War in Tedesu

Conflict as of 3 Dec 2023 Blue/Light Blue - North Tedesu Green/Light Green - Tedesu

### Belligerents

Government Side* United Republic of Tedesu

Brotherhood Side

* State of Tedesu

### Units Involed

Government Side* Tedusian Armed Forces

Brotherhood Side

* Brotherhood of Tedesu Forces

### Army Strenth

* Tedusian Armed Forces - 20,000 - 45,000
* Brotherhood of Tedesu Forces - 25,000 - 65,000

### Casualties & Losses

Government Side* Deaths - 3,000 - 6,000
* Displaced Civilians - 190,000

Brotherhood Side

* Deaths - 2,000 - 4,500
* Displaced Civilians - 130,000

The **War in Tedesu** or the **Tedusian War** is an ongoing armed conflict in the region of Tedesu. After the results of 2023 Tedusian Presidential Election that showed that Jean Caddam had won, the Progressive Alliance and the public seemed sceptical about his win and after investigations started to conclude electoral fraud, Caddam was arrested. Vice President, Chris O'Reilly became acting President on the 8th of August and then officially inaugurated on the 27th of August 2023. Because of the arrest and prosecution of former President, Jean Caddam, a peaceful protest was held on the 7th of September in defence of Caddam but it soon turned violent until it was stopped. The following day so people return to that spot and stage a riot against the government's actions on breaking up the protest. It became incredibly violent and led to military being deployed to stop shootings. A terrorist group called the Brotherhood of Tedesu declared war on the United Republic of Tedesu on the 9th of September 2023 and begun attacks the following days.

## Background

### Prelude & 2nd Tedusian War for Independence

Most Tedusians believed that the country was better off independent and that they felt neglected by Sheaman. after the Second World War, Tedesu was mostly happy with its place in Sheaman but as soon as Sophie White took power in 1961, things began going downhill. Independence was wanted by most people in Tedesu, leading to the 1st Tedusian War for independence in 1976. Tedesu declared itself independent from Sheaman without declaring war. This upset Ivan Jacks who decided to declare won the country which was soon becoming recognized by many nations in the world. Both nations ended the war in a stalemate and came to the agreement that Tedesu would remain a part of Sheaman but with many more special privileges. Tedesu soon wanted independence by the late 90s to early 2000s and went between electing a pro-independence and anti-independence party until they stuck with the pro-independence party. The state's final legislative election was held in 2008 and led to TIP (the pro-independence party) winning 116 seats in the state senate and UAT (the anti-independence party) winning 84 seats in the state senate. The President of the state, Jean Caddam, then declared war on Sheaman to secure independence.

The war costed many lives and was very active between 2009 - 2010 until a ceasefire was called in an attempt to break deal. Many minor battles/skirmishes happened between 2010 - 2012 during the peace negotiations but none were too significant. After two years of long discussions, the war reignited in May 2012 until July 2013 when another ceasefire was called between Wojchiech Govindaram and Jean Caddam. Govindaram made some of the most significant progress at the time and it looked like peace was coming. Her negotiations never got anywhere and she left office in 2014 and the previous Prime Minister, Hazel Willow, took over. Willow made even better progress and kept the country at a state of semi-peace until 2019. In July 2019, the ceasefire was blocked and conflicts begun once again, leading to some of the most detrimental battles of the war. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a ceasefire was called in March 2020 and lasted until December 2021. After this point, Sheaman started experiencing terrible defeats and the Tedusian military began rapidly digging into Sheaman territory. This, and the unpopularity of the C&U government, led to P&D being elected in the 2022 Parliamentary Election in summer. P&D decided to call a ceasefire and focus almost entirely on ending the war between the two countries. Prime Minister, Luthando Kuran, was entirely different from his predecessors as he wanted to give Tedesu independence as long as they held elections. This deal was accepted by Jean Caddam and the country was set to become independent on the 1st of January 2023 with elections happening on the same day. This was delayed near the end of December to the 1st of April 2023 and then once again to the 1st of June 2023.

