Third Mazeran Civil War
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| Third Mazeran Civil War | ||||||||
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 Blue - Liberation Militia Red - Loyalist Forces Green - Aftenheimisch Armed Forces (Aftenheim) Yellow - Communist Insurgency | ||||||||
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| Belligerants | ||||||||
| Federation of Mazerus |
Liberation Militia Aftenheimisch Kaiserreich | Communist Insurgency | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
| Kaiser Mudras III |
Yuan Shukey Karl Landgrav IV | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| 345,108 | 673,411 (including the 4,880 Aftenheimisch soldiers). | 23,000 (estimate) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 12,518 (unconfirmed) | 9,983 (unconfirmed) | Unknown | ||||||
| Information will change constantly. | ||||||||
The Third Mazeran Civil War is an ongoing conflict within the Federation of Mazerus which begun in the early hours of the 16th of November 2022. The war is primarily between 'The Loyalists' and 'The Liberation Militia', however the Aftenheimisch Armed Forces and the 'Communist Insurgency' are heavily involved as well.
Background
Kaiser Mudras III ascended to the throne after the death of Kaiser Mudras II, who was well-liked in Mazerus. The young Mudras III is widely despised throughout the country for being naive, stupid, and cruel. When the Krytos Virus Pandemic erupted in Martee, Mudras' hasty decisions and large errors resulted in widespread infections and deaths. Kaiser Mudras III declared a national lockdown on November 14, 2022. The following day, a militia group calling itself the 'Liberation Militia' issued an ultimatum to the Kaiser: either abdicate and allow the people to take power, or face a long and brutal war. The Kaiser refused the ultimatum, and the Liberation Militia opened fire on Mazeran soldiers in the early hours of November 16, 2022.
Limuv Offensive
On the 17th of November 2022, The Liberation Militia launched a full-scale offensive against the city of Limuv, in the north west of Mazerus. The battle lasted for 26 hours, and ended with Loyalist forces retreating out of the city in order to regroup and await orders from higher authority. The mayor of Limuv has since disappeared from his home in the east of the city and hasn't been seen for over 3 days.
Limuv is an extremely strategic city for the Liberation Militia, seeing as whoever controls it only has to occupy a small corridor to the north-east in order to completely encircle troops just north of the city. When asked by Mazerus Daily, Kaiser Mudras III refused to comment on the situation in the city.
Aftenheimisch Intervention
Following the death of Marco Sauságë Rôll, the Aftenheimisch Parliament convened in order to debate a possible military intervention within Mazerus. An independent delegate was the one to push most for the intervention. A vote was held shortly after the delegate's speech to the parliament, with 338 votes for, 13 abstain, and 49 vote against the intervenetion. As a result, Aftenheim officially entered the civil war on the side of the Liberation Militia. Within hours, the Aftenheimisch expeditionary forces captured key targets, specifically targetting Loyalist oil fields. No heavy fighting has been reported near the Aftenheimisch occupation zones.
International Reactions
Within hours of the start of the war, the entire globe was aware of the situation within Mazerus, however, only Aftenheim came to Mazerus' assistance. On the 20th of November 2022, Aftenheimisch representatives to The Commonwealth of Nations created a resolution to send CN Peacekeepers into Mazerus in order to protect civilians. Jarnowan representatives expressed their support, however fired back at Aftenheim, claiming that their actions were 'one of the main reasons' for the civil war.