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| place = [[Terranihil]], with spillovers into [[Lyoa]]
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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 [[Malgan nationalism|Malgan 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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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 (PĐL)]]. 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 Malgax 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 [[Terranilian Fascist Party|Terranilian Fascist Party (PFT)]] 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)]]. This led to increased activity among militant groups.
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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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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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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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[[File:Manifestació 27 d'agost.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Muslim protesters in Avergís on October 9, 1960]]
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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 became known as the [[October Massacre (Terranihil)|October Massacre]].
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Protests continued for forty more days and spread to other cities, including [[Intemil]] and [[Minaltar]]. 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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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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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. The police eventually quelled the protests; however, altercations between police and religious citizens continued, as did the kidnappings, arrests and executions.
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Before 1960, insurgent groups were small and disorganized to the point of being unrecognized by the Terranilian government as major threats; individual actors like Abdulkader Hamdi were more common. After the protests and mass shootings, Muslims and Christians began organizing groups to fight against the Terranilian government. Most citizens were. unwilling to take up arms against the government; the minority that did tended to be ideologically extreme, hence the formation of militant Islamic and Christian groups.
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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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In Avergís, a small number of Alhaz Muslim men who managed the now destroyed [[Alawal Mosque]] formed the [[Brotherhood of Allah]], an Islamic militant group intent on ending government control over the Muslim majority east of Terranihil. They recruiting in the many mosques of Avergís and the surrounding cities. Public knowledge of the Brotherhood of Allah was unknown until January 17, 1961, when the group attacked and killed two police officers on patrol. The Terranilian government responded by arresting twenty Muslims who likely unrelated to the murders. The brotherhood committed several similar small attacks throughout 1962.
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[[File:High.jpeg|thumb|left|230px|PPF headquarters after the Brotherhood of Allah bombing, 1962.]]
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On December 8, 1962, after the police fatally shot two Muslim teenagers who they wrongly beleived were suspects for a crime, the Brotherhood of Allah detonated a car bomb in the PPF's headquarters in Avergís, killing thirteen people. This was the first major terrorist attack of the Troubles. At the time, the brotherhood likely had about sixty members; however, it began to rapidly grow in numbers following the attack. By the end of 1964, the group was estimated to have over two hundred "brothers". It also began recruiting in other cities such as [[Intemil]]. In May 17, 1964, a sixteen year old boy detonated an IED in a crowded hotel in [[Intemil]], killing himself and thirty others, which marked the Brotherhood of Allah's first major attack outside of Avergís. A similar attack occured in December of 1965, in a hotel in Avergís.
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The Terranilian government responded to the attacks with the typical mass arrests and executions. The Brotherhood of Allah's founder, [[Sachet Mumateni]] in 1966. The loss of the founder destabilized the group until [[Gor Amír]] took lead of the brotherhood. Amír beleived it was time for Avergís to take a stand against the Terranilian government. He led the group in carrying out more spectacular attacks, rather than the mostly low level insurgent activity under Mumateni. On April 2, 1968 at 2 AM, about twenty-five members of the Brotherhood of Allah attacked a police station in Avergís. They successfully entered the station and killed all of twenty police officers within. They stole weapons and files and fled the scene. About half of the attackers were killed, but they had demonstrated that they were able to carry out outright attacks on Terranilian law enforcement.
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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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On Christmas day, 1969, after much preparation, Amír and about eighty Brotherhood of Allah members stormed the capitol building of Avergís in a plan to take control of the city. They succesfully captured the building and took forty hostages, including several city assembly members. They not only secured the building but also held a two kilometer radius zone around the building. After five hours of fighting, the police and GÉC forces had pushed the Brotherhood of Allah back into the capitol building. The police attempted to negotiate with the hostage takers for seven more hours. They had determined that out of the thirty remaining hostages, twenty-seven were Muslim. The DIS and [[Terranilian Army]] disregarded the hostages and initiated an attack on the capitol building. The army successfully killed all of the attackers, including Amír, and recaptured the capitol; however, all forty hostages were killed. The attack became known as the [[Christmas Day Battle]].
