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by **Bhikkustan** » Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:40 pm

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« Political stability must be protected », MJB prepares for an official intervention
3 November 2021 at 22:33 | By Célestin Makélélé

Mabifian soliders in the town of Baralasoudu, on the border with Yemet. The Mabifian army is accused of crossing the porous border several times to combat Mirite separatists, but until now has done so without official recognition.

The violence in Yemet is undoubtedly worrying for the Ouagedji regime, which believed it had found an illiberal Irfanic partner on its northern border. Even if President Retta Iskender remains in power for the moment, desertions after desertions do not inspire condidence in his longevity. Now, the various rebel groups occupy half of the country between them, a record which worsens with the desertion of Gero corps of the Popular National Liberation Army of Yemet (PNLAY). This revolt in the province of Midira, which gave birth to the “Emergency Committee for the Restoration of National Unity”, triggered other desertions within the PNLAY. Everywhere, even in the remaining forces allied with the Iskinder regime, the PNLAY is breaking up into pieces along community lines, a worrying fact in a country that is very familiar with ethnic violence.

For Ouagedji, who has suffered for years from a food crisis, welcoming a wave of migrants would be a death blow to a government that is already under pressure from a resurgent civil society. No question of letting go of the regime. Stability in Yemet, at least in the south of the country, also allows them to bypass Rwizikuru for their trade with east Bahia. If Girota's control becomes weaker, there is also the possibility that the Mirite separatists will find refuge there from which they could launch attacks on Mabifia.

Since the start of the crisis, some observers have observed that Mabifian forces have crossed the border frequently, with the tacit complicity of Girota. However, the Mabifian intervention remained limited and small, unacknowledged by both parties. It appears that the dramatic changes of the past week prompted the Mabifian government to consider a stronger response. The specifics of the Mabifian action were not announced, but the movement of the armed forces in the north of the country was observed by local journalists.

However, military intervention is not without risk. Even if the Mabifians can count on their Ndjarendie allies in southern Yemet, the country is one of the most diverse countries in the world and military intervention, even with official support from Girota, could be seen as provocation. Failure in Yemet would be disastrous for a presidency on the brink of collapse. One thing is certain, Bahia is in a precarious situation.

Politique
« La stabilité politique doit être protégée », MJB se prépare pour l'intervention officialisée
3 Novembre 2021 à 22h33 | Par Célestin Makélélé

Soldats mabifiens dans la ville de Baralasoudu, sur la frontière avec le Yémet. L'armée mabifien est accusée d'avoir franchi cette frontière poreuse à plusieurs reprises pour combattre les séparatistes mirites, mais jusqu'à ici sans recognition officielle.

La violence au Yémet est sans doute inquiétante pour le régime de Ouagedji, qui pensait avoir trouvé une partenaire irfanique et illibérale sur sa frontière du nord. Même si le président Retta Iskender reste en pouvoir pour le moment, les désertions après désertions n'inspirent pas confiance dans sa longévité. Maintenant, les groupes rebelles diverses occupent la moitié du pays entre eux, un bilan qui s'empire avec la désertion des corps géros de l'armée nationale et populaire de la libération du Yémet (ANPLY). Ce révolte dans la province de Midira, qui donne naissance à la « Comité d'urgence pour la restauration de l'unité nationale », déclencha d'autres désertions au sein de l'ANPLY. Partout, même dans les forces restants allies au régime Iskinder, la ANPLY se divise en morceaux selon des lignes communautaires, un fait inquiétant dans un pays qui connait très bien la violence ethnique.

Pour Ouagedji, qui souffre depuis des années d'une crise alimentaire, accueillir une vague des migrants serait un coup mortel pour un gouvernement qui est déjà sous pression par une société civile resurgissante. Pas de question de lâcher le régime tomber. La stabilité au Yémet, au moins dans le sud du pays, leur permet aussi de contourner le Rouizicourou pour leur commerce avec la Baïe de l'est. Si la contrôle de Girota devient plus faible, il y a aussi la possibilité que les séparatistes mirites y trouvent un refuge depuis lequel ils pourraient lancer des attaques sur la Mabifie.

Depuis le début de la crise, certains observateurs constatèrent que les forces mabifiennes traversaient la frontière fréquemment, avec une complicité tacite de Girota. Toutefois, l'intervention mabifienne restait limitée et petite, inavouée par les deux parties. Il semble que les changements dramatiques de la semaine passée poussèrent le gouvernement mabifien à considérer une réponse plus forte. Les spécifiques de l'action mabifienne ne furent pas annoncé, mais la mouvement des forces armées dans le nord du pays fut observé par des journalistes locaux.

Cependant, une intervention militaire n'est pas sans risque. Même si les mabifiens puissent compter sur leurs alliés ndjarendies dans le sud du Yémet, le pays est l'un des pays les plus diverses du monde et l'intervention militaire, même avec le soutien officiel de Girota, pourra être vue comme provocation. Un échec au Yémet serait désastreux pour une présidence au bord du gouffre. Une chose est sure, la Baïe se trouve dans une situation précaire.

by **Union of Akoren** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 12:27 pm

First Marshal of the Union Golzadari: “The Union risks being restrained by its own leadership.”
03 November, 2021; 12. Aban 2343| By Rashid Ali

First Marshal of the Union Ashavazdar Golzadari addressing army cadets today.

Zahedan - The First Marshal of the Union, Ashavazdar Golzadari has warned that the Union “risks being restrained by its own leadership, who are taking to positions and courses at odds with the legacy and expectation of the Union Fathers.” It comes as the military and their supporters in the Front clash with those sided with the State President and First Minister over foreign policy.

In the starkest public intervention yet, the First Marshal, who was speaking to army cadets, said further, “when the national leadership limits itself, it limits the Union’s capacity for decisive action. We have witnessed over the past two years great ruptures in our interests, these ruptures have gone unanswered. The self-applied limitations by the national leadership is simply not up to the standards the Union Fathers established when our great nation was reunified.”

The First Marshal’s most cutting remarks were, “when a nation’s national leadership seemingly lacks the courage to do what must be done to preserve the inherent economic and security interests of the nation, perhaps benefiting rivals, questions must be asked as to whether that leadership is capable of serving the nation to best of its ability.”

The First Marshal’s comments follow several days of critical comments by party members and senior state officials about the military’s since successful push to deploy aid in Yemet. First Minister Farzad Akbari made comments claiming “elements of the Union Government were applying undue pressure on decision makers to take the Union down a path toward serious consequences.”

Several members of the National Command Council, notably the Union Ministers for Finance and Industry and Economic Development also issued barbed criticisms. Finance Minister Mahmoud Mazdavandani speaking on UCTV said, “the drive for more interventionist policies is understandable, but what isn’t understood by the drivers is that they consume resources and risk escalation, when resources can be better used across the Union.”

Hussein al-Abadi, the Union Minister for Industry and Economic Development was interviewed by the Times of Izidhar al-Mina, the country’s most prominent Estmerish language paper as saying, “the Union Government operates on consensus, there is not consensus on what is being pushed by certain institutions, certainly not. The primary focus of the Union Government since the Turfan has been stability, economic growth and lifting our Sattari people out of poverty.”

One unnamed State Commissioner purportedly wrote in the Party’s youth magazine Javid, “we need to be wary of our esteemed comrades in the military, they are eager to preserve an ally, as is the Front, but doing so through steel and blood comes with its own price.”

General Kamshad Shadatzadeh, the officer tasked with commanding the Union’s intervention in Yemet did not mince his words from Girota during a UCTV interview last night when he said, “the Union possesses the means to bring peace back to Yemet, there is will, but this is being suffocated under a pillow of short-termism, naivety and foolishness.”
Members of the Supreme Assembly were televised during a debate asking why the ongoing clashes were taking place, now the Assembly had afforded the Central Command Council the necessary powers to conduct the intervention.

Fayza Kadir, one of the most prominent lawmakers in the Union however criticised the Union Government saying, “the debate takes place because the current leadership has diminutive view of what the Union should do for its friends and allies. If Yemet is restored to peace and good order, then surely the Union should do the same for Tsabara. That frightens them, dare I say victory frightens them.”

State President Vahid Isfandiar after publicly questioning the benefits of direct intervention in Yemet three weeks ago, has gone mostly absent from public view. He has reportedly spent the past two weeks working closely with the State Commission for Refugees and Humanitarian Affairs. The State Record, which publicises the schedules of the State President and First Minister has indicated a meeting between the two and the Central Members of the Central Command Council on Friday.

by **Nuvania** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:47 pm

NEWS| Opposition parties denied vote as Beheran constitutional amendment passes
Police called in to keep members of three opposition parties from attending the crucial vote in the National Council of Behera
04 Nov 2021

The Beheran Parliament on the banks of the Gonda River in Amassine.

Madinat - Nise- Members of opposition parties in the Beheran Parliament have said that the government actively prevented them from attending the vote at the National Council yesterday regarding a constitutional amendment that would double the size of the Beheran Armed Forces.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one member of the leading opposition party in Behera, the People's Front for Progress and Justice, said that he had noticed armed police assembled out the front of the house the night before the vote was due to commence. The member approached them and asked what their presence was for. They replied that there were there for protection, as they claimed to have received "genuine security threats."
"To be honest I didn't believe them then, and I don't believe them now," the member said to our Niserian correspondent Kamal el-Fayez. "The biggest security threat to my existence right now is the Beheran security forces."

The member said that of the eight parties represented in the National Council, the upper house of the Beheran Parliament, half of them were present at the vote according to their own sources. He said that these were the ruling Beheran National Congress as well as two of it's controlled coalition partners; the National Solidarity Front and the New Dawn Party. One opposition party was allowed to vote, this being the Rally for a United Behera, which the member believes is part of a controlled opposition run by the government.
"The existence of the Rally for a United Behera at the vote is obvious that the government is making the vote look legitimate," he said. "There is nothing legitimate about the vote."

According to the 2001 constitution, ratified as part of the ending of the civil war in Behera, all sitting members must vote on any constitutional amendments, and in order for a constitutional amendment to pass, three quarters of sitting members must approve it. The PFPJ member believes that due to ambiguity on what "sitting member" means, given the foreign assistance in creating the constitution, most Beherans won't know that the vote is unconstitutional.
"Such civics aren't taught in schools here, so most people don't know what their rights are and what the constitution allows them to do," he said. "The regime keeps the people in a permanent state of ignorance, and that's why we see what we've seen."

Members of the National Council from other opposition parties also corroborated the presence of police preventing them from attending the vote on the constitutional amendment.

State media in Behera reported that the successful vote would allow the government to double the size of active personnel within the Beheran Armed Forces. According to the 2001 constitution. the Armed Forces are constitutionally limited to no more than 110,000 total standing personnel. This new amendment would allow the government to not only expand both the Army and the Air Force, but also incorporate pro-government militias currently occupying large areas of eastern and southeastern Behera, particularly the Nefousi region near the border with Yemet, which the government has identified as being of particular concern to its national security interests given the ethnic diversity of the area.

