2023 Solidarity raid

2023 Solidarity raid
Part of the The League–Invader War
Flag used for Solidarity's occupation
Date 1 October 2023 – Ongoing Location Solidarity Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Red October Coalition	The Communist Bloc
Commanders and leaders
Red October Command	UFROE Mlakhavia Kavamkao
Units involved
Red October Coalition *** The League ****** League's Defense Forces *** The North Pacific ****** North Pacific Army ****** North Pacific Militia *** Europeia ****** Europeian Republican Navy ****** Europeian Republican Militia *** The Order of the Grey Wardens *** Balder ******Jomsvikings *** Sky Haven ******Kali Paladins *** Ten Thousands Islands ******Ten Thousand Islands Treaty Organization	The Communist Bloc ******People's Revolutionary Air Force
Strength
187	~10
Casualties and losses
1 Lost to Friendly Fire	203 Aircaft lost
As the operation is ongoing, causalities are subject to change

The 2023 Solidarity raid more commonly known as Operation Red October, is an ongoing 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.

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. As raider-independent relations deteriorated 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.

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. 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.

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".

The Ministry of Truth, run by New Makasta, charged with ensuring that the regional message board contains only truth and healthy content, has seen a 100% approval rate since it has begun to operate.

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 from organizations from The Social Liberal Union and The Leftist Assembly has been recorded, but has not had a material impact on the conflict.