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===Knights of Hégeis===
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[[File:Mario Moretti Brigate Rosse.png|thumb|right|200px|Jona Chiltadem after his arrest in 1969]]
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On December 28, 1959, several men kidnapped and beat to death an atheist police officer in Hégeis and left his body at his family's doorsteps. The attackers also vandalized the home with the phrase "We are the Knights of Hégeis". A similar attack against two homosexuals occured on January 11, 1960 and another against a Muslim woman on February 22. The police arrested nineteen year old [[Dan Marth]] for both of the attacks, who admitted that he was part of a group of young men calling themselves [[Knights of Hégeis]]. From 1960 to 1962, the group killed thirty people. Several arrests of men from ages seventeen to twenty-four were made.
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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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In 1963, [[Jona Chiltadam]], a retired army veteran, became the leader of Knights of Hégeis. He turned the group away from the murders of individual targets to larger scale terrorist attacks similar to those of the Brotherhood of Allah. On June 12, 1963, they detonated an IED at [[Hener Halm Radio Station]] for mocking [[Yeshua|Jesus Christ]] and the Bible. The attack killed no one but signified Knights of Hégeis's change to legitimate insurgents.
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The failure of the Christmas Day Battle destabilized the Brotherhood of Allah. The insurgents carried out a few minor attacks in 1970 and 1971. In September of 1971, many members of the Brotherhood of Allah left the group and formed [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], which mainly operated in northwestern Terranihil, while the Brotherhood of Allah was mainly in the southwest. Hizbul Mujahideen conducted several suicide bombings from 1971 to 1976. Hizbul Mujahideen ran an underground newspaper which frequently mocked Chairman [[Merol Bróth]] for being bisexual.
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After the [[Alhok Massacre]] on November 3, 1972, in which the Terranilian police killed thirty-two Muslim men, Hizbul Mujahideen perpetrated the [[Tolongen wedding massacre]] in revenge, killing twelve atheists at a wedding in [[Tolongen]].
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On October 3, 1974, Hizbul Mujahideen attempted to assassinate Bróth while on a visit to [[Intemíl]]. Hizbul Mujahideen placed an IED near the entrance of the hotel that Bróth was staying at. However, the explosive accidently detonated too early and instead killed three Muslim civilians. The DIS increased its campaign efforts against the group after the attack until it became defunct in 1976.
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After losing much of its already decreasing membership to Hizbul Mujahideen of Islam in 1971, the Brotherhood of Allah collapsed in 1972. [[Sayful Islam]] formed from some of the Brotherhoods members. Hizbul Mujahideen overshadowed Sayful Islam as the more dangerous group from 1973 to 1975, as Sayful Islam had few members. However, it became more prominent after the decline of izbul Mijahideen. Sayful Islam killed over 200 people from 1973 to 1979. Its most deadly attack in the 1970s was the [[Andaluzian Yacht bombing]] in 1977, in which several Sayful Islam insurgents detonated two bombs on a commercial Yacht in the Andaluzian ocean, killing forty people.
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In 1978, Sayful Islam established a wing of insurgents in eastern Terranihil called the [[Sayful Islam-East Wing|Hizbul Mujahideent-East Wing (SIEW)]]. SIEW primarily targeted government buildings and officials. It coordinated with [[Mara Salvatrucha]], a [[Creeperopolis|Creeperian]] gang, to smuggle drugs into eastern Terranihil in exchange for weapons. SIEW also fought against the [[Free Christian Army]] on a few occasions, including the [[Jofrais Street shootout]] in [[Carmie]] on October 7, 1979, which killed six SIEW insurgents, five FCA insurgents, and five bystanders.
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In February of 1973, [[Muza Chilmariem]], a fundamentalist Christian from [[Hégeis]], met with several other Christians, including [[Jon Vik]], an ex-member of Knights of Hégeis, and formed the [[Free Christian Army|Free Christian Army (FCA)]], a Christian insurgent group dedicated to combatting the Terranilian government. The group recruited heavily in Hégeis, with several old Knights of Hégeis members joining. Their first major attack was on February 28, 1973, in which detonated an IED near a police station, killing four police officers. The FCA also engaged in a string of killings of atheists, Muslims, and homosexuals from April 1973 to January 1974, which claimed forty lives and was most likely led by Vik. On January 20, 1974, Vik and Chilmariem got into a dispute which had been culminating for several months; Chilmariem and several other FCA members killed Vik and seven of his supporters in the [[Holi bar shooting]], which also claimed an additional six civilian lives.