Although the current conflict in Yemet has been raging for some time now, Behera has maintained a policy of political support for the government of Retta Iskinder, and has seen no reason to change policy, as western Yemet was largely stable thanks to the presence of large numbers of government forces. However, in recent days, a military revolt in the northwest of Yemet close to the capital, as well as the appearance of tribal militias in southwestern Yemet, have greatly changed how Behera perceives stability on its eastern frontier.

Éric Garnier, a security attaché within the Gaullican embassy in Amassine, said that the security situation for Behera in western Yemet has "deteriorated significantly" over the last few days and very likely prompted the quick constitutional amendment change. He said that this would allow the government to assume full control over the thousands of pro-Amassine militia in the Nefousi region and wider eastern Behera currently referred to as "police auxiliaries" as a way of getting around the demobilisation and permanent ban on paramilitaries and militias as part of the Adunis Accords signed to end the conflict in 2001. Although a low level insurgency continues, Garnier says that the government wants to act proactively to prevent that escalating.
"At the moment the only concern for the government is security and stability," he said. "It's demonstrated that it is willing to engage in legal irregularities in order to achieve these aims."

The PFPJ member said that they no longer had any police presence outside their home after the vote had been conducted. However, he said he would not challenge the vote due to concerns about the safety of his family.
"I'm not sure what would happen to my wife and children if I was to challenge the government on the vote," he said. "I really do not want to find out."

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by **Nuvania** » Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:43 am

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President Confident Of Future Military Cooperation Agreement

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6 November (1:39pm)|ZAHEDAN

President Sadid Bassou Sharifi arrived in Zahedan, the capital city of the Union of Zorasani Irfanic Republics, to meet with his counterpart First Minister Farzad Akbari, where he received a brotherly embrace before the two leaders travelled by motorcade into central Zahedan, where they discussed developments in Yemet in addition to closer military and economic ties. The President was accompanied on the official visit by Minister of Defence, General Safin Maziz Guerouabi.

Discussion focussed on the recent military muntinies in western Yemet, where ethnic units within the government's forces have rebelled, threatening the security of the Iskinder government and Behera's eastern frontier. The UZIR, already active in Yemet, had been given provisional permission to use Beheran airspace and air bases in order to carry out air strikes in Yemet as well as assist in performing long range missions from the east of the UZIR. The President and Defence Minister expressed concern that these mutinous forces had taken over parts of the frontier with Behera, and could destabilise eastern Behera, particularly the Nefousi region which has many cultural, linguistic, and ethnic ties to western Yemet. The President said that this was his main concern, and any destabilisation in eastern Behera could have disasterous effects for the rest of the region.

The President reiterated that the changing security situation was the main driver behind the recent expansion of Behera's armed forces, which required an amendment to the constitution that passed recently. At a press conference, the President stated that because the amendment was approved by the National Council, he needed to bring in assistance in order to help train and arm the expanded Army and Air Force.
"Behera cannot commit to such a major military reform alone," he said. "This is why we have decided to work closely with those whom we have shared interests and outcomes."

Neither the President nor the Defence Minister would confirm the nature of any talks about military cooperation, other that they had progressed to a level beyond the provisional permission already given to the UZIR for the use of air force bases. However, the President said that a formal agreement would be able to be signed "soon".

Today's official visit to Zahedan marks the first time the President has made an official visit to the UZIR since his inauguration in December 2015, and marks a notable turn in relations between the two countries. While Behera had maintained cordial relations with the UZIR before and during the current President's administration, the President had maintained a policy of caution with regards to UZIR in light of the outbreak of hostilities in neighbouring Tsabara last year. Both the President and First Minister Akbari discussed the refugee situation in western Behera as well, where the President reiterated that there were a "significant number" of refugees, and criticised the Community of Nations Refugee Agency for underestimating the number of refugees outside of Tsabara's borders in the press conference.

The President said that he was eager to bring Behera and the UZIR closer together, stating that both countries had strategic importance within northern Coius.
"We are in an enviable position at the centre of regional politics," the President said. "We can chose with whom we work with, and with whom we can share our privilege of regional influence with." The President stated that he had a telephone call with his Mabifian counterpart, Mahmadou Jolleh Bande, stating that Behera would "work closely" with Mabifia on securing a lasting peace in Yemet.

The Minister of Defence also spoke at the press conference alongside his Zorasani counterpart, and stated that Behera was at the cusp of bringing about "substantial change" within the region, which would be a "force for peace and justice within both Rahelia and Bahia."
"I have every confidence that this is the right path to be on, and that Behera will emerge as the shining light of hope in a continent of darkness."

The President is expected to return to Amassine to sign off on the official amendment to the constitution today.

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About me · by **Luziyca** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:24 pm

Saturday, 6th November, 2021

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MUTUNGAMIRI OFFERS TO SEND PEACEKEEPERS TO YEMET

Mabifian soldiers in the border town of Baralasoudu on the Mabifian-Yemeti border

Yesterday, due to the ongoing civil war in Yemet, and concerned that the Rwizikuran border with Yemet would serve as a hotbed for forces to destabilise both the Republic of Yemet and the Kingdom of Rwizikuru, Mutungamiri Tsuru Mawere announced today to the National Assembly of his plan to send a peacekeeping force to Yemet to help stabilise the country and "ensure that conditions are safe for elections to be held."

Tsuru Mawere said that "the deteriorating situation in the Republic of Yemet is not only a threat to the people of Yemet, nor to her neighbours, but to all of Bahia itself. If we allow Yemet to continue down this road into a civil war, if we allow Yemet to collapse, then the Yemetis would not be the only ones that will pay the price. It'd be all of us across Bahia."

"Therefore, I implore that the National Assembly authorise that, with the consent of the government of the Republic of Yemet, a small force of Rwizikuran troops be sent to Yemet to restore order and stability, and to prevent the situation in Yemet from worsening."

This was backed by Mawere's deputy, Nkwenyane Remakece, who stated that "we have seen Yemet go down this road many times. Whenever Yemet has undergone a civil war, we have seen Akortu forces fight in Yemet against the Yemeti government, and then use their experience to fight against the Rwizikuran government. To not intervene in Yemet and restore stability there will hurt Rwizikuru, because the Akortu militias in the Northern Territory will be strong enough to potentially form a new Kulo [state] and destabilise our country further."

However, opposition leader Jesse Mushohwe opposed the government's plans to intervene in Yemet, saying that "the government's plans to intervene in the Irfanic Republic [of Yemet] reminds us progressives of Izibongo Ngonidzashe's imperialist ambitions, when he sought to create a new Rwizi Empire by invading Garambura, by retaking Yekumavirira from Mabifia, and taking Kulo and expanding into Maucha, so that he can restore Rwizi hegemony. This is not what Rwizikurans want: what Rwizikurans want is not to spend money on pointless military adventures, but on improving our infrastructure, on improving healthcare, electricity, and water, so that Rwizikuru can be as well off as Garambura, and some day even as well off as Senria or Estmere."

When the vote was called, the National Assembly approved the Mutungamiri's request to send a peacekeeping force to the Republic of Yemet, with 55 votes in favour, 38 votes against, and 7 abstentions. This allows the Rwizikuran government to ask the Yemeti government for permission to send a peacekeeping force to Yemet, and in the event that it is accepted by President Retta Iskinder, allows the Rwizikuran government to send a small force to the Republic of Yemet.

by **Poshyte** » Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:46 am

(i made a mistake here pls ignore)

actual newspost is here viewtopic.php?f=4&t=418954&p=39139249#p39139249

by **Saul Volcano** » Mon Nov 08, 2021 8:37 pm

Liberals of Paretia, Conservative Union and others to unite to form "Democratic Voters Movement"
The party is a merger of four moderate-centrist leaning parties, Liberals of Paretia, Conservative Union, Vox Paretia, and Democratic Autonomy Party. All parties who saw devastating losses in the summer's snap election.
Cornélio Freitas (@corneliofreitas) | 8 November 2021 | Precea

Emblem of the new party

Precea, Luzela: Today the leaders of Liberals of Paretia and Conservative Union announced a merger of their parties, alongside two other smaller parties, under a new centrist party known as "Movimento Eleitores Democráticos" (Democratic Voters Movement) with the goal of uniting the greatly weakened moderates and centrists against the more right-wing O Povo alliance and left-wing Unidade Socialista alliance. The party will start out as an alliance before completely merging the parties into one, marking the end of the UC and LdP.

The 2021 election saw the Conservative Union, once Paretia's leading right-wing party, be decimated and replaced by the populist Patron League. The Liberals of Paretia saw massive loss of voters to the LP, Alt Party, and Social Democrats. The LdP and UC saw their parties shrink to the lowest size in each of their party's history, leading to an uncertain future and the possibility of the dissolving of these parties became very likely. The leaders of the parties began to meet in late August about their futures, and inviting other smaller centrist-leaning parties including the pro-EC Vox Paretia and centrist regionalist Centrist Autonomy parties. The party decided upon the name "Movimento Eleitores Democráticos" and the party symbol as lady justice.

Today the parties announced a political alliance together that will eventually merge into one party, according to likely party leader Nicole Barboza, "before the new year". The leadership of the party will likely be shared, but as of currently the LdP is the largest of the four parties, and it is believed Nicole Barboza is leading in the candidacy for party leader. Current UC leader, Miguelito do Rosário, stated that his party has accepted that "we have lost our base, and it is time for those of us who remain, the reasonable conservatives, to change course." The LdP currently only has two seats in the Senado, and the UC only one, the party leaders have stated that they do not expect instant success but hope to, according to Barboza "restore honestly and liberal values to Paretia, the far-right and left will damage Paretia greatly with their rhetoric. We have seen the consequences of voting for far-right so-called populists in Etruria, after we defeat them, we will begin our improvement and repair our democracy from their policies".

Premier Isilda Cerqueira responded to the news stating that "This is just a futile effort of the old neoliberal-euclophiles to stop a future that's best for Paretia, their parties are dead, I do not expect much of a threat from them uniting." She then attacked Barboza saying "And the only thing in need of improvement there is Barboza's hideous facial structure, truly the face of a leech." On the left Paretian Workers' International leader Salomão Andrade also attacked the new party calling it "hilarious".

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by **Union of Akoren** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:28 pm

Central Committee of State unites over Bahian policy
05 November, 2021; 14. Aban 2343| By Rashid Ali

The Central Committee of State met for over four hours.

Zahedan - The Central Committee of State has officially “confirmed agreement on the direction of the Union’s continental commitments and general direction of foreign policy” according to a government spokesman.

Negotiations were held between the two most powerful bodies in the Union after several weeks of public disagreements over the direction of the Union’s foreign policy and the intense effort by the military to expand the intervention in Yemet, which is facing multiple threats to its unity, primarily from Sotirian-ethnic terrorist groups. The Union-Government has already deployed close to 5,000 troops, pilots and operators to the country, but the military has made repeated calls behind close doors for further involvement. The Front leadership, led by First Minister Farzad Akbari has opposed further involvement citing fears it would jeopardise the Union’s strong economy.

