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Sentinopolis World News - Protests in Artemkogrod
our glorious President and Leader, Dmitrios Artemko, has been the target of multiple illegal protests across Artemkogrod, calling for 'Democratic and Free elections', and for 'An end to the corrupt regime of Artemko'.
These protests are being led by a small group of dissidents calling themselves 'The Democratic Socialists of Sentinopolis', or 'DSOS'. The gatherings began shortly after the last election, but were previously too small and isolated to be a signifigant threat to our great nation. However, the DSOS have recently gained a surge of momentum, and the number of people attending their protests has risen significantly.
President Artemko has given a speech on the subject, saying: "These protests are the work of a small group of dissidents, who have tricked the citizens of Sentinopolis into joining their cause. Our people are better than this. They will soon see the error of their ways."
The city's police forces have been dispatched to arrest the protestors, but so far, have not managed to apprehend anyone. It is believed that the DSOS are only a few disgruntled citizens, who have paid off and incited the masses into supporting their cause. As such, the President has declared a temporary curfew in Artemkogrod, and has ordered all citizens to remain inside their homes after 6PM.
We assure all the loyal citizens of Sentinopolis that the protests will soon end, and life will return to normal.
New Fernia, New Opolopia, Kalixia, and Etarria
Four Dead in Baiona Bar Shooting
All-Islands Post
Four civilians are dead and ten are wounded following a shooting attack on a bar in a rural village in Baiona province that took place last night. The right-wing National Resistance Commandos (CRN) said it was responsible.
About 30 people were gathered in the Cirion Pub at 10 PM when three masked gunmen burst inside. The bar is located in the Eskan village of Lasao near the southern tip of Baiona island. The gunmen opened fire indiscriminately, striking fourteen people. They then fled the scene and drove off in a vehicle witnesses described as a black sedan.
Four of the patrons died in the shooting. Antonio Barreca, 20, was celebrating his birthday and having his first legal drink. Eulale Urruma, 39, was a mother of two. Florian Garde, 41, and Errupin Urtasun, 24 were bar employees. All of the victims were Eskan civilians.
Two hours later, a caller to a Biarritz-based Etarri newspaper claimed responsibility on behalf of the National Resistance Commandos. The CRN spokesman claimed that the bar was holding a meeting of National Liberation Army (ANA) members and that the shooting was in retaliation for the earlier assassination of CRN member Aristidu Paoli. Police said that there was no evidence linking the pub to the ANA.
"This attack is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable in our democratic society," said Semera Oguica, a provincial councillor for the autonomist Eskan Islands Republican Party. "We must do everything we can to find these murderers."
Residents of the Lagao village have organized a vigil for those killed in the attack. Although Baiona province has been a center of violence, Lagao has remained largely untouched by the conflict, save for a few incidents more than two decades ago. It is likely that the CRN gunmen chose the village due to its lack of security and Eskan population.
New Fernia and Kalixia
SNN Broadcast - PH Victories Threaten Decades of SNF-DSU Rule
In a small apartment, in a crumbling block of concrete, in a city on the outskirts of a nation, in an ancient steppe, a boxy TV flickers to life.
A flag of black, blue, and green waves on screen, played over by a martial sounding theme, mixing the beating of snare drums with traditional strings. Words fade into view: SNN, Saginia National News. Then, a hard cut; a brightly lit room, dominated by an oak desk, with multiple of the same flags behind it, fills the screen. Behind this desk sits a young woman, her face is round, soft, yet marked with the lines that come from years of sleepless nights. This face is expressionless, the long black hair coming from it pulled back into an efficient braid. When she speaks, her voice is quick and factual, the product of years of training and careful practice:
“Good evening, and welcome to Saginia National News. I am your host, Voneka Rahn, reporting to you live from Junea.”
She pauses, shuffling some papers and taking a breath.
“Pundits across Saginia today were stunned to learn that the Peoples Host, an insurgent socialist-populist party running on a platform of Saginian nationalism, traditional Saginian culture, and the return of authority to local Pyterns, won major victories across a significant number of rural districts in the recent parliamentary elections. For the Peoples Host, long considered a fringe outsider in traditional politics, such a victory is unprecedented. We now go to the head of the People’s Host, Attek Walinaar, who gave a speech to jubilant supporters earlier today, following the victory.”