On September 2, 1974, the FCA assassinated [[Odri Honte]], a world famous Terranilian actor for insulting Christianity. On June 11, 1975, five FCA insurgents opened fire on a gay rights protest in Minaltar, killing thirty five people; only one of the shooters was caught. The FCA killed about 100 people from 1973 to 1975. They had grown to 130 insurgents by the end of 1975. The [[Militarist Nationalist Front]], or FRENAMI, had expressed public support for the FCA and possibly began providing the group with weapons in 1975.
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In 1976, the [[Free Christian Army-West Battalion|Free Christian Army-West Battalion (FCA-WB)]] formed, which operated in western Terranihil and was headquartered in [[Governorates of Terranihil|Prót governorate]]. FCA-WB mostly targeted Muslim civilians. On December 5, 1976, they arson attacked a mosque in [[Zakaria]], [[Governorates of Terranihil|Mumeten governorate]], killing twelve people, including four children. FCA-WB also frequently used Islamophobic tactics such as nailing a pigs head to mosque's door or vandalizing Muslim homes.
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On April 23, 1977, Chilmariem and his family were arrested by Terranilian authorities after a raid conducted on his home. He and his wife were tortured for information and then executed by hanging. [[Gabriel Frél]] took leadership of the FCA. In retaliation for Chilmariem's execution, the FCA bombed the courthouse at which he was tried on August 2, 1977, killing nine people. On March 6, 1979, the FCA assassinated the brother of Chairman [[Merol Bróth]]. The group remained stable under the new leadership and conducted several attacks from 1977 to 1979, killing 120 people.
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On September 24, 1975, Bróth publically ordered Governor [[Agerno Keskes]] of [[Póniepa]] to resign, an unprecedented action by any previous Terranilian [[President of Terranihil|president]]. Bróth wanted to replace the governor with [[Sitham Osaak]], a parliamentarian more compliant with the PPF. Bróth's eventual plan, as revealed by documents leaked in 1990, was to end Póniepa's longtime status as an autonomous governorate. Keskes refused to step down, so Bróth mobilized forces to invade [[Biezpaan]], the capital of Póniepa.
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On October 10, Bróth threatened to mobilize more forces against the halted army. Several officers and about 200 soldiers attempted to arrest General Lomb, leading to the [[Battle of Lunie]]. After several hours of infighting, Lomb and his loyal officers were arrested and later executed. General [[Kain Gát]], son of famous General [[Adam Gát]], arrived in Lunie on October 11 with 5,000 soldiers and siezed control of the army. By then the morale of the soldiers had decreased significantly, but Gát began the march toward Biezpaan.
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Most Póniepan forces had barricaded themselves in Biezpaan, but a few hundred soldiers were sent to conduct guerilla attacks against the marching army. They hid explosives along the path of the army to destroy tanks, ambushed companies, and set up barricades to divert the march. Although the guerilla warfare did not claim many lives, the contant minor attacks combined with the rugged terrain and cold weather further demoralized the Terranilian army.
The army arrived at Biezpaan on October 18 with air support. The small Póniepan air fleet deployed to combat the Terranilian planes that outnumbered them four to one. The Póniepan planes were quickly defeated, and the Terranilian fighters began a barrage against the city. On the ground, the Terranilian army set up artillery and began shelling the city. The Póniepans responded with their own artillery. Several detachments of soldiers attempted to enter the city but were repeatedly repelled by the Póniepans. Fighting continued until the 21st, when Biezpaan surrendered because of the constant bombardment from the air. The Terranilian army captured the city, and Governor Keskes resigned and surrendered. The four day battle became known as the [[Siege of Biezpaan]].
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Although the Terranilians had captured the capital city of Póniepa, many Póniepans throughout the governorate refused to abide the orders of the capital while military occupation. Bróth wished to continue the campaign and capture more cities, but his military advisors insisted that such a campaign in the harsh mountains would likely be unseccussful. Furthermore, guerilla attacks against the Terranilian forces continued. On November 3, the Terranilian army withdrew. Bróth had appointed Osaak as the governor, but most Terranilian did not view the events positively. The Terranilian army sustained many casualties and was demoralized, and Póniepa had managed to resist Terranilian occupation.
