The Gardenian Security Bureau

## Overview

**The Gardenian Security Bureau** (GSB) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the Sovereign Republic of Gardenia and its principal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the Justice Administration, the GSB reports to both the Director of Justice and the Presidente himself.

The GSB was officially formed on July 16th, 2002 by Presidente Markon in the wake of numerous terrorist attacks and assassination attempts perpetrated by the Champaign Liberation Forces and Urbana Defense Front. While many Gardenian's praised the decisive leadership of Presidente Markon in the creation of the GSB, the Presidente also drew harsh criticism from opponents who compared the GSB to the infamous Secret Police of the Principality of Gardenia.

Few know the specifics of the GSB's counter-terror methods outside of those in the highest offices of the central government. Very few operations have ever been declassified, and even then, those that have were heavily censored prior to their release. Regardless, the GSB has proven to be an effective force in the central government's quest to suppress the insurgencies.

Currently the Gardenian Security Bureau is lead by the Director of the GSB, Jay Sutto.

### Operational History

In its short history, the Gardenian Security Bureau has established a reputation for itself as a swift, silent, and efficient organization committed to hunting down and eliminating the insurgent threats that stand against Gardenia.

In late 2002 just after their official formation, the GSB launched *Operation Damocles,* a sweeping multi-year national level counter insurgency operation with aims to "decapitate" the insurgencies by eliminating or capturing their leadership. This operation eventually led to the death of the second in command of the Champaign Liberation Forces, Julianna Vansorjech as well as several other senior level members of both the CLF and the UDF.

*Operation Damocles* was viewed as a major success, with insurgent attacks falling by 32 percent in just three years. In 2007, intelligence reports suggested that the leadership of both the CLF and UDF were forced to withdraw to the surrounding farmlands to better evade the GSB.

Pushed into the outskirts, the insurgent forces of the CLF and UDF continued their resistance by launching harassment campaigns designed to sap SRG civilians and military forces of their morale. However, GSB public relations efforts were at least partially successful in spinning the events, preventing the electorate from demanding the cession of the government for some time. But these efforts would inevitably exhaust themselves.

By 2016, the situation was looking bleak. Gardenians were sick of being attacked indiscriminately in a war that they perceived to be unwinnable. Presidente candidate Pawel Rawdaniko ran on a campaign of returning lasting peace to Gardenia by ensuring that all sides would leave the negotiation table satisfied. After being elected with 73 percent of the vote, Presidente Rawdaniko successfully negotiated a peace summit set for March 15th, 2018.

In their biggest organizational stain, the GSB blundered their capture operation set to take place during the now infamous Japanese Gardens Peace Talks. During the peace talks, GSB forces stormed the Japan House in an attempt to capture the leadership of the insurgent forces and bring a definite end to the war. However, an intense firefight broke out and the personal bodyguards of the CLF and UDF leaders fought with more fervor than had been anticipated.

Miraculously, the leader of the CLF, Jae Duevara, managed to escape the ambush with the remnants of his personal bodyguard and has eluded capture to this day. The GSB was successful in eliminating the UDF leader Johnathan Anderson when he was fatally wounded by precision fire from GSB special agents. Unfortunately for the government forces, Anderson's body was recovered by his comrades (at great cost) and was considered to be a martyr for their cause, significantly emboldening UDF forces.

The ambush at the Japanese Gardens Peace Talks backfired on the SRG. Since then insurgent forces have significantly increased their operational tempo, attacking SRG civilians and security forces at a frequency and intensity not seen since before the creation of the GSB.

### Special Activities Division

The **Special Activities Division** (**SAD**) is a division of the Gardenian Security Bureau responsible for covert operations and paramilitary operations. The division handles tactical paramilitary operations and covert political action operations.

The Special Operations Group (SOG) is a department within SAD responsible for operations that include clandestine or covert operations with which the S.R.G government does not want to be overtly associated. As such, unit members, do not typically wear uniform.

If they are compromised during a mission, the S.R.G. will deny all knowledge.

Currently the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the SAD is Special Agent Thanasi Jordanis. Little is known about him other than the fact that he is rumored to have been a former member of Task Force Epsilon, the same special forces group that the current leader of the UDF Carsten Boastani was a part of before going rogue.