A crowd surrounds a stage in the midst of a small city. The familiar black-blue-green flags wave wildly amongst the cheering, excited mass, interspersed with flags of Blue, Black, Purple, and Gold. A young man, lean and brimming with confidence bordering on arrogance, walks onto the stage, and is met with a round of cheers. He speaks, and a hush falls over the crowd:
“Greetings, friends!” His voice seems to boom in the night. “Tonight, tonight, we have made history!” The camera is temporarily deafened by the cheering of the crowd. “For too long, the good people of these plains have been neglected! Forgotten about! Ignored by the industrialists and capitalists in Junea and its satellite cities! For too long, now, our government has favored them and their schemes, while allowing us, the true people of Saginia, who live as our ancestors have since days untold, who keep our heritage and culture alive, who do the work to make these schemes possible at all, to rot! They have forgotten their roots, abandoned their–our–values! They have beckoned our sons and daughters to their cities, and leave the farms empty! They pollute the rivers with refuse and waste, and leave us to deal with the results!” He takes a deep breath. “That ends tonight. Tonight, friends, we have once again restarted the work of our forefathers, to ensure the promises of liberty, of care, of community.”
The screen cuts back to the young woman, shadowed under the flags next to her, as though the weight of all the land hangs over her.
“When asked for comment on the recent electoral losses of the ruling parties, the office of High Sage Ashenya had no response.”
She pauses.
“Although significant, the gains made by the PH are not alone enough to threaten the ruling Saginian National Front–Democratic Socialist Union coalition; however, the PH may yet be able to prove a thorn in the side of the High Sage and their ruling party as the largest opposition now in the parliament. In other news…”
A snort. An old man awakens on his couch, eyes blurry with alcohol and sleep. Grumbling to himself, he fishes an old TV remote out of the cushions of his couch, changes the channel, and promptly falls back asleep, the moon outside shining on his ruddy, bearded face, his small, dirty apartment, his aging, crumbling block, his vibrant, living city, and his vast, windy homeland.
New Fernia, Kalixia, and Etarria
Sentinopolis World News - Tragedy befalls Sentinopolis
Today, October 27th, President Dmitrios Artemko was found deceased in his personal study, apparently due to a heart attack. He was 72 years old, and is survived by his wife and four children. Artemko was a brave and noble leader, who defeated the tyrannical Sentonian Empire and founded the United Socialist States of Sentinopolis, leading the region into a new era of prosperity and peace.
In an emergency session, the Senate have convened in private to decide a new President. Information regarding their candidates, methods of selection, and current discussions are not available to the press at this time. A public announcement is expected within the week.
In other news, a statement was released by the terrorist group calling themselves 'Democratic Socialists Of Sentinopolis', detailing their goals and 'peaceful transition of power' to a more 'democratic and fair' system. The Sentinopolis Police Department have contained the known D.S.O.S. agitators and their followers to the Vyssiní Square, where tensions between rioters and police have reached a new high. The S.P.D. have called in reserves and are currently holding the perimeter.
New Fernia, Kalixia, and Etarria
Vero, Ardara Province
The Irean Islands
Etarria
The thing most people didn’t understand about wars was that it didn’t matter how many troops you had or how good they were, if you didn’t take care of your logistics. Your average soldier requires 3,250 calories of food per day, ammunition for his weapons, water to drink, spare parts, spare clothing, and other assorted supplies, and in the case of the Azropa Intervention, those supplies have to come from Kalixia. It is for this reason that a steady flow of transport ships have been making their way across the Lustrous Ocean, filled with everything Kalixia’s soldiers need to fight a war far from home.
The MV Tradewind was one such ship, bound for Raków with a cargo of weapons and ammunition. This was a dangerous cargo, which meant that extra care had to be taken to ensure that nothing went wrong during the voyage. For most of the voyage, nothing did. However, shortly before nightfall on November 1st, as the ship was passing offshore of Vero Island, smoke began to billow out of one of the cargo holds. Captain Nesterov ordered the ship’s engines stopped, and directed the crew to begin firefighting operations. He also had his radio operator contact Etarrian Shore Control, in order to inform them of the incident and have them warn local shipping traffic to avoid the stopped vessel, to prevent risk to them in the event of an explosion.