Last week, First Marshal of the Union, Ashavazdar Golzadari told army cadets that the “Union risks being restrained by its own leadership” as the party-state sought to place greater emphasis on internal matters at the expense of the country’s economic and security interests abroad. This reportedly led to calls for a “ceasefire” by State President Vahid Isfandiar, who then requested high-level discussions within the Union’s most senior decision making body.

Little is known about what was discussed during the four-hour long meeting, but a government spokesman confirmed that the “Front and the military, the two central pillars of our Union and society have formally adopted an agreed strategy. Among other issues discussed was the armed forces agreement to permit the privatisation of several companies held under its Great Soldier Foundation, in aim of boosting competitiveness and productivity.”

The spokesman said further, “the Union sees across the continent growing threats to peace, security and stability, with many nefarious groups inspired by the violence unleashed in Tsabara by its own government. The Union cannot and will not permit chaos and violence to spread, jeopardising the progress of the Coian continent.”

The agreement comes a day before the expected visit by Behera’s President Sadid Bassou Sharifi.

by **Empire of Falconia** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 2:17 pm

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Conservative MPs overheard praising Shangea

Novigrad - Over the past month, governments across Eucela have condemned Shangea as the country moves to ban depictions of Homosexuality and other LGBTQ groups within its media. President Abramovs administration has yet to comment on this issue, however members of his party made their opinions on the matter clear during an unmoderated debate in parliament yesterday.

Several Conservative MP's were called out by their fellow party members and members of the RSF for "inappropriate comments concerning ongoing events in Shangea." These comments seemed to be that of support for the policies of the Shangean government regarding their upcoming ban on Homosexual content in media. This has been described as "worrying and disgraceful" by members of the RSF, who fear that the apparent support for anti-LGBTQ legislation abroad may lead to the tightening of anti-LGBTQ laws in Ravnia.

The Prime Minister and the President, in a join statement, condemned the MP's who made these comments. The Prime Minister went a step further, calling the MP's "A disgrace to Parliament and the whole government."

by **Union of Akoren** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:15 pm

First Minister and First Marshal greet Beheran President in major talks
06 November, 2021; 15. Aban 2343| By Rashid Ali

The Revolutionary Army is provide significant aid to Behera in coming months.

Zahedan - First Minister Farzad Akbari and the First Marshal of the Union Ashavazdar Golzadari have hosted Berhera’s President Sadid Bassou Sharif in Zahedan for major discussions on regional affairs. The meeting resulting in significant but undeclared agreements in military cooperation, while the Union has promised to significant boost trade and investments in Behera.

The visit comes as Behera’s government has announced expansions to its armed forces in wake of the Euclean-led civil war in Tsabara and the crisis in Yemet. Behera’s security situation is tense, with the fear of religious groups taking to arms out of the chaos engulfing its west and east. Its concerns are shared by the Union, which has since been forced to house over a million Tsabaran refugees and deploy military forces to Yemet in support of its ally.

President Sharif arrived in Zahedan and received a formal ceremonial welcome before holding in-depth and “frank” discussions with the First Minister and First Marshal of the Union. While security issues were discussed at great length, so too were economic ties.

Prior to the President’s arrival, a government spokesman said, “the Union is committed to seeing the preservation of order, peace and prosperity across northern Coius and Bahia, Behera is very much the case. Together, Behera and the Union can assure of security and prosperity, for the Union cannot do it alone.”

According to details released after the talks, the level of military cooperation between the Union and Behera is expected to grow exponentially over the coming months. The Union agreed to provide much needed training for Behera’s officer corps and expanding forces, while also guaranteeing the supply and sale of modern equipment, including artillery, vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles. There was also indication that the provisional basing agreement signed several days ago; allowing Union aircraft to refuel and repair in Behera en-route to Yemet could be followed by a formal arrangement.

However, the Union Ministry for Foreign Affairs did confirm details from the meeting involving economic ties. According to a statement, the Union will make the necessary moves to ease trade between the country and Behera, while the Union will invest €300 million over the next five years into modernising highway links between the Union and Behera, including a new link between Akhtarin and southern Behera. The talks also resulted in agreeing to form a new bi-lateral group to study and plan projects that will further ease the transit of Beheran goods to Zorasani ports, which would significantly aid the landlocked country.

The Foreign Ministry also remarked that it will request via the State Commission for Refugees and Humanitarian Affairs to expand the Union’s NGO efforts relating to refugees to Behera, where the country has been all-but abandoned by the international community and the wealthy North.

The Imam Parastar Foundation has reportedly agreed to deploy volunteers and specialist teams to Behera in coming weeks.

First Minister Farzad Akbari described Behera as a “key partner and ally of the Union in the pursuit of order, peace and prosperity. Our common interests and aspirations shall be the ties that bind us ever closer.

“We share much more in common than just interests, in our countries are histories marked by struggles and tribulations, overcoming adversity and defying expectations, together we will do so to an ever greater degree” he said further.

The visit is being heralded as a watershed moment in Union-Beheran ties, which though cordial have been marked by periods of mistrust and suspicion. But the success of the talks in Zahedan have led many analysts to declare a breakthrough. The disastrous war being waged by the Tsabaran government on its own people is leading to a major rebalancing of power in northern Coius, as the Union steps up to guarantee peace and stability outside the ravaged failed state.

The expansion of the Union’s influence will guarantee Northern Coius stability at the hands of a fellow Coian nation, free of exploitation and submission, as is the case with Euclea and their likeminded allies in the Asterias. Even as Euclea fuels the Adunis-regime’s war on its people, the very same war is uniting the Irfanic World, which is a benefit to all denizens of Northern Coius.

by **Union of Akoren** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:22 pm

Union to deploy further troops to Yemet as forces strike major blow against terrorists
10 November, 2021; 19. Aban 2343| By Rashid Ali

Marshal of the Union Sadavir Hatami addressing the press today.

Zahedan - The Union is to deploy further forces to Yemet in coming weeks as the situation continues to develop. According to a statement issued by the Central Committee of State, the “Union will deploy further frontline combat units and materiel to Yemet, to provide greater support for our Yemeti allies against ethno-terrorism and separatism.” The announcement comes as the Union Ministry of National Defence reveals it has eliminated Mutahi Karume, a senior figure of the so-called “Andutu Patriotic Resistance Front” in an air strike.

Marshal of the Union Sadavir Hatami issued a lengthy statement with before the press a number of officers in Zahedan where he explained, “following discussions and planning by the Central Committee of State, the Union will in coming days and weeks be dispatching further frontline forces to Yemet to provide greater support for our allies, while also providing highly capable, professional and competent frontline forces to directly confront the Sotirian terrorist threat.”

“This deployment will be decisive and will be largely influential. The Union possesses a military force unmatched in northern and central Coius and it is built upon traditions, history and theories that will provide the Yemeti government the sheer strength of will and physical power to shatter ethno-terrorists, who seek to tear Yemet apart” he said further.

“As for a general update, Union Forces have been engaged in direct-combat with various terrorist groups, notable the so-called Gondan Defence Force in the vicinity of Modola Air Force Base. While we give thanks to God that none of our brave sons have been martyred, I must report that since operations began 16 of our sons have been injured, two seriously and have been brought home for treatment.

“In our operations around Modola, we have evicted the GDF terror cells from ten villages, resulting in 120 confirmed enemies being killed, while 39 have been captured. Our brave sons continue to fight the GDF terror cells with aim of expanding the security perimeter around Modola to guarantee protection for our forces and equipment stationed there. Our sons in the Air Force have also conducted numerous operations around Modola.

“Beyond Modola, our Air Force has conducted at least 90 sorties against terror units of the so-called Andutu Patriotic Resistance Front. We have struck numerous convoys and terrorist infrastructure along the highway from Pumtere and within the city itself. Regular forces of the Union are en-route to Aruvu to provide direct assistance to our Yemeti allies and will be pivotal in the decimation of APRF terrorists and their efforts to take the city.

The UMND reported "significant success" around Modola Air Force Base.

“However, I am most proud to announce that through our efforts in Aruvu, our brave sons have struck a deadly hit against the APRF. This morning, following intelligence work by AKHID and supported by our Yemeti allies, our air force launched an airstrike on a command and control hub north of Aruvu, in which we killed, eliminated, Mutahi Karume, the so-called military genius of the APRF. We hope that the elimination of the terrorist warlord Karume, will send a stark message to other terrorists and criminals in Yemet, that with the Union’s support, the Yemeti government will find you, hunt you and destroy you.

“As always we will continue to provide the citizens of the Union regular updates on the good work and fight our sons are conducting in Yemet. As ever our mission remains of order, peace and prosperity and as ever, our sons remain in our thoughts and prayers who continue to work and fight under the banner of the revolution, victory and the Union, and claim victory for our allies and the Union Fathers.”

The military has not revealed what units are being deployed to Yemet, however, from social media used by soldiers in Yemet, it is now generally understood that the military is relying on veteran units from the Chanwan War which is was fought from 2005 to 2011 in Zorasan’s predominately forested south and was notably a counter-insurgency conflict.

The Union’s intervention has been greatly boosted by the opening of Beheran air bases to the Union, which has significantly increased the armed forces’ ability to deploy and supply units deployed and those of the Yemeti government.

It is understood that the Central Committee of State and the armed forces wish to cap the number of personnel deployed to Yemet, with a focus remaining on providing the Yemeti government the necessary air and direct support, coupled with supplies of weaponry, artillery and expertise necessary for Girota to do most of the heavy lifting. Sources in Girota have spoken highly of the helicopter gunships and unmanned aerial vehicles deployed, which prove highly effective at identifying terrorists across Yemet’s mostly jungled north.

In a separate development, the Union Ministry of National Defence dismissed reports that naval warships were to be deployed to the Brown Sea to conduct strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Lehir.

by **Slirnija** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:16 pm

by **Union of Akoren** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:44 pm

Eric Merreau - 10 November 2021

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Tsabaran separatists call on Bayadha to surrender

Children pose on a hilltop overlooking Beit Muktar, recently seized by the ILR after fierce fighting

Adunis, Tsabara - The Irfanic Liberation and Resistance has called on Bayadha’s government loyalist defenders to surrender in exchange for free passage out of the beleaguered port-city. The Tsabaran separatists issued a plea on social media, “we urge the defenders of Bayadha to lay down their arms, to which we will guarantee safe passage back to Adunis. Do not force suffering on the people.” According to the Community of Nations, at least 1,429 civilians have died as a result of the siege.

The Irfanic Liberation and Resistance (ILR), the main military force of the separatists in Tsabara’s year-long civil war have demanded government forces in the besieged peninsula surrender in a lengthy post on social media.

In posts made across multiple platforms, the ILR said, “the siege of Bayadha must end, but it must end with the surrender of the city to the Irfanic Republic of Hamada. We call upon the soldiers of the Qutayni regime who huddle in the dark to surrender to us, lay down their arms and lower their colours. We will assure safe passage from the city to regime frontlines, a peaceful transfer of control. If they do not, they will die, but even more innocents will die. This city cannot be held, waste no more innocent lives, surrender. We call on the Qutayni regime to relinquish the city for the sake of humanity and life itself.”

