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Jaish-e Ahmad Launch Attacks Across Saspain Wilayat

Jun 5252

In an unprecedented wave of violence co-ordinated terrorist attacks have been carried out by an organisation calling itself Jaish-e Ahmad (The Army of Ahmad) across Saspain Wilayat, targeting foreign embassies, the Solentian government and Solentian National Defence Forces positions in the province. Earliest reporting indicates dozens of people have likely been killed and hundreds wounded.

Attack on the Embassy District

The Embassy district in the capital Oda has been targeted in a complex attack. A suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device attack was launched against the Kafuristani embassy and a number of gunmen were able to breach the perimeter and target the embassy. Fortunately, Kafuri embassy security and Solentian Special Forces were able to contain and deal with the breach within sixty minutes, killing all 18 gunmen believed to have been involved in the attacks. Police and National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted a series of arrests linked to the attack across the city.



Solentian Special Forces outside the Kafuristani Embassy

Minister of Defence Assassinated

Separately the Minister of Defence, Lawangin Farooqi, was assassinated outside the Ministry of Defence. Upon leaving is vehicle to start work a motorbike came up alongside the vehicle and the rear passenger pulled out a pistol and fired into the Minister back four times fatally wounding him. The gunmen were engaged and killed immediately. The Minister was rushed to hospital although by the time the ambulance had reached the nearest hospital he was dead.



An overview of the locations associated with the attacks across Saspain (click link for better image)

Since the attempted assassination of Emir Wakeem in 5246 security has increased in the capital, particularly focused on protecting government facilities and the international community. The double attacks on the Kafuristani embassy and the Minister of Defence represents a significant failure for the Solentian security apparatus.

Militants seize both border crossings in Saspain Wilayat

While these attacks were taking place in the capital city Oda, militants launched daring attacks on the two border crossings in north-western Saspain that control the key routes into Kalopia and Kafuristan. Although reporting is very sketchy given the circumstances, it is believed that the militants were successfully able to overrun border police positions before engaging in sustained firefights with elements of the Solentian National Army. However, following attacks in other parts of the Wilayat, the Solentian National Army decided to withdraw from both border crossings to focus its forces on fighting in and around the city of Pricamoa.



Solentian National Army reinforcements were initially rushed to the border crossings before being withdrawn to reinforce positions in Pricamoa

Militants launch major attack on the northwestern city of Pricamoa

The most worrying attack by militants through the day was the assault on the northwestern city of Pricamoa. Thousands of militants stormed central parts of the city and set up defensive positions. Police stations, banks and other sites of interest were overrun, with local witnesses reporting the bodies of policemen strewn around in the streets. The Pricamoa central market went up in flames as Solentian National Army units attempted to attack through this area.



Solentian National Army preparing to attack militant defensive positions

The local Police and Army units seemed totally unprepared for the scale of the attack, and responses were disorganised and ineffective. General Hadeem Nasaad, the commanding officer of the VIIth Division with responsibility for military security in Saspain called for desperately needed reinforcements and ammunition. While fighting is currently confined to the centre of the city, the Solentian National Army and Police have formed security checkpoints around the outskirts to prevent the arrival of new fighters.

Jaish-e Ahmad claim responsibility

A previously unknown group, the Army of Ahmad, claimed responsibility for these attacks. In social media posts a spokesmen in combat fatigues from an unknown location declared that the Army of Ahmed had been formed to cleanse Solentia from disbelief and rebuild the Caliphate.



A spokesman from Jaish-e Ahmad claimed this was the start of a campaign to cleanse Solentia from disbelief

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Government counteroffensive in Saspain fails

July 5252

A planned government counteroffensive in Saspain Wilayat has failed after several attacks on the city of Pricamoa were pushed back by rebel forces. The Solentian National Defence Forces had mobilized two brigades to launch an attempt to retake the city in north-western Saspain Wilayats, but poor weather hindered close air support from the Solentian Air Force and a series of poorly coordinated attacks were defeated in detail by Jaish-e Ahmad militants who occupied the city in June 5252.



Militants pose with captured government equipment

Although the government will not admit it they have clearly lost control over the northwestern part of Saspain. No attempt has been made to retake border crossings lost, and the government has gradually been pulling troops back from west of the city of Pricamoa to focus on defending the rest of the province. The failure of the different elements of the SNDF to coordinate activity has demonstrated huge failings in the leadership of the SNDF. Highly capale Special Forces and National Directorate of security Commandos have focused their activities on security in the capital Oda and have not been deployed further forward to help the Army and Police in the rest of the Wilayat.