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From 1980 to 1983, the FCA killed more than 120 people and the FCA-WB, which suffered heavy losses in the early 1980s from police raids and a lack of recruitment, killed 24 people. Planning for the seizure of Hégeis began in February and March of 1984. On the morning of 23 May 1985, ninety-seven FCA soldiers led by Frél attempted to seize the city of Hégeis. The plan for the attack was supposedly inspired by the Christmas Day battle. Half of the FCA attackers seized the capitol building, killing the police guarding the building, but taking no hostages; they then began forming a perimeter and setting up barricades. The other half seized [[Hégeis Central Park]] and also set up barricades. The police initially responded in mass to the capitol building and a firefight erupted between the FCA and police. Security forces at Central Park were overwhelmed and forced to retreat. About two thousand citizens rallied at the park in an unplanned demonstration in support of the FCA.
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The police regrouped at the capitol building. Although the police reinforcements began to tip the scales against the FCA at the capitol, several hundred protestors began pushing away police. Although the protestors were officially considered part of the same threat as the FCA, police were hesitant to use force, let alone fire their weapons, against the demonstrators. The FCA continued to take streets and blocks of the city until the two halves of the FCA had rejoined and they had captured about ten square kilometers by 7 PM. The protests had increased in size and surrounded the inner city. The Army had arrived but were unable to engage with the FCA because the protestors.
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Military and police surrounded the inner city at night as protests continued to grow. At 5 AM on 24 May,the Army launched an assault, pushing through protestors who decreased in number over night. The military moved used armored vehicles bush through barricades. Several IEDs that had been placed as traps killed security forces. Helicopters provided air support. The FCA defenses were easily defeated by the military's firepower. Riot police subdued and pushed back protestors from the military's assault. The assault successfully took Hégeis Central Square in an hour. When the security forces reached the capitol building, most of FCA soldiers fled instead of attempting to barricade themselves in the capitol building. Terranilian security forces recaptured the capitol building and the rest of the city.
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After holding Hégeis for twenty hours, the army and police had defeated the FCA. 95 security personnel, more than 100 FCA soldiers, and more than 120 civilians were killed. Gabriel Frél was killed in the final assault. The city was placed under martial law for sixty days following the attack. Police and the DIS arrested more than forty people accused of participating in the attack.
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The FCA had taken heavy losses and remained quiet for most of the year of 1984. FCA-WB had completely collapsed by June of that year. Leadership seemingly passed on to [[Augustus Ichigožt]]. The FCA's activity slowly recuperated in 1985 and 1986, with the group perpetrating relatively minor attacks, killing 18 police and military personnel in those two years. The increased policing in Hégeus following the attack stunted the group's growth; however, public image and recruitment increased considerable in the late 1980s, with many Christians seeing the seizure as positive act of resistance against government oppression. From 1987 to 1989, the FCA killed about 30 security personnel.
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1980-1989
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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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===Continued Sayful Islam operations===
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Red Cross Militia (45-74)
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1980-1989
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===Anti-Virǎtist Coalition===
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National Defense Legion (59-80)
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1983-1988
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Knights of Astera (64-77)
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Terranilian Democratic Forces (74-
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==1990s==
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Free Aramea Party (75)
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Vaktrian Militant Church (72)
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===End of Sayful Islam===
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Green Brotherhood (76)
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1990-1994
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Terranilian Nationalist Party (82)
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===Alhaz Freedom Fighters===
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Order of Safa (84)
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1994-1999
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===Continued FCA operations===
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White Sun (80)
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1990-1999
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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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1995-1999
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==21st Century==
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Sayf al-Islam (07-)
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===Increased militarization===
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The Jewish Army for the Liberation of Alaia (08-)
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===Continued AFF operations===
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2000-2020
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===Continued FCA operations===
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2000-2020
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===Vigilant Atheists===
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2002-2020
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===Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Terranihil===
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2010-2020
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===Malgan ethnic cleansing===
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2020
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===The Resistance===
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Kavardan Defense Forces MTZ (55-)
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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
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.
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.
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)
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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)
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Terranilian Democratic Forces (74-
Free Aramea Party (75)
Vaktrian Militant Church (72)
Green Brotherhood (76)
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Terranilian Nationalist Party (82)
Order of Safa (84)
White Sun (80)
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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