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| caption     = Top left: Terranilian police put down protest in Hégeis, 2018.<br/>Top right: Attack on [[Sennoréfan Fraisan]] by the [[Free Christian Army|FCA]], 2020.<br/>Botttom left: [[Vigilant Athests]] train in forest, 2002.<br/>Bottom right: [[Free Christian Army|FCA]] soldiers in [[Hégeis]], 2004.
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| date         = 1960-present<br /><small>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=1|year1=1959}})</small>
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| place        = [[Terranihil]]
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* 1952 – present
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| combatant1 = [[File:Flag_terranihil_new_2.png|border|23px]] [[Terranihil]]<br />
 
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*[[File:Terra armed force.png|border|23px]] [[Terranilian Armed Forces]]<br />
 
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**[[File:Terra army.gif|border|23px]] [[Terranilian Army]]
 
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**[[File:1920px-Serbian Air Force and Air Defence coat of arms.svg.png|border|23px]] [[Terranilian Air Force]]
 
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*[[File:Emblem of the Police of Finland.svg|15px]] [[Department of Internal Security]]<br />
 
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*[[Progressive Guard]]<br />
 
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*[[Terranilian Police Force]]<br />
 
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'''Supported by:'''[[File:Willdavie-flag.png|23px]] [[Willdavie]]<br/>[[Morovan flag.jpg|23px]] [[Morova]] (2020)<br />[[File:VA flag.png|23px|border]] [[Vigilant Atheists]]
 
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| combatant2 = [[File:Free_christian_army_1.png|border|23px|border]] [[Free Christian Army]]<br />'''Supported by:'''<br />[[File:CCOEflag.png|23px]] [[Anti-Deltinian Armed Forces of Liberation|Anti-Deltinian Armed Forces of Liberation - War of Elimination]]<br />
 
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{{flag|Creeperopolis}} (alleged)<br/ >[[File:HRM Flag.png|23px|border]] [[Holy Resistance Movement]]
 
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| combatant3 = [[File:TMFF_flag.png|23px]] [[Alhaz Freedom Fighters]]<br />'''Supported by:'''<br />[[File:FlagofIslamicSac.png|23px|border]]  [[Greater Sacramento]] (alleged)
 
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| combatant4 = [[File:VA flag.png|23px|border]] [[Vigilant Atheists]]<br />'''Supported by:'''<br />[[File:Flag_terranihil_new_2.png|border|23px]] [[Terranihil]] (alleged, denied)
 
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| combatant5 = [[File:DFLT_flag.png|23px|border]] [[Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Terranihil]]<br />'''Supported by:'''<br />[[File:Lyoa Flag.png|23px|border]] [[Lyoa]] (alleged, denied)
 
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| commander1 = [[File:Flag_terranihil_new_2.png|border|23px]] [[Dreichren Ermák]]<br />[[File:Flag_terranihil_new_2.png|border|23px]] [[Vazha Žildól]]<br />[[File:Flag_terranihil_new_2.png|border|23px]] [[Jon Krizhor]] †<br />[[File:Flag_terranihil_new_2.png|border|23px]] [[Žiel Igevin]] †<br />[[File:Flag_terranihil_new_2.png|border|23px]] [[Merol Bróth]] †
 
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| commander2 = [[File:Free_christian_army_1.png|border|23px|border]] [[Josef Ichigožt]]<br />[[File:Free_christian_army_1.png|border|23px|border]] [[Muza Chilmariem]] †
 
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| commander3 = [[File:TMFF_flag.png|23px|border]] [[Rauia Ibrahim]]<br />[[File:TMFF_flag.png|23px|border]] [[Muamet Thezmar]] †
 
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| commander4 = [[File:VA flag.png|23px|border]] [[Mige Ert]]<br />[[File:VA flag.png|23px|border]] [[Akim Sicolt]] †
 
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| commander5 = [[File:DFLT_flag.png|23px|border]] [[Mikel Therúnk]]<br />[[File:DFLT_flag.png|23px|border]] [[Jožua Mógrais]] †
 
