Badara

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Five Frigates for Badara's Navy

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Joint Badaran - Kafuri Naval Project Underway for Small Boat Interception

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Zdenko Blašković becomes first ethnic Alazindian Catholicos of Badara

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Al-e-Ahmad City
6 July, 5399

In response to the recent aggression of Kafuristan, the President of Badara has joined the other members of the MSCO in condeming Kafuristan.

Badara, which is itself ruled by a Ba'athist Party which came to power via a military coup, is distinct from Kafuristan in that it does not seek to establish a Pan-Majatran State, and views that ambition as a form of imperialism in itself - which Ba'athism rejects.

The President also announced a new so-called "Friendship Program" to give Majatran nations discounts on oil purchased from Badara in an attempt to mitigate the damage caused by Kafuristan's oil embargo.

Speaking this week in Al-e-Ahmad City, President al-Ghanem said that his government will "work tirelessly to promote peace and stability within Badara, to which end peace and stability in Majatra is crucial."

He intends to work closely with other MSCO members to monitor the situation in Kafuristan, and to protect the nations which are made vulnerable by the oil embargo crisis. The President hopes to send Foreign Minister Ameer el-Malak on a diplomatic mission to Beiteynu soon, and is trying to set up a similar visit in Kafuristan to attempt to ease tensions between the nation and its neighbors.

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Jelbek representative to MSCO urges ratification of Badaran Friendship treaty to offset Kafuri energy embargo

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Al-e-Ahmad City
4 February, 5400

A press release from Al-e-Ahmad City Security Commissioner Fahd al-Rizk has confirmed initial reports of a series of explosions in several locations in the capital earlier today.

Only three of the explosions have confirmed locations so far; an apartment complex, Al-e-Ahmad University, and the Supreme Court.

While we have no official report of casualties, reporters for Sawt al-e-Badara have confirmed at least 30 casualties they have seen as they monitor the situation on the ground. The apartment complex has mostly collapsed according to Nazeema el-Obeid, one of our reporters on the ground. She estimates total casualties to be in the hundreds.

More tragic news to be heard from Al-e-Ahmad University; both for Badara and us at Sawt-al-e-Ahmad. After an explosion tore through the East Wing of the university, armed militants converged on the campus firing rifles and wielding machetes. At least ten students, one faculty member, and our own reporter Asad el-Hasan - who was reporting on the initial explosion - have all been confirmed to be dead following the subsequent ground attack, with many more estimated to have died in the explosion.

The Supreme Court was not in session at the time of the attack, and we have confirmation that damages to the building are superficial.

Appearing alongside Al-e-Ahmad’s Mayor, Riyaal al-Soltani, President al-Ghanem issued a follow-up press release to announce the arrival of the national guard, and that the army was on standby to intervene if necessary. Calling Ahmadi radicalism “a terrible scourge on our people, and a festering wound in our nation that needs to heal” the President promised a “swift” response and that he will “use all powers available” to him as President to keep the peace.

When asked if the Mukhabarat had any information on the instigators of today’s attack, or any suspicions that more attacks would follow, the President said that the people of Badara “should expect, and prepare for, every possibility.”



UPDATE ON 5 February, 5400:

In a video posted to the internet the terrorist group Jaysh Ahmad has taken responsibility for yesterday's attacks, which have left over sixty dead and 150 wounded.

Jaysh Ahmad, which affiliates itself with the Ahmadi State in Badara and the Majatran Caliphate, is the largest terror agency still active in Badara. Yesterday's attacks, however, were more deadly than all attacks by Ahmadi radicals in the last few decades combined. JA is led by Harun al-Hashim, an Ahmadi radical who wishes to restore the Ahmadi National Front (an Ahmadi Socialist party that has, since being banned centuries ago, operated underground as a pipleline to radicalization) and the supremacy of Ahmadism over Badara and its culture.

The video ended with al-Hashim issuing a call to arms to all Ahmadis living in Badara;

"...the government has turned its back on Ahmad and his teachings, it is time for the people to claim this nation back from those who would destroy it. And after this nation, all of Majatra!"

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Bier Qassem
25 February, 5400

After disturbing reports of increased piracy in Badaran waters, President al-Ghanem has declared Special Operation Kraken. The operation will increase the Badaran Navy's presence in the waters south of Badara, with an increase of 450 patrol boats, 15 corvettes, and 3 frigates being approved by the President and the Commissioner of the Navy.