For millions of Tsabarans, a military stalemate has been a saving grace, sadly, this is not the case for 1.2 million people trapped in Bayadha and its eponymous peninsula. Cut off from the rest of Tsabara by an estimated 20,000 ILF separatists, the city and its environs are suffering. Despite near daily airstrikes by government, Estmerish and Etrurian warplanes, the ILF is dug in deep in the hills and heights to the north and east of the city, who regularly fire mortars, rockets and heavier artillery into the urban sprawl below. The only way in and out of the area is Bayadha’s harbour, which is occasionally pounded by artillery, to ostensibly deter access or activity. This precarious link to the outside world was nearly cut outright after a small freighter carrying ammunition and medical supplies was struck by two explosive drones launched by the ILF.

Until recently, the ships would come somewhat regularly, bringing much needed supplies with them, and then carrying civilians and wounded soldiers back with them to the safety of ports further west under government control. Now, only wounded soldiers are taken back, the threat of drones or artillery sinking a ship packed full of families is deemed too high.

Though the besieged city is home to 1.2 million people, before the civil war it was a bustling metropolis of just over 3 million, and consistently ranked as one of Tsabara’s fastest growing cities. Located on the Gulf of Parishar, it sits almost at the halfway mark if you dissected Tsabara north-to-south, it was in this location that it found a cosmopolitan identity. Before the civil war, its Atudite, Rahelian and Oroqic peoples lived life side by side almost care-free. Unlike the rest of the country, Bayadha had the highest number of secular schools, boasting students of all faiths.

“Almost all of the Atudites I know fled very early on, even before the ILF came here” 73-year-old Oroqic Aslan told us.

“Its so sad, not having electricity, water or enough food is hard enough, but not seeing so many faces and neighbours is truly sad” he said further over our correspondent’s mobile phone.

Asked if he would prefer the government surrendered the city, Aslan – not his real name, said, “if it spared more lives, saved soldiers lives and the peoples’ lives, then yes. We can’t go on like this, we’re starving.”

The current situation in Tsabara; government in red, separatists in green

Aslan, is not belittling the situation, in fact, the Community of Nations and the Internal Red Cross have both warned of serious humanitarian concerns for the inhabitants of Bayadha. Owing to its true isolation and the ILF’s refusal to permit aid to enter the city, the food stores and just as importantly, medicines and supplies are running low.

In the hilly areas to the south and south-east still under government control, these grassy valleys were once lush with fruit vineyards and grazing animals – all are now gone. Cattle have been since been slaughtered for their meat, while even horses and sheep have reportedly been slaughtered to feed those besieged by the ILF.

The situation in Bayadha’s city hospitals are just as dark. We spoke to one doctor, who wished to remain unnamed and they described a tale of absolute horror, “every day and every night we receive patients, all with injuries sustained from artillery. Shrapnel wounds, serious tissue damage and sometimes, amputations are needed. We’re running out medicines, antibiotics, bandages and even anaesthetic. Patients with even minor injuries are returning to us with serious infections because they’ve run out and no pharmacy can supply.

“The situation is a disaster, and it is getting worse, we’re receiving children who are suffering from malnutrition, dehydration and even treatable diseases” they said, beating back tears over the phone.

So severe is the humanitarian threat, that pressure may well build on the Tsabaran government to surrender Bayadha.

George Harris, an analyst at the University of Morwall Institute for Strategic Studies stated, “the city holds little strategic value for the government now, with the loss of the airport and the port hindered, Adunis faces the loss of almost 10,000 troops, which would be a disaster. In truth, Adunis could attempt a breakout or a thrust from the north-west to break the siege, but the risk is that it fails, or the ILF uses that to attack elsewhere, perhaps toward Tabessa. Adunis has limited resources, it is beginning to show.”

Harris also remarked, “the ILF’s resilience in the siege has been notable, despite near constant airstrikes by Adunis, Estmere and Etruria, the siege continues.” Last week, a government warplane was shot down by an ILF surface-to-air missile over Bayadha, though later destroyed, it was identified in various photographs, leading many to conclude that the ILF is still being provided air defences, likely from Zorasan.

The ILF’s resilience has also proven deadly, with their forces having seized the Beit Muktar suburb on Monday, pushing south of the airport. The small advance seems to feed into the notion that the ILF will continue to make incremental gains to apply pressure on the defenders to surrender.

We will bring you more updates as we receive them.

by **Lunas Legion** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:16 am

Phillip Sternberg - 11th November 2021

November Update on the Yemet Situation
President Iskinder calls for CBS summit on the situation in Yemet; announces intent to withdraw PNLAY units from Modola area to reinforce northern Yemet

President Iskinder speaking to international media earlier today.

Girota, Yemet-

Earlier today Yemet's President Iskinder gave his first press conference to international media since the start of Yemet's civil war in late August this year, with the explicit rule that no questions were to be asked by reporters. No domestic journalists were present, and it is likely that domestic journalism in Yemet has suffered from quiet but extensive suppression since the start of the conflict in August as the Iskinder government seeks to better control the flow of information within the country.

Iskinder's speech began with him praising the international community for its 'steadfast and resolute support of the government of Yemet in the face of Sotirian terrorists, seperatists and mutineers' and in particular thanked the Union of Zorasani Irfanic Republics for its 'invaluable contributions of material and fighting men that have prevented the collapse of the Yemeti state into warlordism and anarchy'. The President continued by stating that he recognised that 'Yemet's problems have rapidly become a pan-Bahian problem', pointing to cross border groups such as the Sotirian Ibabochian Popular Liberation Army (IPLF) which also operates within Maucha, the Irfanic Akortu National Salvation Army (ANSA) which also operates within Rwizikuru's Northern Territory, the People's Coalition for Makanian National Sovereignity (PCMNS) which primarily operates in Mabifia and the Kulo State, the largest and longest-running of Yemet's secessionist movements which straddles Maucha, Yemet and Garambura. Unmentioned was the Popular Front - Kuol Arap (PF -KR) which operates across Yemet's northern border with Bamvango and is rumoured to be supported by the Girota government, or the potential for cross-border movements of groups into The Magadi or Behera.

To address this, President Iskinder called for 'a full summit of the Congress of Bahian States to address and coordinate these issues better, including the UZIR as an invited observer in recognition of the UZIR's extensive support and involvement in the conflict to date and to ensure that the interventions of Mabifia and Rwizikuru and any other members of the CBS that wish to intervene against cross-border terrorist groups can be properly conducted.'

Following this, Iskinder praised the ZIRAF for the assassinaton of Mutahi Karume, the military leader of the Akortu Patriotic Resistance Front (ARPF) who masterminded the ARPF's recent lunge in a matter of days towards the besieged city of Aruvu which is held by ARPF guerillas, calling it a 'damaging blow to the ARPF's leadership' and stated that with the movement of Zorasani ground forces within Yemet towards the city, which is currently besieged by the 'General Hassan' Revolutionary Guards Mechanised Corps and Kaabura militias.

The President did not comment on the fighting between the Emergency Committee for the Restoration of National Unity's (ECRNU) forces and the VII and XI Corps of the PNLAY to the northeast of Girota or the current state of the conflict in the south of the country between the nominally government-allied Iwan National Defence Army (INDA) and the seperatist Akortu National Salvation Army (ANSA).

The President finished his speech by announcing that the PNLAY IV and VI Corps, which have been 'stalwart defenders of Modola Air Force Base with the support of our Zorasani allies' since the start of the conflict would be withdrawn 'on the advice of the Minister for National Defence, Nebay Azizawet, the head of the PNLAY, Ubaxle Asad and our liasons with the Zorasani forces within the country have determined that the strategic reasoning for the continued defence of Modola AFB and the surrounding area is no longer solid enough to justify maintaining such an exposed site vunerable to terrorist mortar and rocket attacks and so far from friendly populations and military forces'. The announcement likely comes after mounting pressure from the Kaabura General of the PNLAY Ubaxle Asad to withdrawn the PNLAY units there to better defend against the advancing ARPF forces in the north of the country.

The announcement of the withdrawal marks the departure of the last government forces from the east of the country, as the Kaabura II Corps under Lt. Gen. Hanad Kuluc has allied itself with the INDA and appears to be acting on its own initiative or those of the Marshal of the INDA and ex-Lt. General of the PNLAY VIII Corps, Hamid Ephrem, rather than orders from Girota or his nominal superior Gen. Azim Esra of the 3rd Revolutionary Army. It is likely that the Zorasani units based at Modola AFB which were initially deployed to conduct operations against the Kulo State will be withdrawing as well, as the current situation in Yemet means that operations against the Kulo State have ceased to be a high priority in Zahedan.

by **Union of Akoren** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 3:33 pm

Citizens reveal true depth of prosperity in rural Irvadistan
State Commission for Rural Development hosts video conference where Irvadis reveal how the Union has transformed their lives
POLITICS by Abdullah al-Mosawi

November 11, 2021 | 20. Aban 2343

The Union Government seeks to boost funding for educational schemes which have benefited many women

In a video conference call hosted by the Regional Command Council of the Irvadi Union Republic, citizens there shared in detail their success stories with the State Commission for Rural Development, revealing the true depth of prosperity provided by the Front. It is part of the annual review of Union Republic-level policies aimed at improving rural regions’ economies.

During the conference, several grassroots representatives from Irvadistan shared their experiences with First Minister Farzad Akbari and the State Commissioner for Rural Development, Saparmurat Toʻxtamurod, via video link, detailing significant progress in the effort to lift rural citizens into modernity.

Kerim Babouk, an associate professor of Akhtarin State University, recalled his journey from being raised as a farmer's son to a career as an academic lecturer.

Thanks to student grants provided by the Irvadi and national governments, he graduated from Sadah’s Unification University, before obtaining his masters and doctoral degrees in business management and economics. He later presided over and participated in a number of national and regional research projects on small-to-medium sized business reform. Babouk now teaches undergraduates at the ASU and is a published theoretician and polemicist.

"My achievements are inseparable from the learning opportunities, scientific research platforms and policy support provided by the Union Government over the years," Babouk explained over video link.

“I came from a small farming village near Ajad, and now am married with three young children living in Akhtarin in a five-bedroom house. This is because of the Union and the Front; I owe so much to the state.”

Abudullarahman al-Majali, a local resident of Derker Ajam Province, used to scrape a living from labouring and working as a casual worker.

Later, on the advice of his local Front officials, he applied for the Derker Ajam open university which offers in-class and distance education through radio and television programs. After graduation, he worked in a car sales company and was soon promoted to sales manager with a monthly salary of ₮7,300 (€643).

"Last year, I used my savings of ₮95,000 to redecorate my house, buy household appliances and a car. In May, I got married and my wife and I plan to open a small supermarket. We are full of hope for our future," Al-Majali said.

Sameena Jamhour, a daughter of a goat herder from Al-Huwad in southeastern Irvadistan, barely earned an independent living by producing her own clothes for sale at the town souk. Advised by the local Front on education opportunities, she took up distance education from Derker Ajam Open University and within four years had graduated with a degree in financial services.

