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The '''Minoberd conflict''' is an ongoing and long-running conflict between the government of [[Vailleux]] and the [[Minoberd Freedom Coalition]], a loose grouping of militant ad political groups who from the semi-autonomous [[Minoberd]] region who {{wp|sought independence|separatism}} from the Vaillais government. Generally considered the world's oldest actively-litigated conflict, the term refers to multiple periods of detentes and tensions that have erupted into open hostilities numerous times over a period of more than two centuries. | The '''Minoberd conflict''' is an ongoing and long-running conflict between the government of [[Vailleux]] and the [[Minoberd Freedom Coalition]], a loose grouping of militant ad political groups who from the semi-autonomous [[Minoberd]] region who {{wp|sought independence|separatism}} from the Vaillais government. Generally considered the world's oldest actively-litigated conflict, the term refers to multiple periods of detentes and tensions that have erupted into open hostilities numerous times over a period of more than two centuries involving dozens of armed and unarmed groups. The Minoberd region is mainly inhabited by the [[Minoberd peoples]], who are ethnically and linguistically distinct from the [[Vaillais people]], and while Vaillais sovereignty and control over the region has persisted throughout the life of the conflict at various levels, the region overall continues to reject Vaillais authority to this day. | ||
The conflict is generally considered to have begun in 18XX, when the Minoberd region was [[First invasion of Minoberd|invaded by forces led by Lucien Provost]] in one of the earliest victories of the [[Vaillais Campaigns]]; active fighting between Vaillais forces and Meralan-backed local warlords continued for several decades. During the First Great War, Vailleux again sent large quantities of troops into the region, hoping to capitalize on ongoing political instability worldwide to cement claims over the region, a tactic that backfired when a broad coalition consisting of foreign troops and local partisans drove Vaillais troops, who were by and large unequipped for alpine combat, from the region. The Second Great War saw Minoberd again become an active theater, when Vailleux again invaded and was once again rebuffed by war's end. | |||
Given the conflict's length, the central combatants have changed repeatedly over time; in this regard, the Vaillais government has been the only constant participant, and even then, | |||
Revision as of 11:49, 10 August 2023
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 Vailleux | TBD Minoberd insurgent groups | ||||||
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| Lucien Provost 1805-1845 tbd | |||||||
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| 20,000-50,000 civilians killed over life of conflict | |||||||
The Minoberd conflict is an ongoing and long-running conflict between the government of Vailleux and the Minoberd Freedom Coalition, a loose grouping of militant ad political groups who from the semi-autonomous Minoberd region who separatism from the Vaillais government. Generally considered the world's oldest actively-litigated conflict, the term refers to multiple periods of detentes and tensions that have erupted into open hostilities numerous times over a period of more than two centuries involving dozens of armed and unarmed groups. The Minoberd region is mainly inhabited by the Minoberd peoples, who are ethnically and linguistically distinct from the Vaillais people, and while Vaillais sovereignty and control over the region has persisted throughout the life of the conflict at various levels, the region overall continues to reject Vaillais authority to this day.
The conflict is generally considered to have begun in 18XX, when the Minoberd region was invaded by forces led by Lucien Provost in one of the earliest victories of the Vaillais Campaigns; active fighting between Vaillais forces and Meralan-backed local warlords continued for several decades. During the First Great War, Vailleux again sent large quantities of troops into the region, hoping to capitalize on ongoing political instability worldwide to cement claims over the region, a tactic that backfired when a broad coalition consisting of foreign troops and local partisans drove Vaillais troops, who were by and large unequipped for alpine combat, from the region. The Second Great War saw Minoberd again become an active theater, when Vailleux again invaded and was once again rebuffed by war's end.
Given the conflict's length, the central combatants have changed repeatedly over time; in this regard, the Vaillais government has been the only constant participant, and even then,