### 2023 Elections

Eventually, independence was achieved and elections were held the same day. Three elections were held: a senate election, presidential election, and local elections. The senate election led to the Progressive Alliance winning the election and forming a government around a week later. The Progressive Alliance included the People's Socialist Party (PSP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and the Radical Party (RAD). The presidential election led to Jean Caddam winning the election by a slim margin, elected via FPTP electoral districts. The local elections led to three Progressive Alliance councils being formed, two Conservative councils being formed, and a Radical - Unionist council.

### Jean Caddam's Arrest, Riots, and Violence

Fraud claims about Jean Caddam's victory in the presidential election were apparent from the final results of the presidential election. The election led to over 143,000 people signing a petition for the police to investigate fraud claims. The police began investigations on the 5th of June 2023 and on the 18th of July 2023, the police found text messages between a friend of Caddam's called Martin Walker that included Caddam joking about cheating the election. The text messages were not taken seriously in court and they believed that there wasn't sufficient evidence for the fraud claims to be true. On the 3rd of August, police were granted permission to investigate Caddam's homes. On the 4th of August, an associate of Caddam's stepped forwards and confessed their involvement in helping Caddam cheat in the presidential election. This claim was taken seriously and led to an immediate search of Caddam's house on the 6th of August. The investigation of Caddam's house led to the police finding evidence of Caddam conspiring the attack the capitol if Karl Reese had won the election. Police also found evidence of Caddam setting up polling booths around the country that were controlled by Caddam. The staff of the polling booths would intentionally switch around lots of voters' votes in an attempt to give Caddam a better chance at winning.

The court decided that the evidence was more that sufficient for an arrest of Jean Caddam and on the 8th of August he was taken by police and arrested. Caddam's arrest led to most of his party disregarding him, shaming him, and denouncing him. Caddam was temporarily removed as President the same day and Vice President, Chris O'Reilly, was granted the position of Temporary President. O'Reilly later assumed full presidency on the 27th of August 2023.

On the 7th of September 2023, Jean Caddam supporters held a protest against his imprisonment, believing him to be completely innocent. The protest soon became a riot and led to a group of protesters killing three police officers. In retaliation, more military police were called in and a civilian was killed because he was attempting to strangle another police officer. The riot was quickly broken up but the event spread like wildfire. Caddam condemned the actions of the rioters but also condemned the police officers for killing a civilian. Another riot was held the next day on the 8th of September, but this time, the rioters were deemed terrorists after they began firing on innocent civilians and even other protesters. The police were disregarded and a group of 100 soldiers were called in to fend off against the 500 terrorists. The terrorists began overrunning the soldiers so backup was called but after many casualties and injuries on the side of the terrorists, they fled the scene. Some terrorists were captured and then subsequently tortured for information. None of the captured terrorists told the interrogators who they were or who they worked for.

On the 9th of September, the government responded to the situation by promising a major increase of protection and military in the country . Deputy Chancellor, Mathew T. Lewis, claimed that Jean Caddam was behind the attacks and that his arrest was orchestrated so that people would get riled up in defense of Caddam. Later that evening, a terrorist group called the Brotherhood of Tedesu announced that they were behind the terrorist incidents on the 7th and 8th of September. They group then announced a declaration of war on the government of Tedesu.

## War: 2023 - Present

### 2023

#### September 2023

After the declaration of war from the Brotherhood of Tedesu, the Tedusian government responded by deploying their military, locking the nation down, and enacting martial law. The country then went into a state of panic as streets were cleared of civilians and the government urged people to stock up on food and hide. On the 10th of September, Elijah Jonsie, a suspected high ranking official in the Brotherhood, marched on the capitol with an army of 5,200. His army met 9,600 government soldiers who defended the capitol during a session in the Senate. The Senate had an emergency evacuation whilst the battle was ongoing. The battle led to 800 government soldiers dying and 700 BOT soldiers dying, becoming one of the most deadly battles in Tedesu since the 2010s. The battle ends when Elijah Jonsie retreats suddenly and quickly disappears.

