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January, 5394 | Bature proclaims "Statrican Ahmadi Democratic Republic", installed as President
Bukoha (Breznica) - Lieutenant General Nasir Bature has announced the formation of the the Statrican Ahmadi Democratic Republic (SADR) and an interim Supreme Revolutionary Council to act as a de facto cabinet. The announcement came as Bature declared himself "President of the Statrican Ahmadi Democratic Republic" and appointed long-time ally and fellow Supreme Revolutionary Council member, Sidi Gassama the Deputy General-Secretary of the Ahmadi Revolutionary Association as the new Prime Minister of the Statrican Ahmadi Democratic Republic. President Bature promised that his interim government would restore order across Statrica and deal with the issues that plagued the previous government. Bature announced that November 1, 5392 would be the new "Revolution Day" in Statrica.
Bature and his ad hoc group began attacking the outskirts of the capital, which was defended by forces loyal to the regime of Prime Minister Kahiri and the People's Republican Front in mid-March 5392 and were unable to dislodge the defenders until early September, 5392, allowing him into the inner sections of the capital. The Siege of Bukoha caused a massive humanitarian crisis in the capital, the nations largest city, that Bature utilized as a means to capture other parts of the country. Bature and the leadership of the Ahmadi Revolutionary Association and his counter-parts in the Socialist Party were able to setup refugee camps and from there recruited thousands of Statrican men into their service, eventually they were able to garner support from Ndelo tribes in the north with the promises of greater autonomy should they provide material and personnel support to Bature's regime. The same came from the religious militias in the Batokelaw, a group primarily residing in the southeast of the country that once made up the religious caste in the Asli Sultanate, these groups allegedly funded by Bazgaristan and their increased support for pro-Ahmadi movements, Bature promised them greater autonomy should they support his regime.
Bature announced this following the announcement that the 1st Armored Regiment (Canrillaise: 1er Régiment Blindé) and additional units and militias had reached the government district of Bukoha and had captured several vital government locations, this includes the Central Bank of Statrica, the Ministry of Finance and Taxation, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Communication. The capture of these locations provided Bature's ad hoc regime with the ability to control the finances, defense and communication infrastructure of the country. The total capture at the end of June, 5293 prompted the surrender of many forces loyal to the former regime and the capture of former Prime Minister Kahiri who was located at the residence of the Prime Minister in the capital.
The Bature regime was not secure however, the former Minister of National Defense Oluwadurotimi Tejumola, a prominent Orun Chieftian, and a spiritual leader of the Hosian's in Statrica pushed for an insurgency in the western part of the country, bolstered by the nations former ruling minority, the Skitian (OOC: Czech), who have aligned themselves with the Orun's who are largely in the western part of the country. Tejumola announced that they would begin an insurgency against the government should Bature not cede to their demands, Tejumola's demands were unanswered by the Bature government and in January, 5394 Tejumola announced they would begin their insurgency.