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| strength1 = 1,101,000
 
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| strength2 = 2,000
 
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| strength3 = 3,500
 
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| strength4 = 500
 
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| strength5 = 100
 
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| casualties1 = 2,160
 
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| casualties2 = 820
 
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| casualties3 = 1000
 
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| casualties4 = 120
 
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| casualties5 = 25
 
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| casualties6 = 11,500 total dead (including civilians)
 
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| notes =
 
 
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| place      = [[Terranihil]], with spillovers into [[Pavulturilor]]
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| status      = [[List of ongoing armed conflicts|Ongoing]]
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| combatant1  = {{flag|Terranihil}}
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* [[Terranilian Armed Forces|Armed Forces]]
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* [[Terranilian Police Force|Police Forces]]
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* [[Progressive Guard]]
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'''Supported by:'''<br />{{flag|Morova}} {{small|(2020)}}
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'''Pro-government forces:'''
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* [[Astrian Protection Units]] {{small|(since 1979, support denied by government)}}
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* [[White Sun]] {{small|(since 1980, support denied by government)}}
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{{Collapsible list
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| title = Former:
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| [[National Defense Legion]] (1959-1980)
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| [[Knights of Astera]] (1964-1977)
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}}
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| combatant2  = '''Right-wing forces:'''
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* {{flagicon image|Free christian army 1.png}} [[Free Christian Army]] {{small|(since 2002)}}
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* {{flagicon image|Jewish Army flag.jpg}} [[Jewish Army for the Liberation of Alaia]] {{small|(since 2008)}}
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{{Collapsible list
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| title = Former:
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| [[Terranilian Nationalist Party]] (1982-1997)
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| [[Vaktrian Militant Church]] (1972-1989)
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| [[Red Cross Militia]] (1945-1974)
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}}
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'''Supported by:'''<br />{{flag|Creeperopolis}} {{small|(alleged, denied)}}<br />{{flagicon image|FALANGE.png}} [[Anti-Deltinian Armed Forces of Liberation|FALANGE]] {{small|(since 2020, alleged)}}
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* {{flagicon image|FRENAMI.png}} [[Militarist Nationalist Front]] {{small|(alleged)}}
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{{flag|Pavulturilor}}
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'''Islamic forces:'''<br />[[Sayf al-Islam]] {{small|(since 2007)}}
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{{Collapsible list
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| title = Former:
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| [[Green Brotherhood]] (1976-2005)
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| [[Order of Safa]] (1984-2002)
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}}
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'''Opposition forces:'''
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* [[Terranilian Democratic Forces]] {{small|(since 1974)}}
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* [[Kavardan Defense Forces]] {{small|(since 1955)}}
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* [[Aramean Union Party]] {{small|(since 1997)}}
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* [[The Resistance]] {{small|(since 2018)}}
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{{Collapsible list
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| title = Former:
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| [[Free Aramea Party]] (1975-1997)
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| [[Communist Revolutionary Army]] (1954-1970)
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| [[Aramean Independence Movement]] (1964-1968)
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| [[Aramean Liberation Army]] (1956-1968)
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| [[Praxis Harp]] (1957-1966)<!--Praxis First-->
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}}
