Free Bistonian Army

== About ==
The Free Bistonian Army (aka. Nemokama Bistonijos Armija) was a far-right extremist Bistonian paramilitary group which operated during the Crimsonian-Bistonian War from 1988 to 1990. Initially formed from units of mutineers from the Bistonian Armed Forces in Kriadavia, the Free Bistonian Army proclaimed itself to be the legitimate government, with some of its leadership mostly comprised of officials from the former Visvaldas government. The Free Bistonian Army largely opposed both the Crimsonians and the Stanislovas government, calling them traitors to the country. The Free Bistonian Army also established a sovereign state which allowed the former Visvaldas government known as the State of Kriadavia, which would become infamous due to the FBA's policies which led to ethnic cleansing in the regions they occupied.
The Free Bistonian Army, knowing that its situation could have become dire if it fought both sides, came together with the Bistonian Armed Forces despite their rivalries, cooperating and collaborating with them since the Free Bistonian Army had assisted them after the Central Campaign, which gave the FBA a terrifying reputation amongst the Crimsonians. The Free Bistonian Army would gain popularity and morale within Bistonian public opinion due to their combat in the Siege of Mazoji. However, the Free Bistonian Army was cut down by its prime after the Battle of Pezra in 1989, when the Crimsonians killed most of the armies using chemical weapons, leaving only a dozen few alive, leaving the Free Bistonian Army as a shell of its former self.
By November 1989, remnants of the Visvaldas government agreed to disband the State of Kriadavia, in exchange for shared power with the Stanislovas provisional government, and by December 1989, the State of Kriadavia was dissolved and joined with the Provisional Government of Bistonia, but despite this the Free Bistonian Army continued well into the 1990s until the end of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War. The Free Bistonian Army was dismantled and reintegrated into the Bistonian military, but some of its former commanders and officers were prohibited from reentering into the Bistonian Armed Forces, and therefore some entered Bistonian politics.
The Free Bistonian Army's actions from the Crimsonian-Bistonian War were controversial. Although some within the Bistonian public opinion saw the Free Bistonian Army as liberators, due to their actions which led to the liberation of Mazoji from the Crimsonians and their first engagement in combat which led to Crimsonian forces being bogged down during their planned Central Campaign, the Free Bistonian Army in reality had a dark side during its actions, being responsible for ethnic cleansing, personnel being accused of raping and looting, use of child soldiers, organ theft, and ties to the black market.
== History ==
=== Kriadavia Mutiny and founding ===
In the year 1988, violent and continuous demonstrations in New Vilnius occurred, demanding the government and the president of Bistonia to step down, mainly due to his negligence in the war, and as a result the government was overwhelmed. The president then ordered the Bistonian Armed Forces to move to New Vilnius in order to put down the uprising, and on February 13th 1988, Bistonian troops and tanks trespassed the CUFN zone surrounding New Vilnius, and instead of attempting to crush the president, the Bistonian Armed Forces then defected to the demonstrators and stormed the presidential palace, including government buildings, the president was detained, and the Bistonian Armed Forces instated a curfew, and promised future elections once they had used everything to win the war. 
Hours after the coup d'etat, it was condemned by those in the Bistonian Armed Forces which were stationed in Kriadavia at the time, and the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations condemned the coup d'etat, while Crimsonia responded to the coup d'etat as a sign that they were on the verge of winning in the war. As a result of the coup d'etat, the Bistonian Armed Forces in Kriadavia then began a mutiny in opposition towards the coup, and a heavy battle ensued between Bistonian troops from the opposition and those who had supported the coup d'etat. The city of Kriadavia was set ablaze partially, and the opposition then stormed several government buildings and lowered the flag of Bistonia, replacing it with another flag. This would be later on known as the flag for the Free Bistonian Army, until it was replaced by another one. Bistonian troops attempting to counter the mutiny had been outnumbered, and since they were unable to put down the rebellion, they were forced to withdraw from Kriadavia, which led the opposing side to secure the city. 
After the coup d'etat and the Kriadavia Mutiny which had occurred, the Bistonian Armed Forces which controlled the country then dissolved the Republic of Bistonia on February 14th 1988, ending the democratic government. It was then replaced by the Provisional Government of Bistonia, which was a temporary government set up by the military. Then, they stopped using the original flag, and replaced the flag with the one used by those in Kriadavia, which had confused both sides when they engaged in combat. Officers from the Bistonian Armed Forces including generals from the army defected to Bistonian troops in Kriadavia which had strengthened the army. The next day, Bistonian generals and officers in Kriadavia declared that the opposition which had captured Kriadavia days prior would no longer listen to fulfill their request, claiming that the mutiny was an attempt to free themselves. They would then eventually declare themselves as a seperate military force, and named themselves the Free Bistonian Army, officially marking the beginning of the faction on February 15th 1988. 
The Free Bistonian Army's main motives were to put down the Bistonian Armed Forces or in different situations completely destroy the Bistonian Armed Forces, and restore the Republic of Bistonia and restore power to the president, and then eventually push out the Crimsonians from the mainland. 
=== Establishment of the FBA State of Kriadavia ===
After the establishment of the Free Bistonian Army, generals which defected from the Bistonian Armed Forces had planned to reestablish the Republic of Bistonia, however it was postponed and it would go according to plan once they had forced the Bistonian Armed Forces to surrender. Many generals proceeded to establish a seperate state from Bistonia however and it would be declared seperate from the Provisional Government of Bistonia. Instead of proclaiming themselves as the Republic of Bistonia, they would be declared an independent state which declares itself the remnants of the legitimate government, but they would be named differently. The following weeks afterwards, the FBA State of Kriadavia was established. There were many setbacks, as the newly created state which proclaimed itself as the last beacon and hope of democracy within Bistonia had shifted to a more different approach, and it became an authoritarian state.