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Kalopia closes its border

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Kafuristan closes its border with Saspian

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Solentian National Defence Forces enact containment strategy in Saspain Wilayat

August 5252

Following a series of reversals in north-western Saspain, the Solentian National Defence Forces have enacted a new containment strategy. Rather than risking large number of civilian casualties in retaking the city of Pricamoa, the SNDF will work to contain the violence in north-western Saspain. This is the first time the SNDF have admitted that the entire city has fallen to militant insurgents from Jaish-e Ahmad since attacks in June 5252 saw the centre of the city fall to insurgents.



Solentian Air Force ground attack aircraft have been unable to fly sorties due to the inclement weather

The SNDF continues to be hampered by poor winter weather which has seen little air support provided to the Solentian National Army or other local SNDF forces. Additionally, the SNDF are struggling with morale. The unexpected shock of the attack from an insurgent group, the limited desire to fight fellow Solentians and Ahmadists, and the fact the SNA recruit from the same communities that are supporting Jaish-e Ahmad has made it very difficult for the SNA to retain its fighting spirit. The SNDF are looking to move in reinforcements from other Wilayats.

Terrorist violence widens

September 5252

Terrorist attacks have spread from Saspain to other Wilayat as Jaish-e Ahmad expand their area of operations. Following the high-profile attacks in the capital in Oda back in June 5252 there was a reported reduction in terrorist attacks. However, since the failed SNDF operations in and around Pricamoa, further terrorist attacks have been facilitated with suicide bombers targeting police, politicians and soft targets such as members of the Abadi community including schools and Mosques. This attacks have spread out of Saspain and incidents have been reported in all other Wilayat.

Government begins mass executions

September 5252

In response to attacks committed by Jaish-e Ahmad, the Ministry of Justice has brought forward the execution dates for dozens of radical Ahmadist militants who have been arrested and convicted of terrorist crimes. However, some convictions are believed to have been secured after “fast tracking”, with little evidence or defence being put forward. International human rights organisations have petitioned the Solentian government to introduce better safeguards to prevent abuses.



The Solentian courts have been accused by international humanitarian organisations of “fast tracking” convictions

Militants will likely conduct summer offensive

November 5252

As the winter weather begin to thaw, the government has briefed that freedom of movement will increase in Saspain Wilayat allowing militants in Jaish-e Ahmad to deploy into other Wilayat from Saspain. The government has also warned that this means violence is likely to spread further around the country and that there is a danger Jaish-e Ahmad will be able to move across international borders more freely. The mountainous north-west of Saspain has always provided security and protection to insurgent and criminal groups and has provided sanctuary to Jaish-e Ahmad militants. The government is assessing that a summer offensive will start once summer starts in December 5252.

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Jaish-e Ahmad continue to make gains throughout Saspain

January 5253

The long-awaited Jaish-e Ahmad summer offensive has been launched and the organisation has secured a number of gains across Saspian Wilayat. Forces loyal to Jaish-e Ahmadi, reportedly numbering in the tens of thousands, have captured numerous villages in central Saspain and have severed key lines of communication west from the capital Oda and to the south and north-east of Gora. New tribes have joined the insurgency and it is clear Jaish-e Ahmad have support from Ahmadist sympathizers in other Wilayat who have conducted a number of terrorist attacks.



Jaish-e Ahmadi fighters after capturing another village

Refugees flee towards capital Oda and Dostopo

Welfare resources in the capital Oda and cities across Dosotpo have been overwhelmed with the sheer mass of Solentians who have fled violence in Saspain Wilayat. The government of Solentia has appealed for international aid to provide increased medical supplies and other emergency resources to support this deepening refugee crisis.



Map highlighting Jaish-e Ahmadi gains in Saspain Wilayat (click link to zoom in

Terror attacks in Oda and other cities

The reach of Jaish-e Ahmad has significantly increased as militants from the organisation have been able to carry out terror attacks in a number of cities in Dosotpo, Caistra and Thepinesne. The terror campaign has expanded beyond the borders of Saspain, as Jaish-e Ahmad militants seek revenge for the execution of large numbers of their supporters. Although still targeting the Solentian National Defence Forces and local government officials, the targets are increasingly switching to soft targets, including the minority Abadi community.