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'''Supported by:'''<br />{{flag|Paleocacher}}
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| commander1  = {{plainlist|
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* {{flagdeco|Terranihil}} [[Draıčren Armǎk]]
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* {{flagdeco|Terranihil}} [[Vazho Kelsath]]
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* {{flagdeco|Terranihil}} [[Jon Krizhor]]{{KIA}}
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* {{flagdeco|Terranihil}} [[Žiel Igevin]] †
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* {{flagdeco|Terranihil}} [[Merol Bróth]] †
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* {{flagdeco|Terranihil}} [[Andru Nolgóf]] †
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* {{flagdeco|Terranihil}} [[Omar Lornif]]{{KIA}}
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* {{flagicon image|VA flag.png}} [[Mige Ert]]
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* {{flagicon image|VA flag.png}} [[Akim Sicolt]]
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}}
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| commander2  =
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{{plainlist|
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* {{flagicon image|Free christian army 1.png}} [[Josef Ichigožt]]
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* {{flagicon image|Free christian army 1.png}} [[Muza Chilmariem]]{{KIA}}
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* {{flagicon image|TMFF flag.png}} [[Abd al-Rahman Škramentes]]
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* {{flagicon image|TMFF flag.png}} [[Rauia Ibrahim]]
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* {{flagicon image|TMFF flag.png}} [[Muamet Thezmar]]{{KIA}}
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* {{flagicon image|DFLT flag.png}} [[Enók Avók]]
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* {{flagicon image|DFLT flag.png}} [[Mikel Therúnk]]{{executed}}
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* {{flagicon image|DFLT flag.png}} [[Jožua Mógrais]]{{KIA}}
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* [[Jona Chiltadam]]{{POW}}
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}}
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| strength1  = {{plainlist|
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* {{flagdeco|Terranihil}} 1,188,000
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* {{flagicon image|VA flag.png}} 150
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}}
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| strength2  = {{plainlist|
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* {{flagicon image|Free christian army 1.png}} 2,500
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* {{flagicon image|TMFF flag.png}} 3,000
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* {{flagicon image|DFLT flag.png}} 150
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* {{flagicon image|Flag of ZZW (Jewish Military Union).svg}} 250
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}}
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| casualties1 =
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| casualties2 =
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| casualties3 = 12,600 dead
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| campaignbox =
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[[The Troubles]] ([[Terranilian language|Terranilian]]: ''Kǐrsevaṭ'') is a low intensity asymmetric [[List of Ongoing Armed Conflicts|ongoing conflict]] in [[Terranihil]] between Terranilian security forces, left-wing guerrillas, nationalist militias, religious extremists, and crime syndicates. It began in May of 1952 following the [[Progressive Coup]] in which the [[National Progressive Party|National Progressive Party (PPF)]] took power of the country and instituted policies suppressing political opposition and restricting the freedoms of [[Demographics of Terranihil|religious and ethnic minorities]]. This led to multiple armed groups engaging in violence with each other and the Terranilian government.
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The conflict has spread throughout Terranihil and spilled over into [[Lyoa]]. Other nations and armed groups have supported combatants in the Troubles.
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The motives of the combatants vary from group to group. The left-wing militants, which include..., claim to be fighting for social justice and/or democracy. Ethnic and religious nationalist groups, which include..., claim to fight for self-determination and improved rights for their group. Astrian, Christian, and Muslim religious extremists, including..., have varying motivations based on their belief systems. Other right-wing paramilitaries include..., who claim to defend against incursions from ethnic and religious minorities and left-wing guerrillas. The Terranilian government claims to be fighting for stability, unity, and the values of [[national progressivism]]. Additionally, crime syndicates have engaged in the trafficking of drugs, weapons, and people.
