Kafuristan

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Capital City Deserted After Gunfire Near Presidential Palace Triggers Panic

January 3755

AL-KASRAJ, KAFURISTAN -- Schools, businesses and offices were deserted in the capital city of al-Kasraj, after shooting near the presidential palace sent people fleeing. Gunfire heard between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. near the presidential palace prompted people to flee workplaces and pull their children from schools, one Kafuri said from home after quitting his office. “The shooting caused panic. Everyone thought it was a coup,” the man said, asking to remain anonymous. But the government swiftly issued a communique saying there was only a minor incident over “a misunderstanding related to salaries” and that the entire country “is under the control of the Security and Armed Forces of the Government of the Majatran Republic of Kafuristan.” The statement, signed by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Lt.Gen. Sa'id Rashid Hussain, said all had returned to calm, “contrary to tendentious and alarmist rumours spreading about the trouble seen this morning in the capital.” Broadcasting the statement on state radio and television in the early afternoon, the government appealed to citizens to stay calm and return to their normal activities.

Todays events come amid heavy tension in Kafuristan, where earlier in the week General Hasan al-Sultani, the President of the Majatran Republic of Kafuristan and Chairman of the Supreme Military Council, was severely injured in a roadside bombing and the disputed appointment of General Hayder Ilyas Kader as acting Chairman of the Supreme Military Council by the commander of the Republican Guard, General Mufaddal Karim. "The incident of this morning has nothing to do with the disagreement over the appointment of General Hayder Ilyas Kader as acting Chairman of the Supreme Military Council,” the statement said. The government said members of a private security contractor – whose office is near the presidential compound – had a disagreement over salaries and it degenerated into "an altercation". “Certain malicious groups try, as usual, to use this unfortunate incident with the aim of destabilising by way of disinformation and poisonous propaganda on the airwaves, television and particularly on certain well-known websites,” the government said. “Whether these doomsayers like it or not,” the incident was not linked to clashes between various elements of the Armed Forces, it added.

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A New Era in Kafuristan--Secular, Popular, and Democratic Rule

June 3782

AL KASRAJ KAFURISTAN--Today, a new force has emerged in Kafuristani politics. Led by a sympathetic general, career soldier Idris ibn Shahid, Al-Jabhah al-Shabiyyah at-Tidamin, or the Popular Front of Solidarity, has emerged to take the reigns of power in the most recent interregnum period. General ibn Shahid wrote in a statement, "There has been a vacuum in Kafuristani politics, and I, with my allies, intend to bring to the Kafuristani people a government which at long last reflects our people's belief in a secular, progressive government of the people. We intend to respect the civil rights of all Kafuristani people, and use our power at home and abroad to portray the best of Kafuristan, not the worst as we've gotten in recent times."

General ibn Shahid stated his intent to relinquish power once democratic rule has been enshrined in law. Ibn Shahid wrote, "Our first job in power is to give power back to the people. I have assumed the role as little more than a conduit for the desires and needs of a free Kafuristan." He stated that he had "full confidence" in the Popular Front's candidate for Chief Minister, Maryam Gheffour, and that he would support her and the rest of the Front once civilian rule has been instituted in full. "We respect only the desires of the common Kafuristani, and we have nothing but contempt for those who would seek to prevent the institution of popular rule," General Ibn Shahid wrote, "those who might seek to prevent or delay this process are little more than leeches of the reigns of power. We have no respect for such jackals; nor do the Kafuristani people. To be frank, I have nothing but sympathy, in a sense, towards these reactionaries who may seek to gain back their ill-gained power through illegitimate means. They will quickly find that the power of a democratic and free Kafuristan will make any such attempts nothing more than something like the cries of a dying animal."

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Early Elections Bring Civilian Rule in Full to Kafuristan

May 3783

AL KASRAJ KAFURISTAN--Amidst joyous scenes outside of the Majlis al-Sha'ab, Maryam Gheffour was sworn as Ra'is of the Majatran Republic of Kafuristan, marking a complete move towards civilian, democratic rule in the nation. Gheffour, who served as Chief Minister in the transitional government, took office after early elections called by Al-Jabhah al-Shabiyyah at-Tidamin in the wake of their sweeping constitutional changes. The incoming government will be headed by Samya Suleiman, who served as Finance Minister in the transitional government, and who led forth the budgetary reforms in the transitional period. Except for Minister Dina Hajjar moving from Health and Social Services to Finance, and new appointment Dr. Mona Farsakh taking her place in the former role, the makeup of the ministers in the government is unchanged.

