2023 Solidarity raid
| 2023 Solidarity raid | |||||||||
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| Part of The League–Invader War | |||||||||
 Flag used for Solidarity's occupation | |||||||||
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 The Communist Bloc | ||||||||
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People's Revolutionary Air Force | ||||||||
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| 205 soldiers | ~20 soldiers | ||||||||
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| 5 casualties | 358 casualties | ||||||||
The 2023 Solidarity raid, more commonly known as Operation Red October, was a multilateral operation to remove The Communist Bloc's influence from the frontier Solidarity, starting on 1 October 2023. Originally planned and executed by the militaries of The Grand Republic of The League and Concord, The Grey Wardens (TGW), Ten Thousand Islands (XKI), Europeia (EURO), The North Pacific (TNP), and Balder (BAL), the operation has since had material support from numerous other organizations from across NationStates.
On 5 October 2023, the raid became the largest counter invasion in NationStates history as the total strength of the provisional government rose to 185, compared to 2015's invasion of the notorious raider organization The Black Riders. The operation peaked at 205 pilers.
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Background
The Communist Bloc, commonly abbreviated as TCB or the Bloc, alienated a number of regions throughout 2021 and 2022 after their region's entry to gameplay and the reinvigoration of the People's Republic Air Force (PRAF). As it expanded ties with the governments of raider organizations The Black Hawks, Osiris, and the Brotherhood of Malice, its treaty to The League strained and then broke.[note 1] As raider-independent relations continued to deteriorate over 2021–2022, the PRAF became more often called on to provide pilots during operations, aiding the Brotherhood and its subsidiary organizations in holds in The Mystical Council, Greater Sahara, and Magna Aurea. This constituted material aid to the enemies of The League and Concord, as the Republic had been at war with the Brotherhood of Malice and Osiris since 13 March 2022, when The League–Invader War was declared over the intrusion of raider forces into League treaty ally Warzone Sandbox.
The Bloc would both continue and intensify its campaign of aggression and hostilities towards independents in 2023, leading an unparalleled assault on The North Pacific on August 27 2023, the most egregious violation of a feeder region in recent memory and a violation which The North Pacific's government would describe as constituting "an act of war".
Raid
On 1 October 2023, a force of operators entered into Solidarity and set to work displacing the regime of Kavamkao and elevating a discontented native to government. Communication channels were seized, and local authorities were stripped of their positions. The force entrenched themselves and established a provisional government operating under martial law. Three uninvolved governments issued statements denouncing the transfer of power.
Provisional government
The provisional government is composed of members who were present in the initial raid of the region, with three regional officers being LDF officials. A number of regions not originally involved in the attack have provided support in securing the provisional government against the PRAF. Notably, Algerheaven provided support despite the ongoing The League–Algerheaven War, although their precise motivations are unclear, the region's leadership cited a goal to "make NationStates Great Again".[1][2] [note 2]
The Ministry of Truth and Minister of Truth Comrade New Makasta have seen a 100% approval rate since the establishment of the new government. The Ministry of Truth's popularity has been reflected in broader opinion polling on the government, with a open vote on 5 October 2023 showing a 100% public approval rating of the provisional government as a whole.
| Option | Votes | % | |
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| I support the Rhaza Regime | 3 | 15.00 | |
| I respect the election results of major update Monoday October 2nd | 5 | 25.00 | |
I LOVE THE GOVERMENT OF SOLIDARITY  | 12 | 60.00 | |
| Total | 20 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 20 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 20 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Ministry of Truth | |||
Attempted invasions
Disturbed by the displacement of the Bloc-friendly Kavamkao regime, the PRAF began attempting invasions of Solidarity beginning on 4 October 2023, seeking to overthrow the provisional government and restore Kavamkao to power. These attempts were, between 2 October 2023 – 5 October 2023, shot down from the skies by Brimstone missiles acquired from third party arms dealers. Third party involvement aiding the Kavamkao regime from organizations The Social Liberal Union and The Leftist Assembly has been recorded, but has not had a material impact on the conflict. On 18 October 2023, the Kavamkao regime was permanently displaced.
Foreign recognition
The provisional government has been largely recognized by the majority of NationStates. The Social Liberal Union's government, a third party supporter of the Kavamkao regime, did not recognize the new authorities as the legitimate government of Solidarity and took action to attempt delaying the inauguration of Rhaza as governor with a injunction proposal.[3] The injunction proposal failed to achieve quorum, and was discarded from the Security Council's consideration on 8 October 2023.
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Participants
Commanders
Notes
- ↑ The in-character breakdown of relations with The Communist Bloc happened about concurrently with concerns over content within its discord server being raised to server administration within multiple different regions, which led to the July 8th Accords simply being removed without the normal procedures taking place.
- ↑ It is generally understood that Algerstonia is a NationStates general forum troll who has wandered into gameplay, and not a rabid MAGA Republican.
- ↑ Awarded to Quebecshire
- ↑ Awarded to Kazaman and Varax
References
Citations
- ↑ Algerstonia (10 June 2023). "Decleration of war". NationStates. Algerheaven. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ↑ Algerstonia (2 October 2023). "Decleration of Algerheaven entry". NationStates. Algerheaven. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ↑ Courelli (5 October 2023). "Injunct Solidarity". NationStates. The Social Liberal Union. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ↑ Quebecshire (6 October 2023). "History Made". NationStates. The Consulate. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ↑ JayDee II (19 October 2023). "Victory in Solidarity". NationStates. Europeia. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Quebecshire (18 October 2023). "Operation Red October: Sort-of Conclusion". NationStates. The Consulate. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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