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More than 65,000 people have been killed in the Troubles, about half of whom are civilians, and several hundred thousand more people have been displaced
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== Background ==
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Political and ethnic violence in modern Terranihil has its beginnings in the early days of the republic. Despite the [[Republican Party|Republican Party's]] stated goal of upholding religious freedoms, discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities was prevelant on institutional and individual levels. Some people found the unitary power of the state to be oppressive to their people. The [[Cepezans Movement]], a [[Islam|Muslim]] and [[Kavardan nationalism|Kavardan nationalist]] political party and militia, was the most active armed group in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It came into conflict with Terranilian security forces and Astrian and Vaktrian nationalists on several occasions. [[Aramean nationalism]] was also growing in the early 20th century.
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Left-wing violence stems back from the growth of workers' unions and the spread of socialist thought in opposition to the capitalist policies of the [[Liberal Democratic Party|Liberal Democratic Party (PḌL)]]. The anarchist [[Revolutionary Brigade]] engaged in sabatoge operations against the [[Quebecshirite-Terranilian Petroleum Company|Quebecshirite-Terranilian Petroleum Company (CPQT)]] and organized protests. In 1921, the short-lived [[Terranilian People's Republic]] was founded in the [[Upa Forest]] in northwest Terranihil by a group of communist guerillas. In 1934, the short-lived [[Minaltar Commune]] was established by left-wing soldiers. [[Hezenism]], an [[Islamic socialism|Islamic socialist]] ideology with its roots in the Cepezans Movement, came to prevelance in Kavarda in the 1930s.
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Following the [[Ashura Revolution]] and transfer of power to the [[Communist Party of Terranihil|Communist Party of Terranihil (PKT)]], nationalist groups had increased membership, including the [[Red Cross Party|Red Cross Party (PKK)]] and the [[Vaktrian Union]].
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The [[Progressive Coup]] happened on 12 May 1952, in which a group of [[national progressivism|national progressive]] army officers took control of the [[Revolutionary Command Committee]] and arrested the communist president [[Enkart Vaslast]]. The new president [[Arkašter Emvǎran]] instituted [[Sentanism|Sentanist]] ultranationalist policies, prioritizing the rights of [[Astrianism|Astrian]] [[Vaktrians]] over other ethnic and religious groups. Civil rights and freedoms of speech, the press, and religion significantly deteriorated under the [[National Progressive Party|National Progressive Party (PPF)]]. The PPF banned several opposition parties, including the anarchist [[Syndicalist Workers Party (Terranihil)|Syndicalist Workers Party]], the [[Hezenism|Hezenist]] [[Islamic Socialist League]], and the [[Aramean Socialist Liberation Party]]. The Red Cross Party was kept illegal due to its Christian fundamentalism and Creeperian fascist ties. This led to increased activity among militant groups.
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== Early conflict ==
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=== Leftist resistance ===
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The National Progressive Party's overthrow of the Communist Party's rule immediately led to protests and riots throughout the country. Much of the Communist Party did not initially recognize the PPF following Emvǎran's attempts to rebrand the entire Communist Party as the PPF. A new Communist Party split off and intended to participate in the new government; however, some communists refused to be pushed aside and wanted to reinstate communist rule. The [[Communist Revolutionary Army]] (KİK)<!--Kaın İnklaptun Komunast--> formed in 1954 with the goal of overthrowing the PPF. It mainly operated in [[Minaltar]] and more broadly western Terranihil. Initially, the Communist Party publically distanced itself from the KİK.
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Following the ban of the Islamic Socialist League and suppression of Hezenism, an [[Islamic socialism|Islamic socialist]] ideology first prominent in [[Kavarda]], the [[Kavardan Defense Forces]] (MTZ)<!--vaktrian; Harkmıaŧ Čıast Melgačast -- malgan: Melgače Tenbarne Zešaxaxe--> formed in 1955 with the goal of gaining independence for Kavarda. The [[Aramean Liberation Army]] (SBA)<!--Siyata Bkiarota Aremeya--> became the armed wing of the banned Aramean Socialist Party in 1956. [[Praxis Harp]] formed as an armed group from members of the banned Syndicalist Workers Party.
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=== Right-wing armed groups ===
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There were right-wing groups that were opposed to the PPF, such as the Red Cross Party's armed wing was the [[Red Cross Militia]]. This group had strong influences from [[Creeperian Fascism]], which the National Progressive's condemned. The Red Cross Militia came into conflict with the Terranilian government, left-wing groups, and other right-wing groups that were pro-government.
  