This was, of course, all part of the plan.
There was not, in fact, a fire onboard the Tradewind. Instead, a hidden smoke generator was being used to create the impression of one. It was a very neat cover for what was really going on; no one in their right mind would come anywhere near a flaming ammunition ship, which meant that no one would be around to see what came next.
With the settling sun on the other side of the ship, anyone observing on the shore wouldn’t have been able to see anything anyway, but if they could, they would have noticed the crew using one of the smaller cargo cranes to lower a raft into the water, followed by a small inflatable boat. A number of figures wearing wetsuits climbed down a side ladder and swam to the two boats, lashing them together and holding them steady. Soon after, the crane went back into operation, lowering four crates down to the raft, which were secured by the swimmers.
With their cargo aboard, the swimmers climbed into the inflatable, and, towing the raft behind them, began leisurely motoring their way to the beach, several miles away. The waves were calm, but it was still a bumpy ride due to the vessel’s small size. Still, they made it to their destination without incident, pulling the raft and boat up onto the sand of the deserted beach. After securing the boat, the raft was dragged further up on shore, far above the high-water mark. Once they were satisfied with its positioning, they retrieved a set of shovels from the boat, and began to dig into the sandy soil. It was hard, slow work, but eventually they excavated a shallow pit, slightly deeper than the crates were tall and wider than they were wide. They hauled the crates into the pit, then covered them back up. The rest of the dirt and sand was dispersed around the beach to hide the evidence of excavation. If you knew what to look for, the place that they’d dug up was obvious; if you didn’t know it was supposed to be there, you’d never notice.
Their task complete, they hauled both craft back into the ocean, and returned to the Tradewind. The crew pulled both men and boats back aboard, stowing them below where they were once again hidden. After an hour longer of pantomiming at injury, the Captain ordered the smoke generator turned off, radioed Shore Control that the fire was out and the danger had passed, and had the engines started up again. The Tradewind began her journey northwards once more, leaving behind no sign that she was anything other than just another transport.
Beneath the sand, the crates sat. In a few days, a group of locals who were sympathetic to the cause of the FSNE and ANA would retrieve them. From there they would be transferred to the guerillas proper, and their contents would be scattered to the four winds. The deadly cargo of assault rifles, ammunition, explosives, two rocket launchers, and their rockets, would be put to work in the Etarrian conflict. The SVBK had high hopes for the work it could do.
If the guerillas could deliver, it would only be the beginning.
New Fernia and Etarria
"Dangerous Cause"
10 Miles From Shore, Azropa
It was the dead of night, but the entire crew of the MV Soffiu di Dragone was wide awake. They were nearing the most dangerous part of their journey, where they would be at the mercy of the coalition of navies involved in 
Azropa's brutal civil war. If they moved quickly and efficiently, they would be fine. If they failed, they would almost certainly be arrested and maybe even killed.
The men making the arduous journey on the fishing ship were about to defy the international community and the laws of their home country. They were on their way to deliver weapons and explosives to the fascist side of the Azropan war. They came from Etarria, but had very different backgrounds. All of them were brought together by their shared belief that Etarria's decision to diplomatically support the democratic guerrillas was a mistake.
Some of them were members of the National Resistance Commandos (CRN), Etarria's largest and most important right-wing paramilitary group. Formed in the Islander Regions by Etarri unionists with the backing of the oil and tourism corporations, the group has carried out a campaign of violence against separatist paramilitaries and left-wing terrorists for four decades. The organization has developed a reputation for ruthlessness and brutality in its quest to keep the Islander Regions part of Etarria and the majority of its victims have been innocent civilians, targeted simply for their identity.
