Zalluabed civil war
Zalluabed civil war | ||||||
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Part of Zalluabed conflict | ||||||
Top: A ruined neighborhood in Tuim. Bottom: Military situation in December 2023: Royal Zalluabed Defense Forces (RZDF) Feyt Zalluabed Ayat (FZA) People's Republic of Qahaza (PRQ) Hisrea People's Liberation Front (HPLF) | ||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||
RZDF Supported by: Buckingla Drambenburg Nebetia Peoratia |
Feyt Zalluabed Ayat Pro-Antar rebels | People's Republic of Qahaza | ||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||
Saahir Salim † Jirhanu Bjyala Zayyaan al-Akhtar † Dhaakir el-Mansur Brett Highland Armand Mbombo Marian Dalaylou |
Husani Antar Zaaid el-Fahs Mubashshir al-Hamady Abyad Aziz |
Suhaib el-Dar Moussa Awni el-Hameed Khaleefa el-Abdi Badr Ozer | ||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||
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19,200 civilians killed |
The Zalluabed civil war is an ongoing multi-sided conflict in Zalluabed which began on August 20th, 2023 when the Royal Zalluabed Defense Forces under the command of General Saahir Salim ousted the democratically-elected government of President Husani Antar in a coup and took control of the capital Zakaraban. Antar fled to Albarine while Salim consolidated power, and pro-Antar rebels organized under the "Free Zalluabed Movement" (Feyt Zalluabed Ayat) began a series of armed resistance campaigns to oppose Salim's rule. Rebel forces successfully seized several vital cities like Kurdajar, Tuim, and Abaronah, while conducting guerilla warfare in most major urban centers. On October 23rd, a TTPA coalition of 23,000 troops led by Nebetia, Peoratia, and Buckingla arrived in Zalluabed to support Salim's forces. On October 26th, Salim was killed in a Zamastanian drone strike, and two days later former-President Zayyaan al-Akhtar was assassinated by a FZA gunman.
On November 26th, a series of drone attacks against ports in the Tarijar Strait by the forces of Suhaib el-Dar Moussa led to WEDA and the ANS building up their forces in the Emmiria Sea, and the government in Zakaraban now led by Jirhanu Bjyala declaring el-Dar Moussa a traitor. El-Dar Moussa and the regional governors of Qahaza, Tuim, and Gan on November 28th declared the creation of the People's Republic of Qahaza and announced their autonomy from Zalluabed.
The international community has strongly condemned the regime and PRQ forces for attacks targeting civilian areas; the war has killed or injured an estimated 29,196 civilians. The CCA Security Council has convened multiple times to address the war, but the ongoing Haduastan War and international tensions with Yuan have detracted attention from Zalluabed.