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[[The Troubles]] ([[Terranilian Language|Terranilian]]: ''Sen Koisten''), is an [[List of Ongoing Armed Conflicts|ongoing conflict]] in [[Terranihil]] which began in 1960. Although the conflict has been concentrated in a few major cities, the violence has spread throughout Terranihil, [[Póniepa]], [[Lyoa]] and [[Malgax]]. The conflict is mostly fueled by religious differences between [[Atheism in Terranihil|atheists]], [[Islam in Terranihil|Muslims]] and [[Christianity in Terranihil|Christians]], though there is also an ethnic aspect.  
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The [[National Defense Legion (Terranihil)|National Defense Legion]] was a national progressivist militia formed mostly by members of the Terranilian military and police that conducted extra-judicial killings of government opponents.  
  
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The [[National Progressive Party|National Progressive Party (NPP)]] has implemented many laws which restrict religious practice since its rise to power in the [[Progressive Revolution]] in 1941; however, violence against religious people significantly increased under after the [[Assassination of Žittham Lornif|assassination of Žittham Lornif]], the second [[Chairman of the National Progressive Party|Chairman of the NPP]] and [[Žep Virát|Žep Virát's]] right-hand man, in 1960 by a radical Muslim caused uproar among atheists and the NPP. The Terranilian government responded by arresting and executing about 200 Muslims who were supposedly involved in the assassination. The government increased restrictions on places of worship and religious attire in public of both Muslims and Christians. Furthermore, in the month following the assassinatian, many Muslims and Christians were killed by atheist protestors seeking retribution. This prompted mass protests and the formation of several religious paramilitary organizations intent on ending the NPP's discrimination and violence against Muslims and Christians.  
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== Aramean War (1964-1968) ==
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{{Main|Aramean War}}
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Th Aramean War was a conflict between Terranilian security forces and the [[Aramean Independence Movement]]. The war also included wider conflicts involving far-left and far-right militant groups both within and without Alaia. The Terranilian military used its air supremacy to destroy Aramean Independence targets and push the militants into hiding. Terranihil's use of indiscriminant bombings has been described as a war crime. Terranihil launcheded a full land invasion in which it captured key Aramean Independence Movement officials and occupied the region. Pytabia remined under marshal law until 1972, and the Terranilian military withdrew most of its forces.  
  
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The main participants in the Troubles are Muslim paramilitaries such as the [[Alhaz Freedom Fighters]] and the [[Green Brotherhood]], Christian paramilitaries such as the [[Free Christian Army]], the Terranilian government, and pro-NPP paramilitaries such as the [[Vigilant Atheists]]. Other minor combatants include the [[Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Terranihil]] and the [[Póniepa|Póniepan Armed Forces]]. The Muslim and Christian paramilitaries use guerilla warfare against Terranilian security forces, as well as attack infrastructure, commercial, and political targets. The insurgents frequently target atheist civilians and occasionally other religious groups. Pro-NPP paramilitaries frequently target Muslim and Christian civilians, as well as insurgents. The Terranilian government has acted in an anti-terrorist role, but has been accused of targeting innocent civilians and colluding with pro-NPP paramilitaries.
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Communist Revolutionary Army KİK (54-70)
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Kavardan Defense Forces MTZ (55)
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Aramean Independence Movement (64-68)
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White Star Commandos (61-65)
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Aramean Liberation Army SBA (56-68)
  
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More than 11,500 people have been killed in the conflict, of whom 59% were civilians, 25% were Terranilian security forces and 16% were paramilitaries. The violence has been consistant from the beginning of the conflict until today.
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Red Cross Militia (45)
  
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National Defense Legion (59)
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== Late 1960s and 1970s ==
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Terranilian Democratic Forces (74-
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Kavardan Defense Forces MTZ (55)
  
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Terranihil has been a place of religious conflict ever since the spread of Christianity in the 4th century and Islam in the 7th century. Christians, Muslims and pagans were in near constant conflict from the 6th to the 13th century. The [[Devraifian Wars]] in which the [[Kingdom of Terranihil]] conquered and reunited Terranihil is considered the last religious war of Terranihil, but religious rebelions and insurgencies have continued. The kingdom, which was ruled by pagans, restricted Judeochristian practices, disqualified Christians and Muslims from high government positions and violently suppressed religious protests and opposition. The 15th to 19th century saw the conversion of most pagans to atheism.
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Free Aramea Party (75)
  
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The later years of absolute monarchy and the shift to a constitutional monarchy in 1609 saw more leniency by the ruling class and an increase in religious freedoms. After the [[Terranilian Civil War]] (1879-1890), which was mostly politically motivated rather than religiously, the [[Terranihil|Republic of Terranihil]] was established, which saw an era of cooperation by all religious groups.
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Red Cross Militia (45-74)
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[[File:Aflaq funeral.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lornif's coffin carried by [[Chairman of the National Progressive Party|Andru Nolgóf]]]]
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Vaktrian Militant Church (72)
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In 1941, the [[National Progressive Party|National Progressive Party (NPP)]] gained control of the country in the [[Progressive Revolution]]. The party is strictly atheist and antireligious. Žep Virát, the founder of the NPP and its first [[Chairman of the National Progressive Party|chairmen]], who served from 1938 to 1954, passed many laws that decreased the religious rights of Muslims and Christians, but religious insurgent activity was not prevalent. The [[Free Territory of Etla|Etlan insurgency]] from 1944 to 1956 is considered a conflict separate from the Troubles because it was mostly a politically motivated conflict, though some religiously motivated insurgent groups such as the [[Militant Christian Socialists]] were involved.
 