After the FBA State of Kriadavia was proclaimed, units from the Free Bistonian Army began an offensive to sweep through most of Northern Bistonia and expand their territory throughout the outskirts of the city, reaching its peak a month after, with the Bistonian Armed Forces not bothering to halt their advancements. Several militia groups which formed in Northern Bistonia including the Smeropol Army during the war then plead allegiance to the Free Bistonian Army, and joined them, although they were decentralized. This would then however pose a threat to the Bistonian Armed Forces, as the Smeropol Army was located a distance away from New Vilnius, although over the months the threat slowly died out as CUFN had tight restrictions within their zones surrounding the capital city. The Free Bistonian Army then adopted a new coat of arms. Since they had been using both flags which resulted in both sides being confused, the FBA was forced to change the flag of their independent state, and used their coat of arms in the corner of the white flag, with a blue bar below it.
=== Deportation of Poles ===
In 1988, weeks after the establishment of the FBA State of Kriadavia, Polish migrants, which took up most of the population of Kriadavia had been devastated once again, as most businesses and homes had been set ablaze by Lithuanians and Bistonian troops during the mutiny. Because of this, the majority of them were forced to live in destroyed buildings and slept often in streets, often being constantly feared by bombardment from Crimsonian planes, much to the disappointment of Lithuanians living in the city, and violence were often carried out by Lithuanian mobs. After the violence which had occurred, the Free Bistonian Army had been late to put down the violence, and over 12 people were killed and 23 injured. In the aftermath, the Free Bistonian Army began unconditionally supporting Lithuanian mobs, and the Kriadavia government then passed several policies which were regarded as discrimination towards the Polish population living in the city.
After laws were passed much to the anger of the Polish population, large demonstrations in the city occurred, which overwhelmed the government residing in the city, Lithuanian mobs were also overwhelmed, and the majority of them had been beaten to death, while some few managed to escape the violent crowd. The demonstrators had given demands to the Kriadavia government, demanding the complete withdrawal or suspension of the policies, and provide them proper housing and better conditions in the city, including the halting of several mob attacks carried out by Lithuanians in the city. Because of the severity of the demonstrations, the Kriadavia government responded in a brutal approach. Units from the Free Bistonian Army from the outskirts of Kriadavia arrived to the city to violently put down the uprising, and in midnight as tensions began boiling, the first shots were fired, and over 650 Polish demonstrators were killed in the violence, and over 432 had been injured. Martial law had been declared in Kriadavia, and a strict curfew was imposed on the city. Demonstrations continued for 4 days in the city, but all of them had abruptly ended as Free Bistonian Army soldiers shot at them without warning.
After the massacre and the violent demonstrations, generals, including officers within the Free Bistonian Army, decided to come up with a decision to prevent further demonstrations and uprisings in Kriadavia, which had severe consequences. The next day, FBA troops began approaching homes and businesses which belonged to Polish families, and stated that they were being evicted from their homes, and kicked out of the city. They were forced to grab as many possible personal belongings as they could, and forced most of the Poles to walk out of the city without any transportation. Some were rounded up into groups of 20 people, and shot within the alleyways of the city, leaving their corpses behind in order to bring fear towards the Polish population. After most of the Polish families were forced out of the city, Kriadavia had mostly become empty and abandoned. Polish families who had dared to return to the city were executed or shot immediately without warning in the outskirts of the city. Most Polish families who made it out of the city were forced to flee for their lives and some were lost. Most of them were captured or rounded up and shot by Crimsonian troops. While some fled to Zedrutia using one of the last ferries.
In the aftermath of the deportation of many of the Polish population from Kriadavia, only a few Polish families were allowed to stay in Kriadavia, and the city was deserted for nearly a few years. Many Polish families returned to the city after the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, but it had reached nowhere compared to the pre-war population. Hundreds of Polish people from Kriadavia did not return to Bistonia and continued to live in Zedrutia. After the deportation, the FBA administration then issued Lithuanian villagers to the city in an attempt to repopulate it, and they were sent there with the help of authorities from the FBA. Some had escaped the city, as it was constantly bombarded by Crimsonian missiles. After the Poles were deported from Bistonia and some fled to Zedrutia by ship, the Zedrutian government proceeded to take them into the country and grant citizenship to them, and when the Zedrutian government was informed of the massacre and the deportation of Poles, the Zedrutian government condemned and opposed the Free Bistonian Army, and denied recognition of their independent state and proceeded to support the Provisional Government of Bistonia and the Bistonian Armed Forces.
===Central Campaign===
NOTICE: This section is unfinished, it will be finished later on once the Central Campaign page is released.In the year of 1988, the Central Campaign began. Led by the Crimsonian army, they had planned to seize Central Bistonia, a mountainous rural area so they could have potential to win the war against Bistonia and shorten the war, however it ended up being a complete disaster for the Crimsonian army as they were forced to retreat as resistance rose in the region. Harsh weather arrived aswell and their trucks were rendered completely useless including their transportation methods which effectively sealed the majority of Crimsonian troops in the region. It was also during this period that the Free Bistonian Army began moving units into Central Bistonia, and engaged in full combat for the first time.
As the Central Campaign had continued for over 2 months, the Free Bistonian Army eventually began their intervention, as the Bistonian Armed Forces had not been effective against the advancing Crimsonian army. Because of this, 3 units from the Free Bistonian Army began a risky journey through Central Bistonia, using the highways which had been blocked off by the Bistonian Armed Forces, in an attempt to surround Crimsonian troops in the region. However, due to clashes with the Crimsonian army, the Bistonian Armed Forces were forced to retreat from the blocked highways, and left them abandoned. This gave the Free Bistonian Army a route to the region, and entered, however while on route to the region, they had several clashes which had made a devastating blow to the unit stationed. They began moving important units to the region and had small conflicts with small tribal militias.
