Makanian Conflict
| Makanian Conflict | ||||||||
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| File:Darfur JEM.png People's Coalition for Makanian National Sovereignty (CPSNM) fighters pose for a photo | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
 CPSNM AOM |
 Armando-Venegas Group |
  CNMMNM | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Ahmad Amantose Masê Ekati Mustafa Koni |
 Mahmadou Jolleh Bande Mobido Atiku |
Ziyaad Ali | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
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CPSNM: 50,000 AOM: 12,000 |
MNAF: 450,000[a] Sans-Éclipses: 24,000 | CNNMNM: 12,000 soldiers and 2,500 police officers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | 300 | ||||||
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Total killed: Total displaced: | ||||||||
| a Number shows total military personell, not number stationed in Makania. | ||||||||
The Makanian Conflict, also referred to as the North Mabifian Conflict, Makanian Insurgency and Makanian Liberation War, is an active armed conflict in the region of Makania in northern Mabifia, which began in 1978 when the People's Coalition for Makanian National Sovereignty (CPSNM) rejected the terms of disarmament that ended the Second Mabifian Civil War and attacked government forces, accusing the transitional authorities of continuing the Mabifian Democratic Republic's policies of repression and ethnic cleansing of the Machaï people and reclaming independence for Makania. The government responded with a campaign of armed suppression and ethnic cleansing of the region's Machaï population. This has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and the creation of a large refugee crisis.
The Makanian opposition is composed of several militia groups, which fall into two broad coalitions which share objectives and are in theory allied, though inter-group fighting does occur. These are the People's Coalition for Makanian National Sovereignty, a big tent alliance of several Makanian nationalist groups, and the Makanian Workers' Army who follow a broadly socialist ideology. Both factions are dominated by the Machaï, though other ethnic groups from the area have also taken part. The Mabifian side is filled by the Mabifian National Armed Forces, as well as the Mourâhiline-dominated Sans-Éclipses militia; from 2014 mercenaries from the Armando-Venegas Group also began fighting for the Mabifian government. The violence of the Sans-Éclipses and their involvement in several massacres of civilians has led the Mabifian government to denounce them and deny all ties with the group, but observers claim that the group still receive arms and training from the government. The conflict has taken a high toll on the regions civilians, with estimates from the Community of Nations stating that over 350 thousand non-combatants have been killed and that millions have been displaced. Both sides of the conflict are accused of targetting civilians, forced migration, use of child soldiers, and use of rape as a weapon of war.
There have been several attempts at negotiations to end the conflict. Ceasefires have been arranged, with the longest lasting for 3 years between 1994 and 1997, but since the rise to power of Mahmadou Jolleh Bande negotiations have all but ceased due to his hardline stance towards regional autonomy and attempts to control Makania's large reserves of petroleum.