  
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On October 1, 1960, [[Abdulkader Hamdi]], a Muslim who had previously been arrested for possible religious extremism, assassinated Chairman [[Žittham Lornif]] in the streets of [[Guršaun]] with a pistol. The NPP and the atheist populace at large were outraged. The Terranilian government executed Hamdi, and then arrested and executed about 200 Muslims who were supposedly associated with him. Furthermore, atheist mobs seeking retribution killed about 70 Muslims and 11 Christians in the week following the assassination. The government increased restrictions on both Muslims and Christians by closing down several mosques and churches, banning all religious attire from Guršaun, [[Intemil]], [[Tolongen]] and several other atheist majority cities, and putting [[Avergís]], the largest Muslim city in Terranihil and Hamdi's home city, under martial law.
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Green Brotherhood (76)
  
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National Defense Legion (59-80)
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===Inital protests===
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Knights of Astera (64-77)
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The arrests and executions by the Terranilian government and rioters and the increased persecution of Muslims and Christians prompted mass protests mostly in Avergís and Hégeis. Despite being under martial law and public meetings of more than five people being temporarily banned, thousands of Muslims in Avergís protested the government in October of 1960. Protests against increased persecution and vigilante killings in Hégeis also occurred but to a lesser extent. Police attempted to put down protests by deploying tear gas and arresting protesters.
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[[File:Manifestació 27 d'agost.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Muslim protesters in Avergís on October 9]]
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On October 11, several protesters engaged in physical altercations with police, who then deployed tear gas. Protestors began throwing rocks at police and started several fires. The police, although reportedly instructed by the Avergísian police chief to not open fire as to not escalate the situation, shot at protestors. Many protestors rushed the police and overwhelmed and attacked several officers. One protester rammed officers with a car. After two hours of continuous conflict, the police and [[Gelvált Évtan Chinsesé|GÉC (Armed Special Police)]] suppressed the protest. Ten police officers and 88 protesters were killed. This is known as the [[October Massacre (Terranihil)|October Massacre]].
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Terranilian Democratic Forces (74-
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Kavardan Defense Forces MTZ (55)
  
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Protests continued for forty more days and spread to other cities, including [[Intemil]] and [[Guršaun]]. In Hégeis, several thousand people protested the government's actions and demonstrated their solidarity for the Muslim deaths in Avergís. On November 1, many Christians in Hégeis protested the kidnapping of political enemies by Terranilian forces. An incident similar to the October Massacre occured in which protesters and police began fighting and the police opened fire. About twenty Christians were killed.
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Free Aramea Party (75-97)
  
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More than 350 protesters and thirty police officers were killed in total from October 1 to November 20. The Terranilian police and the [[Departments of Terranihil|Department of Internal Security (DIS)]] continued to restrict religious practice and enforce draconian punishments against Muslims and Christians.
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Terranilian Nationalist Party (82)
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Vaktrian Militant Church (72)
  
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===Formation of insurgent groups===
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Green Brotherhood (76)
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Order of Safa (84)
  
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After the protests and mass shootings, some Muslims in Avergís and Christians in Hégeis began organizing organizations to fight against the Terranilian government. Before, rebel groups were small and disorganized to the point of being unrecognized by the Terranilian government as threats.
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White Sun (80)
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Astrian Protection Units (79) (wing of Astrian Rights Party (75?))
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===Christian Liberation Front===
 
