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* Collapse of the Greater Ethalrian EmpireUspalria

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{{Flagicon image|Uspalria flag.png}} [[List of heads of state of Ethalria#Ethalrian Empire (2017)|Erwina Pipenz]] <small>(MIA)</small> <br />

The '''Auroran-Pacific War''', often abbreviated as the '''APW''' was an international military conflict between the [[Sani Bursil|Bursil]] Alliance and the [[Rivendale]] Pact. The war arose against the backdrop of fascist [http://nswiki.org/index.php?title=Uspria#Usprian_Elves Usprian] forces rising in the [[Ethalria (Republic)|Republic of Ethalria|Lower]] Ethalriato form [[Uspalria]]; and the [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Matriarchy of Ethalria|Upper Ethalria]] due to resentment over the partition of Unitedthe [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Grand Matriarchy of Ethalria]] and imposition of foreign systems of government and economically crippling reparations payments following the [[Auroran Imperial War]].

The islands of [[Yor]] had been a dependent territory of the [[Ethalria (Republic)|Republic of Ethalria]] (ROEhenceforth Republic). A resistance movement called the Opposition Fighters of Yor arose to end the rule of the ROERepublic and its puppet government, the Dominion of Yor. This led to the Yor Civil War. The Opposition Fighters received the support of Al-Jaheed, an internationally recognised terrorist group from [[Latianburg]]. In the midst of the Yor Civil War, reports emerged from refugees who were rescued by a merchant vessel from Furnifold that the ROERepublic was committing human rights violations. Faced with condemnation from the international community, the ROERepublic started negotiating with OFOY. Fascist movements took advantage of this act and orchestrated a coup d'état on 28 May 2017 and proclaimed the Greater Ethalrian EmpireUspalria led by High Commander [[List of heads of state of Ethalria#Ethalrian Empire (2017)|Erwina PipuaPipenz]]. The ROERepublic government fled to and formally took over Yor along with their entire Navy, half of the rest of their military and about 2 to 3 million refugees. Faced with a common enemy, the ROERepublic and the OFOY declared a truce. [[Amalda Harimann]] of the [[Matriarchy of Ethalria]] and High Commander PipuaPipenz of the GEEUspalria formed the Rivendale Pact.

The APW formally began on 29 May 2017 when [[the Oan Isles]] declared war on the GEE[[Uspalria]] and MOE[[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Ethalria]] (henceforth Matriarchy). King [[Lambertus VII]] of [[Great Morstaybishlia]] called a conference of allied nations to form the [[Sani Bursil]] Alliance. [[Viktor Drugov]] of [[Stratarin]] was among the attendees and committed his country to assisting, but Mikhail Starikov overthrew him and revealed that he had aligned Stratarin with the Rivendale Pact bringing Stratarin into the war. This wrought chaos in the [[South-East Pacific Coalition]] because some its members were part of opposing military pacts. Attempts to get Stratarin to admit to the coup failed and the SEPC collapsed. For analytical purposes, the war is divided into three fronts: the Upper Ethalrian Front, Lower Ethalrian Front and [[Pacific Ocean]] Front.

The Al-Jaheed and the OFOY fell out because the truce with ROERepublic and OFOY's refusal to declare Kuthernburg an enemy. They severed ties and the mainland forces of the Al-Jaheed set up a rogue state around Hindersville in Lower EthalriaUspalria. Due its close proximity, [[Kostoria-Obertonia]] (KO) attacked Al-Jaheed and captured the territory they had taken. In the midst of the confusion that ensued, the GEEUspalria invaded and occupied KO.

Despite the resistance of the ROERepublic Navy and the assistance of the [[Axdel]] naval forces, the GEEUspalria broke the blockade that the ROERepublic has set up, sending their navy into retreat. With the help of the MOEEthalria, the GEEUspalria invaded Yor, defeated the ROERepublic and set up a military occupation. The Oan Isles, Kuthernburg and Furnifold ended the occupation of those islands and placed them under Bursil control.

Lower Ethalria refers to the country that formed from the western half of the Grand Matriarchy of Ethalria after the Auroran Pacific War and existed up to 29 October 2017. The legitimate government of that country was contested. The Republic of Ethlaria refers to the internationally recognised government of Lower Ethalria that ruled all of the territory of Lower Ethalria between 19711975 and 2826 May 2017 that eventually set up a government-in-exile in Yor. The Greater Ethalrian Empire[[Uspalria]] refers to the fascist governmentcountry that wascouped setthe upRepublic during Lower Ethalrian Civil War. In conclusion, Lowerof Ethalria isbefore the countrywar began, theand Republicexisted ofup Ethalriato and29 GreaterOctober Ethalrian2017. EmpireThe referlegitimate togovernment governmentsof that ruledcountry overwas it at different timescontested.

The Republic of Ethalria was a democratic state that claimed Lower Ethalria and was recognised as the government of that nation by the vast majority of the international community. It moved all of Lower Ethalria's gold reserves and foreign exchange reserves to Yor. It also brought most of the most talented and skilled civil servants in Lowerthe Ethalriaregion. In fact, about a third of the businesses from Lowerthe Ethalriaregion moved their headquarters to Yor. About half of the national treasures like art and so on were brought to Yor. It also received incredible amounts of military aid and loans from foreign nations. it controlled a military of 400,000 men and all of the naval vessels of Lower Ethalria except for the nuclear submariessubmarines. it fled to Yor with a tenth of the population of Lowerthe Ethalriaregion. The government of the Dominion of Yor ceded all control of Yor to the Republic of Ethalria.

