COUNTER-TERRORISM ROLEPLAY - COALITION OF CROWN ALBATROSS ONLY
For years, terror groups have left the Coalition of Crown Albatross in a state of fear and worry. Recently, we have been building up to this roleplay through a series of established news posts highlighting the events and environment which have allowed the recent attacks to occur.
WHAT TERROR ORGANIZATIONS ARE INVOLVED?
Harakat al-Fijar
Harakat al-Fijar, more commonly known as al-Fijar, is a terrorist, jihadist fundamentalist group based in Central Ausiana, specifically Jaginistan, with additional prominent branches located in Eastern Adula in Saudi Jiddiya and Mulfulira. Al-Fijar's troop strength was estimated at 7,000 to 9,000 militants in 2014. As of 2015, the group has retreated from the major cities in Jaginistan; however, al-Fijar still controls large parts of the rural areas. In other countries, it operates small cells focused specifically on surveillance, recruitment, and terror attacks. Al-Fijar began as the armed wing of the Islamic Courts Union during the Jaginistan Civil War (1982-92), which later splintered into several smaller factions after Beleroskovian forces withdrew. The group describes itself as waging jihad against "enemies of Islam", and is engaged in combat against the Federal Government of Jaginistan and the Coalition of Crown Albatross Peacekeeping Mission to Jaginistan (CCAPMJ). Al-Fijar has been designated as a terrorist organization by many countries, prominent ones being Zamastan, Quetana, Avergnon, Durnstaal, Drambenburg, and Emmiria. As of June 2019, the Zamastan State Department has open bounties on several of the group's senior commanders.
In August 2014, the Jaginistan government-led Operation Crying Wind was launched to clean up the remaining insurgent-held pockets in the countryside. On 1 September 2014, a Zamastanian drone strike carried out as part of the broader mission killed al-Fijar leader Ahmed Babdi, effectively passing leadership to Mukhtar Babu Ubair. Babu Ubair presided over a period of rampant attacks throughout the world, responsible for many terrorist attacks with high death tolls including the 2020 Tregueux Bombing which killed 32 people, the bombing of Air Andaluni Flight 553 which killed 178 people, and the 2015 Bosewall Shopping Mall Attack which killed 86 people. Babu Ubair was killed by an airstrike in Haruya, Jaginistan, on September 29th, 2020, carried out by a Zamastanian Z-14 Osprey and authorized by Z.I.S. Director Kirk Faulkman. As of October 1st, 2020, the group is led by Jaad el-Kaleel.
On September 2nd, al-Fijar committed multiple attacks internationally: the Barona Mall bombing occurred in Lower Tariel, Northern Isle, Zamastan, killing 68 and injuring 312 people. In Bennom, Qolaysia, three suicide bombers attacked a restaurant frequented by tourists, killing 119 and injuring more than 400 people. The next day, Khaliq dal-Shaalli prematurely detonated a suicide vest aboard Air Emmiria Flight 3966 while it was on the runway in Kuye, Emmiria. 52 people were killed.
Irsani Network
The Irsani Network is the military wing of the Hisrean People's Liberation Front, known as the HPLF. The HPLF emerged in October of 2000 as a Shia insurgency in Zalluabed when dissident cleric Hussein al-Athi, head of the Hisrean Shia sect, launched an uprising against the government. The government alleged that the Hisrea People's Liberation Front (HPLF) were seeking to overthrow it and to implement Shī'ite religious law. The rebels counter that they are "defending their community against discrimination" and government aggression. The revolution was put down.
