Hisari Wars

Hisari Wars
Clockwise from the top: Veliky Belgorod after its recapture by the Imperial Army, Romellenic forces fighting near Branishte; Salamat after a Romellenic bombing campaign; Hisari tank driving through Melnichar after its capture by the Imperial Army, a Hisari ambush of a Fahrani convoy in Haydaristan, Shurawi mujahideen in al-Soulh, Hisari soldiers hiding in the rubble during the Battle of Qazdamir, Fahrani soldier wearing a gas mask.
Date 25 August 1973 - 14 May 1981 Location Western Catai Result Hisari victory over Veliky Belgorod, Hisari stalemate with Romellea, Hisari victory over Fahran. Romellean failure to guarantee the independence of Veliky Belgorod. Hisari failure to topple the Romellenic government. Hisari integration of its Russian vassal states. Fahrani failure to topple the Hisari government and annex the Gheiravic-minority areas in Haydaristan. Hisari failure to topple the Fahrani government. Fahrani recession and eventual overthrow of Sabir Afzal Rahmani's Junta. Summer protests of 1977 in Sredetz and impeachment of the 10th Presidium of Romellea. Beginning of the Gheiravic refugee crisis.
Belligerents
Hisaristan Haydari Mujahideen (1976-81) Ramazani Mujahideen (1976-81) Shurawi Mujahideen (1976-81)	Romellenic Federation (1973-78) Grand Duchy of Veliky Belgorod (1973-78) Fahran (1978-81)
Commanders and leaders
Hisari Leaders Khasar Khagan Emperor of Hisaristan Reza Khan Hamadani Husayn Alizadeh Hafiz al-Rashid Vsevolod Kuznetsov Firuz Dehghani Mehmet Kahramanoğlu Mikhail Mirzoev	Romellenic and Belgorodski Leaders Stefan Ivanov Presidium of Foreign Affairs Konstadin Asenov Alexander Karaivanov Ioan Vasilev Iosif Stambolov Emilian Cherkeshev Simeon Kanizhanski Grand Knyaz of Veliky Belgorod Fahrani Leaders Sabir Afzal Rahmani President of Fahran Bassem Hadil Hussein Zabadi Cebrail al-Nerraphne Ali Hassan Salah Malik Tariq Aziz Hamid Rashid Khairullah
Strength
Hisaristan At the onset of the war 100,000-150,000 soldiers 512 tanks 1,025 APCs 237 fighters 267 bombers After Fahran declares war in 1978 1,600,000 soldiers 1,225 tanks 2,275 APCs 412 fighters 525 bombers 1981 2,000,000 soldiers 6,867 tanks 8,125 APCs 867 fighters 1,050 bombers	Romellenic Federation At the onset of the war 186,000 soldiers 500 tanks 1,350 APCs 280 fighters 220 bombers 1978 1,800,000 soldiers 467 tanks 1,512 APCs 364 fighters 332 bombers Fahran Fahran declares war in 1978 750,000 soldiers 2,125 tanks 4,012 APCs 550 fighters 675 bombers 1981 1,500,000 soldiers 5,000 tanks 10,000 APCs 432 fighters 864 bombers
Casualties and losses
Hisaristan Military dead 100,000-400,000 Military wounded 400,000-1,000,000 Military missing 75,000-100,000 Total 575,000-1,500,000 KIA, WIA or MIA	Romellenic Federation Military dead 35,000-50,000 Military wounded 50,000-100,000 Military missing 25,000-75,000 Total 110,000-225,000 KIA, WIA, or MIA Fahran Military dead 200,000-400,000 Military wounded 200,000-1,200,000 Military missing 75,000-125,000 Total 475,000-1,725,000 KIA, WIA, or MIA

The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq, beginning on 22 September 1980, when Iraq invaded Iran, and ending on 20 August 1988, when Iran accepted the UN-brokered ceasefire. Iraq wanted to replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf state, and was worried that the 1979 Iranian Revolution would lead Iraq's Shi'ite majority to rebel against the Ba'athist government. The war also followed a long history of border disputes, and Iraq planned to annex the oil-rich Khuzestan Province and the east bank of the Shatt al-Arab (Arvand Rud).

Although Iraq hoped to take advantage of Iran's post-revolutionary chaos, it made limited progress and was quickly repelled; Iran regained virtually all lost territory by June 1982. For the next six years, Iran was on the offensive[46] until near the end of the war.[41] There were a number of proxy forces—most notably the People's Mujahedin of Iran siding with Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdish militias of the KDP and PUK siding with Iran. The United States, Soviet Union, France, and most Arab countries provided support for Iraq, while Iran was largely isolated. After eight years, war-weariness, economic problems, decreased morale, repeated Iranian military failures, recent Iraqi successes, Iraqi use of weapons of mass destruction and lack of international sympathy, and increased U.S.–Iran military tension all led to a ceasefire brokered by the United Nations.