[[Greater Ethalrian EmpireUspalria]] was a one-party militaristic dictatorship ruled by High Commander [[Erwina Pipua]]b. It had a GDP of 1 trillion KRB and a population of 170 million people. The [[Greater Ethalrian Imperial Armed Forces]] had a budget of 100 billion KRB and a manpower of 1 million people. Trade sanctions, a naval blockade, asset freezes and travel bans were imposed on this nation that were severe they crippled its economy such that it lost 10% to 15% of its value in a few months

President Tamia[[Ositha KennedyBoracova]] of the Republic of Ethalria (the state that ruled Lower Ethalria prior to 28 May 2017) held a meeting with President Owen Tubolt of [[Yor]] on 26 May 2017. Tubolt reported that a rebel group had emerged in Yor by the name of the Opposition Fighters of Yor. He alleged that Al Jaheed was supporting that group. Recognising the seriousness of a potential civil war and the emergence of piracy in the Ethalrian Republic's southern waters, President KennedyBoracova agreed to send military aid in the form of soldiers and military equipment to stop the rebels. Furthermore, she wanted to use this crisis to reduce the international criticism against Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic for installing a puppet government led by Tubolt in Yor. Faced with a common enemy, [[Kuthernburg]] and Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic joined forces to combat the threat of the Opposition Fighters.

The Opposition Fighters led by Simon Skoglund stated goal was overthrownto overthrow the Tubolt government because it was seen as a colonial subject of Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic. They subscribed to the extremist communist ideals of Al Jaheed. LowerThe Ethalria'sRepublic forces launched a military attack in support of the Tubolt government that day. The Opposition Fighters destroyed a Kuthern helicopter carrying five Kuthern marines led by Lieutenant Colonel Ivar Blomqvist believing that Kuthernburg was also an illegitimate force. Some of the marines survived and tried to rendezvous with Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic’s forces. The Opposition Fighters also destroyed another helicopter belonging to Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic. Following these military successes, the Opposition Fighters went after wealthy civilians.

Following the destruction of the helicopters and reports of attacks on civilians, a squadron of D-22 bombers of Lower EthalriaRepublic Air Force began an aerial bombing campaign of Al Jaheed targets. This included the use of chemical warfare through dropping a chemical agent known as napalm. Lt Col Blomqvist led the survivors into a building occupied by Opposition Fighters forces. They defeated the poorly trained forces and commandeered a radio. Private Elisabeth Naslund managed to get a telephone line to Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic’s forces and she informed them of their location and the fact that the Opposition Fighters had sent at least 300 of their fighters to search for the Kuthern survivors.

Shmaaya ben Sorek, commander of the Opposition Fighters led a maritime attack against a container port using small military vessels like large patrol boats. After receiving the radio from Private Naslund, Lower EthalriaRepublic forces sent a team to rescue them. Admiral Yuki Hempi of the 2nd Naval Fleet of Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic’s Navy received clearance in the later afternoon from the Yor Military Command to attack Opposition Fighters vessels.

After 12 hours of intensive bombing, 5000 members of the Opposition Fighters were reported dead by Lower EthalriaRepublic’s Armed Forces. The RKS Blueacia, a military vessel from the Kuthern navy, arrived to offer support to Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic and Yor forces. Lower EthalriaRepublic Marines and Yor Self-Defence Force troops clashed with the 300+ Opposition Fighter troops that Private Naslund had informed Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic forces of. Lt Col Blomqvist and his team were rescued.

The FMS Sandcrawler, a Furnofoldian merchant ship rescued York refugees off the coast of Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic. After radioing Lower Ethalria coastal authorities, the FMS Sandcrawler was instructed to transfer the refugees to the RES Irving (a Lower EthalriaRepublic Coast Guard ship) for processing. The captain of the Sandcrawler decided to drop off the refugees at the next port-of-call rather than hand them over to Lower EthalriaRepublic forces because he did not trust them, furthermore they were far-enough from Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic that they were no longer in their territorial waters. This caused a massive diplomatic incident because Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic felt that there may have been Opposition Fighter/Al JeehadJaheed terrorists among the refugees. President KennedyBoracova called Magistrate d'Arrigo and demanded that he order the Sandcrawler to hand the refugees to the Irving as requested.

LowerThe EthalriaRepublic sent the Irving with an escort of destroyers to intercept the Sandcrawler. The Sandcrawler received a warning radio from the Irving. The Sandcrawler radioed the Blueacia to help them. Captain Vlador of the Blueacia was suspicious of Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic and instead opted to rescue the Sandcrawler with the aid of its naval escort. They radioed the Irving and demanded that they step back because the Sandcrawler was in international waters. The Irving was forced to step down. The Blueacia escorted the Sandcrawler to safety. In light of this incident, President KennedyBoracova declared an official blockade of Yor to prevent anyone from getting in or out. The Sandcrawler headed to Nuremkastel, [[Kostoria-Obertonia]].

One of the refugees recounted the horrors of the invasion of Yor by Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic to the captain of the Sandcrawler. The refugee spoke about how Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic had invaded Yor and installed the Tubolt government as a puppet state. This created conditions for Al Jaheed to capitalise on the anger that the people felt to start a civil war and create a beachhead for Al Jaheed. Most of all, the refugee recounted the humanitarian implications of this war including the incredible human rights abuses that Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic was committing. News of this report reached Magistrate Jacopo d'Arrigo in Furnifold. He was so moved by this story that he contacted President KennedyBoracova and refused to order the Sandcrawler to hand over the refugees.