They eventually settled into the eastern parts of Central Bistonia, and began their rapid expansion into the region. Units from the Free Bistonian Army then swept through south and rushed into as much territory as they could hold, controlling nearly most of Central Bistonia, they then proceeded to commit atrocities aswell in Central Bistonia, such as purging tribals and burning down their villages, which resulted in 8,000 dead. 
=== Conflicts with the BSPA ===
In the aftermath of the Central Campaign, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, which had been nearly destroyed after Operation Schon, had attempted to create a new offensive, and declared war on the Free Bistonian Army. They wanted to seize many of the territories which were controlled by the Free Bistonian Army in Central Bistonia in an attempt to recapture the region once again. BSPA units containing over 50,000 men then moved to the areas near Central Bistonia and pushed in the middle and reached deep into enemy territory. Despite their success in doing so, the Free Bistonian Army began a counter attack against the BSPA, putting a serious blow to the Bistonian People's Republic. They were pushed back to their original positions and the Free Bistonian Army shelled positions with artillery, forcing them to retreat, marking the end of the war with the Bistonian People's Republic and resulted in a decisive victory by the Free Bistonian Army.
=== Fall of Mazoji ===
Prior to the Fall of Mazoji, the Free Bistonian Army wanted to seek revenge after the Bistonian Socialist People's Army clashed against FBA units stationed in Central Bistonia. As a result, the Free Bistonian Army began opening negotiations with the Bistonian Armed Forces for the first time and began cooperating for an offensive to recapture the city of Mazoji from the Bistonian Socialist People's Army. On May 6th 1988, after things were organized, Operation Silo was commenced, and units from the Free Bistonian Army were stationed north of the Mazoji region. During the operation, divisions from the Bistonian Socialist People's Army attempted to counterattack the Free Bistonian Army, but it had gone wrong and resulted in Bistonian troops advancing quickly and captured coastal ports in the Mazoji region, and the Free Bistonian Army followed along aswell, leaving the city of Mazoji completely surrounded by two sides. After Mazoji was cut off from the outside world after Crimsonia attempted to provide the BSPA more arms, the Free Bistonian Army arrived at the city of Mazoji, before the Bistonian Armed Forces moved in aswell, marking the beginning of the siege.
23 days after the siege, units from the Free Bistonian Army finally arrived to the city of Mazoji to assist in the takeover of the city, and advanced northwest into the city, as a result, BSPA troops were then forced to stretch their lines, and units arrived in time to halt their efforts into capturing the city. Initially, plans were for units from the FBA to surround the city and gradually move in so they could force Crimsonian units and volunteers to a cluster in the central pocket of the city and then attack with air and artillery forces, however, this plan was never met, as the Bistonian Armed Forces had more units and the Free Bistonian Army had refused to do so. The next day, after the arrival of the Free Bistonian Army, the FBA launched an attack on downtown Mazoji and swept through, occupying one of the palaces in a fierce fight against BSPA forces. The Bistonian Armed Forces then attempted to open a new front in Mazoji by crossing a river bridge, however they received heavy shelling from Crimsonian artilley and the bridge to Mazoji was destroyed, and the river crossing was unsuccessful.
The Bistonian Socialist People's Army and Crimsonian troops managed to inflict casualties on both sides from defensive positions but they had suffered severe casualties from air bombardment, within hours of the palace being seized and television coverage of the siege through Bistonia, the Bistonian Armed Forces ordered Crimsonian forces and the Bistonian Socialist People's Army to surrender, or the city would face a full-scale assault, they later on denied, and in the process Bistonian Armed Forces rushed through and swept through the city, with the Free Bistonian Army following them, as a result, on midnight, the flag of the Bistonian People's Republic was lowered on a government building in Mazoji and the flag of Bistonia was raised, ending the full-scale assault. After most of Mazoji fell into the hands of Bistonian troops. On June 3rd 1988, Mazoji was jointly occupied by the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces, the following day, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army managed to retreat on June 1988 and continued clashes in west Mazoji along with Crimsonian volunteers, however they were minimal. Much of Mazoji remained unsecured, and fighting continued within the city and its outskirts well into the period of occupation.
Many leaders and commanders from the Bistonian Socialist People's Army either defected, fled or conceded to the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army, some of the commanders were executed immediately after being detained, and some political members from the Bistonian People's Republic were also executed in a brutal way. Due to fear of snipers, the Free Bistonian Army bombarded most of Mazoji, leaving the city in ruins, much to the disappointment of the Bistonian Armed Forces. Propevich and his colleagues fled the city and disappeared, attempting to escape to Bistonian Shingleton, however they were captured by Bistonian forces after weeks and they were immediately executed by Bistonian troops.
=== South Bistonian Offensive ===
After the city of Mazoji was seized and under joint control by both the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army, most of South Bistonia was recaptured after the Bistonian People's Republic collapsed, and several military districts were set up by the Bistonian Armed Forces and placed under strict martial law, including the city of Mazoji. The military districts aimed to rebuild and stabilize several areas in South Bistonia. After the region was recaptured by Bistonia, it left the West Bistonian Socialist Republic vulnerable to a invasion from the south, and the Free Bistonian Army decided to push things further by planning an offensive which was deemed risky, and in which it would be called the South Bistonian offensive, after the Bistonian Armed Forces were informed about the planned offensive, it was opposed by generals and officers, and they had made a decision not to intervene, since it was deemed risky and they had recently eliminated the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, leaving the Free Bistonian Army doing most of the work themselves
The South Bistonian Offensive was planned to push Crimsonian troops from the southern regions in West Bistonia, while they were focusing on planning to capture New Vilnius and while most units were stationed at the border towards Northern Bistonia, and in March 13th 1989, the South Bistonian Offensive began. Units from the Free Bistonian Army began rushing towards the West Bistonian border and seized it without fierce resistance, and captured several border towns, as a result, the Free Bistonian Army advanced deep into enemy territory. As Crimsonia was informed of attacks from the border, they then deployed more units to the border, resulting in heavy resistance and push them back, however before they could potentially recapture their territories, the Free Bistonian Army had completely secured their control over their territories, and it would result in a decisive victory by the Free Bistonian Army and a heavy loss to the Crimsonian and West Bistonian army. 