The conflict has been compared to World War I in terms of the tactics used, including large-scale trench warfare with barbed wire stretched across fortified defensive lines, manned machine guns posts, bayonet charges, Iranian human wave attacks, extensive use of chemical weapons by Iraq, and, later, deliberate attacks on civilian targets.

An estimated 1,000,000 Iraqi and Iranian soldiers died, in addition to a smaller number of civilians. The end of the war resulted in neither reparations nor border changes.

Romellea vs. Hisaristan

1973: Emperor Khasar declares a series of decrees aimed at reforming the state, military, and economy. Among the decrees are the revocation of the sovereignty of the Empire's vassal states and their direct integration into Hisaristan. The Grand Duchy of Veliky Belgorod refuses to accept the decrees and declares independence from Hisaristan. Romellea recognizes Belgorod's independence and stations troops within Belgorod's borders. Khasar declares war on Belgorod and drags Romellea in. Upon the declaration of war, Romellea launches a swift campaign that conquers around half of the Russian-speaking regions that now constitute the Vilayet of Veliky Rus'.

1974: the Hisaris launch a counter-offensive the quickly drives the Romelleans out of Great Rus' and fight their way through the Grand Duchy of Belgorod. The Hisari army successfully repels a Romellenic army at Staroded.

1975: the Hisaris advance towards Byala Cherkva despite stiff resistance while pushing the Romelleans and the Belgorodski Royal Family out of Veliky Belgorod. Branishte and Elhova Gora witness heavy fighting as Romellenic and Hisari forces are locked into a deadly stalemate in the regional forests and marshes. Romellenic Air Force starts targeting Russian cities in Veliky Rus' and Hashtadi (Persian) cities in Lower Bulgaristan along Lake Dospatovo.

1976: Hisari forces capture Byala Cherkva and quickly advance towards Melnichar as the fighting among the northern border becomes even more intense, with hundreds upon hundreds of losses per day. The Haydari, Ramazani, and Haydari holy orders start organizing state-sponsored mujahid volunteer units to carry out offensive raids in Romellenic territory and defensive operations within Hisaristan. The Imperial Government introduces mandatory consription.

1977: fighting along the northern border reaches its worst as the Hisari Air Force gets more heavily involved in the Northern Front. Hisari forces take Melnichar after heavy fighting and quickly advance towards Sredetz. Mujahid units approach Polenovo and Kozelovo while conducting terrorist attacks in Sredetz, incurring heavy Romellenic bombing campaigns of Russians and Hisari Bulgar cities.

1978: Fahran declares war on Hisaristan. The Hisari Imperial government signs a white peace with Romellea and retreats from the northern front and its advance towards Sredetz to concentrate its army on the Fahrani front. Increasing public unrest in Romellea lead to the impeachment of the 10th Presidium after 2 months.

Fahran vs. Hisaristan

1977: anti-Hisari massacres targeting Russians, Persians, and Mongols are carried out in Fahrani cities as the fighting in Romellea intensifies.

1978: Rahmani, despite the objections of senior military officials, declares war on Hisaristan and launches a surprise attack of Haydaristan and Lower Bulgaristan, launching a surprise attack that involves the bombing of several major Hisari ports, effectively crippling the Imperial Fleet. Although he expected the Hisari Imperial Army to overextend itself by fighting a war on three fronts against Fahran and Romellea, Emperor Khasar quickly signs the Balchik peace treaty with the Romellenic Provisional Government and directs the Imperial Army towards the Southwestern provinces. As the Imperial Army approaches, the Fahranis occupy vast swathes of Haydaristan despite stiff resistance from the locals, committing anti-Hashtadi (Persian) and anti-Hazarakhani (Mongol) massacres in an intense campaign of ethnic cleansing. The Haydari, Ramazani, and Shurawi mujahideen start to carry out terrorist attacks in Fahrani cities in retaliation. The Imperial Army eventually reaches the southern provinces and launches a swift counter-offensive against the overextended Fahrani forces, gradually pushing them back to the border.

1979: the Imperial Army successfully pushes the Fahranis back to the border but fails to make serious gains within Fahran as the two armies are now engaged in a deadly stalemate within the mountains. The Hisari airforce starts bombing runs of Fahrani cities near the border as Mujahideen raids and terrorist attacks intensity. The Fahrani Navy starts to bomb and blockade Hisari cities along the southern coast in return.

1980: the Imperial Army, incurring heavy losses, advances into Qazdamir and fights a deadly war of attrition against the Fahrani Army. As the Battle of Qazdamir rages on, total casualties start numbering in the millions. Terrorist attacks carried out by Fahrani insurgents in Hisaristan and Mujahid insurgents in Fahran intensify as well.

1981: the Imperial Army finally captures Qazdamir after nearly a year of urban guerilla warfare. As it advances West, it continues to encounter stiff resistance. A Fahrani naval assault of the Port of Veleazabad fails. With civilian and military casualties now skyrocketing, Emperor Khasar and Rahmani sign a peace treaty where Fahran is forced to pay heavy reparations in exchange for an end to the Hisari occupation of conquered territories. The following years see a massive refugee crisis.