Invasion of Libya

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  **Anton Ujung** Yamamoto Isoroku Itsu Yamatora

The **Invasion of Libya** was a battle within the Invasion of the United Arab Republic which took place between April 14 and November 25, 2035 for control over the state of Libya within the United Arab Republic, and resulted in the Bovido Imperium conquering most of the state,

Following months of strategic victories in the Bovido conquest of North Africa, Imperator Anton Ujung began to demand the complete obliteration of the United Arab Republic in Spring 2035 out of fear that the Libirachi Empire would join in the conflict if the war became prolonged. Consequently, on April 14, 2035 the Bovido Imperium launched it's 3rd Holy Naval Group under the control of Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku to begin a naval assault of the city of Benghazi, with the *Ujung*-*class* aircraft carrier Bounty of the Waves serving as the flagship for the naval group, whilst the 16th Fleet under the command of Captain Istu Yamatora split off from the group to attack and lead a landing at the coastal city of Tripoli. Having launched from the Nile basin, the Naval Group landed on the beaches of Libya State on April 20th, 2035 and immediately began a coastal bombardment of the cities, encountering fierce resistance from Major General Khalifa Haftar, Vice President of the UAR and military head of Libya state, who commanded the XXX Land Corps of the Arab Republic in the defence of the twin regional capitals.

Having landed on the beaches of Benghazi on April 20th, the Maximo Exercitus Imperium (MEI) armed forces of the Bovido Imperium quickly overran the port of Benghazi and much of the seafront face of the city, pushing the local forces back to the Benghazi Way Motorway where the forces of the XXX Corps under the control of Major General Khalifa Haftar transformed the highway into the primary defence force for the Arab Republic.

Meanwhile in Beijing, the government of the Libirachi Empire's Fox Dynasty under the leadership of President Karyn Voor began to ramp up the nation's war drive for deployment into Africa following months of armed forces restructuring which had hampered it's ability to mobilise forces effectively. With the appointment of Sun Jianguo as Grand Admiral and Qi Jianguo as temporary Grand General by the Central Military Commission, the Libirachi Imperial Army began to deploy support to Major General Khalifa Haftar's XXX Corps in Benghazi from May 9th 2035, where Libirachi forces and Bovido soldiers fought in open combat for the first time in over a decade, resulting in Libirachi soldiers managing to keep the line against the Imperium, forcing a no-man's zone across much of the coastal region of the city, resulting in the seaboard assault of Libya being halted and instead forced the Imperium to begin a land invasion from their stronghold in Egypt.

Launching from the Egyptian boarder on May 26th, the 2nd Egyptian Corps under the command of Major General Michael Clod began a steady move through the Saharan desert of Libya state virtually unopposed as the armies of the United Arab Republic began to retreat back to the coastal city strongholds, unwittingly giving the Bovido armies time to prepare for their massive assault on the city of Benghazi. Arriving to the south of the city with three land armies, Major General Clod began a siege of the state capital and the XXX Corps led by Major General Khalifa Haftar, bombarding the city mercilessly from the 3rd Holy Naval Group sitting at the shoreline. Despite this, with Libirachi aid, Haftar's forces were able to maintain a hold over the capital, resulting in a stalemate which would last until November 2035; with the UAR forces held at Benghazi, Clod was able to direct his armed forces to seize control over much of the Libyan state, turning the stronghold of Benghazi into an isolated fortress city in the middle of the Bovido Imperium's North Africa province. Despite being nominally in control of the UAR forces in the capital, Major General Haftar seceded much of the day to day responsibilities after initially securing the safety of the region in June 2035, and instead began to lead forces against the Imperium elsewhere within the United Arab Republic.