Cities across Solentia have been hit with terror attacks, with Abadi Mosques a particular target


Solentia National Army battalion deserts to Jaish-e Ahmad

An entire battalion of Solentian National Army soldiers is reported to have deserted to the Jaish-e Ahmad. The unit was reposinble for maintain security in the area to the north-east of the border town of Bianca. However after a series of Local Police checkpoints were overrun in the area it is reported that the Colonel of the unit offered his services to Jaish-e Ahmad and took his entire unit over to the other side. This has severely weakened government control to the north-west of the capital Oda, and the main road linking Oda to the Kalopian border is no longer open. This continues to highlight the poor morale in the Solentian National Army and the danger of recruitment along regional lines. Many of the soldiers recruited in Saspain Wilayat have fought poorly against their ethnic brothers in the Jaish-e Ahmad.

Abadi Tribes hold out in the north

While the government struggles to maintain support in the Solentian National Defence Forces, Abadi tribes in the north-east of Saspain Wilayat have been able to hold their own territory against attacks from the Israist Jaish-e Ahmad. It is possible if the SNDF are able to launch an assault along main roads to the north-east of Gora they’ll be able to link up with Abadi tribes and prevent the Jaish-e Ahmad pushing into Dostopo Wilayat.

Jaish-e Ahmad leader makes a public appearance in Pricamoa

In what has become the capital of the Ahmadi Emirate of Saspain, Pricamoa, the leader of Jaish-e Ahmad conducted a public walkabout in which he allowed himself to be interviewed by local journalists. Alam Qalat, the leader of the organisation, stated that it was the duty of every faithful Ahmadi to wage Jihad against the disbeliver, and he singled out Emir Wakeem as an agent of Shaitan whose regime must be destroyed.



Jaish-e Ahmad leader Alam Qalat has rarely appeared in public

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Civil War in Solentia, June 5253 Update

Jaiesh-e Ahmad continue fight into the autumn

The Jaish-e Ahmad summer offensive has led to large gains in rural areas, but no additional major cities have fallen to the group. However, in Saspain Wilayat the cities of Bianca and Gora are now isolated, with key routes north and west of the capital Oda also in the hands of Jaish-e Ahmad. Several cities in Dostopo Wilayat are also now vulnerable.



Changing control in Solentia, June 5253 (click link to view)

Other Ahmadists groups have responded to the call for arms in Dostopo and Thepinesne Wilayats, with significant rural areas have rapidly fallen to tribal militias who have aligned themselves with Jaish-e Ahmad. This has put increased pressure on the Solentian National Defence Forces (SNDF) who are having to defend ever more vulnerable lines of communication. There is a real danger that government positions in the capital Oda, Nalia and Caistra Wilayat could be cut off from the eastern Wilayat of Dostopo and Thepinesne

Abadi groups form Popular Mobilization Forces

Following the successful Kafuri intervention in February to secure the border crossing from Saspain Wilayat into Kafuristan, there has bene increasing efforts amongst Abadi tribes to resist the attacks of Kaish-e Ahmad. In the city of Gora the local SNDF commander has commented that the defence of the city rests almost entirely upon Abadi militia groups. Along the norther border Abadi tribal militia’s have been training ready for further fighting and in the border city of Bovotho it is rumoured that Abadi groups are ready to seize control of the city if the SNDF are unable or unwilling to defend the city.



An Abadi rally in the isolated city of Gora

Solentian National Army vows to fight any Kafuristan incursion

A Colonel in command of government forces in the city of Bovotho has openly stated that his men will refuse orders to cooperate with any Kafuristani military units that cross the border. There has been plenty of reporting to suggest that the SNDF has been unwilling on some circumstances to fight Jaish-e Ahmad, and has withdrawn from some positions without fighting. The loss of the key border city in northern Dostopo would be a massive blow to the government.

Ahmadi Jurisprudence Party criticises government policy and withdraws support for Emir

The Amadi Jurisprudence Party, a key part of pro-government elements in the Loya Jirga has officially withdrawn its support from the government. Although urging a peaceful end to the conflict, the AJP has struggled to restrain many of its supporters who openly sympathise with the radical Ahmadist agenda of the Jaish-e Ahmad. Leaders of the AJP cite government corruption and the invitation to Kafuristani forces to intervene in Solentia as key reasons for their decision to no longer support the government. The AJP has been an important part of efforts to restrain violence in urban areas, National Directorate of Security analysts are worried that with the loss of AJP support several key cities are likely to see increased violence.

