian conflict worsens, warning the alternative was "armed conflict along religious lines".
"The world simply cannot afford a civil war in Tsabara, which would see armed conflict along religious lines. This would result in a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale, running the real risk of ethnic cleansing and genocide. International governments must continued to act with restrain and work to ensure open society in Tsabara is upheld and protected. The Community of Nations must act in the interests of stability, human rights, and Tsabara's democratic institutions" the taoiseach told reporters at a press conference.
Reports that the talks had broken down this morning broke this morning, and it was confirmed in a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The taoiseach's press conference offered further clarification as he confirmed that representatives from both the interim government and Sheik Salah had left the country.
The Euclean Community has expressed concerns at the collapse of peace talks, with President Alexis Walker warning tensions were likely to escalate. Attempts to get member-states to adopt a common approach to the Tsabaran Crisis have failed thus far. An emergency summit called by Ms. Walker earlier this month failed to bring consensus. Caldish-sponsored peace talks were seen as a way to ensure the crisis did not escalate further, and their collapse could have major repercussions.
Yesterday was the single most deadly day in Tsabara's ongoing conflict, surpassing 27 December 2019. This is the second major series of terrorist attacks in Tsabara within the past month. In December, the city of Yeruham was targeted by an Irfanic extremist group known as Al-Isbah. The attacks left 197 people dead and more than 300 injured. The Lions claimed yesterday's attacks were in retaliation for Al-Isbah's attacks in Yeruham.
Euclean diplomats are concerned that the two groups may begin directly confronting each other, signalling a major escalation in tensions. Vivien Vallette, the EC Foreign Commissioner and grandson of the Gaullican president, said that such conflict had the potential to "undermine the Tsabaran government and trigger a civil war".
The Caldish government is reported to be considering a ban on travel to Tsabara as tensions in the country are expected to worsen. It has already advised Caldish citizens in Tsabara to make arrangement to leave the country and has discouraged additional travel to Tsabara.
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