The CRN gunmen present onboard the Soffiu were Bartolu Colombani, Diegu Colonna, Ghjustu Leca, and Yuriy Vladimirovich Siyanskikh. Colombani serves as the CRN's brigadier for Irun in the Eskan Islands. Colonna is his deputy, a man from the Etarri-majority town of Pittulongu with a reputation as a gunrunner. Leca is a prominent CRN Irun Brigade gunman, one listed in classified police reports as a suspect in at least three killings in the past two years. Vladimirovich Siyanskikh is a Kalixian exile who has drifted between the CRN and its smaller rival the Nationalist Action Force (FAN). The FAN is believed to be an autonomous branch of the Kalixian Traditionalist Front and Vladimirovich Siyanskikh himself is rumored to have aided in KTF bombings in 
Kalixia. One of the few Kalixian exiles part of the almost exclusively Etarri CRN, he was chosen personally by Colombani to accompany the mission due to his reputation as a feared gunman and bomber.
But the most interesting of the fishing boat's crew sat in the back, attending to some electronics. His name was Micaellu Orsini. Or at least that's what the right-wing paramilitaries knew him as. His real name was Renatu Grimaldi, an agent of the Strategic Intelligence Directorate (DIS). He was initially a contact for the CRN in Irun who provided intelligence to the group on suspected National Liberation Army members. Then, he was acting under official orders. Now, he was violating Etarrian law by providing aid to a proscribed group. No one had ordered him to do it. He and another DIS agent who helped organize the trip were simply angry about what they saw as Etarria bowing to GAOSN. The CRN members had no idea; however, they assumed "Orsini" was acting on behalf of Corte.
As the Soffiu approached 8 miles from the Azropan coast, Colonna removes a tarp at the front of the boat, revealing 10 quadcopter drones. Attached to each is a box, packed to the brim with as much weight as the drones could carry. What was inside each box varied. Some contained handguns, rifles or ammunition. At least one was filled with hand grenades. Semtex explosive was packed into two of the boxes. It was a little gift from Etarria's far-right. Maybe not enough to win the war, but certainly enough to do some damage. The plan was to launch the drones and fly them to the WiFTiN-controlled beaches, where their contacts on the other side would receive them.
Grimaldi inputs commands into a laptop computer wired to a device attached to the drone crate. One by one, the drones begin to activate and fly upwards. Once they are a few hundred feet in the air, they begin to charge for the Azropan coast. Grimaldi watches the first person view attached to each camera, switching between them on his laptop. After waiting for five minutes, the boat begins to turn around and accelerate away from Azropan territorial waters. They couldn't stay much longer, lest the coalition ships notice the quadcopters. As they sail into the night, back towards Etarria, Grimaldi watches patiently as the coast becomes visible on the first drone's first person camera. Shortly after, the connection is lost due to the distance. The Etarrian spy whispers a prayer to himself and closes the laptop.
New Fernia and Kalixia
"Fate"
In a bunker 12 kilometers southwest of Artemkogrod, the Ministry of Special Tactics and Intelligence, or M.S.T.I, was in chaos. The leader of Sentinopolis died suddenly and without warning, leaving behind a massive power vacuum that could mean civil war if not dealt with swiftly and promptly.
Scipio Cursius paced back and forth in his office, a dim and smoky place decorated with his countless awards of excellence and military service. Cursius' mind raced, weighing the future of the country in his mind. Who would take up the mantle of President? What would happen if someone like Maykl Lyubitel'Voyny tried to take power by force? One thing was clear; The M.S.T.I had to act now.
A knock at the door shook Scipio from his thoughts.
"Cursius, it's me," said the familiar voice of Ntániel Chárnton, the man who he shared complete control over M.S.T.I with.
"Come in," replied Scipio as he turned to face the door.
Ntániel entered, a tired look on his face. He had clearly not been sleeping well, and his normally immaculate military uniform was wrinkled in places.
"Sit down, Ntániel, you look terrible. Have a smoke." Scipio offered, tossing a pack of cigarettes and a lighter onto the table.
Ntániel Chárnton was not a smoker, but at times like these, exceptions can be made. He hesitated for a moment, before lighting up and taking a long drag from the cigarette.