In light of the serious allegations of war crimes and sapient rights violations, President KennedyBoracova sought to salvage her country's reputation by proposing a ceasefire to rescue civilians. LowerThe EthalriaRepublic’s government contacted the Opposition Fighters of Yor to begin negotiations.

Of the nations in [[Aurora]], several attended. Grand Duke Jeymian Drachenburg III of [[Dragonia]] and Lord Mayor Jeymi Vorlynovich of [[Oceansend]] represented their respective nations. The government of [[the Oan Isles]] sent then [[Rangitanga-a-te-Moana]] [[Ehe II]] to represent the country at the summit. Crown Prince [[Oahoanu]] accompanied him to the summit. Although President [[Leon Jolva]] of [[Axdel]] had intended to visit the military base at Montakaan Citadel to inspect the preparations of the [[Axdel Armed Forces]] for a potential conflict with the [[Greater Ethalrian EmpireUspalria]], he diverted his itinerary to [[Sani Bursil]] to attend the summit. Alongside the King and Prime Minister of Great Morstaybishlia, Lord Governor Frederik of [[Caltharus]] and Chief Minister Frode Humblack of then-[[Valeria|South Staynes]] attended. Jurgen Oppenheimer attended on behalf of [[Kostoria-Obertonia]]. Roberta Jones and Owen Tubolt of the government-in-exile of Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic attended. Some nations declined the invitation. Jacopo d'Arrigo, the Magistrate of Furnifold declined the invitation.

To open the session, King Lambertus VII addressed the gathered leaders. He spoke of the fascists that had overthrown the legitimate government of Lowerthe EthalriaRepublic and replaced it with Lower EthalriaUspalria which his government (and several others) categorically did not recognise as a legitimate state as they continued to recognise the government-in-exile of Roberta Jones. He asked the attendedattending leaders to form the Bursil alliance and join forces to defeat the Rivendale forces. He appealed to their shared ideologies and interests as well as the fact that the instability caused by the Rivendale powers had allowed the Al Jaheed terrorist group to take root in Aurora, potentialpotentially threatening many nations. The other leaders applauded and committed to the Bursil alliance. Viktor Drugov delivered a speech speaking to the commonality among the attended nations despite salient ideological differencedifferences. This speech was not only poorly received but preceded a coup d'etat in his home nation that occurred shortly after.

Mikhail Starikov, then the Minister of Law Enforcement of Stratarin, approached Sergey Vasileyvich, the head of the Sem'ya criminal syndicate on 13 January 2017 to assist him to overthrow the Strataric government<ref>A Rising Starikov - The East Pacific</ref>. Sergey Vasileyvich was killed after refusing to comply; however Leonid Lychnikoff, another senior member of that syndicate, agreed to help Starikov with his request. Lychnikoff approached a member of the Sem'ya running an operation in the Vistari West Pacific named Vladimir Zvyagin to execute the assassination of Viktor Drugov in a meeting in Raspubirsk, Stratarin. During a parade in Coyden, Stratarin, on 18 May 2017, Zvyagin planned to shoot Drugov from a vantage point one a building towering above the parade route. Before he could succeed, he was intercepted and captured by Strataric forces under STP Major Lenya Dragomirov. Given the botched assassination attempt, Starikov significantly crippled the Sem'ya crime syndicate through the destruction of the Draelis, a sun-group in that organisation that carried out vital tasks for the syndicate as a whole.

Another assassination attempt took place. Officer Sasha Orlov attemptattempted to shoot Viktor Drugov at point blank range in his office in the Velikolepnyy Building in Coyden. Drugov reacted quickly and shot Orlov dead. Yuri Kustarnik, First Deputy Prime Minister of Stratarin was arrested on suspicion of orchestrating the entire plot. Following an interrogation in which Dragomirov used torture on Kustarnik, it was discovered that Kustarnik was not the mastermind. Suspicion pointed to Procurator General Mikhail Starikov.

On 1209AM 8 June 2017, King Lambertus VII declared war on the Greater Ethalrian Empire[[Uspalria]] and the Upper EthalriaMatriarchy on behalf of Great Morstaybishlia. On 7 June 2017, the military and government of Axdel held a meeting in Montakaan Citadel to discuss the Axdelian response to Lowerthe EthalriaEthalrian Civil War and the deteriorating security situation that it precipitated. President [[Leon Jolva]], Chief Overseer Jargk Reita among other senior Axdelian politicians and generals were in attendance. According the Axdelian military intelligence, the GEEUspalria had already begun construction of frigates. Likely, they were continuing the work of existing shipyards or repurposing existing skeletons of commercial ships for military purposes. As they were holding this conference and contemplating their response, they received intelligence that Prince Thadeus, Duke of Horkalo had been assassinated. Upon Great Morstaybishlia announcing that the assassins were Ethalrian and that it was declaring war on the Rivendale Pact member states, Axdel followed suit on the same day.

Upon his return to [[Tretrid]], Prime Minister James Stevenson declared war on the GEEUspalria on 31 May 2017. On 1 June 2017, Prime Minister James Stevenson was shot by Benjamin Morris, a supporter of the GEEUspalria <ref>A Call to Arms - The East Pacific</ref>. Acting Prime Minister Melissa Gray announced to the Tretridian and international media that Stevenson had been shot but was still alive undergoing surgery. Stevenson suffered significant injuries. Following the surgery, Stevenson began to recover, regaining consciousness and some mobility.