“After graduating, I moved to Izidhar al-Mina in search of work. I now work for a major insurance company and live on the 18th floor of a skyscraper. I can’t believe how far I have come, or how much my life has changed. The Front has done so much for ordinary people, it’s the people who just need to take advantage of what is being provided.”

Jamhour has since risen up the ladder at Al- Ṣafā, Zorasan’s third largest insurance and Irfanic finance company. She went from earning ₮100 (€8.82) a month to now over ₮18,500 (€1,631). She is currently taking courses in Estmerish and Gaullican at the Izidhar al-Mina School of Languages and hopes to travel abroad.

Addressing those who shared their stories, First Minister Farzad Akbari said, “social mobility is the core focus of the Front in the pursuit of economic policy. To hear such wonderful and heart lifting stories of success is truly welcome. But as with any government, we can and must do more.”

State Commissioner Saparmurat Toʻxtamurod told Irvadistan’s Governor Haydar Al-Assani, “your state government is an inspiration to all, you and your comrades are role models for the entire Front. Your work and efforts has borne fruit and it is with certainty, that the policies enacted by your government will be proposed to all other Union Republics.”

The First Minister offered much adulation to Irvadistan’s success in increasing the number of women graduating from universities. “To see so many of our Union’s daughters succeed in this way, surging forth into professional careers is exactly the hopes and aspirations proclaimed by the Union Fathers so many decades ago. The women of the Union are drivers of our economic success, just as their male counterparts.”

It is expected that the Central Committee of State will endorse the State Council of Minister’s proposals for further funding of open universities and subsidised higher education. The SCM is also expected to propose the federalisation of Pardaran’s policy of linking major corporations with open universities so that graduates can study for employment upon graduation.

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by **Union of Akoren** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 4:24 pm

One soldier martyred and three injured in Yemet IED incident
11 November, 2021; 20. Aban 2343| By Rashid Ali

Marshal of the Union Sadavir Hatami addressing the press today.

Zahedan - The Union Ministry of National Defence has confirmed the first martyrdom of a Union soldier in Yemet.

In a brief and solemn press conference, a spokesman for the Ministry reported that Corporal (Sarjukheh) Hamid Azizi, 24, was killed and three others were injured through an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device in the village of Bakordi, 3 miles north of Modola Air Force Base. The brave sons of the Union had recently liberated the village from the terrorist Gondan Defence Force, when they entered a house to search for stragglers, they were struck by a booby trap.

"The martyrdom of Sarjukheh Azizi will not go unpunished nor forgotten. The Armed Forces, and I am sure, the entire Union unite now in prayer for his soul and his family. His name shall join the countless other martyred sons of the Union and National Renovationism, who in history, overcame every foe, every enemy and brought eternal victory to the Zorasani people through unification. We all take comfort in knowing that Sarjukheh Azizi now resides within the Hall of Martyrs in paradise" the spokesman said.

He further reported, "the three sons injured in the explosion are expected to make a full recovery and do not require treatment in the Union. May the loss of their brother fuel them in service to peace, order and prosperity in Yemet."

The Union-Government has ordered all flags to be flown at half-mast to honour the loss of Sarjukheh Azizi. His body is expected to be flown home imminently, his family have requested privacy for the time being and have been contacted by the National Association for Martyrs and Veterans, who will be arranging the state's financial support for his funeral.

by **Nuvania** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:19 pm

Opinion
The Wind Has Blown. But Has Sharifi Fallen?
12 Novembre 2021 à 19h17 | By Amrane Mourad Choukri

President Sadid Bassou Sharifi has made decisions that are not what they appear on the surface.

Earlier this year I wrote about the Beheran President's balancing of power in a volatile region, and what his intentions were in order to secure that. Fast forwards a few months and we now have seen Sharifi sign a military agreement with Zorasan to train and equip the tens of thousands of current "Police Auxiliaries" that will be folded into the Beheran Army, as well as tens of thousands of new recruits from Behera's more ethnically diverse areas in order to bolster the official ties between the central government and Behera's far flung border regions. Has this meant that Sharifi has fallen of his infernal tightrope?

Not necessarily.

The decisions made so far this month may have looked like a capitulation to Zorasani interests, but this is a calculated decision made with immediate but practical considerations. One of the key influences in this decision was the appointment of General Safin Maziz Guerouabi to the role of Minister of Defence on October 30. Guerouabi had already approved a provisional agreement for the use of Beheran Air Force bases by the Irfanic Revolutionary Army Air Force (IRAAF) in his capacity as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces through the former Minister of Defence, Abderrahman Ibrahim Jabara. Guerouabi is by no means a part of the factional infighting that is currently ongoing within the ruling party, the Beheran National Congress (CNB). Instead, he brought rational and apolitical analysis of Behera's security situation and the decisions that lead to this week's significant diplomatic and military developments. Guerouabi understood the dramatic changes in the civil war in Yemet, and the potential for further destabilisation in Behera's Nefousi region, which predominantly borders Yemet, including the areas in which the latest military revolt has taken place.

Rough estimates have put the ethnic composition of Nefousi at around 55-60% ethnically Beja, a group related to the Gondo people who make up the majority of the population over the border in Yemet. There are also an estimated 45,000 Gondo who live in the immediate border districts along the Yemeti frontier, and it's widely assumed at least in Amassine, that they have the potential to be stirred into action from the latest emergence of anti-government groups in the northwest of Yemet, as Nefousi, alongside the southeastern regions of Riafa and Zouara, have experienced a longstanding low-level insurgency driven by events in southwestern Yemet and north-western Mabifia. Nefousi was also among the regions that was heavily affected by the fighting during the Beheran Civil War, and Amassine's control over this region, while solid, is still under threat from these dormant groups. The outbreak of the current civil war further increased anxiety in Amassine and this was exacerbated by the emergence of the Emergency Committee for the Restoration of National Unity in recent weeks. Complicating matters was the limitation on Behera's armed forces that, while large, were still stretched with commitments on the border with Mabifia in the south, along the border with Bamvango in the northeast, and Tsabara in the south. The deteriorating situation in Yemet was demanding increasing security commitments that Amassine couldn't meet, and so Sharifi and Guerouabi both agreed that the expansion of Behera's Army was a necessary decision so that defence commitments could be met by an increased supply in manpower.

Zorasan presented a natural partner for Behera in a way in which other traditional partners simply couldn't meet, and neither Sharifi or Guerouabi were interested in making noises about improving Behera's sham democracy in order to secure more funding and Euclean advisers. Zorasan has the benefit of geographical proximity and mutual interests in the preservation of north central Coian stability. Zorasan already has a track record of supporting Behera in the past, having provided the same kind of training as recently agreed to to Behera during the civil war. Importantly, Zorasani support comes with zero strings attached, and the agreement provided for a carte blanche of military support and technological cooperation that Euclea and other countries likely wouldn't provide, save for maybe Euclea's councilist powers.

What it means is that Behera will soon have the capabilities to engage proactively in the internal affairs of its neighbours as it expands its military and infrastructure. Sharifi has enlisted the help of Zorasan to do this, but it's a marriage of convenience and necessity rather than a political alignment. Indeed, Sharifi is still looking to engage in a multilateral intervention in Yemet that may or may not involve the commitment of Zorasan, itself already engaging in a military intervention of its own. This may or may not be the benefit for wider Rahelia and Bahia, but that will be determined by Sharifi, and future events.

What it has meant though, is that Sharifi is still standing on his infernal tightrope. Just.

by **Lunas Legion** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:11 pm

Phillip Sternberg - 12th November 2021

How a Military Fails; an analysis of the People's National Liberation Army of Yemet's failure and collapse
People's National Liberation Army of Yemet was once considered by analysts of Bahian militaries to be among the region's most formidable forces, yet in a matter of months the PNLAY has rapidly disintergrated in the face of advancing rebel groups. Why?

Lt. Gen Bekele Daba, commander of the 'General Aweys' Revolutionary Guards Mechanised Corps in late 2019.
Ethnically Gero, he masterminded the mutiny of several army units against Iskinder's government.
He is believed to be one of Yemet's wealthiest men, gained mainly from corruption and conflict minerals.

For much of the 2010s, the People's National Liberation Army of Yemet was considered to be the strongest and most formidable of the various Bahian militaries. Many of the ill-disciplined, poorly-trained and badly equipped units formed under a poorly-executed brassage process in the wake of the 1997 Peace Accords had been disbanded as cost-cutting measures, with the remaining units being formed from the best of the brassage units. Equipment was brought back into service and modernised, along with purchases of newer equipment from nations such as Shangea, Zorasan and Soravia, and Euclean military advisors under the auspices of the Community of Nations until 2014 remained in the country to train the PNLAY.

The PNLAY at the start of 2020 numbered around 400,000 men on paper, formed into eleven corps under six armies, with three independent divisions. It totalled thirty three divisions (including the aforementioned three) and fifty four independent corps-level brigades. It had approximately 1500 tanks and a similar number of armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, mostly older models of Soravian and Shangean military vehicles. The People's National Liberation Army of Yemet Air Force, although relatively small, maintained a number of older Shangean Q-5 ground attack aircraft suitable for counter-insurgency duties which they have performed decently.

By the first of November, the PNLAY had been revealed to be more around the size of 185,000 men in reality, and even this had been reduced to a high-strength estimate of 80,000. Of this 80,000, many foreign military analysts consider the loyalty and/or combat effectiveness of perhaps 50,000 to 60,000 to be dubious at best, mutinous at worst. How did this happen? Perhaps a better question, how did no one predict this rapid collapse?

The rapid disintergration of the PNLAY has two primary causes.

The first primary cause is the structure of the PNLAY itself. Yemeti civilian authorities have often had a tense relationship with their military, stemming from the country's very foundations. Anwar Motuma and Abner Oronge were military leaders first and civilian politicians second and both enjoyed a great degree of popularity among the ranks. Assi Tamrat, by contrast, was popular until Yemet's defeat in the Ibabochian War of 1969 prompted a military coup against him, sparking a almost-three decade long civil conflict that killed and displaced millions of people. Even since the end of the military regime, the threat of a coup has hung like a Sword of Damocles over the head of Yemet's civilian leadership. The brassage process undertaken from 1997 to 2003 was supposed to avert this by making the military a multi-religious, multi-ethnic army loyal to the civilian leadership, but its poor execution combined with the failure of such units during the late 2000s marked a revolution in the PNLAY's structure.

After President Iskinder's election, the former brassage units were largely disbanded, and instead the PNLAY returned to the same structure it had had under the National Salvation Government, Yemet's military regime. The Gaullican colonial government of Haute-Gond, and thereafter the Weranian colonial government of Obergond, both subscribed to the racist theory of 'martial races', whereby some ethnic groups were naturally more effective and predesposed to military service. Feeding on centuries of Irfanic warrior traditions, the Kaabura and Gero peoples were extensively used in colonial armies, and on the transition to full independence this remained so as the few Euclean-trained black officers were all Kaabura or Gero in origin.

