Kozanese Civil War

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The **Kozanese Civil War** (鉱山国内戦, **Kōzan-koku Naisen**?), also known as the **Chuhou Joutai** (中方状態, **Chūhō Jōtai**?), is an ongoing civil war in Kozan fought between the Kozanese Royal Defense Force led by King Soujirou, along with various domestic and foreign forces opposing the terrorist group the Shintoist Province and Scarlet Devil of Team Crimson from overthrowing the monarch of Kozan and transforming it into a socialist republic.

The war began on December 21, 2002, after the city of Rockton in Daiyashin Province was attacked by SPASDOT at the end of the Western Kozan Offensive, and both factions have been supported by a number of countries, including the United States, Japan, as well as others. It is the second of two conflicts involving SPASDOT, the other being the Soviet-Kozan conflict.

## Background

*See:* Soviet-Kozan conflict
The Shintoist Province and Scarlet Devil of Team Crimson had already fought one other war in Kozan, that being the Soviet-Kozan conflict. Their main goal in that war was to overthrow the monarch of Kozan and replace it with a social republic as a satellite state of the Soviet Union. Even though they succeeded with assassinating King Kenjirou, SPASDOT ultimately failed to overthrow the government due to US intervention in the conflict and was thought to be a contributing factor to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union.

## Timeline

### Initial phase

*Main article:* Western Kozan Offensive
Major unrest began in the summer of 2002 when Crimsonite protestors marched in a few major cities in Western Kozan in response to an anti-Shinto documentary film, demanding that they stop showing the film and release Crimsonite prisoners who were captured during the Kozan-Soviet conflict. SPASDOT, however, responded violently by attacking three cities in Western Kozan, with the first attack in Horudika Canal on September 22, 2002, followed by the second attack in Dockery Bay on November 11, 2002, with the last attack in Rockton on December 21, 2002. All three attacks resulted in a few hundred civilians being killed or wounded, and the Kozanese Civil War went into full swing.

### First phase of insurgency

The first phase lasted from its beginning in December 2002 until March 2003, as it saw the rise of SPASDOT militias in Western Kozan engaging in an armed rebellion against the Monarch of Kozan like in the first conflict. This saw the construction of new strongholds by the group.

### Creation of The Unforgettable

After a young Japanese-American named Susumu Takajima was arrested for attempting to join SPASDOT, he decided to join the KRDF as part of his plea. His recruitment into the Kozanese Royal Defense Force at the age of 13 made him the youngest recruit in the army's history.

## Appearances

* *Chuhou Joutai: The Middle State of War* (first appearance)
* *Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!*
* *Chuhou Joutai 3: Three Nights of Scarlet Abscess*

## References

1. ↑ https://drillimation.com/2020/02/08/the-western-kozan-offensive-the-spasdot-uprising-that-began-the-kozanese-civil-war/ The Western Kozan Offensive: The SPASDOT Uprising That Began the Kozanese Civil War