In light of this attempted assassination, the government of Tretrid revised and intensified the declaration of war. Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister Matthew Irvine presented the revised declaration of war to Stevenson in hospital for his signature. On 9 June 2017 James Stevenson attended a meeting with Mr Leader II of Mexregiona and King Calvin I of Atlae in Civilmagna, Mexregiona to discuss action against the GEEUspalria. The nations agreed to coordinate their actions and work with the Auroran-half of the Bursil Alliance to fight the GEEUspalria.

Yekaterina Drugova succeeded Fyodr Lyvov as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Stratarin. She urged the Oan Isles and Tretrid to reconsider their positions in light of the fact that the Strataric Procurator's Office had conducted an investigation that determined that the death of the Council of Ministers could not be blamed on Mikhail Starikov<ref>Reply from Stratarin to the Oan Isles. https://forum.theeastpacific.com/the-militarized-communist-state-of-stratarin-39-s--t14593-s45.html#p181927</ref><ref>Reply from Stratarin to Tretrid. https://forum.theeastpacific.com/the-militarized-communist-state-of-stratarin-39-s--t14593-s45.html#p181926</ref>. The Oan Isles suggested a tribunal of the ACA and SEPC to resolve the issues between their nations<ref>Reply from the Oan Isles to Stratarin. https://forum.theeastpacific.com/viewtopic.php?p=181940#p181940</ref>, a request that was ignored. Further driving a wedge between Stratarin and the rest of the SEPC, Stratarin was entering into even more agreements with the GEEUspalria.

The civil war precipitated a massive refugee crisis of people who feared persecution at the hands of the GEEUspalria. There was a massive influx of refugees into [[Kostoria-Obertonia]]. Al Jaheed in Aurora had heard of the fact that a member of the Opposition Fighters had spoken to the Kutherns and assisted them. They saw this as a massive betrayal by the entire Opposition Fighters. In the chaos of the fighting, the Al Jeehad in Yor attacked a GEE[[Uspalria]] town called Hindersinville that lay 39 miles (62.7644 km) east of Fort Wahington. They proclaimed the State of Al Jaheed and renamed it to Gdakow. They proclaimed Derata Kuk'uq as their new leader and cut off all funding and supplies to the Opposition Fighters of Yor, and thus severed their alliance. They declared the Opposition Fighters an enemy of the Al Jaheed. The Al-Jaheed also took control of the panhandled surrounding that town.

On 9 June 2017, Admiral Udina Hamishaki was in the RENS KennedyBoracova air craft carrier, the flagship of the Republic of Ethalria Navy. It was struck by a torpedo from the Greater Ethalrian EmpireUspalria Navy. The GEE[[Uspalria]] Armed Forces launched a surprise attack on the ROERepublic fleet that had gone unnoticed until it was too late. The aerial might that the GEEUspalria brought to bear was overwhelming and proved incredible challenging for the navy. A few destroyers and frigates were severely crippled or sunk in the process. In the thick of battle, the GEEUspalria sent a parachute team to commandeer the RENS KennedyBoracova. Faced with the aerial bombardment and mistakenly thinking that the air craft carrier was lost, the ROERepublic Naval forces retreated to the Dominion of Yor. The parachute team was able to board the ship. With the KennedyBoracova abandoned, the GEEUspalria sent smaller vessels with solders to board that ship. The resistance of the soldiers on the ship was so tremendous that the GEEUspalria lost an incredible number of soldiers in the assault, approximately several hundred. Furthermore, despite having controlled the air superiority fighters of the ROERepublic, the fight against the fighter jets of the ROERepublic was so intense, that the GEEUspalria lost a fifth of their aerial capabilities. Admiral Hamishaki felt that the lives of her crew were more important than the ship, so she surrendered to the GEEUspalria hoping to negotiate for their lives.

High Commander [[List of heads of state of Ethalria#Ethalrian Empire (2017)|Erwina PipuaPipenz]] received news that the blockade had been broken and that what remained of the ROERepublic Navy had fled to Yor. She ordered General von Bauer to prepare an invasion of Yor. The Oan government received wind that the ROERepublic Naval Blockade had been broken and that the GEEUspalria was preparing for an invasion. They felt that it would take Tretridian, Mexregionan and Atlaesian forces too long to arrive in Yor, and that it the Oan Isles alone could not stop the GEEUspalria. Thus, they beseeched Great Morstaybishlia to invade Lower Ethalria rather than awaitwait thefor GEEUspalria to attack first.

To the fortune of the ROERepublic, the Axdelian Navy had caught wind of the attack and was willing and able to release its ships to defend it and thwart any potential GEE[[Uspalria]] invasion. The Axdelians sent a air craft carrier strike group led by the ANV Axiom. They were able to intercept the RENS KennedyBoracova. Axdelian forces attacked the GEEUspalria aerial support units. GEE[[Uspalria]] maritime passenger transport vessels were sunk as the ANV Meson, a submarine of the Axdelian navy fired torpedoes. The Meson and Axiom coordinated closely with the Axiom and her aerial fighter jets handling the aerial assault while the Meson handled the transport vessels. The GEE[[Uspalria]] forces onboard the KennedyBoracova tried to sail the limping ship towards Glitzernd with hopes that additional GEE[[Uspalria]] forces could stop the Axdelians. The KennedyBoracova managed to get close enough to the mainland that the Axdelian forces were unable to get closer due to the surface to surface cruise missiles that fired on them from the shore. Unable to overcome the anti-ship fire of the GEEUspalria, the Axdelian forces retreated.