In the aftermath of the South Bistonian Offensive, the Free Bistonian Army began burning down villages, and killing most of the Crimsonian population in West Bistonia, and burning down religious monuments, it would become one of the main contributing factors which forced the Crimsonian People's Liberation Army to rush the Vilnius Offensive into the capital city of Bistonia, and inflict more genocide against Bistonians and attempt to nearly destroy the Free Bistonian Army.
=== Vilnius Offensive ===
Prior to the South Bistonian Offensive, the Crimsonian army had planned an offensive which was deemed too risky, after the collapse of the Bistonian People's Republic. And in preparation for the offensive they deployed most of their troops to the West Bistonian border on the north, and units were in the process of preparing for the offensive, however, before they could be prepared for the offensive, it was abruptly stopped by the South Bistonian Offensive, which was started by the Free Bistonian Army, some unequipped units were sent to the frontline of the offensive, and they were destroyed in the process. This resulted in the Crimsonian army being forced to rush their offensive as a last drastic attempt to win the war, as the situation was exhausting. The Vilnius Offensive left complete destruction in its way, and made Northern Bistonia one of the dangerous regions during the war.
On May 8th 1989, the Vilnius Offensive began, and underequipped Crimsonian troops with all of its manpower crossed the border into North Bistonia, however, when they were on their way to advance to the capital, thousands of Crimsonian troops died on the way either due to starvation, and resistance from Bistonian civilians and troops began hampering their efforts. As a result, Crimsonian troops began their terror, and a mass genocide began. They proceeded to burn down several villages or round up most of the locals and shot them, including children. They were buried in unidentified mass graves and most of their personal belongings were looted. Crimsonian troops then arrived to FBA-controlled territory, and heavy clashes ensued, in which FBA units were outnumbered, and they were destroyed in the process.
As the military command in Kriadavia were informed of the attack, they began their rush and immediately deployed more FBA units to the frontlines, in which most were destroyed. The remaining divisions were forced to move to the fields near Pezra, where they were outnumbered and resulted in a decisive victory by Crimsonian troops. Crimsonian troops then proceeded to destroy more units until over 500,000 FBA troops were killed, and swept through most of their territory, leaving Kriadavia and its surroundings still remaining under FBA control, they attempted to fight back against Crimsonian troops, but they still continued to be outnumbered. Most of their equipment was destroyed, and the Free Bistonian Army was completely weakened, allowing Crimsonian troops to advance to the city of New Vilnius on June 12th 1989. Prisoners of war from the Free Bistonian Army were immediately shot, and casualties mounted to over nearly a million. Over 800,000 FBA troops remained.
After the Crimsonian army reached the city of New Vilnius and broke through the CUFN zone surrounding the city, they were immediately destroyed on their way to seize the capital by the Free Bistonian Army, as they had been exhausted on the way to the city and only a hundred thousand remained alive. CUFN peacekeepers also fought to defend the city, which resulted in Crimsonian troops retreating back to West Bistonia, as they were retreating, they were then counter attacked by remaining units from the Free Bistonian Army, and only 10,000 troops were left running back to West Bistonia. The Free Bistonian Army then began recapturing many of their territories which had been captured, and during their process over 600 villages within their territories were found burned to the ground, with most of their inhabitants shot and buried in the unidentified mass graves. Landmines also infested their controlled territories, which resulted in over 2,000 landmine incidents.
In the aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive, the Free Bistonian Army was a shell of its former self, although it had recaptured many of its territories and rebuilt their army, it had reached nowhere to their prior levels. Over a million personnel within the Free Bistonian Army died, and the Free Bistonian Army lost its status as a strong and brutal army, Although they had huge losses, the Free Bistonian Army in several areas were not affected by the offensive, nor they were destroyed by Crimsonian forces, and these units would eventually intervene in Bistonian Shingleton.
=== Intervention in Bistonian Shingleton ===
As the Crimsonian-Bistonian War was on the brink of ending, the Free Bistonian Army decided to spread their influences in Bistonian regions that remained unstable and remained in conflict, and they began directing their attention towards Bistonian Shingleton, formerly a tourist attraction, it had become one of the most brutal regions during the war, as it was constantly in conflict between the unionists and seperatists forces since decades, although it was currently continuing their fight in Northern Bistonia, they decided to begin their intervention in Bistonian Shingleton anyway.
After the near destruction of units from the Bistonian Armed Forces in Bistonian Shingleton, the Free Bistonian Army began their intervention, and settled their military headquarters at the Grand Moylsturn Hotel, near the Bistonqwerty International Airport, however, their military headquarters was in the midst of a battle between seperatists and unionists forces, with the seperatists surrounding unionist forces inside the airport, however the seperatists began turning their eye on the Grand Moylsturn Hotel, and began launching attacks at it, before they could potentially capture it, FBA troops stormed out of the hotel and clashes occurred between the seperatists, which had shocked them. FBA units killed most of the seperatist forces standing outside of the airport, and they ran away. Unionist forces were then escorted out of the airport, in which they secured the location, which resulted in a unionist victory.