"The entire nation is in chaos, Cursius," Ntániel said, exhaling a cloud of smoke. "The people are rising up, Makyl and his lackeys are plotting to overthrow the entire country, and the bureaucrats cannot decide who to crown President. Perhaps it's time we do away with this whole Presidential system..."
"What are you suggesting, Chárnton?" Cursius answered sharply, his eyes narrowing.
"I am simply suggesting that we give the people what they want. They are the foundation of this nation, not fat politicians vying for power. If the people want a true democracy, we should give them a democracy. It is not our place to decide the future of this country. It's theirs." Ntániel took another drag from his cigarette, the ember at the tip glowing brightly in the dimly lit office.
Cursius was silent for a long while, turning Ntániel's words over in his mind. He knew that the people had been restless for a long while, with the government having grown stagnant and corrupt. But could the people truly be trusted with power? They could easily be swayed by charismatic demagogues like Makyl, or worse.
"The people are not ready for that kind of power, Ntániel. They are naive, and can easily be turned against their own interests. What we need is a leader who can bring stability to this nation. We need to find someone who can unite the country and guide it through this crisis."
"And who might that be, Cursius? Makyl? Some other power-hungry politician? Or perhaps you have your eye on the seat of power yourself?"
Cursius's face hardened. "I have dedicated my entire life to the service of this country, the same as you. Unlike you, however, I am not ready to throw away everything Dmitrios fought for over the desires of an unruly mob."
"Dmitrios was the only one holding this... this... excuse for a democracy together. You've seen the corruption first hand, have you not? You are a fool if you believe that the path forward is to keep the same system that allowed this to happen."
Scipio's right eye twitched, the only outward sign of the storm raging within him. Ntániel had struck a nerve. The corruption was no secret to him, or anyone else in the Ministry of Special Tactics and Intelligence. It was a sickness that had festered within the heart of the nation for decades, rotting it from the inside out. Dmitrios had been the only one with the strength to keep it in check, but with him gone... Scipio shuddered to think of what would become of Sentinopolis.
"Tell me," Cursius said, turning to face Ntániel. "What would you have us do? How would you have the people decide their future?"
"We facilitate the peaceful transfer of power. We dissolve the Senate, the Assembly, the whole rotten system. We put it to a vote, let the people decide what form of government they want. A democracy, a monarchy, a republic... it doesn't matter, as long as it's what the people want."
"And what of Makyl? What of influencial men like Spana Kopita? What's to stop them from seizing power in the ensuing chaos?"
Ntániel stubbed out his cigarette, the last of the smoke curling up towards the ceiling. "We will, of course, have to keep a close eye on them. But the M.S.T.I cannot be seen as the puppet masters of this new government. We must trust the people to make the right choice."
"You think we can trust a mob to set up a stable government? You're even more delusional than I thought." Cursius snapped, his patience wearing thin.
"You forget our history, Cursius," Ntániel said, his voice calm and steady. "This nation was founded by revolutionaries, by people who were tired of being oppressed by a tyrant. They rose up and overthrew their government, and in its place, they built a democracy. They did it once, and they can do it again."
Ntániel stood up and walked to the door, pausing with his hand on the doorknob.
"The people will have their say, with or without us. The question is, do you want to be on the right side of history?"
The door clicked shut, leaving Scipio alone with his thoughts once more. He sank into his chair, the weight of a nation on his shoulders. Chárnton must have gone mad with grief, or was it something else? Whatever the case, letting a mob decide the future was pure idiocy. No, there had to be another way.
As he lost himself in contemplation, a new thought entered his mind. Ntániel Chárnton said it was not their place to decide the future, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe the only way to hold the country together was to make that decision. Obviously, marching into the capital with an army and declaring himself King would not work, so a more subtle approach would have to be taken. A puppet. Someone with a strong presence, someone the people would rally behind. Someone who could be easily controlled.
The seed of an idea took root in Scipio's mind, and he began to see a path forward. He would use his power to guide Sentinopolis on the right path, keep it from collapsing in on itself. After all, who better to decide the future of a nation than the men who dedicated their lives to protecting it?
A grim smile touched Scipio's lips as he stood and strode out of the office. He had work to do.