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Kafuris Vow Loyalty To New Monarch

April 3804

AL-KASRAJ, KAFURISTAN -- Hundreds of Ahmadi clerics, tribal chiefs, military leaders and other prominent figures in Kafuristan have been pledging allegiance to their new monarch, Grand Emir Zaid I. The Grand Mufti of al-Kasraj was among the first to file past the Grand emir in the investiture ceremony at an al-Kasraj palace. All swore saying, ‘In the name of Akeem, the most gracious, the most merciful, I swear by Akeem Almighty to be loyal to my religion, Grand Emir and country, and not to divulge a secret of the State secrets, to maintain its interests and regulations, and to perform my duties sincerely, honestly and faithfully.' In a televised speech afterwards, Grand Emir promised he would work for justice and serve his people. The ceremony comes a day after the Supreme Military Council announced that it had offered the throne to the newly crowned monarch. Everyone taking part in the formal investiture - an Ahmadi tradition known as "bayaa" - had to shake the hand of the new Grand Emir and swear an oath of allegiance to him. Some shouted "Long live the Grand Emir" as palace servants moved among the crowd, swinging incense burners to bless them. Although the ceremony is supposed to be open to all citizens, security was tight with surrounding neighbourhoods closed off, checkpoints set up and ID cards checked. Armed security officials wandered around the grand hall where the ceremony was taking place.

In his speech after the ceremony, Grand Emir Zaid I promised to rule with righteousness and justice and, "to serve all people without discrimination... I ask you to be my strength and that you support me." "I am assuming responsibility after being asked by the Supreme Military Council, who have guided our nation through difficult times, and I feel that the burden is heavy and that the trust is great," he added. With the "bayaa" ceremony, the 61-year-old Zaid ibn Hassuf al-Majali gains full legitimacy according to Kafuristan's highly conservative Ahmadi system.

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Kafuri Observers To Badaran Elections Report Widespread Electoral Fraud

August 3807

AL-KASRAJ, KAFURISTAN -- Nine out of ten votes cast for the Republican Party, Badara's governing party, in Badara's snap general elections were faked, with the official body overseeing the ballot condoning the massive fraud, Kafuri election observers said today. The Kafuri team accused Badara's Election Commission of vote manipulation and fraud following a massive voter turnout on election day and ignoring its own rules on identifying and eliminating suspect votes, and thus of sanctioning the fraud. “Large scale ballot stuffing has taken place at the polling station level and all those results were entered into the system, at the tally centre in Bier Qassem, and published as good results,” said Hammad al-Hafazi, Kafuristan's Chief Observer.

When Kafuri observers showed up at a polling center in the Badaran capitol of Bier Qassem, they found that guards would not allow them to enter. When the observers tried to peer through the windows, they found that government workers had erected huge cardboard sheets to block the view. Inside, government appointed election workers were busy stuffing ballots on behalf of the ruling Republican Party. Although only about 20 men had come to vote thus far, thousands of ballots were being marked in favor of Republican Party. It was a scene repeated throughout Bier Qassem and many other towns and cities in Badara. The elections were marred by widescale fraud, violence, casting doubt on the legitimacy of the newly elected government. “There were almost no elections in Badara,” one Bier Qassem resident said. “The votes were stolen right in front of our eyes.”

The Government of Kafuristan is discussing implementing sanctions against senior members of the ruling Republican Party and other senior Badaran government and military personnel as a reaction to the massive electoral fraud in the Badaran general elections.

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Top Ahmadi Scholars From Kafuristan Reject Barmenian "Caliphate"

August 3811

AL-KASRAJ, KAFURISTAN -- Unilaterally declaring a caliphate violates Ahmadi principles, according to Ahmadi leaders in Kafuristan, who see the declaration of a Caliphate in Barmenistan as divisive and politicised. Leading Ahmadi figures and influential bodies condemned Barmenistan's declaration as baseless and a violation of core Ahmadi principles. Kafuristan and the Ahmadi Ummah (community) will not accept a Caliphate and considers the establishment of one by the Barmenian government to be false," a spokesperson for the Grand Mufti of al-Kasraj, Kafuristan's highest Ahamdi authority, said in a statement. "The establishment of a Caliphate can only happen when the entire Ahmadi Ummah agrees to do so, but the current declaration does not meet that condition. Ahmadis are scattered throughout countries and operate under laws of nation states." "We look forward to the coming, as soon as possible, of the caliphate, but the declaration issued by Barmenistan is void under Ahmadi religious law and has dangerous consequences for the Ahmadi's living in Barmenistan, supporting it is "haram", or forbidden. The title of Caliph can only be given by the entire Ahmadi community not by a single group," he added.