In the aftermath for the Battle for Bistonqwerty International Airport, the Unionist command in Bistonian Shingleton were informed that troops from the Free Bistonian Army had saved them, and opened negotiations with the Free Bistonian Army command to aid them in the conflict and an alliance was forged with the Unionists. A general from the Free Bistonian Army, Ethelbert Landon Morriss, was a person who was born in Bistonian Shingleton, and used it as a way to seize power in the ungoverned territories of Central Bistonian Shingleton, the epicentre of the conflict. During the intervention for the Free Bistonian Army, the Free Bistonian Army gave way for the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations to secure their occupied territories and provide aid among the needy people, however an agreement was made with the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations to provide loans for the Free Bistonian Army to purchase weapons needed to fight in the war in exchange for more protection among the CUFN buffer zone, in which tarnished the reputation for the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations during their situation in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War.
The Bistonian Shingleton Unionists, after struggling against the Seperatists, they were relieved and began fighting together with FBA units stationed in the island at the time. They provided their units with locations to several seperatist holdings and hideouts in which unionists struggled to capture. As a result, the seperatists were weakened and fragil, and as a result the seperatists collapsed into several factions, leaving a handful of seperatist factions attempting to defend their controlled territory from potential attacks and used ambush tactics in an attempt to obtain weapons from unionist holdings. During this period, the rump territory of the Bistonian People's Republic collapsed, which marked the end of the BPR.
In late 1989, Bistonian Shingleton seperatist groups then began clashes with the Free Bistonian Army and unionist forces, forming a united new front and striking them at their weakest points. Cities, roads and military bases belonging to the seperatists were captured which resulted in the front liquidating and the seperatists were soon forced to hide within the mountainous areas. Most units further disintegrated after Crimsonia withdrew from mainland Bistonia, stopping the flow of supply of ammunition and support for the seperatists were halted. Eventually, in the aftermath of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, the Free Bistonian Army continued a presence in the region, despite their dissolution. Ethelbert Landon Morriss, a general within the Free Bistonian Army, consolidated his power over the region, until he was overthrown from power after mass demonstrations in 1997.
=== Dissolution of the FBA State of Kriadavia ===
In 1990, after the events of New Shingleton, the Free Bistonian Army made a formal agreement with the Bistonian government to merge the FBA State of Kriadavia into the Provisional Government of Bistonia, as part of a phase to reincorporate the Free Bistonian Army into the fractured Bistonian Armed Forces once again into a united military force, since the war was coming into a close as Crimsonia withdrew from mainland Bistonia, forcing the West Bistonian Socialist Republic to fend off for themselves. The FBA State of Kriadavia and its government was due to dissolve in the coming 2 weeks.
After 2 weeks had passed, a ceremony in the city of Kriadavia was planned, which announced the dissolution of the FBA State of Kriadavia and its reincorporation into Bistonia once again. The flag of the FBA State of Kriadavia was then lowered, and the flag of the Provisional Government of Bistonia was raised, marking the end of the FBA State of Kriadavia. After the dissolution, the Bistonian Armed Forces moved into the city of Kriadavia for the first time, in an attempt to stabilize the nearly empty city. In the aftermath, the FBA State of Kriadavia only lasted 2 years.
=== Fall of West Bistonia ===
In the aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive, Crimsonian troops withdrew completely from mainland Bistonia, creating a devastating blow to the West Bistonian Socialist Republic. Over the weeks they gradually lost territory and West Bistonian troops were left to fight on their own once support for them had been stopped, they were also facing constant defeats from the Free Bistonian Army and due to the unstable government, massive demonstrations broke out which supported the West Bistonian Islamic Front. As a result, the West Bistonian Islamic Front advanced to the capital and overthrew the government, establishing the West Bistonian Islamic Republic, however it was too late, as they only controlled a small chunk of territory as Bistonian troops began pushing from both sides. The West Bistonian Islamic Front then began fighting against the Free Bistonian Army in a drastic attempt, however they were distracted and the Bistonian Armed Forces captured the capital, marking the end of West Bistonia.
=== Invasion of Wilnotarn and Arshturn ===
By September 1989, Crimsonia was nearly pushed out of Bistonia, as they had exhausted their troops to the point they had been weakened to take back the territories, and after the Vilnius Offensive had ended up in complete failure, Crimsonian troops withdrew from mainland Bistonia out of fear and as a result the West Bistonian Socialist Republic was left to deal with the war against Bistonia, and as a result the state collapsed, which resulted in the West Bistonian Islamic Front to take over the remaining territories. Crimsonia had completely withdrew from mainland Bistonia including Wilnotarn and Arshturn and the Crimsonian administration announced and guaranteed that the fight will continue to assert their dominance over the Bistonian Sea again and not lose hope after the partial liberation of Bistonia.
Later on, the Free Bistonian Army along with the Bistonian Armed Forces planned a full scale invasion of Wilnotarn and Arshturn in an attempt to force Crimsonia into surrounding, and potentially annex and incorporate Wilnotarn before the democratic government would be established. while others retaliated and considered it risky, some had took the chance in the invasion. In December 19th 1989 in the morning, the Bistonian Armed Forces began their bombardment campaigns across the coast, 20 minutes after the bombardment at 9:30, ground forces landed off the coasts of Wilnotarn, capturing many of the coastal cities without fierce resistance by Crimsonian troops, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations had condemned the invasion, but because of certain reasons, they had left Bistonia to invade the province.
As the Crimsonian-Bistonian War stretched into 1990, Crimsonian troops were desperate, it had attempt to hold back and resist against the invading Bistonian troops with the assistance of local forces left behind in the occupied territories, but they had been crushed. As Bistonian troops were making advancements into the island, Lithuanian locals in Wilnotarn began cheering on the streets as Bistonia invaded the rest of the territories. By January 3rd 1990, most of Southern Wilnotarn came under Bistonian control as curfew was placed including several checkpoints to avoid any potential bomb attacks. Government forces and communist monuments in the occupied territories were destroyed by Bistonian troops and Lithuanian locals. Several vital highways leading to Kraibrezhen were captured, and in Northern Wilnotarn the situation had turned desperate, as civillians attempted to flee the island.
