Large Engagement on the deserts of Iraq.

Three nights ago, a coalition of defender forces moved in to the region of Iraq following reports from the FRA Invasion Warning Centre of mass movements of puppets in that area. Chin-Chilla’s of the Founderless Region Alliance, was quick to notify the FRA Rangers and quickly organised a point man for the mission, which was later confirmed to be Dipes, joint RLA/FRA trooper.

Early reports had indicated that this was to be a small operation, similar to previous engagements of that night, and those before it, due to the early movements of invader forces. This was soon proved to be false however, as the numbers of invaders soon rose to 20 nations, forcing the FRA to call upon its members from the Peaceian Liberation Force and the Jethnea Regional Guard respectively.

The battle continued for many hours, forcing the leaders of the defender coalition, which included organisations such as the ADN and RLA as well as regions including Cingeta, to call on help from none militaristic regions for help, such as Priory of the Sun.

During the battle reports started to come in that the mercenary group, The Great Green Federation, had moved in to help its ally ‘Land of King and Emperors’ in the invasion. Despite leaning more towards the defensive side of the invader/defender ‘war’, The Great Green Federation was forced to enter this conflict with the invaders due to a signed treaty which forces the signatories to help each other in times of ‘war’. The Great Green Federation is known to have the same principles as the FRA, which is to help rebuild regions that have been decimated due to other events, so this event was seen as a blow to the coalition.

The defence was not without its twists and turns however, as half way through the battle, the invader group, RCCA, lost half of its members who were ejected from the UN due to rule violations. This boosted moral within the defender camp, while sources within the invader groups stated that the leaders there were furious over the rookie mistake, which eventually cost them the region. Following this, one last call was made to all defensive regions to send in whoever they could in order to secure the Iraq once and for all, with the ADN and Zurich sending in a number of UN troopers within the hour. This led to a lead being established by the defenders, until it ended 74-47 in the defenders favour.

One last twist however saw the defeated invaders from Iraq move to the recently liberated region of Valhalla to try and reinstate the invader delegate there. This move proved to be futile however as the region had updated only minuets before.

Intelligence reports indicated that the original invaders of Iraq, Land of King and Emperors, had called on their allies using false information in order to gain their help. They stated their belief that the defender organisations, The Red Liberty Alliance, were invading Iraq in order to spread their influence and their political ideology throughout Nationstates. This was strongly denied by the coalition, which indicated that it was not the RLA’s operation, but was the FRA’s so therefore it could not be classed as a politically driven defence.

In what can only be described as one of the largest battles since the infamous Palestine engagement, this battle was noted as containing imperialistic regions rather then the usual invader groups. Regions such as Land of King and Emperors, Great Britain and Ireland, as well as Empires of Earth, who are all known for their imperialistic attitudes, and it has been seen by many as a worrying sign of the times in Nationstates. For so long, invaders had been fought by defenders over a region, which was soon let free if the defenders could not liberate or defend the place, however now there is a real danger that if regions like Iraq are not kept free, they may forever fall into the grasp of imperialistic regions.

Over the last few weeks, it has been seen that the once dormant defenders have risen once again and are ready to battle invaders, raiders and imperialists, wherever they may be. It is hoped, with the introduction of the Founderless Regions Alliance, that the regions which are defended so ferociously by all are also rebuilt by all as well in order to try and prevent them from falling into imperialistic arms.