Empire Bay Uprising

The Empire Bay Uprising refers to the ignition of several large and interconnected violent conflicts within Empire Bay in 1987, including the war between the various criminal factions and the invasion of a Soviet Union terrorist organization called "Opfor."
== History ==
The seeds were planted for the Empire Bay Uprising in 1986, when the O'Neill Gang and police under their payroll were involved in a gunfight with the Italian Mafia. Joe Barbaro, a mafia member who was a combatant in the gunfight, was injured but eventually recovered. This caused tensions to rise between the Italian Mafia and the O'Neill Gang.
== Gang Conflicts ==
Sometime in early-1987, members of the Italian Mafia were involved in a gunfight with members of the Empire Bay Bombers. This led to the conflict between the two.
== Opfor Invasion ==
In early-1987, members of the Soviet Union terrorist group called Opfor began an invasion of Empire Bay using the Culver River as the starting point. Sleeper agents had infiltrated the Empire Bay Police Department in the months before this. Opfor members raided the Empire Bay Police Department headquarters, and mobilized across the city using police equipment.
Most Empire Bay police officers fought back against Opfor, and ended up joining militia organizations to take the city back.
In mid-1987, Opfor mad multiple attempts to destroy the Grand Upper Bridge with explosives, which would have destroyed the the most significant roadway for the war, severing the direct link between Hunters Point and Uptown.
== Effect on Civilians ==
Most civilians retaliated to the Opfor invasion by forming various militia groups. 
A few months into the conflict, by mid-1987, Opfor had cut the supply lines to the city, leaving many civilians starved. Jeff Tyler was one civilian who personally testified to malnourishment in Opfor-controlled territories. 
== Arnhem ==
For most of their existence in Empire Bay, Opfor operated a P.O.W. camp named "Arnhem." It was located in what was then-formerly known as the Hartmann Correctional Facility, that Opfor raided and took over. Terrence Stone, who was the warden of the correctional facility, was brainwashed into speaking Russian and was made a formal ambassador of the Soviet Union.Category:Primary Universe