The pirates seem to largely be targeting Badaran oil shipments to Majatra, which many in the international community suspect may be due to Kafuristan's involvement in this crisis. The piracy surge began immediately after Badara joined the MSCO in criticizing the rogue regime in Kafuristan, and the announcement of the Temporary Majatran Friendship Program and is specifically targeting the oil ships meant to weaken Kafuristan's oil embargo.

Due to these suspicions of the involvement of Kafuristan, President al-Ghanem has announced that Special Operation Kraken will be accompanied by a ban on all Kafuri vessels in Badaran waters - civil and military. The Special Operation task force will impound or destroy any Kafuri vessel found within Badaran waters as of 1 March, 5400.

This announcement was followed just an hour later by an announcement from Foreign Minister Ameer el-Malak that Badara had expelled Kafuristan's ambassador, and he expects Kafuristan will follow suit.

It is unclear as of now how this development will affect the crisis in Kafuristan but many within Badara, as well as the Majatran and International communities fear war may be coming soon to the region.

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OOC: Sorry for linking two posts, one of them is not my own, but wanted to make sure you see both of them.

SC R134: Resolution Regarding Badaran Operations

Jelbe defends Badaran right to privateer Kafuri civilian shipping in WC General Assembly

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Al-e-Ahmad City
21 July, 5400

Amid a heated debate in the World Congress regarding Special Operation Kraken and its legitimacy under international law, Lourenne has agreed to escort Badaran oil shipments and provide protection from the piracy crisis.

The announcement came after Lourenne and Kundrati agreed to vote no on Resolution 134, following impassioned pleas from the representatives of Jelbe and Badara in which it was clarified that no civilian or trade vessel will be privateered by the Badaran Navy.

Amjad el-Omer, Commissioner of the Badaran Navy, has announced in a status report of Special Operation Kraken that over 20 pirate vessels have been destroyed or impounded, and that of the 20 all were crewed exclusively by Kafuri citizens. Some ships even seem to be similar to ships known by Badara to have been apart of the Kafuri Navy - though it is possible they were simply stolen from Kafuristan by the pirates. Overall, the Commissioner estimates that the piracy crisis has resulted in the loss of nearly 800 million dollars in stolen or destroyed oil shipments, and an unknown amount of oil being dumped into the ocean.

Only one Kafuri military vessel has been impounded thus far, according to the Commissioner, as it approached the port of Ras al-Ulima on 3 March. Five Kafuri military vessels have been attacked thus far by Badaran ships for being in our waters past the 1 March deadline but none of them were fully destroyed, according to the Commissioner. The operation has resulted in no civilian casualties, and is estimated to have produced limited military casualties so far.

The Commissioner ended by declaring that Special Operation Kraken will remain in effect until the crisis is over.

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Al-e-Ahmad City
30 July, 5400

Sawt al-e-Badara can now confirm earlier rumors of an Ahmadist convoy in the countryside surrounding al'Burqiyaa. The image above, while blurry, has been confirmed by the Ministry of Defence to be a picture of a convoy of the Jaysh Ahmad. It is currently estimated to be about 500 people strong, but its numbers have been growing steadily the closer it gets to al'Burqiyaa.

Tayyiba al-Rahmani, the Mayor of al'Burqiyaa, called on the president to send the national guard; President al-Ghanem went one step further, sending 200 soldiers and 3 tanks to be on standby and ready to fight against the Jaysh Ahmad should it reach the city. The mayor announced her support of the president's actions, saying the military had "not usurped the powers of the police, it is not martial law."

Husni al-Ammar and Haani al-Jamil, Ministers of Defence and the Interior (respectively), held a joint press conference in which they announced the government's conviction that there are more convoys, and that even more convoys will follow.

Prior to the confirmation of the convoy the leader of the Jaysh Ahmad, Harun al-Hashim, had released another video promising a "summer of suffering for the sinners of Badara."

When asked for further details of the government's plan to deal with the convoy, and if that would potentially include a drone or air strike, al-Ammar declined to comment. Minister al-Jamil stressed the government's commitment to keeping the peace, and that she would do everything in her power to contribute to that commitment.