MOEThe [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Matriarchy of Ethalria]] finally came to GEE[[Uspalria]]'s aid providing them with the naval forces needed to effect the invasion. MOEEthalria sent 2two air craft carrier strike groups which included amphibious vessels. The GEE[[Uspalria]] had an invasion force of 125,000 soldiers ready to attack the islands. MOEEthalrian forces faced off with the Axdelian air craft strike group. Although the Axdelians were able to defend them for a time, the MOE'sEthalria’s power was too great. Without support or reinforcements, Axdelian forces retreated to Indigo Island. Without Axdelian or any other defences, the GEEUspalria and MOEEthalria made their way to Yor. Faced with the peril of a brutal attack from the MOEEthalria and GEE[[Uspalria]], President Roberta Jones surrendered Yor to the GEE and MOEthem. The GEE[[Uspalria]] placed the islands under military occupation and seized the military assets of the ROERepublic including its naval ships. They placed ROERepublic forces under imprisonment in internment camps on the Yor islands. Faced with the GEE[[Uspalria]], the Opposition Fighters collapsed and many of their troops went into hiding or were placed in internment camps on Yor. Many of the Lower Ethalrians who had fled to Yor were effectively trapped on the islands by the GEEUspalria. A quarantine was placed on the islands to prevent flight of people and capital. Despite protests, the population weary of conflict and brutally oppressed by the GEEUspalria forces were unable to mount a useful resistance and eventually acquiesced to GEE[[Uspalria]] rules. With Yor under a military occupation, the GEE[[Uspalria]] and MOEEtharia were able to focus their attention on an invasion of KO.

Although the Republic of Ethalria had surrendered, soldiers from the ROERepublic military and the Opposition Fighters who had escaped capture by the GEEUspalria formed the South Yor Guard, a paramilitary guerilla group that aimed to combat the GEEUspalria occupation with asymmetric warfare. The GEE[[Uspalria]] forces ordered the use of chemical weapons on Southern Yor, which was identified as a stronghold of the South Yor Guard. They had warplanes pour a dangerous chemical known as napalm onto the forests of Yor.

Unbeknownst to the Ethalrians, the Kutherns and the Oans had orchestrated a plan for the Kutherns to seize Yor and for the Oans to invade Lower EthalriaUspalria from the south. The Kuthern Royal President Luaz Rico coordinated the plan in concert with Admiral Kiahuaeni Luaye. Admiral Luaye was resistance to President Rico's proposal to carpet bomb the Yor Isles because she strongly felt it would be a human rights violation. She instead suggested a surgical approach that would both defeat it and prevent a power vaccuumvacuum from forming. The Oans and the Kutherns struck a deal that the Oans would invade and occupy southern Lower EthalriaUspalria. The terms of the agreement included terms such as "take" which led to ambguityambiguity about the extent of the Oan Isles intervention in Southern Lowersouthern EthalriaUspalria. This gave rise to the claim by the Oan Isles that they were supposed to take full control of Southern Lower Ethalriait. The initial plan was to have Great Morstaybishlia attack the north while the Oan Isles and Kuthernburg worried about the south.

The Oans used civilian places painted with symbols of the GEEUspalria to evade their attacks. They managed to intercept communications on callsigns from GEE[[Uspalria]], thus when GEE[[Uspalria]] air traffic controllers hailed them, they used GEE[[Uspalria]] callsigns, codes and authorised flight paths, allowing these planes to evade the fire of the GEEUspalria. This enabled the Oan Isles to land a parachute team on North Yor. Under the command of Admiral Rufornaks, the Kuthern navy strike group centered on the flagship, the air craft carrier Queen Naomi II, made its way to Yor. GEE[[Uspalria]] forces focused the naval battle, missing the parachute attack of Oan special operations units surreptitiously descending over their heads. The Kutherns dropped joint direct attack munitions on GEE[[Uspalria]] military targets. When the GEEUspalria air traffic control discovered that the civilian aircraft had been Oan, they tried to intercept them, but by then they were well on their way back to Indigo Island with under the escort of [[Royal Kuthern Air Force]] Raptor fighter jets beyond the reach of the GEEUspalria air force which was dealing with the aerial attack anyway.

Naval Commander Tesnof of the [[Royal Kuthern Navy]] managed to seriously cripple the GEEUspalria naval defences. This allowed Lieutenant Gary to lead a squadron of fighter jets and helicopters to provide the Oan forces with cover. The Oan and Kuthern forces managed to seize the headquarters of the GEEUspalria military government in Yor and capture their most senior officials. Oan forces also had a firefight with the GEEUspalria forces in at Rob Matterson Military Base where the GEEUspalria forces were holed in, trying to defend themselves. The Rob Matterson Base was of strategic importance because it was one of key centers for GEE[[Uspalria]] operations. Cut of from the military government headquarters, the commanders at the Rob Matterson Base fought bitterly to prevent Oan and Kuthern capture. APCs came in to provide Oan and Kuthern troops with support and escort injured Oan and Kuthern soldiers. After a Kuthern armoured assault fighter (AAF) blew a hole in the Rob Matterson Military Base Hospital, senior GEE[[Uspalria]] forces fled the base and the remaining GEE[[Uspalria]] forces surrendered.