Iskinder's reinstatment of this order was, however, politically dangerous. So although he let the Gero and the Kaabura form the regular PNLAY, as part of a coup-proofing strategy, Iskinder formed alternate military forces in the PNLAY Popular Mobilization Forces, which were formed of Ruku, Akotu, Iwa, Talanizi and other pro-Iskinder ethnic militias as a counterweight to the Gero and Kaabura PNLAY. In addition, Iskinder formed three independent divisions, the 1st and 2nd Republican Guard Divisions and the Independent Special Presidential Guard Division, as a further counterweight, all recruited from ethnic groups that were part of his coalition. Army-level commanders were uniformally chosen from the Talanizi ethnic group or from Iskinder's own Iboni, to ensure their reliability. As a coup-proofing method, this has been reliable, and until recently has staved off the threat of a military coup supposedly without compromising the PNLAY's effectiveness.

It has been a disaster for the PNLAY's combat effectiveness. Many of the PNLAY's Gero and Kaabura officers strongly disliked being placed under the command of Talanizi or Iboni superiors, and disliked being barracked in the Sotirian east of the country, creating strong undercurrents of resentment and anti-Girota sentiment in these units while also being underfunded and undersupplied by the government in Girota due to percieved unreliability and disloyalty and in the hope that the Sotirian rebels would occupy the Kaabura and Gero and render them unable to act politically. The result of this was seen in the months after the suspension of elections as Kaabura and Gero troops, underfunded, underfed, demoralized and unwilling to fight, routed westwards en masse in the face of numerically inferior rebel forces.

The mass defections of Akortu units and the formation of the Iwa National Defence Army have similar origins. Military units, far from Girota, neglected and with enemies at their doorstep, but with their homelands behind them, not hundreds of kilometers away. The ANSA saw its ranks swell with ex-PNLAY soldiers, as many took the opportunity to swap to what they percieved to be the 'winning team', while the Iwa, with their ethnic PNLAY units split across a corps and one of the two Republican Guard divisions and their nominal commander in distant Girota, looked to their own defence with the formation of the INDA. If Girota would not help them, they would do it themselves.

Those units that were on the flip-side, such as the two Republican Guard divisions and the ISPG Division, were conversely kept from the frontlines to prevent a repeat of 1970, where loyal units being sent to the front lines allowed for a military coup. The 2nd Republican Guard, which notably retreated from Lehir without a fight in the first days of the conflict, is the greatest example of this, as is the retaining of the ISPG and the better-equipped and -trained VII, IX and XI formed from reliable ethnic groups in areas near to Girota.

The second reason is corruption. Any military analyst that had scraped the surface of the PNLAY could tell that despite the impressive numbers, it simply did not add up. Six armies, eleven corps, thirty three divisions and fifty-four brigades may sound impressive to a casual reader, but in reality the PNLAY was a engine of endemic corruption. It was massively top-heavy with two entire corps existing with no subordinate units, their sole purpose to be to allow their presidentially-named 'commanders' to siphon from the military budget and to reward their own allies and subordinates with military positions in their headquarters commanding nothing.

Many PNLAY Armies had less than 30,000 men; the PNLAY's Corps, normally between 10,000 and 15,000. The divisions were little more than glorified brigades, barely having more than 4,000 men in reality, their brigades numbering a thousand. The sheer number of officer positions made corruption endemic, and many formations were filled up to their 'proper' size with ghost soldiers, invented out of thin air, or the names of dead soldiers left on rolls or the names of friends and family uninvolved in the military. In addition, many officers siphoned off their actual troops salaries, underpaying them which forced them to turn to other work to earn a living, drastically harming army readiness and professionalism. The alternative was for underpaid soldiers to sell off equipment and materiel on the black market from their issued ammunition or vehicle spare parts to petrol siphoned out of vehicle fuel tanks, meaning that the PNLAY's supposedly impressive inventory of armoured vehicles had, in some units, a operational readiness of less than 10% of their vehicles.

When conflict came, PNLAY units found that they were without fuel, without operational tanks or vehicles or even working trucks, which they had no choice but to simply abandon as they attempted to flee. Their officers, more concerned with their own lives than crushing the rebels before they had properly gained momentum, simply joined in the rout to avoid their own deaths at the hands of rebels or in the case of Akortu units defected. Only where their backs were against a metaphorical wall, as in the case of the units encircled at Modola, or Iwa units or the Kaabura units in the north of the country both of which found themselves with their traditional ethnic homelands and their families, clans and villages behind them, did they turn and rally to fight. The PNLAY was a paycheck to many, and the Girota government was not something they were willing to fight for, let alone potentially die for.

To conclude, the PNLAY collapsed because it was a teetering house of cards; impressive to look at, but the slightest thing going wrong would collapse the entire thing. Coup-proofing methods caused the formation of ethnic units that defected or routed rather than fight in distant places for a neglectful government, while the reliable units that did recieve considerable amounts of government support were kept from the front lines. The endemic corruption caused many to view the PNLAY as little more than a way to gain a larger paycheck, while also undermining unit readiness and overstating the true strength of the PNLAY by a vast amount. Without intervention from Zorasan in the early days of the crisis to reassure the Yemeti government and the PNLAY's officer corps that a Sotirian or Akortu takeover wasn't nigh, it is likely that the early rout would instead be ongoing and Yemet would be in complete and total collapse.

by **Poshyte** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:35 am

LIVE | Coup attempt underway in South Kabu
South Kabuese General Budi Darma claims to be acting under orders from the country's President after seizing state media
13 Nov 2021

General Budi Darma (pictured) has declared his loyalty to President Tirto Sutikno

Ayukarta - South Kabu An apparent coup attempt is underway in South Kabu after the South Kabuese armed forces seized the country's state-run television channel and the main international airport in Ayukarta. General Budi Darma who claims to lead the coup has declared his loyalty to South Kabu's President Tirto Sutikno and has said he is in contact with the President at all times. Internet access in Ayukarta is severely limited and police and the army are on the streets in the country's capital. The move comes only weeks before a close election in North Kabu.

Flights in and out of South Kabu have been suspended for the time being and the country's airspace has been closed until further notice. Ferries departing South Kabu however remain unaffected according to a government official.

Hospitals and state media have confirmed several casualties as of 1PM local time and a Kabuese People's Armed Forces (ABRK) spokesperson has asked the public to remain calm and listen to the police and military. The army and police are also reportedly evacuating the government district around the Senate building which is currently being occupied by Senators loyal to Premier Susilo Dwi. The number to call if you have any information about the coup is +55 1632 960668.

South Kabuese Senate burns down, coup leaders declare victory
21:11

The dramatic events in Ayukarta today have climaxed as the centre of the coup, the South Kabuese Senate building burned to the ground. The building had been on fire for hours and firefighters were prevented from entering the building to fight the flames. As the evening grew longer those within the building began to surrender but at least 70 people including several Senators and South Kabuese Premier Susilo Dwi are missing and feared dead as a result of the flames.

Images of the fire were plastered across South Kabuese social media despite the government trying to block the images being shared. AA sense of shock has gripped the nation as it became apparent that the casualties from the events may rise even further.

The coup leaders however have declared a victory for Socialism. General Budi Darma who is the public face of the coup said that the army's mission was complete and urged the public for calm. Budi also declared that martial law would be introduced for a period of two weeks beginning on the 14th.

Tirto Sutikno: "I have the full support of General Budi"
17:20

South Kabuese President Tirto Sutikno has addressed the nation in a live television speech for the first time since the coup began. Speaking from his private residence outside of Ayukarta, the President confirmed he had the full support of the Army and also said that he had helped plan the details of the coup.

In his address, Tirto said that an emergency government would be formed when the dissolution of the Senate is enforced by the army. The composition of the emergency government is unclear but Tirto confirmed he would remain as President.

"The scenes in our capital have shocked us all, the violence demonstrated by traitorous forces within the government is completely unacceptable. The army and police have been lenient so far against these people but they have spilt blood and are now intent on destroying the home of Kabuese Democracy as well. Those found guilty of this violence will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for these actions. When the army and police conclude this operation, I will lead a new transitional government to end the state of emergency when peace is restored and allow for free and fair elections to be held for a new Senate next year."

In his address Tirto also called for all violence to stop in Ayukarta and hinted at a potential amnesty for those who had supported Susilo Dwi. Tirto's address as likely designed to reassure the Kabuese population that he was still in charge and the chaos in Ayukarta will end shortly.

Senate Building on fire - Police
16:40
The South Kabuese Senate building, the home of the country's legislative body and the scene of today's dramatic events is on fire according to police. Smoke had been seen rising from near the building all throughout today but Police have confirmed that the building is now on fire and that the fire suppression systems have most likely failed. The cause of the fire is unknown and is reportedly spreading rapidly.

Smoke was seen billowing out of a window on the third floor of the building near the Senate chamber. Already, a group of people have surrendered to the police who are urging those remaining in the building to surrender peacefully so the events of the day will end before more blood can be spilt. Firefighters have not been allowed past military checkpoints leading into parliament square which has been cleared of rioters after hours of tense standoffs between police, the army and anti-coup demonstrators.

Explosion rocks Ayukarta as coup turns bloody
14:33
An explosion has rocked the South Kabuese capital as the military claim they were attacked by rioters who had once again entered Parliament square. At 13:44 an explosion rocked central Ayukarta causing bystanders who were standing behind a military checkpoint to disperse. The cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed by the military but eyewitness reports claim that a tank or a rocket had fired at Parliament square near a group of anti-coup demonstrators. Gunfire has also been heard in Parliament square, pictures of Kabuese Security Forces with assault rifles entering the square were widely shared on state media who have claimed the situation is under control but still urge people in the area to evacuate. Smoke was seen rising over Ayukarta as further chaos grips the city, so far no major acts of violence have been recorded outside the city. Kutha Harjo, the country's second largest city was reportedly calm.

The military also confirmed it would be restricting the already limited access to the internet to quell the demonstrations with websites such as Chirper being blocked in the city. Protests against the coup have turned violent and at least 5 have been killed so far today in the military's effort to stop the protests. One demonstrator was beaten and arrested by police in a graphic video shared online.

The coup has been supported by the South Kabuese political establishment, Pakaryan, the BKMI's official newspaper gave it's full support to the military calling them "guardians of socialism". The Kabuese Section itself has also largely backed the coup, moderate factions of the party alongside the party's old guard have emphatically declared their loyalty to President Tirto outside Ayukarta City Hall. President Tirto Sutikno himself has so far not been seen since the coup began earlier this morning. A Presidential spokesperson did confirm that Tirto was monitoring the events and had given his backing to the coup.

Tourists in South Kabu have also been advised to take further precautions especially in Ayukarta. Embassies in the city reportedly were reportedly considering increasing their security as a result of the coup and the riots. Airports in the country have been flooded with passengers trying to leave the country despite all flights being cancelled for the time being. The state-ran airline tried urging passengers to not travel to airports although the desperate pleas have not worked.