New Fernia, Kalixia, and Etarria
"FRA Statement on Developments in Sentinopolis"
Undisclosed Location, Etarria
The ongoing anti-government protests in 
Sentinopolis and the untimely death of its leader Dmitrios Artemko has prompted a statement from the Etarria-based Armed Revolutionary Front (FRA). The group follows Marqism-Dmitrism, the communist ideological line theorized by Artemko, and as such has a degree of loyalty to the Sentonian Revolution that inspires its politics. The statement reads as follows:
Revolutionary greetings to the Etarrian people, the oppressed Islander nations, and the international proletariat. The revolutionary military forces of the Armed Revolutionary Front are issuing this statement in response to the political developments in the United Socialist States of Sentinopolis, in the interests of the working people of the world. First, we express our utmost condolences and sympathy to the people of Sentinopolis regarding the unfortunate passing of the great revolutionary leader Dmitrios Artemko. Under his leadership, the Unity Party of Sentinopolis led the working class into revolution, establishing the world's preeminent socialist state. His leadership and theories have provided an example for revolutionaries across the world. Through the science of Marqism-Dmitrism, the international proletariat has found a model to liberate itself. Comrade Artemko's passing is of great sadness to the working people of Etarria and the wider revolutionary movement in this country. However, it is extremely regrettable that some within Sentonian society wish to use Comrade Artemko's passing as an opportunity to reverse his revolutionary achievements. The Armed Revolutionary Front, on behalf of the revolutionary movement in Etarria, fully condemns the so-called "Democratic Socialists of Sentinopolis" and its efforts to undermine the Sentonian Revolution. The group is clearly a revisionist attempt to derail the socialist project in Sentinopolis away from its communist destiny. We believe that the capitalist pigs in Etarrian and Ostlantean intelligence are behind such a blatant attempt at counter-revolution. We call upon the Etarrian working people and revolutionaries everywhere to stand with and defend the Sentonian Revolution. The struggle of the workers revolution in Sentinopolis is the struggle of the working classes everywhere. The counter-revolutionaries must not be allowed to succeed in reversing the march of progress. Defend the Sentonian Revolution! Uphold and apply Marqism-Dmitrism! Victory to the Etarrian workers! Strategic Directorate Armed Revolutionary Front
GOANYA HEADLINES
from the United Press
3 August 2042 - The final draft of the new Constitution has passed the convention and will be put to a public vote on 6 December.
17 August - A shooting in a nightclub in New Parn, Wayward Island led to two deaths and 11 injuries. The shooter appears to have not been directly affiliated with any organization, but formerly had close ties with the Arnland Liberation Army.
3 September - An assassination attempt was made on the bishop of the Episcopal Stole of Wyburn, Anthony Marcus, by the Communist Army for Wildlandic Liberation, a paramilitary organization associated with the Goanya People's Communist Liberation Party (Marqist-Dmitrist).
6 September - A minor dispute between two tribal militias in the Imakandi Desert resulted in a major turf war in the town of Fort Jackson that required military intervention. At least ten people are dead following the conflict, including four civilians. This is the third time in 2042 that a tribal conflict has occurred in Fort Jackson, the former Goanyan fort being present near the intersection of three historic Wildlandic tribal ranges.
10 September - Secretary of Military Affairs Devon Porter criticizes the lack of security around Anthony Marcus during the assassination attempt on him on 3 September.
28 September - President Carter Roland announced increased funding for the military, especially planning huge expansions of the navy, including the construction of new overseas bases.
7 October - A second nightclub shooting in two months occurred in New Parn, leading to one death and three injuries. The shooter was not directly affiliated with any organization, but formerly had close ties with the Arnland Liberation Army.
9 October - The Arnland Liberation Army claims responsibility for the 17 August and 7 October nightclub attacks in New Parn.
10 October - The Goanya Strait Authority announced enhanced screening for all ships passing through the Goanya Strait. All ships should be expected to be searched by Goanya Strait Authority officials. The GSA did not offer any explanation for this change.
17 October - A group of armed teenagers associated with the Communist Army for Wildlandic Liberation and the General Freedom Front of Arnland raided the Holy Stole in Openford, the global headquarters of Orthodox Rightism. At least fifteen people were killed in the attack.
