Cónaí Crisis of 1944
The Cónaí Crisis of 1944 (High Fefsen: Géarchéim Cónaí na 1967) is a political and military incident in the City of Cónaí wherein the armed forces of Mirhaime, Thalor and Costalan engaged in a brief standoff, culminating in a multinational assault on the Freastal of Acádach against remnants of the Gliúisín Fáthráin.
Beginning in April of 1944 with a brawl between Mirhaimian and Thalorian security forces over accusations of Mirhaimian-incited violence on Thalorian-controlled pilgrim sanctuaries, the crisis quickly escalated into city-wide standoffs. A prominent incident occurred between two armored units at Checkpoint Siobhan in Ladha on April 3 that was defused only via mediation by a Costalani peacekeeping detachment. A de-facto agreement was reached by field officers of city's multinational garrison following the declaration of insurrection by Aodhan Alor on April 5, 1944, made possible by irrefutable evidence of Gliúisín Fáthráin interference. The crisis ended definitively by May 29 after fierce fighting between the ad-hoc coalition and heavily-armed Gliúisín Fáthráin with all sides returning to the status quo ante bellum.
History
Background
Nestled within the Range of Abhaile, the city of Cónaí and the region it is located in are considered the "fountainhead and cradle of Abhailism", as well as the only true inward gate of the Golden City Cladachórail through which Abhailist pantheons have journeyed and achieved Godhood upon their arrival. Thus, a pilgrimage to Cónaí is a popular act of worship encouraged by the Codex of Abhaile, to be undertaken at least once in one's life. In some sects of the Codex, it is an obligatory religious duty. At the peak of
Following the beginning of the War of Trinterian Succession in 1651, the City of Cónaí fell firmly within the control of congressional Mirhaimian forces though multiple uprisings and offensive thrusts spearheaded by Morlethian Thalorian attempted and failed to wrestle it away. For a period of 11 consecutive years, pilgrims from the Trinterian east were prevented entry due to the war, though a tacit understanding was reached after the cessation of hostilities between the Trinterian powers to allow pilgrims to reach the city unharassed.
Internationalization of Cónaí
A measure spearheaded by the Revivalist Mirhaimian government in Imirodreath, the Treaty for the Internationalization of Cónaí was presented to the various Trinterian successor governments in 1882 after a protracted drift towards Trinterian reconciliation as a means to officiate and codify into law the arrangement presented after the War of Succession. As the Treaty stipulated, Each continental Abhailist countries are to be provided a canton on the reorganized administrative map of Cónaí, the size of which depended on the number of pilgrims simultaneously converging on the city from said countries each year. Through numerous rounds of negotiation, an agreement was reached in 1884, with the only notable change from the original proposal being the specification of the city's security profile. It was agreed that this profile would be composed of each country's military and gendarmerie forces, with joint, intra-cantonal operations coordinated by a Central Security Coordination Office. Thus, the city was effectively partitioned and internationalized.
Alorist Poliparalysis
Crucial to the agitation plot leading up to the Crisis was the events of the Prosecution of Aodhan Alor, former Léiadh of the Trinterian Realm, a criminal case initiated by the Mirhaimian Cúirtarach over several accusations of misappropriation of authorities, unlawful retention of national security, and several other charges grouped under a conspiracy to defraud the Trinterian Realm. The indictment was approved by a Imirodraeic grand jury on November of 1943, thereafter approved by the Cúirtarach, with the issue soon pushed to the Séacarái, which, through a vote on November 23, decided to suspend Aodhan Alor's executive power for the duration of the investigation.
During the course of the investigation, from November 1943 to the final conviction in May 1944, violent protests erupted, headed primarily by the Gliúisín Fáthráin, a paramilitary organization associated with the Alorist political movement, the Ansan Clique. These soon gave way to nation-wide clashes between law enforcement forces and pro-Alor armed militias, with Breasal Ausaláin, Streachailatóir of the Gliúisín Fáthráin threatening armed uprising if the trial goes through.
Despite these threats, the trial formally began on March 19, 1944 with Aodhan Alor pleading not guilty on all charges, promising his supporters that he would continue running for an additional term even if convicted.