At least 1 dead as pro and anti coup protests erupt across South Kabu
13:01
A man has been killed after ABRK soldiers attempted to disperse a group of protesters in Parliament square. The demonstrators were protesting against the coup and President Tirto Sutikno. According to state media the demonstrators had attacked the soldiers and police leading to live ammunition being used when protesters ignore warnings. Hospitals in Ayukarta have recorded several dozen coup related injuries since the coup began including a heart attack at Ayukarta Airport.

State Media has been urging the public to follow instructions by the military and calling for calm.

Budi Darma, the apparent coup leader spoke outside Ayukarta City Hall where he demanded that the Senators inside surrender peacefully. "We will not take any further violence by those within the Senate Building lightly. To those continuing their violent campaign to sabotage the State of Kabu I say this, surrender now and no action will be taken or continue this and cause the deaths of many more people."

A video, supposedly from inside the Senate Building has also went viral in South Kabu. It shows several men with rifles firing from windows. The video's validity has yet to be confirmed.

Evacuations of government buildings in Ayukarta underway
12:33
A 0.8KM area around the South Kabuese Senate Building is currently being evacuated by police from Ayukarta and the ABRK have set up roadblocks around the capital. Workers in the area being evacuated are being evacuated slowly and pictures from the area have been censored and confiscated by police according to freelance journalists in the area. Conflicting reports suggest one man was shot and injured by the ABRK earlier today at Parliament square although this has been denied by State media and the ABRK. State media have said that gunfire heard in the area came from the Senate Building and was directed at ABRK soldiers.

There is still no official word from South Kabuese President Tirto Sutikno about his involvement in the coup. Tirto reportedly left Ayukarta late last night. One as of yet unconfirmed report says that he is at a vacation home east of the city. Budi Darma has said on live television that he is in close contact with President Tirto and said he would be making a televised speech at 7pm tonight.

The ongoing coup brings back painful memories of 1986 coup attempt when Ayukarta was plunged into days of chaos that led to thousands of injuries and deaths and the end of the ongoing democratisation process launched by then Premier Prabowo Suryo. So far the current action by the military has been comparably peaceful, likely in an attempt to prevent panic spreading. Internet access has also been restricted in the capital to prevent the spread of misinformation according to sources within Ayukarta.

The coup comes only weeks before North Kabu goes to vote in important elections that will decide if a renewed peace between the two countries can be achieved. The outcome of the events in the South may play an important role in deciding the election in the North.

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by **Nuvania** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 8:58 pm

NEWS| Dozens Dead and Injured in Border Clashes
Border towns and army patrols reportedly attacked by militants
14 Nov 2021

Beheran soldiers on patrol in Nefousi.

Madinat - Nise- Dozens have been killed and injured today in clashes on and close to the border between Behera and Yemet in what is being called the biggest escalation of violence in the region since the civil war.

The fighting was centred on the town of Addikéyé located five kilometres from the border with Yemet in the Centre-Nord department of the Nefousi region in eastern Behera, and provides support for the agricultural region around the town. Addikéyé also contains a Beheran joint Army-National Police barracks that provides security for this part of the border. According to eyewitnesses, men on motorcycles entered the town and attacked the police station, town hall, and military barracks, with explosions being heard near the military barracks. Beheran state media reported that the barracks had come under mortar fire, but did not provide casualty figures. Damage from the mortar strike occurred to several buildings on the compound, and appeared to be light. State media showed light damage the town hall and police station, consisting of bullet holes and broken glass.

Beheran Army, Police, and Police Auxiliaries were "quick to respond to the unprovoked attack" according to state media, with state media company Al Fajr stating that Army soldiers had killed six militants and captured three more outside of the town, in addition to parading a small cache of captured weapons, including the alleged mortar that had fired on the police and army barracks.

Social media videos and reports stated that the attack was much greater than what was being reported on social media. One user identified as "Gouta" said that he saw "several dead bodies" along road that runs through the middle of the town, and unverified footage showed panicked market goers fleeing from gunfire from an unidentified source. Another user, identified as "Djirou", said she couldn't enter the town as it was sealed off by military and police vehicles, and she could hear the sounds of explosions and gunfire from the military blockade outside of the town.
"I was down by Magaré and there was a lot of gunfire," she said in her post. "It sounded really, really bad in there."

Other unverified video posted to social media showed a couple of unidentified technicals at the side of the road leading east from Addikéyé with what appear to be damage from gunfire and at least two bodies near them. The person who posted the video claimed that these were two technicals belonging to the Police Auxiliaries and had been ambushed by unknown militants.

Despite the lack of knowledge as to who had attacked the town, a Beheran government spokesperson quoted by state media laid the blame on the Emergency Committee for the Restoration of National Unity, a recent group established in north-western Yemet that revolted after other ethnic Gero units elsewhere in Yemet revolted against the government of Retta Iskinder.
"It is clear that this cowardly and unprovoked attack has further reinforced the need to secure our eastern border with Yemet," the spokesperson said. "Furthermore, it is becoming evident in the eyes of this government that the continued deterioration of the situation in western Yemet can no longer be tolerated and that action to secure the border is necessary."

Beheran state media announced that additional military reinforcements were being transferred from the border with Tsabara to the border with Yemet, which it said reflected the "dangerous and urgent" situation in eastern Behera. They said that these reinforcements would be in place by November 20. The spokesperson also said that Behera would respond with "compelling and proportional force" against "targets of interest" in Yemet itself.

Clashes also occurred elsewhere along the border, with state media reporting clashes at border checkpoints to the north at Araiou and Kouloukou, where unknown militants attacked two border crossings. Beheran casualties were not reported, with several militants killed in both clashes. An Army patrol along the border near Djiouédé also came under fire from unknown militants. No casualties were reported.

The attack comes as the government of President Iskinder faces significant pressure from rebel groups as well as military revolts that have significantly weakened the government's position in Yemet. This has prompted calls from the leaders of Mabifia and Rwizikuru to launch an intervention in order to bring some stability to the region.

Behera has yet to confirm whether or not it supports an intervention in Yemet.

@ Coian Monitor 2021

by **The Kingdom of Glitter** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:24 pm

Government faces opposition criticism over ‘open borders’ for Yemeti rebel group

Updated / Tuesday, 16 Nov 2021 18:22
POLITICS by Record-Tribune Staff

Buholaux – Opposition personalities have criticized the government of The Magadi for its lax enforcement of border control along sections of the nation’s southern border with Yemet.

A series of armed uprisings have threatened the Yemeti government’s authority, putting President Retta Iskinder in a challenging position.

Some groups are active along The Magadi’s shared border with Yemet. The principal group operating in this territory is the Andutu Patriotic Resistance Front. The ARPF is an ethno-religious seperatist group.

The militant group wants to establish an independent Sotirian state, similar to The Magadi.

While the Magadian government has not officially taken a side in Yemet, reports from border regions indicate that the border checks and patrols are no longer being enforced along the border areas where the ARPF controls territory. Authorities are still conducting checks and patrols along the portion of the border that is under the authority of the Yemeti government.

The government has declined to comment on the issue, instead pointing to larger security issues that drain resources away from the southern border.

Jean Oneko, an MA with the opposition Citizens for Democratic Change party, said that the policy was “irresponsible” and criticized it for putting border communities at risk.

“By giving access to armed militants, the government is endearing Magadians who live in our border area. They are being exposed to the illegal flow of arms and put close to the frontlines of a conflict that we are not party to” the legislator told the Region-Tribune.

Opposition figures from the National People’s Movement and Alliance for Progress have also spoken out against lax enforcement of the country’s borders.

Movement across The Magadi’s borders allows militants access to the illegal trade that comes through the country. This makes it easier for militants to acquire weapons and sell goods illegally on the black market.

A statement released by the president’s office said that President Ogot had “full faith” in Premier Mboya and her cabinet to keep the country’s border communities safe. It also confirmed that the president would attend the upcoming Congress of Bahian States summit to discuss the conflict in Yemet.

At this time, the government has not indicated if it will address opposition claims or begin to enforce border control along areas help by Yemeti militants.

by **Union of Akoren** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 7:43 pm

OPINION| Zorasan and state-backed vandalism
How Zorasan literally rewrites history to support its modern day political reality
19 Nov 2021

The demolition of the Zohist Monument of Kharkestar is the most infamous case of Zorasan's war on history.

Last week, I was perusing various websites dedicated to my field of archaeology and history as I do regularly, after reading several articles about newly discovered ruins from the Tzapotlan Empire and the Terachu, I came across an article written by a private collector in Zorasan. What I read was horrifying, as both a historian and a practitioner of truth.

The collector in his article described how last year, he had met a local farmer, who had contacted him about a great find he had discovered while saving one of his goats, who had fallen into a sinkhole. The farmer, it turned out, had in the process of saving his animal, discovered a near intact Arasanid-era (400-322 BC) fire temple, buried beneath the ground. The collector rushed to his farm south of Zahedan, however, due to unseasonal rain, the farmer was unable to show him the temple, but instead offered to sell a stone slab he had withdrawn from the sinkhole. The 1 meter by 1 meter slab was an entire motif, written in early Pasdani and carried etched images of a glorious king vanquishing enemies. The collector paid the surprisingly mild fee and took the slab to a trusted historian friend, who not only confirmed it as Arasanid, but translated the slab to confirm it as a celebratory motif of King Artafanah II’s defeat of a rebellion. The collector, chuffed, kept the slab in his home and placed in his private gallery.

Several days later however, he was contacted by the Union Institute for Antiquities, a state body tasked with organising the study of Zorasan’s history. The UIA is a colossal body, managing the country’s pre-modern history museums and the study of pre-Irfanic Zorasan. It is also a body with a dark record. The UIA informed him that the farmer had reported the fire temple to them and now, they would like the motif the collector had purchased. The collector declined claiming it was now his private property, the UIA upbraided him for hoarding “national artefacts” and then threatened to charge him with grave robbery if he did not hand over the slab, he relented and duly it was collected by the Institute.

In his article, the collector lamented that in January this year, he visited the Union Museum of Ancient History in Zahedan, to see a new Arasanid exhibition. He was shocked to find his slab inside a glass case, but was nearly floored when he discovered the motif lacked the section about King Artafanah, but now described the glory of King Uday II. The collector stated that the etched writing had been clearly tampered with. He also stated that King Uday II never existed, rather the UIA had patently erased Artafanah’s name and replaced it with a pre-Irfanic Rahelian name.

The article was truly saddening, but merely describes another case of state-backed vandalism by the Zorasani state. In fact, since 1980, according to several historians in both Zorasan and beyond, the Zorasani state has conducted acts which would be described as vandalism anywhere else, hundreds of times. Most notoriously in relation to the case above, in 1981, the Union Institute for Antiquities issued a lengthy polemic detailing how King Tirdad III was in fact, called Khalid ibn al-Mughira, and that the original name was coined due to incorrect translations. What followed was the complete rewriting of history, at least eight Sorsanid Shahs were renamed to various Rahelian and Togoti monikers – artefacts, documents and sites were either vandalised to reflect the new reality, or simply removed from record, discarded. Etrurian books written in the late 19th century, during the Etrurian addiction to pre-Irfanic Zorasani history were splendid in their detailing of kings and princes, many an Etrurian archaeologist and historian painstakingly documented ancient monarchs, having worked tirelessly to translate old and middle Pasdani, if you look at official works by Zorasanis today, not only are names different, but entire segments of pre-Irfanic history are missing.

