Kylan-Aritas War

Kylish soldiers scale a cliffside in preparation for Operation Whitecap (c. 1992)

### Outcome

**Kylish Victory**
- Kylan maintains control of all disputed territory and gains 38.2 km² from Aritas
- Significant damage to Aritasian infrastructure
- Embargoes levied on Aritas and Dovencor
- Failed uprisings against the Aritasian government
- Start of the Aritas Peacekeeping Zones

Civilian Deaths:
Kylan: 7,249
Aritas: 56,870

Civilians Displaced:
Kylan: ~35,000
Aritas: ~358,000

## Battles and Events

Sudmont, Muntesburg, Anshuzia, Endrutsburg, Saudsburg, and Kasanburg

The **Kylan-Aritas War**, also called the **Tarsbanian War** or the **Long War**, was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from early 1981 to April 1993 in northern Tarepas. The war was fought between Kylan and Aritas over possession of the mountainous Tarsbania region of Kylan, and resulted in protracted warfare in the mountains. Tarsbania had been a point of contention between the two countries for several decades, mostly due to its mineral wealth and its large Aritasian minority. The war was initiated by Aritas, which had elected former general Harus Alisov as its president in 1980. Alisov, taking advantage of years of military build up that his predecessors had initiated, launched an invasion to conquer Tarsbania and cut-off Kylish roads to the region.

## Background

Nearly eight centuries before the Great Collapse, the Tarsbania region was settled by Kylyns, who considered the mountains to be the natural borders of their empire. In 32 BGC, the Kylish War of Succession broke out, leaving the country in a vulnerable position as its fractured armies battled one another. During this time, neighboring states attempted to seize the mineral-rich region for themselves, resulting in Tarsbansia changing hands among several different states that gained and lost control over it. With the arrival of the Collapse, however, surviving in the mountains became too difficult. For many years after, the region was sparsely populated by a hodgepodge of groups, causing any historical claims from that time to be tenuous in international law.

Between the thaw following the impact winter and the reestablishment of Kylan, the region once again became a flashpoint for conflict. Between 200 to 1861 AGC, Tarsbania was under the control of the following nations:

**Timeline of *De Facto* Control**

The Circum-Bolic War offered the chance for Kylan to once again become an independent state. Before the war, much of the Kylish Empire's historical territories were under the control of the Aritasian Empire. As the war raged on, Aritas's military and economy were severely weakened, and on July 14, 1863, Norvangolian troops under the command of General Sāgan Okaler invaded. What followed was a brutal two-year conflict that ended with Kylan's reconstitution on August 19th, 1865. Following the end of this war of independence, control of the region was firmly established. Kylan's initial military weakness was mitigated by the presence of Norvangolian troops, who guaranteed the security of its borders as the young nation made sense of its path forward.

During this time, multiple nations continued to dispute control over Tarsbania.