July, 5398
ESCALATION OF AHMADI INSURGENCY IN THE NORTHWEST
After 6 years of tension and low intensity clashes between the Provisional Government of National Stability and the National Ahmadi Salvation Front of Talmoria, the conflict has escalated. Following a failed raid on the hideout of the NASFT leadership by the forces of the Provisional Government, the Front has issued what it calls the "Salvation Declaration".
In it, the Front calls for a jihad against the Provisional Government. It justifies this call by accusing the Provisional Government of being an "illegitimate regime controlled by Westerners that oppresses the believers". The Front also calls for the immediate dissolution of the Provisional Government and the Republic of Talmoria and the establishment of a theocratic Ahmadi Republic of Talmoria under Ahmadi religious law. The Front also calls for the expulsion of all Westerners and infidels from the country.
According to recent reports, the Salvation Militia and Salvation Front supporters control most of the countryside and some urban areas in the north-west of the country, notably the Hawaso and Bintuko regions. In these areas, most of the Provisional Government forces are said to have deserted and joined the Front. In the other, more urban areas of the country, where fundamentalist support isn't strong, the Provisional Government forces have managed to repel the small and limited fundamentalist attacks.
In a speech to the international community, Field Marshal Bekṍe Ankomah has appealed for humanitarian and military aid for the Provisional Government. In the speech, he claims that if the nations of the world don't send sufficient aid to the Provisional Government, the Salvation Front will gain even more influence among the Ahmadi population in Talmoria, Dovani, and even across Terra, and may inspire acts similar to the 5392 Sogo bombings.
The reaction of the international community is not yet clear, but the Provisional Government appears to be reeling from the apparent apathy of the rest of the world. Despite this, most of the Provisional Government's supporters are hopeful and optimistic, expecting help from major foreign powers, especially Lourenne.