In April 1990, after several clashes against Crimsonian troops, Bistonian troops entered the city of Kraibrezhen with fierce resistance, and in the afternoon hours, Bistonian troops arrived to government offices and many Crimsonian officials had attempted to leave the city, but they were struck by rockets and gunfire. Tanks moved into government facilities where Crimsonian flags were then taken off and a Bistonian flag was placed. Afterwards the city of Kraibrezhen had been finally secured, marking the end of the invasion of Wilnotarn, later on the People's Republic of Crimsonia surrendered to the Republic of Bistonia, marking the end of the war.
In May 1990, a month after the fall of Kraibrezhen and the capitulation of Crimsonia, Crimsonian officials returned to Kraibrezhen to sign the Treaty of Kraibrezhen, which resulted in the official dissolution of the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Republic. The treaty of Kraibrezhen was to be in effect in May 5th 1991. It also forced Crimsonia to recognize the annexation of Wilnotarn.
===Last years===
In the early morning hours of September 1990 both forces of the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army launched an operation to arrest and crack down on veterans involved in the Bistonian Shingleton Conflict, with the reasons for arrest being that most of these veterans were involved in carrying out terrorist attacks abroad in a terrible way of making most of the forces affiliated with the FBA to get away with war crimes committed, most of these veterans along with the Bistonian Shingleton Seperatist movement were detained and sent to a specially built prison where they would spend the rest of their sentences, most of the veterans that remained out of the FBA and BAFs way including the seperatists movement blamed the administration of Ethelbert Landon Morriss and as a result began arming fellow youth members nostalgic for the former Unionist movement in order to carry out attacks towards people in a desperate attempt to overthrow the government of Ethelbert Landon Morriss and establish a new administration in Bistonian Shingleton.
=== Dissolution ===
In the year of 1990, nearly a year after the end of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, the Free Bistonian Army continued to exist, but it was not active. Many of its personnel from the war had been discharged from the army, and the FBA State of Kriadavia had been dissolved. However, despite continuing to exist, it was however forced to end, after an agreement was signed to unite both the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces into phases. As it reached late phase, the Free Bistonian Army dissolved, and it was merged peacefully into the Bistonian Armed Forces. At their size before they were merged, the Free Bistonian Army had over 849,000 active personnel.
== Aftermath ==
In the aftermath of the dissolution of the Free Bistonian Army, it had created a legacy. It eventually inspired those in Crimsonia in the post-war period to revolt and name their resistance group called the Free Bistonian Army, named after the FBA. Despite their dissolution, some several FBA groups continued to exist, mainly in the Kriadavia region, and a revolt occurred in opposition to the Bistonian government for the treatment of veterans within the Free Bistonian Army, including the overthrow of Ethelbert Landon Morriss 2 years prior.
=== Insurgency in Kriadavia (1999 - 2000) ===
After the end of the FBA State of Kriadavia, several units in the Free Bistonian Army continued to be stationed in the rural regions in some of the remaining villages which survived the war, however they continued to be stationed there despite the end of the war and the FBA being merged. They were merely a remnant force of the FBA, and they were still armed. In 1997, Ethelbert Landon Morriss was overthrown from power by the Bistonian government, which resulted in opposition by the FBA remnants. Then, in 1999, a revolt occurred, in which the remnants of the FBA, which controlled chunks of rural areas, proclaimed their secession from the Bistonian government and began an insurgency in Kriadavia, which lasted for a year before it was crushed by the Bistonian Armed Forces, marking the end of the Free Bistonian Army.
=== FBA veterans in politics ===
After the end of the war, most notable generals and officers from the Free Bistonian Army, began their involvement into politics, and became politicians later on in the modern period and claiming themselves to be honored, as they were respected veterans from the war. However, most of these notable generals and officers who became politicians were war criminals, which were involved in the slaughtering of Crimsonian villages in West Bistonia and the deportation of Poles, and despite a few of them being sentenced for their crimes, the majority of them did not and continue to be in politics for the time.
However, there was one infamous general which had become the governor for the State of Bistonian Shingleton. Ethelbert Landon Morriss was born in Bistonian Shingleton and joined the Free Bistonian Army as a general in the year of 1988. After the Battle for Bistonqwerty International Airport, Ethelbert Landon Morriss, together with his units, seized power in Central Bistonian Shingleton, officially marking the beginning of his rule over the State of Bistonian Shingleton. Once the war ended, he still continued to be in power, however the Bistonian government had done nothing. Ethelbert Landon Morriss became even more ruthless during his power after the signing of the Shinglederry Agreement in 1992, continuing his spree of rampant corruption and becoming the dictator of Bistonian Shingleton, eventually, after discontent against him, demonstrations occurred in Bistonian Shingleton in the year of 1997 demanding him to step down, and he was forcefully removed after the Bistonian Armed Forces was deployed to the state to stabilize the region. He was then convicted of several crimes including corruption and he was sentenced to over 35 years in prison.
== Reported abuses ==
Over the periods, the Free Bistonian Army was accused of using child soldiers, organ trafficking, murders, massacres, prison camps, and alleged connections to the criminal underworld, this made the Free Bistonian Army earn the reputation as one of the most ruthless armies, and to this day dozens of personnel from the Free Bistonian Army have not been convicted or arrested by Bistonian authorities.