There are countless cases of sites and objects being defaced to reflect supposed “discoveries.” The amazing site of Dezh Dokhtar was vandalised and ransacked in the 1990s by the UIA to provide references to “Zorasanis”, despite the site dating from as far back as 1,000 BC. Two entire columns with edifices depicting clearly Pardarian figures were not modified, they were torn down and replaced with modern imitations showing men carrying Sand Cats. Which are only found far north in Tsabara, Behera and Sohar, not on the edges of the Great Steppe.

This physical rewriting of history is the equivalent of the Museum of Solarian History in Solaria going to the Temple of Sol Invictus and physically replacing the sun God’s image with that of Sotirias and then proclaiming the temple of Sol being the first ever Sotirian church in human history. Another example would be the vandalism of the stepped pyramids of the Asterias to depict white men living among the locals before white men had even considered the horizon not to be the edge of the world.

Why does this matter? Simply put, this is vandalism of ancient wonders and a vicious assault on the most basic concept of human life – truth. The Zorasani state has been vandalising its own history to support the narrative of the present, that the Zorasani people are one distinct group, that being Pasdani, Rahelian, Togoti is a fallacy, drawn from concepts drawn up by Eucleans during the age of colonialism to divide and rule Coius. There is no such thing as Rahelia as a homeland or a collective of nationalities sharing a singular ethnic group. The peoples of Zorasan today have always existed from the moment the first civilisations emerged in Pardaran, in complete harmony, just like today. The Zorasani state wishes to erase the successive Pardarian dynasties that ruled over the lands of modern Zorasan, in a feudal manner with the Rahelians forever beneath them, they have instead, opted to erase entire Pardarian kings and replace them with fictitious Rahelian figures to prove their point.

Its not just the vandalism of history to fit the ethnic narrative, the Zorasani state has infamously destroyed countless Solarian sites in Irvadistan to remove evidence that the Solarian Empire had ever occupied lands once ruled by Zorasani empires. The ruined temple of Aita was demolished in 1989, under claims it was structural unsafe, in reality, it was built over a major fire temple in the city of Derker Ajam. When a long-buried Solarian road, likely built in 160/180 AD was discovered near Sadah in 2002, the UIA moved swiftly to shut down the Euclean excavation and deploy its own team, who promptly claimed it was constructed during the Arasanid Dynasty (400-322 BC). When the team supposedly discovered etchings of the Aquila Solaria on the paving slabs, they erased them by removing the offending slabs from the ground.

Lest we forget the most shocking transgression committed by the Zorasani state – the 1982 demolition of the Zohist Monument of Kharkestar. South of Soltanabad, near the Kharkestar Corridor and border with Shangea, once stood two colossal Zohist statues built by local Chanwanese in 560 and 571 AD respectively, notably with the permission of the Second Heavenly Dominion, the Irfanic theocracy. The statues were part of a wider complex dedicated to Zohism, a wonderous splendour of history. They were flanked in the sandstone cliff by dwellings and temples carved into the rockface, but owing to the “Irfanisation” of the 1970s and the strict adherence to the Zorasani People ideal, the Pardarian Union Republic, the state-government, opted to remove this glaring counter-claim to their constructed reality. On the 3 April 1982, engineers from the Zorasani army were brought in and promptly placed explosives across the carved 30 and 55m tall figures and blew them to pieces. The wrecked figures were then chiselled away, forever gone from sight, leaving behind empty alcoves in the cliff face. It drew worldwide condemnation and rightly so, but this was only one case among hundreds.

They say history is written by the victor, in Zorasan’s case, it is completely rewritten, erased, defaced and vandalised. The destruction of the Emporia Croci in Tsabara has brought to the fore the threat our historic sites and artefacts face, when dealing with forces who see history not as a case for study and celebration, but rather as a tool of the present. More must be done to bring accountability and consequence to those who would erase our history or distort the truth, less we lose all sight of what came before.

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by **Liecthenbourg** » Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:10 am

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Bayadha Siege: Al'Qutayni promises 'fire and fury' as government mobilises counter attack through Triafoui Province.

All across social media, videos have been shown of Estmerish and Etrurian jets flying over
Trifaoui, a signal of the beginning of the government advance.

Bayadha, Tsabara - On the 10th of November, the Tsabaran rebels called for the city of Bayadha to surrender. The city has been under siege for over three months now, with the initial siege beginning at the start of August. Local authorities have so far succeeded in mitigating the blockade and siege - however, artillery bombardments, snipers and rocket attacks have left an estimated 1,500 civilians dead and countless more injured.

Three and a half months on and the citizens have been without reliable power or water, food is strictly rationed, several suburbs have been turned into the frontlines of a warzone, and a mass exodus of people by way of boats and planes. Yet as the local authorities grew more authoritative in their control over the city, these exoduses were dissuades for the safety of the remaining 800,000 citizens who once lived here.

Three and a half months on and missile strikes have become a fact of life, daily updates from the mayor on the topics of defiance break the silence before breakfast and after dinner and military checkpoints throughout the city cordon off neighbours, friends and family.

But the call for surrender was met with a sense of apathy, yet clouded by dread. The call for peace has indicated to many that the Irfanic Liberation and Resistance (ILR), the main militaty force of the secessionists, is inching ever closer to a capture of the city. It would mark the first important port city that the rebels would have successfully seized, as well as the largest city they would control following their ousting from the eastern sections of Qaa earlier this year.

In defiance of their calls for peace, President Nazim al'Qutyani told the nation that "the only thing these traitors will receive is fire and fury," a sentiment that has echoed throughout the public consciousness as images of Etrurian and Estmerish fighter jets soaring across the sky as they strike ILR positions. It has also been reported that elements of the Tsabaran Army, as well as the remnants of the Triafoui National Guard, have regrouped together near Zarqa and have initiated a southward push along the Bayadhan Peninsula.

When questioned about why he had not accepted surrender; the President replied that "to acknowledge the secessionists, the terrorists, is to give them legitimacy. The people of Bayadha do not want to live under the oppression and tyranny of these people. They will not abide by any call to surrender. It is our duty to defend them, and we shall succeed."

When asked about the potentiality of this increasing civilian casualties whereby a surrender would 'prevent further unnecessary death', President al'Qutayni reiterated that "surrendering the city is a death sentence for many of the communities in that city. The Irfanic Radicals will not tolerate what they view as dissent. It is our duty to hold our ground."

However the President took no further questions in his most recent address, and instead began to praise the efforts of the battered civilian population of the city. "For those of you who have been stuck in Bayadha, beneath the terrible missile-lit sky, and deafening roar of artillery. For those of you who have received your last meal from the back of a military convey, whilst the sick wheeze and the babies cry. For those of you who have lost loved ones: friends and family. I tell you from the depths of my heart and soul; that Tsabara salutes you. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten, nor shall we forgive those who have made you endure this suffering. For when this story is told in ten, twenty, thirty, a hundred years -- the civilians of Bayadha will be remembered as where the secessionists were broken."

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President Francesco Carcaterra: “With our enemies routed, now is the time to build our Republic”
President promises transformation of Etruria in wake of election victory
Politiche by Gavrillo Fillipo Carletto

22 November, 2021

President Francesco Carcaterra during the event in Carxeri last night.

President Carcaterra has told Tribune supporters that the government will be implementing a transformational agenda, “our enemies have been routed, now is the time to build our Republic, from root, through the stem to the head.” It comes as the government has begun work on potential judicial and social reforms.

The President had attended the opening of a new museum dedicated to the Revolutionary Wars in Carxeri, Veratia before meeting with Tribune supporters during a function held at the Villa Astrologia. The function being held was in honour of Tribune candidates for Veratia’s upcoming local elections set for next spring.

The President then gave the speech of honour to the assembled 300 guests and told them that having led the Tribune Movement, to its third consecutive victory, becoming the first Etrurian leader since 1984 to do so, “the next five years will be the most transformative in our nation’s history. Already, work is being conducted on the most radical reform of our justice system, new social reforms that will cement our virtues and new laws that will protect our society and democracy from lies, propaganda and misinformation.”

“Our third election victory marks the final declaration of our country as one that will uphold its traditional, patriotic, conservative and Sotirian way of life. Even in the face of devious lies and the deceit of the nihilistic left, the Etrurian people held firm and leant us their trust and faith one more time. We’re going to honour that swiftly and expansively” he said further.

“Our enemies, the enemies of patriotic Etruria tried their best. The Citizens’ changed their entire identity and failed, the SD under that wretched woman tried to pretend they hear Patriotic Etruria and ARE taught us otherwise” he said with a laugh, referencing the leaked documentary footage showing SD leaders making hideous remarks about working class Etrurians.

“We, together with patriotic Etrurians, routed them, we routed our enemies. It is only right that now we focus dawn till dusk, in building the promised Republic” he said to loud applause.

According to government sources, there is considerable work being done on a “significant overhaul of the judicial system”, aimed at simplifying the system, ending backlogs and enhancing accountability. Numerous sources have indicated that the plan is to “restore the primacy of the legislative branch over the judiciary.”

Other plans in motion include varying social reforms aimed at cementing “Etrurian and Sotirian virtues” across society, and new laws aimed at removing lies, and misinformation from Etruria’s online, printed and broadcast media.

One government source said, “the success of the Tribune Movement, the fact we’ve won three elections consecutively has led to many forces filling up our media spaces with lies and nonsense to undermine our position. There’s immense desire across the backbenches and government to see this dealt with.”

One of the earliest reforms to be introduced is the planned overhaul of the federal civil service. According to sources, a bill will proposed granting federal ministers the ability to remove and hire permanent civil secretaries, and internal departmental heads, taking the power away from the independent Federal Office for the Civil Service.

The Tribunes were boosted in the week after the SD announced that it would relent in its efforts to secure a Senate investigation into the ARE footage leak and its baseless accusations of Tribunes violating “hundreds” of election laws. Each attempt was defeated by Tribune and UAL lawmakers, who accused the SD of “trying to sabotage democracy a second time.”

Other sources have indicated that the government is preparing to metaphorically “wage war on the left-wing states” as part of a wider effort to limit their ability to undermine the democratically elected government. One Tribune backbencher on Wednesday told local party members, “even though we’re exhausted from our third great victory, we need to ready ourselves for a battle between us and the states who are run by the radical left. We need to push the boundaries of the federal government to the limit if we are do our best.”

The Tribune government has already honoured its first election promise, with the 35% increase in the federal minimum wage, which is due to take effect on 1 January 2022. In coming weeks, the government is expected to announce the creation of two new National Parks and four Natural Preservation Areas as part of the deal with the Social Party of the Third Order.

© Altrio Media. 2021

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