President, Chris O'Reilly, calls a code red in the country and hides the Chancellor as well as relocates the Senate in an attempt to keep the government running during the war. President of Sheaman, Robbie Twen, announces his that he supports the Tedusian government and that he will urge the Parliament of Sheaman to consider aiding the Tedusian government in the war. A 2nd attack on the Capitol happens on the 15th of September 2023 and leads to capitol being overtaken quickly due the dispersed troops around the city of Brexilton. Troops are relocated to Capitol on the 19th of September 2023 and the Capitol Recapture Conflict begins. 2,600 government troops engage the just under 2,000 BOT troops and lay siege on them. On the 24th of September, the Senate holds a vote on whether President, Chris O'Reilly, should be given extra temporary powers. The vote leads to a strong majority agreeing to give him extra powers which he receives immediately. O'Reilly established a 12-person war council to control the conflict aspect of the war, entrusting them in allocating resources, attacking, defending, and helping civilians to safety. On the 30th of September, BOT troops continue making gains in Brexilton, beginning to majorly push back government forces, On the same day, Jean Caddam is put on trial and after a quite short session, the judge finds Jean Caddam guilty of inciting terrorist plans and committing electoral fraud. Caddam is sentenced to prison for prison for 14 years for planned terrorism and 4 years for electoral fraud.

#### October 2023

Both the United Kingdom and Sheaman agree to send aid to the Tedusian government, starting sometime in late October. O'Reilly agrees with his government to stop the attack on the Capitol in Brexilton and calls for the troops to retreat. Some are stationed outside the Capitol and others return to the frontline of the city. On the 3rd of October, BOT troops invaded both Onoira and and Samprier with 2,000 soldiers each. President, Chris O'Reilly sponsors 10,000 new recruits on a 2 to 6 month training course in an attempt to increase the number of soldiers on the battlefield.

On the 14th of October, the North Region is completely taken over by the BOT and the following day on the 15th of October, the North Region is officially annexed by the BOT under the newly established country called the State of Tedesu. President, O'Reilly, responded to the declaration of independence by Antonio Santiago by refusing the accept the independence of North Tedesu. O'Reilly believed that Antonio Santiago's declaration of independence was only done to stop the idea that the war was a civil war. The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, spoke out about his support and recognition of independence of North Tedesu. O'Reilly refused to comment on the situation and instead pushed it aside and banned reporters from talking to him about it, causing the media to see it as the first step towards press censorship in the country.

2nd Capitol Recapture Conflict - On the 25th of October, the government sent in 2,200 troops to recapture the capitol. They were faced against 1,600 BOT troops who had reduced in size due to having to be dispersed to other parts of the city. They engaged each other around 13:00 and after around two hours of on-and-off fighting bombs were exploded near and directly under government troops. This killed around 837 government soldiers and wounded 132, leading to an evacuation of the soldiers around 10 minutes after the explosions at around 15:37. Other bombs were exploded during the evacuation that killed a further 129 soldiers and injured 87 more. After evacuation, over 100 injured soldiers died from their wounds shortly after the explosion and a count of the soldiers that survived came to 929. The conflict was considered the worst conflict of the war and both the public and the government paid their respects to the fallen soldier during the Capitol 25 Memorial. Members of the public as well as members of the government, including Chris O'Reilly, Tommy Lawson, and Karl Reese, attended the service. It took place at the National People of Honour Cemetery just outside Brexilton. O'Reilly promised to avenge the fallen soldiers, granting them all the Medal of National Honour, promising to construct a memorial for all of those who died in the battle, and finally promised to rapidly increase military conscription and training. O'Reilly finally ended by granting Edward "Eddie" Vallen the rank of General.

After the 2nd Capitol Recapture Conflict, O'Reilly introduces legislation in the Senate called the Conscription & Training Bill 2023 that would require all men aged between 18 to 49 that are unmarried and have been unemployed for more than a year sign up for conscription to the army. It would also allow anybody (including women) to volunteer as long as they didn't exceed the age of 60. The bill was presented on the 31st of October and was passed on the 3rd of November and quickly given assent by O'Reilly on the same day.