=== Use of child soldiers ===
During the early months of the Free Bistonian Army, the FBA allowed recruitment of children from the city in Kriadavia, however they only consisted of only 12 personnel and it was minimal, but however, during the Central Campaign, the number of child soldiers increased from only 12 to over 1,000, and their usage of child soldiers reached its peak in the year of 1989, in the aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive as a desperate attempt for the Free Bistonian Army to rebuild its military, after suffering heavy casualties and losses from the Crimsonian army. Over 400,000 children were personnel within the Free Bistonian Army, and by the end of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, most were discharged. In the aftermath, many child soldiers did not recover from the war, and institutions were funded and opened in an attempt to rehabilitate former child soldiers.
=== Organ theft allegations ===
Over the years after the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, allegations of organ theft began appearing, starting in the year 2001. Over 12 villagers had admitted that most of them had been kidnapped by personnel from the Free Bistonian Army to have their kidneys harvested from them, with dire consequences later on. Veterans from the Free Bistonian Army denied this, assuming that it was Crimsonian soldiers which arrived at their villages and shook them with terror, and that those who brought the allegations had simply done it in an attempt to gain money. No evidence of FBA personnel harvesting kidneys from villagers were also reported aswell, which added doubt to it. However, in the year of 2013, after several veterans were interrogated by the authorities, they claimed that several Crimsonian soldiers, including hundreds of collaborators had their kidneys harvested, and during further examination of mass graves located in Crimsonian villages in West Bistonia, massive cuts from the rotten corpses were found, and sometimes one or both kidneys were removed. It soon came to conclusion that the Free Bistonian Army did steal organs, but nobody knew their purpose. However, it was claimed that they stole the kidneys to fund weapons for themselves during the war.
=== Massacres ===
From the early and late phases of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, the Free Bistonian Army had committed massacres. In 1988, after the passing of a bill which resulted in protests, the Free Bistonian Army began a massacre which resulted in 662 people dead, which became one of the first massacres by the militia. Later on over the months and years, it would approach a much more brutal way, when over 3,450 people were ruthlessly killed by soldiers from the Free Bistonian Army. However, it wasn't worst, as after the Siege of Mazoji, the South Bistonian Offensive occurred, and as revenge towards Crimsonian invasion, the Free Bistonian Army pillaged villages and rounded up over thousands of villagers and shot them, this would later on follow in another 600 Crimsonian villages, and as the South Bistonian Offensive ended, over 340,000 people were killed.
* Kriadavia Protests - 662 people killed
* Kriadavia Massacre - 1,241 people killed
* Central Campaign - 789 people killed
* Siege of Mazoji - 3,450 people killed
* South Bistonian Offensive - 310,000 people killed
=== Prison camps ===
The Dauksas prison camp, located in the town Dauksas, Northern Bistonia, was one of the first prison camps constructed and operated by the Free Bistonian Army, which held over thousands of Crimsonian soldiers and Crimsonian collaborators in the aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive. A former prison guard from the Free Bistonian Army, was found guilty of torture and mistreatment of prisoners throughout the camp. It was shutdown in the aftermath of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, but the horrors of the prison camp had terrified survivors. Survivors from the Dauksas prison camp came forward to tell stories of how they were kidnapped, captured and were transported to the Dauksas prison camp where they witnessed the torture and killing of other prisoners. Eyewitness testimonies from former inmates and former FBA veterans described the detentions of Crimsonian soldiers and collaborators, including those who came from the West Bistonia region.
=== Sexual violence ===
After the South Bistonian Offensive, over hundreds of Crimsonian women from the local villages were violently raped by soldiers from the Free Bistonian Army, and were either killed afterwards. Survivors of rapes committed by the soldiers had made allegations towards the Free Bistonian Army and in response former veterans accused them of lying, claiming that the Free Bistonian Army had not done such a crime, and that they were a group who wanted to save Bistonia.
== Status as a terrorist group ==
Initially, the Provisional Government of Bistonia, under the military rule of the Bistonian Armed Forces, regarded the FBA as a terrorist group, but later dropped it around the time the Central Campaign ended, or when they began cooperating with eachother prior to Operation Silo in 1988, and dropped their accusations towards the FBA. Later on, in the aftermath of the Central Campaign, Crimsonia regarded the FBA as a terrorist group, mainly due to its ruthless actions and demanded the Eastern Bloc to recognize the FBA's status as a terrorist group, however it came to no avail.
==Investigations for war crimes==
After the Free Bistonian Army was disbanded and life in Bistonia gradually stabilized in the 2000s, the problems regarding the Free Bistonian Army resurfaced, regarding its ruthless actions and reported abuses. Bistonian politicians, who were former FBA generals or commanders, had been threatened by the allegations, and had done everything to stop it, and they were supported by the Bistonian government and provided them protection.
In the year of 2008, after being detained for 11 years, Ethelbert Landon Morriss was in trial after being accused of corruption, and crimes against humanity during his rule over the island, and after being found guilty of the crimes, he was sentenced to over 35 years in prison, without any possibility for a parole. He died of a heart attack in prison, 6 days after his 58th birthday on April 29th 2013.
== Equipment ==
From 1988 to 1990, the Free Bistonian Army was equipped with an arsenal combined from both equipment originally from the Bistonian Armed Forces and stolen arsenals of weapons from the Crimsonian People's Liberation Army, as the Free Bistonian Army had little to no support from either sides. Despite having equipped arsenals from both sides, the Free Bistonian Army resorted to the black markets in Bistonia and throughout the global world to get their hands on as much weapons as possible, and numerous terrorist groups including cartels had supported and armed them with weapons. However, following the defeat at the hands of Crimsonian troops at the Battle of Pezra, most of the Free Bistonian Army's personnel were killed, and a majority of its arsenal had been destroyed. 
