Invasion of Peitoa

Invasion of Peitoa
NLA helicopters over the skies of Shinnachin following Peitoa's surrender
Date May 18 - June 1 2006 (2 weeks) Location Peitoa and surrounding islands Result PRN victory Jung Fa, Txo Chinven captured, handed over to NLA Peitoa reunified with mainland Namor
Belligerents
People's Republic of Namor	Template:Country data Peitoa Republic of Namor (Peitoa)
Commanders and leaders
Fu Wen Mu Lin Wen Ketze	Template:Country data Peitoa Jung Fa  (POW) Template:Country data Peitoa Txo Chinven  (POW) Template:Country data Peitoa Yung Kang
Strength
5,300 NLA troops	Template:Country data Peitoa 8,000 - 15,000 NAF troops
Casualties and losses
1 soldier killed	24 soldiers killed, 74 captured
10+ civilian casualties

The People's Republic of Namor (PRN) launched an invasion of Peitoa, then held by the Republic of Namor (RON), in 2006. Codenamed Operation Xhidu, the invasion lasted for over a week before Peitoa surrendered to the Namorese Liberation Army (NLA). Though fighting was officially declared over in June 1, 2006, small-scale armed resistance to the invading forces continued until August, when the last insurgents surrendered to the NLA.

President-General Fu Wen of the PRN ordered military action against Peitoa following reports that the RON regime, under the leadership of President Jung Fa, was close to developing nuclear weapons. The Namorese Liberation Air Force destroyed the Peitoan nuclear reactor in central Antoa island. Peitoa responded by firing missiles at the PRN's exclusive economic zone, giving the PRN a casus belli for launching an invasion of the Peitoan archipelago.

On May 18, the NLA launched a barrage of air and missile strikes against Peitoa's critical infrastructure. Special forces launched a ground offensive the following day and fought against the Peitoan military for control over key Peitoan cities. Fighting continued until May 29, when Yung Kang, the mayor of Shinnachin, arrested Jung Fa and forced him to surrender. The NLA proceeded to take control of the whole of Peitoa.

The invasion ended 81 years of separation between mainland Namor and Peitoa, which after the Namorese Civil War were administered by two governments claiming to be the legitimate government of all Namor. For that reason, Namorese media refer to the invasion as the "the Reunification," though some say reunification did not formally occur until August, when Peitoa was incorporated into the PRN as a district.

In mainland Namor, the invasion enjoyed broad public support. By June, Fu's approval rating had shot up to 90 percent — the highest rating for any President-General since the aftermath of the June 28, 1992 terrorist attacks. However, the legacy of the invasion is more divisive in Peitoa, where polls show that a majority would have preferred a peaceful solution to disputes with the mainland.