18 October - The Archbishop of Rightism in Openford issues a public statement calling for increased security at all episcopal stoles in Goanya and Etarria.
28 October - President Carter Roland issues his condolences to the people of Sentinopolis after the passing of President Dmitrios Artemko.
2 November - A curfew was imposed in Rinava after several explosive devices were discovered in cafes throughout the downtown area of the city.
All-Kalixia News Network
ISFA Forces Encircle Targi
Targi, Azropa
After several weeks of heavy fighting, it has been reported that units of the Kalixian 6th Armored Division and Ostlantean 2nd Legionnaire Combined Arms Brigade have met up to the northwest of the city, completing the encirclement of the WiFTiN stronghold. ISFA forces have pushed hard against GNP troops since the initial breakthrough was achieved, and enemy forces have proven slow to react or retreat, leaving them vulnerable to being isolated and destroyed. The Targi Pocket represents merely the largest occurrence of this, as individual GNP strongpoints have been overrun repeatedly as Operation Cloudburst has continued.
With the central objective of the offensive within reach, the ISFA has begun reinforcing the new frontlines and preparing to besiege Targi. The siege itself will likely last for some time; the reduction of Szcięszyn, a much smaller town, proved to be a protracted and bloody affair, and there is currently no reason to expect a different situation within Targi. Local commanders, however, are confident that they will be able to take the city, although it may require more effort than the open field battles that preceded it.
Notwithstanding the encircled troops, GNP forces have been pushed entirely out of Małazropa, Azropa’s southeastermost region. The liberation of the region represents a milestone for the ISFA, as it is the first of the four provinces to have been fully liberated. ISFA troops have also moved into the eastern regions of Jeziorsko-Włońskie, and the Sentinopolean-Kalixian forces landed south of Lira have continued to progress towards Azropa’s capital. Airstrikes on military targets have also continued to occur across the nation, as KPAF KAA-15/As and Ostlantean Type 78 Lancers have begun joint operations to inhibit WiFTiN’s logistics.
ISFA Naval Command has also announced that the naval cordon around Azropa is being tightened into an official blockade, after sightings of unknown small craft in the area. NavComm believes that these unknown vessels may be smugglers or blockade runners attempting to assist WiFiN, although their origin remains unknown. All ships travelling to Azropa will now be required to dock in Etarria or Croblade and be approved by NavComm officials to enter Azropan waters. Any unknown vessels that do not comply with orders from ISFA warships may be intercepted, boarded or fired upon.
KalCosmos Announces Deal With Sentinopolis For New Launch Facility
KalCosmos, Kalixia’s state space agency, has announced the signing of a deal with the government of Sentinopolis to establish a new launch facility within that country, as part of a jointly funded venture between Kalixia and Sentinopolis. As part of the deal, Sentinopolis will receive preferential access to Kalixian lifting capacity and assistance with placing a Sentinopolean cosmonaut in orbit, and the possibility of a jointly-constructed space station has been floated, perhaps as a GAOSN-wide project.
Kalixia’s position close to the south pole has long posed a challenge for KalCosmos, as any launch from Kalixia will require additional fuel to reach orbit due to receiving less of a boost from the planet’s rotation. Sentinopolis’s location closer to the equator will help negate this issue, as well as binding the two countries closer together. Due to the requirement of shipping the rockets to Sentinopolis, as well as reducing the risk of debris hitting population centers in the event of a catastrophic failure, the launch site will be built at one of several proposed locations on the coast, in either Ursi Minoris or Basaran.
KalCosmos has already announced the first planned missions for the new facility: the establishment of a constellation of satellites that will provide Kalixia and its allies with their own independent satellite internet network. Director Shulichenko said in his announcement speech “Today we are too dependent on the capitalist satellite internet networks to provide the service that Kalixians may need around the world, and should they decide to cut it off for whatever reason, we are vulnerable. This vulnerability must be corrected, and this deal will enable us to do so.”
Rumors of plans for “orbital death rays” have so far been denied by KalCosmos and the Ministry of National Defense.
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