#### November 2023

The Battle of Onoira began after a month of small skirmishes. The battle began on the 1st of November and saw a massive stretch of troops inside the city. Between the 1st to 3rd, the Brotherhood made considerable gains and inflicted a large amount of causalities on government troops. O'Reilly decided to take some troops from other areas near Onoira and deploy them in the Battle of Onoira. During the 4th - 11th of November, the battle began going in favour of the government after they began pushing the Brotherhood troops back. Casualties continued to grow among both parties the conflict ensued. By the 18th of November, the government's troops began rapidly pushing back Brotherhood forces, leading to many of the first Brotherhood forces to surrender at the hands of government forces. Those that surrendered were imprisoned and eventually interrogated by the government over Brotherhood plans and other intelligence issues, None of them told them any critical information and were eventually put back in prison.

The continued offensive in the east of the country has seen small causalities on both sides but the Brotherhood has seen considerable territorial gains in the region. On the 20th of November 2023, Chris O'Reilly officially announced an evacuation of the north part of the East Region and has called for evacuation to the southern part of the East Region. O'Reilly believed that the region should fall in order to expend Brotherhood troops and that the region will cost the Brotherhood a large portion of troops in their effort to take the region. O'Reilly's decision to evacuate the north part of the East Region came under a lot of criticism from both the public and the media in Tedesu. The media believed that the families in that area of the country would not be able to escape quickly enough and that the decision was against the will of the people.

#### December 2023

The South Region Offensive began after the Brotherhood began a massive scale attack on the South Region on the 1st of December 2023. They penetrated the borders with ease as they faced against small government forces that failed to defend the border. O'Reilly called for the deployment of the roughly 2,000 manned guard that was situated nearby to the frontline in an effort to hold back the Brotherhood forces. Around 17:00 on the 1st of December, government troops reached the border to find most of their troops obliterated or captured. Fighting ensued until around 23:00 and government troops were consistently being pushed back with minimal causalities from both sides. Fighting begun again around 5:00 on the 2nd of December and continued for around 20 hours with continued push from Brotherhood. A further 1,000 troops were deployed to the border and fighting that happened on the 3rd of December was less successful for the Brotherhood wo experienced quite high causalities, leading to an unofficial ceasefire around 20:00 on the 3rd of December.

Chris O'Reilly and Antonio Santiago both met up in Opierdefa in Lower Andrulasias, Sheaman, to discuss the possibility of a ceasefire for Christmas time. Both Santiago and O'Reilly came to an agreement that there would be a 10-day period of ceasefire between the 23rd of December 2023 to the 2nd of January 2024 for Christmas and New Year's Eve/Day. When the supossed ceasefire came on the 23rd of December, both sides held up their promise of a ceasefire and no conflicts happened between the 23rd of December to the 2nd of January.

### January 2024

After the ceasefire ended, conflict once again began on the 3rd of January 2024, leading to devistatting casualities in the first few days. On the 7th of January 2024, the South Region Offensive once again begun at around 16:00. The first battle of the offensive was devistating for the government forces who had been pushed back countless times. The entirety of the southern part of the East Region had been completely taken over around the 10th of January according to media in Tedesu and the Brotherhood government as well. The South Region Offensive continued fighting day and night until the 12th of January and saw large chunks of the South Region being taken over by Brotherhood forces.

A UN summit between a plethora of countries was held on the 13th of January over concerns that Brotherhood forces would take over the country in the coming months and that the Tedusian Government was continuously failing to fend of Brotherhood forces. The UN summit agreed that aid to Tedesu was a concern that must be dealth with, urging that equipment, food, and political support for Tedesu was absolutely nescesary from countries. The Tedusian ambassador, James Klenney, told the UN that the Brotherhood was using illegal methods of warfare and that Tedesu themselves could not win the war without support from the outside or sumbmitting to illegal methods of warfare. Klenney assured the UN that his country didn't intend to use illegal methods of warfare, claiming that his country was a fair one. Following the UN summit, many countries pledged their support for Tedesu and foreign aid was quickly received by Tedesu.

The South Region Offensive started up again on the 14th of January and soon led to large casualities and failure to move forwards among Brotherhood forces. This led to the Brotherhood stopping attacks around the 16th and 17th of January in an attempt to reorganise.