Operation Concordia

Operation Concordia
Period
November 30th, 2200 - December 7th, 2200
Location		Republic of Alecton-Gallante
Result		Decisive Government victory
Belligerents
Caliphate forces			Larrean Armed Forces
Thallas Battalion, Alectonese Home Guard (compromised), minor terrorist groups			Alectonese Home Guard (?th army brigade), 1st Areittian army brigade, various Salredi air squadrons, Forsetti Bay fleet (Delras)
Strength
~5000			6530
Casualties and Losses
~4000			~2000 (185 coalition forces, and an estimated 1800 local Alectonese forces)

Operation Concordia, also known as the 2200 Alecton rebellion, was a military operation performed by the Larrean Armed Forces against a rebelling division of the Alectonese Home Guard. Thought to have been in collaboration with the terrorist Thallas Battalion group, the rebellion started due to ultra-nationalist cells within the Alectonese Home Guard gaining control of local air force and army bases within north Alecton on the morning of November 30th on Larrean unification day. Numbering around 5 battalions of soldiers totaling 5000 men, 20 armored platoons and 100 various aircraft, it was the largest hostile military uprising on the Forsetti peninsula since the civil war. The rebellion was ended one week later, after the central government assembled a combined task force of all Larrean military divisions under the name Concordia, showcasing the first time combined arms warfare was carried out outside of training exercises.

Background

Alectonese Nationalism has historically been a problem within the Larrean Republic, ever since the Unification Front defeated the Caliphate forces during the Forsetti Civil War. Fundementalist Thalassi Krakenism thrives within the rural communities in the densely forested north of the country. Many terrorist organizations and extremist groups within the republic have originated from these deeply religious parts of Alecton-Gallante, but they have historically been dealt with relatively easily by local law enforcement and intelligence. The exception to this rule has been the Thallas Battalion, which has managed to escape from the mainland and has fled the reaches of Larrean law.

The attacks came only days after a Larrean Navy destroyer went missing in the arctic, which had reports of being compromised by Thallas. Journalists were given conflicting answers regarding a Larrean Navy lifeboat that was found near an area where signs of a battle between Thallas and the arctic pirates was detected, with certain sources claiming that a note was found threatening a declaration of war by Thallas and other sources speculating that the pirates were behind it. Since the incident is still classified, it is not publicly known whether or not the government knew of the attacks prior to the 30th.

Timeline

November 30th

The attack started at 9 AM with the hijacking of multiple TV stations, each broadcasting the same video; A masked man sitting at a desk with the caliphate flag behind him. The broadcast proclaimed the following:

"Good morning patriots. As we enlightened ones know, the Larrean government is a fascist dictatorship run by a corrupt puppet controlled by corporations. The people have lost their morality and are straying away from Thallas (God). Our ancestral lands beyond our borders are controlled by foreign governments and must be liberated. On this day, 30 years ago, our dream of a caliphate united under the holy law of Thallas was destroyed by the demonic vermin of Delras. Our dream lived on however. Today, we reject the control of the devil. We will show our devotion to Him, and we will build our kingdom. So i proclaim to you, rise up, so we can build our kingdom in heaven and join our ancestors who went through the portal so many years ago. Thallas Vincit Omnia".

It is now believed that this hijacking was performed by the Thallas Battalion, and that the masked figure speaking was their leader known as the Allfather who is considered as the most wanted man in the peninsula with a reward of 10 million Forsa to anyone who can provide information on the man.

After the broadcast finished, reports of explosions emerged all over northern Alecton. Government and other federal offices were targeted and all interstate units stationed nearby were captured. The Rebels, who by now were referring to themselves as "the caliphate", had effectively cut the northern province of Alecton off from the rest of the republic by the afternoon. Captured armoured units and aircraft were patrolling the ground and skies, and reports were made that missiles came flying in off the northern coast of Alecton. Radar stations and SAM sites were also compromised, hindering a swift counterattack from government forces. During the TV Hijacking, a large scale cyberattack was also performed by the rebels, rendering many government websites as well as media applications inoperable. Military installations were also targeted, with communications being cut by the hackers. Compromised armoured units promptly moved south, but stopped after a few dozen kilometers due to a loss of order within the rebel command as conflicting orders were being given on where to advance. This chaos was absolved after a few hours, and the front line moved south rapidly approaching the capital of Ikacci.

At 6 PM a swarm of suicide drones came flying into Ikacci province, and one hit an appartment complex in the Ikacci suburbs. Come evening, a press release was issued by the central government in New Forsetia stating that this show of rebellion is unacceptable and that the insurgency will be dealt with swiftly. Around this time locally stationed troops engaged in the first large scale firefights with the rebel forces, halting the rebel advance to the outskirts of Ikacci province. A front line was being established, but an estimated 1000 Alectonese home guard troops as well as local law enforcement had already fallen as casualties throughout the day. This loss of life was the largest one since the civil war, and became the single deadliest day of modern Larrean history.

The advance of the rebels had almost completely halted around 10 PM. That evening at exactly 12 PM, the Larrean Armed Forces made their first organized move.

December 1st

Shortly after midnight in the early morning of December 1st, 10 SF-2B Griffin strike fighters from the 3rd Salredi Air Squadron were scrambled from Tria Air Force base in Salred, together with 4 EF-2B Grizzly electronic warfare aircraft. A Larrean Air Force AWACS was also patrolling the skies in southern Alecton. The combined formation flew north towards the front line in northern Alecton and performed a SEAD run together with a bombing run deep into the controlled area targeting airfields. Rebel radar installations and SAM sites were hit, and the Griffins scored confirmed hits on two airfields. During the raid, a few SAM installations managed to get locks onto a number of the Griffins, resulting in three of the fighters being hit and four of the pilots losing their lives. This loss was unexpected among air force command, showing a serious weakness within the stealth capabilities of the SPACOM-built Griffin fighter.

Shortly after the loss of the aircraft the formation retreated back from the front lines and landed near Dresa AFB. During this raid, Special Forces Paratroopers from the 1st Areittian army brigade were deployed in the now-destroyed radar blind spots, with the goal of clearing the neutralized air fields and encircling rebels caught between them and the front line during the chaos of the air raid. The SF confirmed the capture of the two destroyed air fields, and captured two rebel camps which were being built near the front line, carving out a chunk from the rebel controlled territory and marking the first territorial gain of government forces.

December 2nd

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December 7th

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Aftermath

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