  
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===Avergís capitol building siezure===
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=== Intifada ===
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==1970s==
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== 1990s ==
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[[Alhok Massacre]]
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Aramean Union Party (97)
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Terranilian Nationalist Party (82-97)
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Vaktrian Militant Church (72-89)
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Green Brotherhood (76-05)
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Order of Safa (84-02)
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White Sun (80)
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== 21st century ==
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The Resistance (18-)
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Free Christian Army (02-)
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The Jewish Army for the Liberation of Alaia (08-)
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Sayf al-Islam (07-)
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White Sun (80-)
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== Militant groups ==
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Syndicalist Workers Front FZS (57-66)
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Communist Revolutionary Army KİK (54-70)
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Kavardan Defense Forces MTZ (55-)
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Aramean Independence Movement (64-68)
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White Star Commandos (61-65)
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Aramean Liberation Army SBA (56-68)
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Red Cross Militia (45-74)
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National Defense Legion (59-80)
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Knights of Astera (64-77)
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Terranilian Democratic Forces (74-
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Free Aramea Party (75)
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Vaktrian Militant Church (72)
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Green Brotherhood (76)
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Terranilian Nationalist Party (82)
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Order of Safa (84)
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White Sun (80)
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Astrian Protection Units (79) (wing of Astrian Rights Party (75?))
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Aramean Union Party (97)
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The Resistance (18-)
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Free Christian Army (02-)
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Sayf al-Islam (07-)
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The Jewish Army for the Liberation of Alaia (08-)
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Kavardan Defense Forces MTZ (55-)
  
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 27 October 2023

The Troubles
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Date
  • 1952 – present
  • (72 years)
Location
Terranihil, with spillovers into Pavulturilor
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

 Terranihil

Supported by:
 Morova (2020)

Pro-government forces:

Right-wing forces:

Supported by:
 Creeperopolis (alleged, denied)
FALANGE (since 2020, alleged)

 Pavulturilor

Islamic forces:
Sayf al-Islam (since 2007)

Opposition forces:

Supported by:
 Paleocacher
Commanders and leaders
Strength
Casualties and losses
12,600 dead

The Troubles (Terranilian: Kǐrsevaṭ) is a low intensity asymmetric ongoing conflict in Terranihil between Terranilian security forces, left-wing guerrillas, nationalist militias, religious extremists, and crime syndicates. It began in May of 1952 following the Progressive Coup in which the National Progressive Party (PPF) took power of the country and instituted policies suppressing political opposition and restricting the freedoms of religious and ethnic minorities. This led to multiple armed groups engaging in violence with each other and the Terranilian government.

The conflict has spread throughout Terranihil and spilled over into Lyoa. Other nations and armed groups have supported combatants in the Troubles.

The motives of the combatants vary from group to group. The left-wing militants, which include..., claim to be fighting for social justice and/or democracy. Ethnic and religious nationalist groups, which include..., claim to fight for self-determination and improved rights for their group. Astrian, Christian, and Muslim religious extremists, including..., have varying motivations based on their belief systems. Other right-wing paramilitaries include..., who claim to defend against incursions from ethnic and religious minorities and left-wing guerrillas. The Terranilian government claims to be fighting for stability, unity, and the values of national progressivism. Additionally, crime syndicates have engaged in the trafficking of drugs, weapons, and people.

More than 65,000 people have been killed in the Troubles, about half of whom are civilians, and several hundred thousand more people have been displaced

Background

Political and ethnic violence in modern Terranihil has its beginnings in the early days of the republic. Despite the Republican Party's stated goal of upholding religious freedoms, discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities was prevelant on institutional and individual levels. Some people found the unitary power of the state to be oppressive to their people. The Cepezans Movement, a Muslim and Kavardan nationalist political party and militia, was the most active armed group in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It came into conflict with Terranilian security forces and Astrian and Vaktrian nationalists on several occasions. Aramean nationalism was also growing in the early 20th century.

Left-wing violence stems back from the growth of workers' unions and the spread of socialist thought in opposition to the capitalist policies of the Liberal Democratic Party (PḌL). The anarchist Revolutionary Brigade engaged in sabatoge operations against the Quebecshirite-Terranilian Petroleum Company (CPQT) and organized protests. In 1921, the short-lived Terranilian People's Republic was founded in the Upa Forest in northwest Terranihil by a group of communist guerillas. In 1934, the short-lived Minaltar Commune was established by left-wing soldiers. Hezenism, an Islamic socialist ideology with its roots in the Cepezans Movement, came to prevelance in Kavarda in the 1930s.