In December of 2020, the Hisrea People's Liberation Front (HPLF) seized many key towns and villages in the province of Hisrea, sparking President Zayyaan al-Akhtar's decision to send government forces into the province to combat them, beginning the Hisrea War. After the capture of Habu Daa on December 30th, the Zalluabed Army began major operations to clear the HPLF, which started resulting in major loss of civilian life. President al-Akhtar was reelected to a second term in February of 2021, but despite his domestic popularity, international scrutiny surrounding the offensive ramped up, with Zamastanian Secretary of State Jessiah Vallotis calling it "a genocide in the making." After a Security Council resolution, Zalluabed government forces withdrew from Hisrea on April 19th, 2021. However, the HPLF rebounded and seized much of the province once again, and after an unsuccessful assassination attempt on President al-Akhtar by the HPLF, Zalluabedi forces with the backing of Beleroskov, Buckingla, and Kossmil began a new operation to push them back. Again facing international scrutiny, Drambenburgian observers were sent to mediate the conflict and ensure practical military conduct.
On July 21st, Huad was captured by government forces, but the conflict began to stall. Four days later on the 25th, a string of suicide bombings committed by the Irsani network struck Zakaraban, killing more than 80 people and causing damage to many international embassies. On August 8th, the government and the HPLF accepted an invitation by Timerian President Aneya Raso to a peace conference in Osea, where on August 13th they agreed to a power-sharing agreement, ending the conflict and separating Zalluabed into two distinct governed zones in the Osea Accords.
While the HPLF as a whole is largely peaceful in nature and operates as a political entity, the Irsani have been designated as a terrorist group by multiple nations following a string of deadly bombing campaigns against civilian targets. In 2021, the Irsani pledged allegiance to al-Fijar and extended the group's influence to Zalluabed in the midst of the Hisrea War. On August 26th, 2021, the Irsani network was responsible for a suicide bombing against Saint Raneau International Airport in Albarine, which killed 12 and injured 53.
The Zamastanian Intelligence Service has plenty of information on these groups in terms of their founding, general movement, and tactics. However, because of the limited focus that the organization has had on its own, the ZIS has been unable to prevent numerous attacks or detect them before they are attempted. With the recent developments of the September 2nd bombings, the Z.I.S. has uncovered numerous plots and cells across the world.
Rules
CCA ROLEPLAY RULES
1. Consent: Always get consent: if you are trying to interact with another player, use their lore (characters, history, etc.), you must always get their approval.
2. Consent continued: Do not use other player’s characters without their expressed approval (including dialogue, movements, actions, killing, relationships, etc.)
3. Consent continued: Do not attack other players without their expressed approval (including declarations of war, covert operations, raids, assassinations etc.)
4. Consent continued: In-character reactions to other player’s in-character actions are allowed. This includes diplomatic action (closing embassies, economic sanctions, commendations or condemnations).
5. Do not take someone else’s work and brand it as your own. For example: logos, drawings, maps, character names, and direct creations of another individual are their property. Credit must be obtained and given to the creator of content within roleplay.
6. No usage of WMD’s (Weapons of Mass Destruction), specifically nuclear weapons.
7. This is a modern-tech roleplay community, meaning no technology can exceed the limitations of real life technology.
8. Ultimately, the choices you make for your nation are yours, but the Lore Ministers will highly encourage keeping to a realistic style of roleplaying and reserve the right to address or make suggestions on things they think are unrealistic. A player does not *need* to take the advice of lore ministers, though it is highly encouraged to preserve a realistic and continuous lore.
9. No graphic descriptions of torture. Feel free to imply, but don't describe in grusome detail.
10. Please keep swearing limited. This is intended to be as PG-13 as possible - so no F-bombs
11. Open to CCA nations ONLY
IMPORTANT: How do I know who the terrorists in my country are and what they are up to?
Connect with Zamastan either by Telegram or via Discord, and they will provide you with the names of the terrorists, including some additional information on them such as age, place of birth, citizenship, and anything else that is important to know.
There is a high possibility that the terrorists in already in your country are planning some sort of terrorist attack. They could just be hiding, laying low and awaiting instructions, they could be in the middle of planning an attack, or they may be about to attack. That is completely up to you.
As another note, you can decide what the terrorist's plan is and how they will carry it out, and if you want to throw a twist into your story and actually have them succeed in their attack. Your intelligence/counter-terrorist organization's responsibility is to stop them before they attack, but they might not be successful. That's all up to you.