Red Front Posters Appear in BozarburgOne of the posters found in Bozarburg
Royalist authorities have been leading a frantic cleanup operation over the last few days, in an effort to stem the tide of Red Front posters appearing all over the city of Bozarburg, the state capital of Bozarland. The posters, urging citizens to join the join the paramilitary organisation of the pro-Republican Democratic Socialist Party of Rutania (DSPR), appeared on streetlamps, walls, and the underground metro in Bozarburg over the weekend.
The posters, immediately noticeable due to their bold white-on-red colouring, bear the insignia of the Red Front: a submachine gun superimposed on the traditional crossed-tools logo of the DSPR. Their appearance underlines the strong support for the DSPR in many urban centres in Royalist territory, and the difficulties faced by the Royalists in maintaining order in pro-Republican cities and towns. Bozarburg, and the state of Bozarland generally, voted in favour of the Republican coalition in the most recent 4193 elections, and many residents are open in their hostility to the Whig-led coup.
Dean Wurzel, Professor of Conflict Analysis at the University of Floral, said the posters indicated the continued presence of underground Red Front units in Royalist territory: 'The majority of Red Front members have been withdrawn to Republican strongholds such as Port Seaborg following the Royalist coup in Vanderburg, but clearly there are cells remaining behind in some of the larger towns and cities in Republican zones, and this seems to signal their readiness to fight on. This will probably not involve conventional warfare, in which the Royalists clearly have the advantage in numbers and hardware, but the use of guerilla warfare, terror tactics, and armed propaganda could pose a real threat to the Royalists in pro-Republican cities such as Bozarburg. The Royalists will want to avoid a repeat of the situation in Vanderburg, where they fired on unarmed protestors, or risk losing control entirely.'