Insurgency in Roscommon
| Insurgency in Roscommon | ||||||||
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 Areas of Gjorka with Khoroshiyan population | ||||||||
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 Vovk Battalion (1955-1983) |
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Garda: 170,000 officers (2022) Armed Forces: 176,890 active duty (2022) | Unknown, 1,000+ (2022 Estimate) | Unknown, 200+ (2022 Estimate) | ||||||
The Insurgency in Roscommon is an ongoing low-level conflict in the Gjorkan District of Roscommon with spillovers into the rest of Gjorka. Roscommon is home to a majority of Gjorka's 500,000 Khoroshiyans whom have faced significant discrimination within Gjorka. The conflict began in 1951 with the formation of the Front for the Liberation of Khoroshiya following an increased campaign of violence against Khorshiyans. The left-wing front along with it's right-wing counterpart, the Vovk Battalion, resisted the military government during the Gjorkan Resistance. Following the Black Revolution and end of the military government, the Insurgency continued on as the new democratic government refused to allow Khoroshiyans to run for office. Despite this over the next decades the conflict de-escalated as violence against Khoroshiyans subsided. The Vovk Battatlion disbanded in 1983, and by 1991 most historians agree the conflict was no longer a major insurgency. The conflict nearly ended in 2003 when President Joe Wallace lifted the ban on Khoroshiyans running for office as the Front considered disbanding as a result. However, the conflict began to re-escalate following the assumption of Joseph Marnell to the presidency. Marnell effectively re-instituted the ban on Khoroshiyans running for office as he banned anyone with ties to the Front or other anti-government groups which covered nearly all Khoroshiyan politicians. Since then the conflict has remained low-level as the Front remains focused on political activism rather than militant but attacks still occur. The most notable event recently being the 2021 Ratoath Riots.