507th Kuthern artillery force managed to land once GEE[[Uspalria]] naval defences were broken. They defeated GEE[[Uspalria]] infantry and artillery still fighting near the docks and rendezvoused with the Oan and Kuthern team at Rob Matterson, clearing out any stray GEE[[Uspalria]] forces in the process. Any remaining GEE[[Uspalria]] forces fled to the thick forests of North Yor to escape capture or death by the Bursil alliance bearing upon them. A contingent from Furnifold under the command of Commander Keyes arrived with the 507th division. They were tasked with capturing the fleeing GEE[[Uspalria]] forces. Some GEE[[Uspalria]] forces moved their focus to critical infrastructure namely the water treatment facility, and powerplant located outside the Yor capital. Commander Keyes set up a trap to capture the GEEUspalria forces at the waterworks and powerplant as well as snuff out those in the forest. The plan deviated somewhat from the Oans' original invasion strategy, but they agreed because it would enable the to eradicate the GEEUspalria in Yor once and for all while insuring that vital infrastructure was regained largely unscathed.

Commander Keyes sent the Counter Insurgency Force led by Captain Jouette to the forests of the Malcolm Nature Reserve where the GEEUspalria forces had allegedly fled, according to the Oan intelligence. The CIF worked with a force led by Oan Commander Tukanaye. They pushed these forces back, killing and capturing many of them. They used the Nature Reserve as a route to go unnoticed to the waterworks plant that lay near the park. Commander Keyes ordered Captain Plame as well. He instructed her to assists the Kutherns with aerial support so that they could combat sorties coming from the Kuthern mainland. Despite attempts by the sorties, they were lackluster and fruitless and failed to make significant difference. The determination of captain Plame and her team to resist the GEEUspalria forces, made it impossible for reinforcements to arrive for the GEEUspalria.

Although the Kutherns were willing to blow the GEEUspalria forces hunkered at the water treatment plant and power plant to smithereens regardless of the consequences. The Oans and Furnifoldians were completely opposed to this. The Furnifoldians suggested a delicate touch whereby they used a computer virus to gain remote control of the water and power plant. The Kutherns had to deal with skirmishes in the east of the York capital. Captain Jouette of Furnifold and Commander Tukanaye led a joint special task force that infiltrated the water facility. A strange device called a Bass Cannon was debuted which emitted a sound wave that dislodged delicate matter like snow as to expose traps. The trap laid by Commander Keyes caught and killed several GEE[[Uspalria]] officials, distracting them from the point at which the Jouette-Tukanaye team accessed the plant. The Jouette team got trapped in the pumping station. They fought with the GEEUspalria but their position was not easily defensible so they abandoned it. Lieutenant Atesso of the Kuthern forces sent some assistance. With Kuthern support they drove back the GEEUspalria forces and formed a defensive perimetre and the GEEUspalria retreated.

On the other hand, another team was working on the powerplant. Colonel Satiye about 4 platoons into the facility. They took the facility section by section. They drove the GEEUspalria forces into the woods. The Oans, familiar with jungle warfare, concealed themselves using foliage and snow, enabling them to ambush to fleeing GEE[[Uspalria]] forces. Despite their desire to be careful and preserve as much of the critical infrastructure as possible the GEEUspalria believed in scorched earth policy so they destroyed the facility. With their operation blown, the Kutherns sent in air support to rescue Satiye's forces. The GEE[[Uspalria]] forces were more numerous than the Oans had originally predicted. The two sides were locked in a prolonged battle to gain ground. When the Furnifoldians secured the water plant, they asked the Kutherns and Tretridians to assist the Oans. The Kutherns managed to obliterate the enemy and rescue the Oan forces.

With the Battle of Yor dragging out, Royal President Luaz Rico of Kuthernburg sent a letter to [[List of heads of state of Ethalria#Ethalrian Empire (2017)|Erwina PipuaPipenz]] proposing a ceasefire in Yor. In part it would provide relief for humanitarian aid to come in and on the other it would obfuscate the imminent invasion from Great Morstaybishlia by getting the GEEUspalria to feel more at ease. Erwina PipuaPipenz reluctantly accepted the invitation and she ordered the GEEUspalria Military High Command to order a ceasefire. The [[Peacekeeping Forces of Urth|PeaceKeeping Forces of Urth]] was sent in to monitor and enforce the ceasefire. The Oans used the opportunity to record the scale of the war. 7,000 Oan soldiers had been sent of whom 1,400 were injured and 700 were dead. The Bursil and Rivendale pact agreed to divide Yor in two with the north controlled by the GEEUspalria and the south controlled by the Bursil alliance. With the Oan Isles having spent 2 billion KRB on the Battle of Yor, they were faced with intense public scrutiny for the cost and conduct of the war.

Woodrow Taft, then the Secretary of State of the GEEUspalria held a meeting with High Commander Erwina PipuaPipenz and Foreign Secretary Johanna Smith to call for a reform of the Rivendale pact. He suggested that Stratarin and GEE[[Uspalria]] use this brief respite to get nuclear warheads to Kostromastan and provide some much needed training to its military. Kuthern forces in Yor temporarily moved to the border between Great Morstaybishlia and Lower EthalriaUspalria. The Bursil alliance decided to set up an air defence missile system to prevent the north from attacking. The Republic of Ethalria was reconstituted and it was set up as a government in exile in south Yor. Remarkably, some of its forces survived. The Southern Yor Guard was set up as the new government of South Yor. The State of North Yor asked the GEEUspalria for more military support, violating the terms of the ceasefire.