Following the Ashura Revolution and transfer of power to the Communist Party of Terranihil (PKT), nationalist groups had increased membership, including the Red Cross Party (PKK) and the Vaktrian Union.

The Progressive Coup happened on 12 May 1952, in which a group of national progressive army officers took control of the Revolutionary Command Committee and arrested the communist president Enkart Vaslast. The new president Arkašter Emvǎran instituted Sentanist ultranationalist policies, prioritizing the rights of Astrian Vaktrians over other ethnic and religious groups. Civil rights and freedoms of speech, the press, and religion significantly deteriorated under the National Progressive Party (PPF). The PPF banned several opposition parties, including the anarchist Syndicalist Workers Party, the Hezenist Islamic Socialist League, and the Aramean Socialist Liberation Party. The Red Cross Party was kept illegal due to its Christian fundamentalism and Creeperian fascist ties. This led to increased activity among militant groups.

Early conflict

Leftist resistance

The National Progressive Party's overthrow of the Communist Party's rule immediately led to protests and riots throughout the country. Much of the Communist Party did not initially recognize the PPF following Emvǎran's attempts to rebrand the entire Communist Party as the PPF. A new Communist Party split off and intended to participate in the new government; however, some communists refused to be pushed aside and wanted to reinstate communist rule. The Communist Revolutionary Army (KİK) formed in 1954 with the goal of overthrowing the PPF. It mainly operated in Minaltar and more broadly western Terranihil. Initially, the Communist Party publically distanced itself from the KİK.

Following the ban of the Islamic Socialist League and suppression of Hezenism, an Islamic socialist ideology first prominent in Kavarda, the Kavardan Defense Forces (MTZ) formed in 1955 with the goal of gaining independence for Kavarda. The Aramean Liberation Army (SBA) became the armed wing of the banned Aramean Socialist Party in 1956. Praxis Harp formed as an armed group from members of the banned Syndicalist Workers Party.

Right-wing armed groups

There were right-wing groups that were opposed to the PPF, such as the Red Cross Party's armed wing was the Red Cross Militia. This group had strong influences from Creeperian Fascism, which the National Progressive's condemned. The Red Cross Militia came into conflict with the Terranilian government, left-wing groups, and other right-wing groups that were pro-government.

The National Defense Legion was a national progressivist militia formed mostly by members of the Terranilian military and police that conducted extra-judicial killings of government opponents.

Aramean War (1964-1968)

Main article: Aramean War

Th Aramean War was a conflict between Terranilian security forces and the Aramean Independence Movement. The war also included wider conflicts involving far-left and far-right militant groups both within and without Alaia. The Terranilian military used its air supremacy to destroy Aramean Independence targets and push the militants into hiding. Terranihil's use of indiscriminant bombings has been described as a war crime. Terranihil launcheded a full land invasion in which it captured key Aramean Independence Movement officials and occupied the region. Pytabia remined under marshal law until 1972, and the Terranilian military withdrew most of its forces.


Late 1960s and 1970s

1980s

Intifada

1990s

21st century

Militant groups

Syndicalist Workers Front FZS (57-66) -- Communist Revolutionary Army KİK (54-70) Kavardan Defense Forces MTZ (55-) Aramean Independence Movement (64-68) 

White Star Commandos (61-65)
Aramean Liberation Army SBA (56-68)

Red Cross Militia (45-74)

National Defense Legion (59-80) Knights of Astera (64-77) -- Terranilian Democratic Forces (74-

Free Aramea Party (75)

Vaktrian Militant Church (72)

Green Brotherhood (76) -- Terranilian Nationalist Party (82)

Order of Safa (84)

White Sun (80) Astrian Protection Units (79) (wing of Astrian Rights Party (75?)) -- Aramean Union Party (97) -- The Resistance (18-)

Free Christian Army (02-)

Sayf al-Islam (07-)

The Jewish Army for the Liberation of Alaia (08-)




Kavardan Defense Forces MTZ (55-)

Foreign involvement

Creeperopolis

Lyoa

Morova

Casualties

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