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Vehicles used by the Free Bistonian Army from 1988 to 1990
List of Vehicles used 	Estimated numbers	Armaments 	Received from
Orchrestran T-54A Main Battle Tank 	542 - 780 	12.7 mm DShK heavy machine gun, D-10T 100 mm rifled gun 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian military
Orchrestran T-62 Main Battle Tank 	329 - 532 	115 mm U-5TS smoothbore gun, 7.62 mm PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian military
Orchrestran T-72 Main Battle Tank 	542 - 345 	125 mm 2A46M/2A46M-5 smoothbore gun, 7.62 mm PKT coax. machine gun 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian military
Landlichen 1A3 Main Battle Tank 	342 - 455 	105 mm Royal Ordnance L7A3 L/52 rifled gun, 2 × 7.62 mm MG 3 or FN MAG (co-axial and commander's hatch)	Received by the Bistonian Armed Forces
Orchrestran T-80 Main Battle Tank 	351 	125 mm 2A46-2 smoothbore gun, 7.62 mm PKT coax MG 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian military
Orchrestran T-64 Main Battle Tank 	253 - 102 	125 mm smoothbore gun D-81T, 7.62 mm PKMT coaxial machine gun 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian military
USMC M60A2 Main Battle Tank 	89 	152 mm M162 Gun, 50. BMG MG 	Received by the Bistonian Armed Forces
Crimsonian IZ-55 	421-320 	130mm gun, 7.60mm machine gun for the commander, and mountable 15mm AA gun 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian Military
Crimsonian IZ-42 	321-301 	125mm gun and 7.60mm machine gun, mountable 12.72mm AA gun 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian Military
Mongravian Renault VAB Armored Personnel Carrier	543 	M2 Browing Machine Gun 	Received by the Bistonian Armed Forces
Modernized Crimsonian IZ-34 	63-43 	105mm Gun and 7.50mm machine gun, mountable AA gun 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian Military
Mongravian AMX-10RC Wheeled Vehicle 	231-180 	F2 105 mm medium-pressure gun 	Received by the Bistonian Armed Forces
Orchrestran BTR-60 Armored Personnel Carrier 	200-127 	14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun, 7.62 mm PKT tank coaxial machine gun 	Stolen arsenal from the Crimsonian Military
Orchrestran BTR-70 Armored Personnel Carrier 	143-96 	14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or 12.7 mm DShK,7.62 mm PKT machine gun 	Stolen Arsenal from the Crimsonian Military
Ochrestran BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carrier 	90 	14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or
30mm 2A72 automatic cannon, 7.62 mm PKT machine gun 	Stolen Arsenal from the Crimsonian Military
Ochrestran BMP-1 IFV 	63 	73 mm 2A28 Grom low pressure smoothbore short-recoil semi-automatic gun (40 rounds)
with ATGM launcher for 9M14 Malyutka (4 rounds) or other turrets with 2A42 or 2A72 autocannons, 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machinegun	
Zedrutian MBO-15 Wersja 3 APC 	170 	M2 Browing Machine gun 	Received by the Bistonian Armed Forces
Personnel weapons issued by the Free Bistonian Army from 1988 to 1990
Personnel Item Type 	Type 	Estimated amount	Received From
G3A3 Battle Rifle 	Battle Rifle 	654,200 Units 	Bistonian Armed Forces
FN FAL 	Battle Rifle 	410,200 Units 	Bistonian Armed Forces
AK-47 	Assault Rifle 	152,100 Units 	Unknown - possibly stolen from the Crimsonian military or purchased from black markets
AKM 	Assault Rifle 	200,100 Units 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
M16 	Assault Rifle 	320,100 Units 	Bistonian Armed Forces
NO-47 	Assault Rifle 	230,100 Units 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
AKM 	Assault Rifle 	430,200 Units 	Unknown - possibly stolen from the Crimsonian military or purchased from black markets
Armalite AR-15 	Civilian Assault Rifle 	95,200 Units 	Unknown - possibly purchased from the black market
M14 	Battle Rifle 	140,200 Units 	Unknown - possibly purchased from the black market
MP5 And MP5K 	Submachine Gun 	70,200 Units 	Bistonian Armed Forces
New Gdansk Firearms GF-5	Semi-Auto Civilian Rifle	190,200 Units 	Bistonian Armed Forces
AK-74 	Assault Rifle 	240,600 Units 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
AKS-74U 	Assault Rifle 	102,100 Units 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
M1 Carbine 	Semi Auto Rifle 	42,100 Units 	Unknown - possibly purchased from the black market
Glock 17 	Pistol 	321,800 Units 	Bistonian Armed Forces
Tokarev TT-33 	Pistol 	215,500 Units 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
CAR-15 XM177 	Carbine 	240,210 Units 	Bistonian Armed Forces
Makarov PM 	Pistol 	125,200 Units 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
Man-portable weapons used by the Free Bistonian Army from 1988 to 1990
List of Man-portable weapons 	Estimated numbers	Type 	Received From
RPG-7 	210,500 	Rocket-propelled grenade 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
RPG-16 	321,000 	Rocket-propelled grenade 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
M1A1 Bazooka 	62,100 	Bazooka 	Unknown - possibly purchased from the black market
AT-4 Spigot 	250,100 	Anti-Tank Missile Launcher 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
M72 LAW 	180,400 	Rocket-propelled grenade 	Received from Provisional Goverment of Bistonia
9K32 Strela 	170,800 	Surface-To-Air Missile Launcher 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
VG-5 "Wybuchowiec" Anti-Tank Missile Launcher	85,200 	Man-Portable Heat Seeking Anti-Tank Missile	Received From Bistonian Armed Forces
RPG-18 	82,100 	Rocket-propelled grenade 	Stolen equipment from the Crimsonian military
Carl Gustav 	320,100 	Recoiless Rifle 	Bistonian Armed Forces