Royal Chief Marshal Watkins of the [[Royal Kuthern Armed Forces]] sent a secret wire without the knowledge of the Kuthern government to senior officials of the Bursil alliance to end the ceasefire and resume the war. He called it a disgrace. This letter was intercepted by the GEEUspalria National Intelligence Agency. Its director, Georgina Whill told Erwina PipuaPipenz that the Bursil alliance was planning on not abiding by the terms of the ceasefire. PipuaPipenz sent a secret communication to then Crown Prince [[Oahoanu]] of the Oan Isles telling him to convince the Bursil alliance not to break the ceasefire or the Rivendale pact would retaliate with force. When PipuaPipenz was injured and the GEEUspalria military high command ordered a break in the ceasefire. The South Yor military forces started mobilising and preparing for a resumption of hostilities against the RIvendale forces in the north of Yor.

=== Battle of Lower EthalriaUspalria===

In Raufstreffen on 8 June 2017, Erwina PipuaPipenz directed General Alexandrina Larkov to mobilise 500,000 troops to the border with Great Morstaybishlia in anticipation of an invasion from the north. The next day, High Commander Erwin PipuaPipenz received intelligence that Great Morstaybishlia was in the throws of invading the MOEEthalria. She ordered General Larkov to add an additional 300,000 soldiers to the invasion force. With the approval of the Imperial Diet, additional rationing was put in place to set aside funds and resources to prepare for the fight with Morstaybishlia and Yor. GEE[[Uspalria]] 5th, 7th and 18th Air Superiority Squadrons were placed on patrol with an order to shoot non-hailing aircraft on sight. In a surprise attack, Morstaybishlian forces fired on the patrol plane. Adjacent GEE[[Uspalria]] jets alerted ground control. GEE[[Uspalria]] Air Superiority fighters tried to chase the Morstaybishlian air forces out of Lower Ethalrian skiesUspalrian. The Morst jets fled to safer airspace in Staynes. The GEE[[Uspalria]] air force was too frightened to attack Staynes directly and the commanders did not want to escalate a skirmish into a full-blown war without the authorisation of the High Commander. So they retreated.

The Morsts were informed of the plan by the Kutherns and the Oans to retake Yor. They stayed their invasion until the Oans and Kutherns had a foothold in Yor. This was done was so that the GEEUspalria would be forced to focus its attention on fighting Great Morstaybishlia instead of trying to recapture Yor. To the surprise of everyone, the Executive Cabinet of the Confederation of [[Kostromastan]] decided to join the Rivendale Pact, sending a letter to the GEEUspalria government on 15 July 2017. With the ceasefire coming in force, it was agreed that a demilitarised zone was to be built between the two nations. The planned invasion of the GEEUspalria was not carried out. The ceasefire negotiated by Rico allowed humanitarian aid to enter the newly split Yor as well as GEE[[Uspalria]]. The Oan Isles sent humanitarian aid and reconstruction funds and resources to south Yor. The Oan Isles kept sanctions on GEE[[Uspalria]] and asked all other nations to continue with this. The Oan Isles also sent its forces and provided resources to assist in the Great Morstaybishlian and GEE[[Uspalria]] demilitarised zone.

[[KAE Systems plc|KAE Systems]] and the [[Oan Defence Forces]] had been working on unmanned aerial combat vehicles for 16 years. With the collapse of the ceasefire, the original plan to invade southern Lower EthalriaUspalria took shape and these weapons were to be deployed in the war effort. The attack on Lower EthalriaUspalria was preceded by a massive propaganda campaign aiming to foment rebellion against the GEEUspalria. 100 million pamphlets were dropped in that country by the Oan Air Force. Tipene Rahua, representing the Oan Isles proposed that the Bursil alliance countries that were shareholders of the [[Auroran Central Bank]] to use their shareholding to freeze the financial assets of the Bank of Lower EthalriaUspalria. This was a shocking proposal because the ACB was supposed to be neutral.

Under the name of Operation Red Eagle, the MOEEthalria and GEE[[Uspalria]] planned to invade KO. The GEE[[Uspalria]] used the assets recovered from the ROERepublic to reconstitute its navy. Some ROERepublic officers defected to the GEEUspalria and joined their military. Coupled with the naval fire power from the MOEEthalria, the GEEUspalria was poised to invade KO. To the misfortune of the Kostorians, a few GEE[[Uspalria]] military vessels were coming online. Despite being hastily made, they surpassed KO's defensive capabilities. Furthermore, with some of their forces bogged down in the battle of Hindersville, KO's defences faced incredible challenges. A two-pronged attack was preferred: an invasion by land from the east and a naval blockade from the south and invasion by sea of the city of Nuremkastel. The Oan air craft carrier strike group finally reached the Azure Sea. It established its base on Indigo Island with the permission of the government of Axdel.

