Zanjana War
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 President Zaki Hamidi with Ahvahz locals | |||||
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 Emmiria |
 Unified Sera | ||||
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The Zanjana War, sometimes known as the Emmirian-Seran War, was a conflict in Western Emmiria between the Islamic Republic of Emmiria and the imperial forces of Unified Sera which lasted from August 1906 until November 1908. The conflict began after decades of tension between Emmirians and Serans, the latter of whom had occupied the Western Farshara and Adhair regions in the aftermath of the Barretoan Wars. The occupations, which began in 1834, created a feud with the traditionalist Islamic government in Hazarabad, as the Emmirians felt threatened by the continued presence of the majority-Imani ya Anga Serans only kilometers from the holiest site in Islam, Al-Makkah. In 1906, President Zaki Hamidi ordered the military to invade and retake Farshara and Adhair to push Seran occupiers out of the region. Intense and prolonged campaigns of urban fighting and trench battles took place over the course of two years as the Serans struggled to maintain control and the Emmirians made grueling and slow advances.
The introduction of modern weaponry made the conflict all the more complicated, and the cities of Ahvahz, Al Adhair, and Rhata were near completely destroyed in shelling campaigns from both sides. Additionally, the cities of Rhaga, Gilahana, and Hazarabad sustained significant damage, leaving a lasting impact on Emmirian culture. The Emmirians utilized human wave attacks, which often resulted in large casualties on their side with little ground covered. However, Seran reinforcements found themselves repeatedly ambushed by the Emmirians, with few opportunities or strategies to stop them. Eventually the Serans were driven out of Emmiria, but the effects and cost of the war and their lasting implications has remained a constant state of tension between the two countries in the modern era. Although diplomatically neutral to each other, the Serans still claim territorial sovereignty over the Fanhur Island chain in the Albarine Sea off Western Emmiria, despite international recognition of Emmiria's control of them. Additionally, the Seran and Emmirian government often dispute control of offshore oil reserves in the region, citing the war in their respective claims.
