Chinasa: A increasing number of North Dovanian soldiers is defecting to either the rebel side or trying to leave the country after defection, says a international watchdog monitoring the situation. Inside sources within the Junta have confirmed that "at least 2000 soldiers" have defected from its ranks in the last month alone as the situation on the ground becomes more dire. Evidence is showing that Huhoan rebel groups have taken more and more territory in the last few weeks, achieving breakthroughs in several parts of the frontline with countless of villages taken from government control and a pincer move currently encircling the major Huhoan city of Bakla. People in the city itself have reported extreme harassment by remaining Junta forces as they blame the local civilian population for aiding the rebels, which makes the advance of the militias even more necessary.
As rebel forces gain ground and the support for the Junta lowers by the day pressures from the rest of the country are reaching a boiling point. After 1.5 years of trying to supress and extinguish the rebel movement the armed forces have proven to be unable to provide what they promised, security, which is causing major unrest in the country. Thousands have taken to the streets in Jinppo and Chinasa, protesting the crackdown on Huhoan minorities and the worsening living conditions caused by crippling economic sanctions that are finally kicking in and affecting North Dovani in the last 2 months. With support for the Junta crumbling both within the military itself and within the population both the civilian government led by PM Moon-He as the Military Governing Council have issued orders to crack down even harder, with experts unsure if the tide of civil unrest can be turned back around.
At least for the Huhoan minority in the country it is important that peace may finally come, as international observers have reported the death of nearly 39.000 Huhoans, both combat and civilian, during the Junta its tenure with countless of their villages burned or damaged.