Balto-Kulkkistani border conflict

Balto-Kulkkistani border conflict
Clockwise from top: Destroyed Baltocarpathian tank during the 2001 southern Baltocarpathia incursion • A Baltocarpathian naval vessel intercepts an Ansouthi missile targeting a cargo ship • Kulkkistani military forces near the Baltocarpathian border in 1986 • A Hazameh tank during the 2001 Balto-Kulkkistani border war • Protests in Noshkant against Baltocarpathia during the 1986—1988 clashes
Date 17 September 1980 — present Location Baltocarpathian-Kulkkistani border Status Ongoing • Salis Agreement (2001) • Baltocarpathian Civil War leads to a pause in hostilities
Belligerents
Hazameh Udonovi Movement Fighters of the Revolution SRPK Ansouthis Akhist Resistance Front for the Liberation of the North Taro-Ulaban Yellow Front Kulkkistan (alleged) • Kulkkistani Ground Forces • Kulkkistani Air Force • Kulkkistani Revolutionary Police • National Udonovi Guard • Kulkkistani Navy Support:	Baltocarpathia • Baltocarpathian Army • Baltocarpathian Air Force • Baltocarpathian Special Forces • Baltocarpathian Navy Support:
Commanders and leaders
Rezan Pavlavi Qutb el-Waheed † Faroud Mahelmeni Majid Torabi † Kooroush Nasirian † Ali Tarrokh (alleged)	Max Lorenzo Kaiserine Alice III †
Casualties and losses
At least 4,000 killed • At least 2,800 militants killed	-- killed and wounded

The Balto-Kulkkistani border conflict, sometimes called the resistance in northern Kulkkistan, is an ongoing period of battles, incursions, and military operations on the Baltocarpathia-Kulkkistan border, between Baltocarpathian government forces and a number of Kulkkistani militant groups. The roots of the conflict can be traced back to before the 1980 Kulkkistani Revolution occurred, during the rise of Udonovism in Kulkkistan during the late 19th and 20th centuries. The rise of an extremely Akhism, anti-imperialist, and socialist ideology in a region with several monarchies posed a problem to the stability of the region. The rise of Udonovism and a growing anti-monarchist sentiment in Kulkkistan would also lead to the creation of different militant groups, primarily Hazameh, which was formed in the 1970s as an active armed resistance against the Kulkkistani monarchy. Other groups, such as the notorious Ansouthis, would be formed later.

However, the conflict truly began to take shape amidst the 1980 Kulkkistani Revolution. As uprisings shook Noshkant, the Udonovist militant groups launched offensives against loyalist forces in rural areas of the country in order to assist the revolution. The fighting between government forces and the militants hit northern Kulkkistan hard, with occasional spillovers occurring in southern Baltocarpathia as loyalist forces fled the militants' offensives. Clashes between Baltocarpathian border forces and the militants would take place as a result, claiming the lives of dozens. Following the end of the Kulkkistani revolution, and the fleeing of the Vayzer to Baltocarpathia, the Udonovi Republic, under the leadership of Supreme Leader Ali Tarrokh, would order direct attacks by Kulkkistani forces, alongside militants, against Baltocarpathian positions on the border, leading to extremely violent clashes. This fighting reached its peak in the mid 1980s, with Kulkkistani and Baltocarpathian forces engaging in a series of back-and-forth clashes on the border almost daily.

As time went on, the nature of this conflict regarding the governments of Kulkkistan and Baltocarpathia began to shift towards a more diplomatic tone, with both sides choosing to speak out against one another, while also seeking peaceful resolutions, which successfully took place for the first time during the 2001 Salis Agreement. As the Kulkkistani government began to step out of the conflict, claiming multiple times it wasn't involved at all, the emerging militant groups would take its place. Hazameh had become the strongest of these, choosing to continue its attacks against Baltocarpathian forces, as Baltocarpathian forces sought to weaken its capabilities. As a result of the conflict began more widespread, more militant groups have been formed in order to assist Hazameh in other areas. The Ansouthis, which are focused mainly in northwestern Kulkkistan, have taken a role in attacking Baltocarpathian shipping, with regular attacks against it such as ship hijackings, missile attacks, and much more. Taro-Ulaban, another, more extremist group, has launched terrorist attacks near the border, with the group having committed a number of bombings against Baltocarpathian border checkpoints. This all reached its peak in 2001, when the militant groups launched a large-scale border incursion into southern Baltocarpathia, triggering a week-long border war between both sides.

The Baltocarpathian Civil War reshuffled the situation between Kulkkistan and Baltocarpathia, with a newly-formed Baltocarpathian republic being accepted into the wider international community. As a result, there has been a wider global condemnation of Kulkkistan and the militant groups which have been carrying out the attacks. However, there has also been a decrease in border attacks throughout the 2010s, mainly attributed to the widely-speculated decline of Ali Tarrokh's mental and physical health, with the militant groups reportedly being tasked with internal duties as Tarrokh's health deteriorates.