2019 Estmere-Zorasan Crisis
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| Estmere-Zorasan Crisis | |||||||
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Template:Country data Estmere Supported by:  COMSED•  Valentir•  Senria•  Mathrabumi |
 ZorasanSupported by:  Xiaodong Karzaristan | ||||||
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Template:Country data Estmere Reginald Wilton-Smyth (Prime Minister of Estmere) |
Vahid Isfandiar (State President of Zorasan) Farzad Akbari (First Minister of Zorasan) | ||||||
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| Assad Erekat killed | |||||||
The Estmere-Zorasan Crisis or the Assad Erekat Crisis is an ongoing diplomatic-military escalation of tension between Estmere and Zorasan. It began with the assassination of former Zorasani MP, Assad Erekat. Tensions over Estmere's accusation against the Zorasani intelligence services provoked a diplomatic crisis, alongside military tensions sparked by a naval standoff on 15 July.
Background
Assassination of Assad Erekat
On Saturday July 6th, Erekat was walking his dog in down-town Kennford near Craweford Circus, located across the street from the city's popular abbey. Both he and his dog were found unconscious by local police around 9:45 EST, who later evacuated the city centre while a shelter in place alert was issued for the rest of Kennford. What was initially reported to be a suspicious package was found in a nearby trash can[1]. An unconscious Erekat was rushed to Ormond University Hospital, where he died on Monday July 8th. His dog had died previously. A spokesperson for Kennford police confirmed that he was killed in a chemical attack[2].
The attack drew the attention of the federal government, with the Justice Secretariat and federal law enforcement agencies involved from the start. After the government revealed Erekat was killed using a chemical agent, Estmere's counter-terrorism agency joined the investigation on July 8th. The issue posed a public health threat, with Kennford police urging those who may have been in the area during the time of the attack to be examined by medical professionals[3]. On Friday July 12th, Estmerish prime minister Reginald Wilton-Smyth accused Zorasani intelligence agents of carrying out the attack on Erekat. The prime minister stated that: "Based on the information gathered by law enforcement and counter-terrorism agents on the ground, and reports complied from the intelligence community, it we can confirm that the Union of Zorasani Ifranic Republic was behind the assassination carried out in Kennford Saturday morning"[4].
Events
Diplomatic tensions
Zorasani spy ring
International reaction
References
- ↑ "Kennford city centre evacuated during "major incident", crisis response team on site". The Ashcombe Herald. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "Police publish information about Kennford Incident as counter-terrorism agency joins investigation". The Ashcombe Herald. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "Police publish information about Kennford Incident as counter-terrorism agency joins investigation". The Ashcombe Herald. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "PM: It is 'without question' Zorasan is behind Kennford Incident". The Ashcombe Herald. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.