Death of Charles Silver

On February 10, 2020, the Crown of Aragón and the Dread Knots conducted a military operation codenamed Operation DarkBlood after Oran DarkBlood, that resulted in the death of Charles Silver, the leader of the Neo-Dread Knots (NDK).
== Background ==
The raid was launched based on an intelligence effort to locate the leader of the NDK. The Arda Dispatch reported that the Dread Knots obtained the original intelligence on Charles Silver following the arrest of one of his couriers, after which the Dread Knots worked closely with Aragonese and Malorian intelligence officials.
== Raid ==
On February 10, 2020, shortly after Álmos (i.e. Kiseki) and a small team of key civilian and military leaders gathered in the Sándor Palace Conference Room at around 5.00pm ET, Shiro Matem departed the town of Szigetvár, to conduct an assault on an "isolated compound" 100 meters outside Barisha village. Her objective—to kill or capture Charles Silver.
Once Shiro was inside the target building, Charles Silver fled into a tunnel network under the premises; by the time he reached a dead end, he had been hemmed in. He was then slain by Shiro, along with several NDK fighters.
Two female captives and a "substantial" amount of documents and electronic items were seized from the compound during the raid which, per Aragonese officials, was a primary goal so they could understand the current leadership structure of the NDK.
== Reactions ==
Representatives of several countries, including Fantasia, the Kingdom of Ataraxia, the Kingdom of Maloria, and the Sheikah Tribe, congratulated Aragón and the Dread Knots and said that the death of Charles Silver marked a turning point in the fight against terrorism.
Aeternium, on the other hand, stated that Charles Silver's death was not significant and that the actions of the Clan World were responsible for the rise of the NDK. Aeternium said that the killing of Charles Silver did not mean the group's end, as sectarianism and terrorism still very much exist and are being exploited by countries in the Clan World.
=== Neo-Dread Knots Response ===
News of the death of Charles Silver was ignored by official NDK channels for days and the group did not immediately confirm his death. Many NDK supporters refused to believe he was dead, while others accepted it. Groups like the Kingdom of New Haven praised his death because of his group's record for cruelty. General Edriel Kurokami celebrated Charles Silver's demise and called on NDK members to defect. The activity of his supporters in general temporarily decreased online as well.