March 5111
New Intelligence Services FormedThe Minister of Internal Affairs has begun the process of re-establishing Solentian intelligence services with the creation of the
National Directorate of Security. The NDS builds on existing intelligence services that survived 20 years of anarchy and has been provided with additional powers to maintain state security. The NDS has wide ranging responsibilities including targeting criminal and terrorist organisations, as well as supporting the Solentian Armed Forces in its fight against insurgent groups. The NDS will also be tasked with monitoring foreign nations that pose a threat to Solentia. In in order to effectively execute its authorities, the NDS has been authorised by the Minister of Internal Affairs to establish NDS Commando's, elite units designed to give the NDS muscle power.
NDS Commando's after conducting training with Istalian Special Forces.Given
recent announcements by the Istalians it is likely that intelligence sharing elements of the
Istalian-Solentian Treaty of Friendship have been re-authorised, allowing the two nations to work together to fight cross-border criminal and terrorist networks. The NDS will provide an extra tool to President Tauqi to reassert security across Solentia.
June 5111
Continued unrest in some areas of SolentiaDespite the successes of President Tauqi in reestablishing central control in Solentia, it has been noted that there has been a steady increase in violence in some areas of the country. In rural northern areas an Abadist insurgency supported by militants from across the border in Kafuristan has gained increased momentum, and in urban areas left-wing agitators have significantly increased the number of protests and strikes and in some cases extremists have even attacked the police.
Abadist InsurgentsIn the north of the country many of the warlords and tribes that resisted General Tauqi have renewed insurgent operations against the central government. The strongest theme that has united most of the disparate groups is their Abadi religious faith, in some cases exacerbated by connections to neighbouring Kafuristan. Localised areas have been reported to have fallen outside of central government control, and local government militia's and regular forces have struggled to contain the violence.
Abadist insurgentsLeft-wing agitationIn urban areas President Tauqi faces a different threat as various left-wing groups are working together to organise protests and strikes. The President has been urged by businesses to crack down on strikers and local police are also concerned at the rising levels of "political violence", with a number of policemen having been gunned down by unknown assailants in a number of urban areas.
Communist protests in the capital