Civil service discontent in capital Oda

Increasingly irate government ministers have leaked information that Emir Wakeem is “useless and totally disconnected from what is going on”. While fighting nears the capital Oda, with insurgents controlling the key routes west and north from the city, there is increasing paranoia in the capital that the government is dysfunctional. It has been noted that while Solentia is falling apart the Emir has focused his government on two separate bills to amend mistakes in the nations official motton (see here and here). The official went on to say that it might be better if a new government took over and ended the violence

Likely operational pause through winter months

Both Jaise-e Ahmad leaders and Solentian National Defence Forces commanders have detailed that the weather is now too bad for significant military operations throughout most of Solentia. Given the mountainous nature of much of the country, and the reliance upon agriculture, Solentian fighting seasons tend to last from the spring until the autumn, with much of the country outside of the coastal areas and main roads isolated due to poor infrastructure.



Poor weather conditions will likely hinder fighting in Solentia

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Modern Foreign Affairs Weekly Podcast with Dwight Lukewarmer

The following is an extract of an interview between Dwight Lukewarmer, a Baltusian journalist with Modern Foreign Affairs and Joshua Petersen, a Baltusian academic who specialising in modern East Majatran history, has lived for ten years in Badara, Solentia and Kafuristan, is fluent in Majatran and is married to a Solentian national.



The interview can be found online at…

Dwight Lukewarmer: Joshua, it is great to have you here today. I am familiar with your works and love your foreign affairs blogs. Majatra, specifically eastern Majatra, is one of those regions that many Baltusians are ignorant of. Currently there is a pretty nasty civil war going on. Can you summarise its origins?

Joshua Petersen: Hey Dwight, thank you for having me on your show, its probably the best current affairs shows in Baltusia at this time and it is a real pleasure to be here today. As you’ll know from my books, modern history in eastern Majatra is my specialism. It is so sad because I love that country and its culture and my wife’s family are all from there.

DL:Gee I hope they’re all ok?
JP: Well sadly Solentians have big extended families, and in a civil war you find family members on both sides and sadly a few cousins have been hurt. But back to your original question. Solentia has been an unstable country for centuries, but generally through the last hundred years she has remained comparatively peaceful. Not by Baltusian standards, but by Solentian standards. But you’ve had this balancing act between a centralising monarchy, and a decentralising tribal structure that reserves much power for local powerbrokers.

DL:I see.
JP:And it worked. The central government ran the urban areas, key industrial areas and lets say either side of the main roads. And in the rural areas the tribes ran the show, keeping tabs on criminality and providing low levels of welfare through the local Mosques and extended family groups that I referenced earlier. Then, in the mid 5140’s Emir Wakeem ascended to the throne and you have this individual who went to university in Luthori, was an academic, ran a non-government organisation and then when his uncle dies suddenly he is the next in line to the throne. He has an appreciation of the western way of doing business, believes in essential human rights, and wants to create a modern educated and industrialised society. The problem is he runs straight into strong opposition from traditional powerbrokers.

DL:So the mad mullahs?
JP:I wouldn't characterise it like that. We are often quick to dismiss Solentians as a people given over the Ahmadi superstition. The fact is the Solentians are a highly conservative people. They look to their traditions, they want to honour their parents and their tribes, they want to defend their way of life. This gets wrapped up in Ahmadi social codes, but there are also the Solentiwali social codes which are far older than the Ahmadi faith and if I'm being frank, even more reactionary.

DL:So nationalism?
JP:Well to an extent yes. The Solentians are a people who lost their history. Three thousand years ago you had the totalitarian ideologies who specifically went out of their way to wipe out Solentian history. Then you had the Artanianisation of Solentia. For two thousand years the Majatran language, culture and the Ahmadi religion almost completely disappeared from urban areas, clinging on by the skin of its teeth in the great mountains that Solentia is famous for. Then you had the anarchy of the late 5th millennium. Society collapsed, government went out the window, it was dog eat dog, and all the Solentians had for hope was their ancient way of life and the Ahmadi faith which made an astonishing come back over the last six centuries.

DL:Interesting, so the Solentians rediscovered themselves?
JP:Oh yes totally, and you see it every day. They’re so keen to protect their own dialects of Majatran, we’ve seen an amazing revival of Ahmadism, the mad mullahs you refer to. So they’ve developed this intense respect for Ahmadi clerics, combined with a cultural conservativism and had the development an intense strain of xenophobia towards the outside world. And who can blame them after three thousand years of having your essence crushed by outside forces.

