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==The federal response==
===Enemies of the state===
President Gurkovsky arrived in Askiz around 7:20 PM and immediately traveled to the armory to assess the damage. Gurkovsky spoke with Lyapin and some of the garrison
Gurkovsky returned to Volkgoroda late the following day and gave a speech before a joint session of the National Assembly on March 12, 1925 calling on the legislature to authorize him to use the Volkian Defense Forces to round up and arrest violent monarchist groups. Gurkovsky described these groups, especially the Kamenevists, as "terrorists" and "enemies of the state." He expressed concern that local law enforcement would be unable to successfully fight and capture militants.
The next day members of Gurkovsky's [[Liberal Party (Volkia)|Liberal Party]] introduced the National Security Act of 1925 to the Chamber of Deputies where it was approved on mostly party lines. It was then similarly approved by the Federal Council and signed into law by Gurkovsky on March 25. Volkian conservatives called the law an overreach of presidential authority and appealed the law to the Federal Supreme Court, who allowed the law to remain in force as the case was argued. The law gave Gurkovsky what he wanted; he could use the military force groups considered to be threats to Volkian national security. In order to gain the votes it needed to pass, it had to be renewed every two years.
With the approval of the national legislature Gurkovsky began mobilizing the Defense Forces and put together a list of monarchist groups that would be targeted, which was released publicly. Four groups were placed on the first list, which led to these groups coming together under a single banner in the country's north.
==Open conflict==
[[File:Volkian Civil War situation, November 1925.png|thumb|214x214px|The military situation in northern Volkia, July 1925.]]
The monarchist groups at first targeted by Gurkovsky were the Kamenevists, Monarchy Now, the New Royal Army, and the Uzlovaya Royalists. These were known in government circles as the Big Four and considered the most serious threats to the Volkian republic, though their numbers remained relatively low in comparison to republican loyalists. The Volkian government remained concerned about these groups due to their arms stockpiles and previous attacks against government structures.
Previously these militants groups tried to avoid open conflict with Volkian soldiers, instead targeting local law enforcement and police stations to shore up their stockpiles. With the threat of war breaking out, the leaders of the Big Four met on March 16 to discuss a pact to fight the Volkian government if Gurkovsky followed through on his promise made in Askiz. After the passage of the National Security Act the Big Four decided to take the fight to the government first.
===April offensive===
Taking advantage of the slow mobilization of federal armies, the monarchists launched several offensives across Volkia's north and began seizing smaller towns and villages in April 1925. Some areas welcomed the militants while others actively fought back with militias of their own. The monarchists were able to field nearly 50,000 soldiers across northern Volkia at the beginning of the war, gaining large swathes of territory in Uzlovaya Oblast and Norindzhik Oblast.
===Winter counteroffensive===▼
The monarchists moved quickly to consolidate this new territory in an attempt to connect their holdings to further strengthen their position. There were several monarchist attacks in the south, notably a failed raid on Volkgoroda on April 30, but the monarchists found much less success in the south than they did the north. The west also successfully purged any sort of monarchist territorial gains thanks to local militias.
Local garrisons of federal troops fought off many monarchist attacks in the north's larger cities due to better equipment and arms, though the large cities of Podoya and Monskoy located in Uzlovaya Oblast fell to monarchists in early May 1925. By June 1925 monarchists had secured territory in seven northern provinces, with the most being held in Uzlovaya and Norindzhik. The monarchists were able to consolidate much of their holdings and maintained the territory, though the threat of a major government counterattack grew daily.
===Guerrilla warfare===
===End of the war===
== Aftermath ==
The National Security Act of 1925 was renewed consistently until ____.{{Volkiasearch}}
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