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"The Barmenian Caliph Abdlmecid Ám'ádsrmko Kamék Was Trained by Zardic and Beiteynuese Intelligence Agencies"

July 3812

AL-KASRAJ, KAFURISTAN -- Abdlmecid Ám'ádsrmko Kamék, so-called ”Caliph,” the head of the breakaway region of Barmenistan is, according to sources reputed to originate from the Kafuri General Intelligence Directorate, an actor named Aviv Begin, a Beiteynuese trained operative. The so-called “Caliph”, son of Yeudish parents, was recruited by the Beiteynuese and Zardic intelligence communities and was trained in espionage and psychological warfare against Jelbek and Ahmadi societies. Abdlmecid Ám'ádsrmko Kamék took intensive military training for a whole year in the hands of Zardic and Beiteynuese military specialists, besides taking courses in theology and the art of speech. Members of the Kafuri General Intelligence Directorate believe the socalled "Caliph" is ordered to get into the military and civilian heart of the countries that are declared a threat to Beiteynu and its ally Zardugal in order to destroy to facilitate thereafter, the takeover by the Beiteynuese and Zardic states on the entire area of the Jelbek Khanate in order to establish Greater Beiteynu and to revive the long dead Augustan Empire.

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Kafuristan Concerned About Treatment Of Majatrans And Ahmadis In Solentia

July 3813

AL-KASRAJ, KAFURISTAN -- The Government of Kafuristan has expressed its concern about the treatment of Ahmadis and ethnic Majatrans in Solentia. Solentia is acting in an aggressive and racist way towards the Solentian Majatran and Ahmadi communities. The Ministry of Foreign and Majatran Affairs said in a statement that the Majatran and Ahmadi societies in Solentia are being subjected to discrimination and are the target of xenophobia, Ahmadophobia and racist accusations, warning that the issue could harm bilateral relations as Kafuristan reserves itself the right to defend the rights of Ahmadis and etnic Majatrans in Solentia and intervene by any means neccesary.

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al-Sadhi Organization takes form and takes fight to the streets.

In the wake of the collapse of the former Baathist lead government and the subsequent lawlessness that the Kafuri state has seen the al-Sadhi Organization, and organization that has surrounded the al-Sadhi family has taken form. The al-Sadhi Organization is lead by Baqir al-Sadhi a former regional organizer of the Baathist party and a former Kafuri military officer, Baqir al-Sadhi has stated that he plans on restoring "order to the lawless Kafuri state underneath whatever means necessary."

The current state of Kafuristan is bad, it is in shambles as Ahmadist roam vast tracks of land and are scoring victories itching them closer to al-Kasraj, the al-Sahdi organization has taken to the streets to fight them. The Ahmadist insurgents currently control a vast majority of Abi'nadi and O'mer while the current interim government has claimed primarily to just control Nekkah and Jerze'har. Pabeus has numerous regionalist and anti-government insurgencies going as the government forces there fight a losing battle. The interim government has been struggling to win a military victory as they have been fighting losing battles one after the other, many of the government troops have flocked to smaller militias which have experienced limited success due to failure in leadership.

The al-Sadhi Organization has access to depots of weapons, armor and former officers in the Kafuri Armed Forces. The government has condemned the Baathist claims and have declared them outlaws, the new government is an interim coalition of republicans and liberals who want to open the Kafuri state to influence from Western states such as Zardugal and Lodamun but the Baathist desire a more stable approach such as traditional allies Dorvik, Indrala and Trigunia.

OOC: If anyone has any input or RP ideas, please let me know. I'm modeling this off of present day Iraq where if al-Douri's Baathist went against ISIS and decided to reorganize like they've said a dozen times that they were going to.

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Ahmadist State in Kafuristan seeks recruits, al-Sadhi Organization campaigns against interim government.

The interim Kafuri government headed by Chief Minister Haamid Barakat announced today that the al-Sadhi Organization was considered a "terroristic organization" and called upon the local government forces and militias to rally around the Armed Forces of Kafuristan rather than the al-Sadhi militias such as the Army of the Men of the Qusuri Order (Jaysh Rijal at-Tariqa an-Qusuriya) or the several others that affiliate with the al-Sadhi Organization. Many non-Kafuri political experts suggest that the al-Sahdi Organization is the political portion while the Qusuri Army is the military portion. Leader of the al-Sadhi Organization and member of the large Sadhi tribe, Baqir al-Sahdi announced today that the "Interim government had gone against the will of the people and that they would actively wage a war against the traitors and non-believers in al-Kasraj.

In other news, the Ahmadist State in Kafuristan the group which claims its power from the Ahmadist Caliphate in Al'Badara announced today that it began an extensive national campaign for firm believers as it announced the execution of several citizens of foreign government. The head of the ASKA remains illusive with the interim government saying that they have credible intelligence which points to a former Isra cleric. The group numbers in the hundred of thousands now and has access to millions of dollars worth of oil reserves and has captured several oil and mineral fields within the southern portion of the country.