=== PipuaPipenz coup and peace negotiations ===

The Military High Command of the GEEUspalria held a meeting to overthrow Erwina PipuaPipenz. They felt that she was no longer serving the interests of the GEEUspalria and that she was leading the GEEUspalria to ruin, so they conspired to have her assassinated. After contriving several ideas, they decided to have her shot by a sniper. Oahoanu managed to stop the Bursil alliance from breaking the ceasefire agreement. The Duke of Kuthernburg was set to meet with him in [[Blueacia]] to negotiate a peaceful end to the war. They granted PipuaPipenz diplomatic immunity on arriving in that country. After communicating the arrangements with Crown Prince Oahoanu, Erwina PipuaPipenz left the GEEUspalria HQ. As she walked out onto the street, the sniper shot at her but missed. Undeterred, she ordered that her team to rush her to the Rauffstrefen International Airport and headed to [[Blueacia]] hoping that the diplomatic immunity agreement would remain in force. Realising she had failed to kill PipuaPipenz, the Sniper booked a ticket to Blueacia where the generals had told her PipuaPipenz may be going.

Duke Losto was also to be in attendance with the Duke of Orkeo. To preserve the neutrality of this whole process, the Prime Minister of Blueacia, [[Pearson Lagonus]] was to meet Erwina PipuaPipenz at the airport. Despite the Duke of Kuthernburg's pleasantries, the Duke Losto was cold and insisted that they get down to business. The Duke Orkeo broached the topic of peace. PipuaPipenz stated that the GEEUspalria was meant to overcome the evils of the ROERepublic and was thus willing to enter into a white peace with the Bursil alliance. When Lagonus asked if the GEEUspalria was willing to have peace treaty with the MBE specifically, PipuaPipenz stated only if the MBE would not attack them first.

It was then that she revealed that was privy to a missive sent which indicated that the Bursil alliance was willing to break the ceasefire. Concealing surprise at the assertion, Duke Orkeo stated the increase of forces in North Yor was a violation of the ceasefire terms. Furthermore, Duke Losto explained that the build was a response to the actions of the North Yor and GEE[[Uspalria]] militaries. PipuaPipenz demanded a decrease in the military activity and buildup in South Yor. Duke Orkeo said that it would not be possible to do that as the Kuthern government was unlikely to comply. Furthermore, he stated that without Kuthernburg, it was unlikely that there was anyone on the Bursil alliance willing to talk peace. PipuaPipenz threatened them that if she got assassinated, her successor would unleash the nuclear weapons of her nation. Duke Orkeo denied the allegations and stated that the Bursil alliance did not orchestrate the assassination plot.

The Sniper was informed of the location of the negotiations by the GEEUspalria intelligence. As PipuaPipenz was speaking the Sniper shot her through a window. The negotiating party including PipuaPipenz were evacuated. The Sniper informed the GEEUspalria Military High Command that PipuaPipenz was dead. PipuaPipenz was rushed to Berea Hospital. Believing she was dead the GEEUspalria Military High Command seized power and announced her death. They blamed it on the Bursil alliance and announced plans to invade the MBE. Woodrow Taft called a secret meeting with PipuaPipenz's cabinet. Lucinda PipuaPipenz was supposed to succeed Erwina if anything happened to her, but the Military High Command had other plans.

The Blueacians managed to get a communication to Woodrow Taft informing him that PipuaPipenz was alive but that the GEEUspalria was to stand down its plans for an invasion. Woodrow Taft informed the Blueacians that it was a coup that the GEEUspalria government did not orchestrate the ceasefire collapse. The South Yor military forces started mobilising and preparing for a resumption of hostilities. Queen Naomi Truden II informed Woodrow Taft that if the GEEUspalria did not drop the escalation, the fighting would continue. Taft tried to get the HIgh Command to stop. They refused, but Taft was able to delay the mobilisation using an administrative loophole.

In light of the summit held by Mexregiona, Tretrid and Atlae, the Oan Isles was to coordinate military action on the GEEUspalria with them. On Saturday, 18 June 2017, the monarch of [[The Oan Isles]], [[Rangitanga-a-te-Moana]] [[Ehe II]] invited the heads of state of [[Mexregiona]], [[Tretrid]] and [[Atlae]] to a meeting in [[Tokapa]] to request military assistance to combat an invasion of the Oan Isles from [[Stratarin]]<ref name=":0">Preparing for the storm that cometh. The East Pacific Forum. </ref>. The [[politics of the Oan Isles|government of the Oan Isles]] asked [[Oahoanu]] to assist [[Ehe II]] to host the event and represent the Oan Isles in the negotiations.

Upon the arrival of the invited guests, Oahoanu, then the Crown Prince of the Oan Isles, addressed the attendees due to his father having an illness. He appealed to the democratic heritage and ancient relationship between the Bursil forces and their respective nations. Admiral Tukama Uataka was in charge of the Oan part of the war. He informed the leaders of a plan to cut off sea and air routes to Lower EthalriaRepublic, occupy its southern territory and to expel its forces from [[Yor]] with a view to getting a negotiated settlement. He gave them a breakdown of the materiel and personnel shortages which included 2500 troops and an air craft carrier.

To the relief of the Oans, the Atlaesian and Tretridian militaries were able and willing to assist by sending their respective forces and fortunately, they had preempted the Oan request by partially mobilizing their forces in anticipation of potential conflict. However, the Mexregionans refused to send soldiers to maintain an occupation of the southern territory of the GEEUspalria, a sentiment shared by Atlae and Tretrid. During the discussions, Queen [[Naomi Truden II]] of [[Kuthernburg]] was invited and after holding discussions with her government, agreed to assist the Oan invasion forces with 78,000 soldiers from [[Latianburg]]. Mexregiona, Tretrid and Atlae agreed to support the Oans with two joint air craft carrier strike groups for the purpose of enforcing maritime and aerial blockade, transporting soldiers to GEE[[Uspalria]] and securing the port city of Glitzernd.