DL:Quite, so back to this Emir Wakeem.
JP:Well yes, I got slightly off topic there thank you. So Emir Wakeem started implementing progressive reforms. He introduced a progressive tax code.

DL:I have to interrupt, so before 5246, the richer you were the less tax you paid?
JP:Yeah that is right! And he abolished slavery as a punishment, and allowed woman to work and introduced state health care and education.

DL:I’ve got to say, I’m liking this Emir Wakeem.
JP:Well quite. And that was part of the problem. His biggest cheerleaders were foreign government and human rights organisations. All the while he was alienating the very groups that installed his grandfather as the first Emir. The landowners, the tribal leaders, the religious clerics. Then you have the government corruption. Emir Wakeem openly favoured big business, and the big ports are basically semi-independent states. So in the space of five years the rapid pace of reforms created a lot of antagonism which erupted into armed insurrection in Saspain in the winter of 5152.

DL:So, onto the civil war. Who, or what is Jaish-e Ahmad? And I gather they appeared from nowhere?
JP: So Jaish-e Ahmad is the Army of Ahmad, Ahmad being the final prophet who founded Ahmadism. To say they came from nowhere is a misnomer. Yes, the name is new, but you have to understand the situation on the ground. In Saspain there were three Ahmadist parties, lets say more conservative parties. Each party was in some way linked with local tribes. The same tribes I mentioned earlier that effectively control their local areas. The same tribes that have their own militias. Essentially Jaish-e Ahmad is an alliance of various local tribal militia’s who all roughly adhere to the same ultra-conservative Ahmadist faith. We could also just as easily say they’re Solentian nationalists who hate the modernising tendencies of Emir Wakeem, and especially hate the fact he signed a treaty with the Kafuristanis.

DL:Ah, so a sectarian element.
JP:Quite. As most are already aware the two great divisions in Ahmadism are the Israists and the Abadis. Saspain Wilayat, where Jaish-e Ahmad originate from is a largely Israist region, although there are pockets of Abadi followers. However the region abuts right up against the Kafuristani border, and there is a history of violence between these tribes and the Kafuristanis. Although to be honest they’ll fight anyone.

DL:So who leads the Jaish-e Ahmad?
JP:Well lead might not be the right term. The public face is the well respected preacher Alam Qalat. Alam Qalat is an interesting figure. He is a hardliner, very conservative, but also a great preacher, very eloquent, knows the Book of Bliss inside out. He comes from a long line of itinerant preachers who trace their ancestry back to the original Amadi conquerors. You and I might scoff at the notion of tracing your family line back four thousands years, but it is different in Solentia. As I alluded to earlier Jaish-e Ahmad is an amalgram of three different political parties and their various tribal followers. They were heavily armed before the civil war started, had already been attacking the Solentian National Defence Forces, and already exercised control over vast rural areas under tribal laws drawn up over a hundred years ago. The fact is once they decided to start their rebellion they were already in control of vast territory with thousands of fighters ready to fight.

DL:And has there been much fighting? I was under the impression that the Solentian National Defence Forces had largely disappeared, with ragtag militias offering the only resistance.
JP:Ha, yet again, there is more nuance. In some areas the SNDF have not resisted. I mean would you fight your brother, your cousin? The guy who goes to your church or your drinking buddy? In Solentia the army recruits locally and deploys those troops locally. These soldiers are trained to fight an external enemy, not their cousins and co-religionists. So when the fighting started many solders simply switched sides or went home. However, in the city of Gora, and in the northeastern mountains of Saspain areas full of Abadi’s, then resistance to Jaish-e Ahmad has been much stronger. Likewise, in Caistra and Nalia, the conflict has barely interrupted local life.

DL:Will the fighting spread?
JP:Well, we’ve already seen it spread to Dostopo and Thepinesne. The recent statements by the Ahmadi Jurisprudence Party could be crucial. The AJP is supported by many army officers and moderate Ahmadists. If they switch to the Jais-e Ahmad then the Solentian government and Emir Wakeem have had it.

