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| date        = 21–29 March 2019<br /><small>(1 week, 2 days)</small>
| place       = [[Council of Islamic States]]
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| result      = Strategic GC victory
*Eazim Al-Andalus and Townsvalley deposed<ref name=WGC>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1188664|title=Wars of the Gentlemen's Coalition|date=28 March 2019|author=[[Creeperopolis (politician)|Creeperopolis]]|website=NationStates}}</ref>
*Interim government established<ref name=WGC />
*Delegacy held for 2 WA Cycles<ref name=WGC />
*Elections held, but delayed<ref name=WGC />
*GC withdraws on 29 March<ref name=WGC />
*Region passworded<ref name=WGC />
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{{flagicon image|Flag of the Federation of South Arabia.svg}} [[Council of Islamic States]] exiles
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* {{flagicon image|GCflag.png}}{{flagicon image|Redlands.png}} '''[[Ulrech (politician)|Ulrech]]'''
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* {{flagicon image|GCflag.png}}{{flagdeco|The League|2018}} [[The New Fandom Republic (politician)|The New Fandom Republic]]
* {{flagicon image|GCflag.png}}{{flagdeco|The League|2018}} [[Gjorka (politician)|Gjorka]]
* {{flagicon image|GCflag.png}}{{flagdeco|The League|2018}} [[Spode Humbled Minions (politician)|Spode Humbled Minions]]
* {{flagicon image|GCflag.png}}{{flagdeco|The League|2018}} [[Chalanka (politician)|Chalanka]]
* {{flagicon image|GCflag.png}}{{flagdeco|The League|2018}} [[Lyoa (politician)|Third Dynasty of Ur]]
* {{flagicon image|GCflag.png}}{{flagdeco|The League|2018}} [[Xusma (politician)|Xusma]]
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{{flagicon image|Flag of the Federation of South Arabia.svg}} [[Hadhari (politician)|Hadhari]]
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The '''2019 Council of Islamic States crisis''', also called the '''March Incident''' or the '''2019 Council of Islamic States Raid''', was a raid lead by the [[Gentlemen's Coalition]] against the government of the [[Council of Islamic States]]. The raid proper occurred from 28–29 March 2019 and ended in the overthrow of the government and the establisment of an interim government.<ref name=WGC />

== Background ==

From 20–21 March 2019, the [[Gentlemen's Coalition]], a military alliance between [[The League of Conservative Nations]], the [[Federation of Conservative Nations]], the [[Republic of Free Nations]], and [[Redlandia]], [[2019 Farkasfalka Raid|raided]] [[Farkasfalka]].<ref name=WGC /><ref name=DRF>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1184583|title=Decree: Raid on Farkasfalka|date=20 March 2019|author=[[Creeperopolis (politician)|Creeperopolis]]|website=NationStates}}</ref> The raid destabalized the region and resulted in a victory for the coalition.<ref name=DRF />

== Crisis ==

=== Internal tensions ===

On 21 March, Vizier [[Indera Kayangan (politician)|Indera Kayangan]] remarked that the raid was "pathetic" which caused tension between the CIS and the LCN and FCN.<ref name=TMI>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1187822|title=The March Incident (Ongoing)|author=[[Greater Sacramento (politician)|Tunis Algeris]]|date=24 March 2019|website=NationStates}}</ref> Both the LCN and FCN withdrew embassies with the CIS.<ref name=TMI /> Tunis Algeris made a campaign post that opposed Indera Kayangan, claiming that he supported Farkasfalka, which angered Grand Vizier [[Townsvalley (politician)|Townsvalley]], who sided with Indera Kayangan.<ref name=TMI /> On 22 March in a now deleted discussion, Pro-GC and Pro-Farkasfalkan factions made an ultimatum: The Gentlemen's Coalition must cease raiding Farasfalka and establish peace and Farkasfalka must stop making racist comments.<ref name=TMI /> An unnamed government resigned as a result of the discussion.<ref name=TMI /> 

On 23 March, Townsvalley forcibly exiled Tunis Algeris and Al Qadi [[Appareimos (politician)|Appareimos]] for unspecified reasons, with Tunis Algeris calling the exile "unjust."<ref name=TMI /> [[Greater Sacramento (politician)|Greater Sacremento]] suspected that the true reason they were exiled was because both were outspoken critics of Townsvalley's approach to the GC-Farasfalka conflict.<ref name=TMI /> A court case was held on 24 March where the court found that Tunis Algeris was unconstitutionally exiled and that Townsvalley abused his powers.<ref name=TMI /> Townsvalley was impeached and new elections were scheduled for 30 March.<ref name=TMI />

On 27 March, [[Eazim Al-Andalus (politician)|Eazim Al-Andalus]] forcibly exiled Tunis Algeris, suppressed Tunis Algeris' anti-Townsvalley posts, and proclaimed himself Vizier of Defense.{{citation needed}}

=== Foreign intervention ===

On 28 March, the Gentlemen's Coalition intervened on behalf Tunis Algeris.<ref name=WGC /> The coalition mobilized and siezed the position of World Assembly Delegate of the region.<ref name=WGC /> [[Hadhari (politician)|Hadhari]] strongly opposed the intervention and demanded a withdrawl.<ref name=WGC /> After negotiations, the coalition withdrew, both Townsvalley and Eazim Al-Andaluz were exiled, and Tunis Algeris was welcomed back to the CIS.<ref name=WGC />

== Aftermath ==

The Council of Islamic States experienced a decline following the crisis and eventually ceased to exist.

== See also ==

*[[Wars of the Gentlemen's Coalition]]

== References ==

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