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Central Itayana War
Date 03 July - 25 August 2010 Location Karana Basin, Itayana Result Inconclusive AMF fails to topple the Solar Autocracy ISA stops advance upstream Karana Territorial changes Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Amayana Makgato Federation	Itayana Solar Autocracy
Commanders and leaders
Unifying Eternal Sun	some rebel scum
Strength
485,000 (277,000 engaged) 87 tanks 1800 armored cars 187 aircraft	510,000 (101,000 engaged) 600 tanks 2200 armored cars 780 aircraft
Casualties and losses
54,000 killed 95,000 wounded 81,000 captured 161 aircraft lost	11,000 killed 23,000 wounded 31 aircraft lost

The Central Itayana War was a brief conflict over the course of the Unifying Revival between the forces of Amayana Makgato Federation of the upper Karana Basin and the Itayana Solar Autocracy of the lower Karana Basin. After a steady deterioration of relationship between AMF and ISA over the course of 2000s, the Karana basin political entities started preparation for conflict. When the economic downturn caused by overspending hit the ISA and transformed into political instability, the AMF forces launched a two-pronged attack, aiming to topple the administration of the Solar Temple of Yanbango.

Although the AMF forces managed to reach the former 8th Governorate in three days, the land force was stopped at the battle of KKK, while the riverine force was destroyed by air attacks at the battle of HHH. Scrambling available aircraft, ISA Air Fleet launched several strikes in the operational depth of the AMF forces, forcing them to stop advance at the 8th Governorate. Subsequent counterattack shattered AMF forces in the central Karana basin, forcing them into a hasty retreat; however, the pursuit was halted by the rainfall season. By the time enough forces could be amassed, AMF regrouped and established defensive lines. International mediation, particularly by Charnea, caused AMF and ISA to sign the ceasefire agreement on conditions of territorial status quo ante bellum.

Central Itayana War is notable for the first combat actions of the 5th generation fighters; six Harpy Eagle fighters were deployed by the Solar Autocracy, scoring 19 aircraft shot down, along with an unknown number of land units destroyed. It was the first relatively large-scale mechanized war to the south of Ninva, as well as the first such war in three decades. The war also saw employment of massed riverine flotillas by AMF and massed air offensive operations by the Autocracy. Failure of AMF to topple the Autocracy solidified the Temple as the legitimate force of the Karana Basin. However, by refusing to advance towards the Makgato Plateau, the Autocracy effectively put the Unifying Revival on hold.