DL:What about neighbouring countries?
JP:Well it varies. Kalopia locked the border down. That’s them done, their government won’t intervene. Istalia is currently led by a left-wing government. They have no grounding in reality so will ignore the issue. Kafuristan has to walk a sensitive line. Their armed forces are highly capable and will beat Jaish-e Ahmad in any stand up fight. However, the Kafuristanis will be conscious of two things. Firstly, they won’t want to stir up a sectarian conflict which would expose the Abadi community to further attacks. I mean don’t get me wrong Jaish-e Ahmad are already targeting Abadi’s, but a lot of this is symbolic, destroying Abadi Mosques, but not outright massacres. Secondly Kafuristan will not want to get dragged into a long conflict. The mountains of Saspain is no place to fight an insurgency, you’ll never win

DL:Well Joshua, that’s all we have time for today. It has been fascinating and this is a conversation we must pick up again.
JP:Well I’m honoured and it has been a pleasure. I intend to focus more time on exploring the conflict and will be more than happy to chat about this subject again.

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Solentian Civil War Update – Spring Fighting

-September-November 5153

The Solentian National Defence Forces relieve besieged city of Gora

The SNDF have secured a major victory in the heart of Saspain Wilayat in reopening the road between the besieged city and Soge. For the first time in months supplies have been driven into the city and the Solentian Army has been able to reinforce the garrison and extract wounded soldiers. This has also allowed an opportunity for the civilian population to leave the city and relocate to safer areas. General Noomylay Jat who led the SNDF operations to relieve the city has welcomed the news and discussed new plans for fortify the city of Gora to use as a launch pad for an offensive deep into



Solentian National Army soldiers guard the newly reopened road between Gora and Soge

A Jaish-e Ahmad military leader Zaland Khattak admitted that his forces had suffered a temporary setback, but that Jaish-e Ahmad were pleased civilians could now be extracted so that Jaish-e Ahmad did not have to worry about being cautious. Intelligence briefings have suggested that Jaish-e Ahmad have managed to train a number of personnel to use captured artillery pieces and are preparing for another attack of Gora once the summer fighting season is truly underway.

Solentian border town of Bianca surrounded by Jaish-e Ahmad

Although the SNDF have recorded some successes, the western city of Bianca which controls a key border crossing into `Kalopia has been completely surrounded on the Solentian side. The city is now the most vulnerable to falling to Jaish-e Ahmad militants. The city has a large number of ethnic Kalopians, Siphinans and other minorities, including a large Hosian community, who have fled to the city for protection. Although the Solentian government has attempted aerial resupply to the beleaguered city, the continued closure of the Kalopian border has significantly hindered efforts to assist refugees and conduct resupply of food and ammunition.



Situation in November 5253, (click link to enlarge)

United Dostopo Council join with Jaish-e Ahmad

Samsor Gill, the leader of the United Dostopo Council has confirmed that the Dumandi tribal militias in Dostopo Wilayat have joined Jaish-e Ahmad. The Dumandi are an ethnic minority in Solentia that speak an Aldegarian influenced dialect of Majatran. Typically Israist in religion, they are notoriously hostile to Kafuristan and Abadi’s and also resent the wealth of the coastal cities in eastern Dostopo. Jaish-e Ahmad have been making gains in Dostopo since January 5253 and it is likely the United Dostopo Council is keen to ensure that they remain the largest force in Dostopo by aligning themselves with Jaish-e Ahmad.

Eastern Alliance and Caistian National League offer greater support to government

Despite the increasing difficulties in the northern Wilayats, the government have been able to retain the support of the Eastern Alliance and the Caistrian National League tribal federations covering the Caistra, Nalia and Thepinesne Wilayat. The Eastern Alliance have promised the government that their militias will launch an offensive in central Thepinesne to kick Jaish-e Ahmad out of the Wilayat. The fighting in the southern three Wilayats has been very limited, with Jaish-e Ahmad struggling to carry out even terrorist attacks in these southern areas.

Ahmadi Emirate appeals for international support

The Solentian Foreign Minister Wakman Kuchis has conducted a whistle stop tour of various nations in Majatra requesting support for the legitimate government of Solentia. The Foreign Minister has repeated requests that the Solentian National Defence Forces require ammunition, weapons, artillery, armoured fighting vehicles and training. The Foreign Minister also let slip that the Solentian government has requested special forces and air support from other nations. Although the conflict has now been ongoing for 18 months, the Solentian government has been unable to secure much support from other nations.

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Kalopia announces the dispatch of supplies and medical personnel to its border with Solentia