Battle of the Gibraltar Strait

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The **Battle of the Gibraltar Strait**, also known as the **Gibraltar Strait incident**, was a naval battle in the Strait of Gibraltar between the forces of the Bovido Imperium and the United Arab Republic, with British and Spanish naval vessels taking part in peace keeping operations in the aftermath. During the naval battle, land forces of the two main participants also engaged in conflict, resulting in the fall of the UAR state of Morocco falling to the Bovido Imperium in November 2034. As the second phase of the Bovido Imperium's Operation Avestor, the Battle of the Gibraltar Strait also severely damaged the governments of British Prime Minister Priti Patel and Spanish President Elena Garcia, who both lost control over the strait, an important part of both nation's international foreign policy. Similarly, the battle also impacted the nations of Isgardia and Loxenia as a result of a new power gaining dominance over the largest shipping route in and out of the Mediterranean sea, with both nations now forced to work with the Christian nation who controlled both the strait and the Suez Canal.

Following the Battle for Morocco, the armies of the United Arab Republic were in a bad position as the Bovido Imperium forced it into retreat from most of Morocco state, with the forces of General Abdel Bennani transforming the A2 motorway by the city of Fes into a defensive fortification to prevent further advances. State Premier Aziz Akhannouch of Morocco began to press the government of President Kais Saied to attempt to get the UAR president to commit to further resources to protect his region. Having failed to do so, Akhannouch unilaterally attempted to open negotiations with Major General Michael Clod for the surrender of his region, as Major Jair Bolsonaro of the Bovido military continued to attack the A2 Defence Barrier, breaking through on August 22, 2034.

Meanwhile, Fleet Admiral Yamori of the Bovido navy began moving his naval forces from the Moroccan coast and into the Strait of Gibraltar, directly engaging Arab forces on September 15th, 2034, with skirmishes continuing repeatedly as Bovido forces assaulted the Arabian navy in the region, decimating the I and IV fleets of the Arab Republic before claiming naval supremacy in the region with the declaration from President Saied on October 26th that the republic wouldn't "commit further resources to the defence of the strait".

On November 4th, 2034, Premier Aziz Akhannouch announced a unilateral surrender of the Moroccan state to the Bovido Imperium, invoking Article Two of the Arab constitution to declare Morocco an independent nation and to join the Imperium, with Akhannouch becoming the acting prime minister for the region. Now with security forces refusing to obey his orders, General Abdel Bennani made his third major retreat of the Conquest of Africa, withdrawing with Moroccan rebels back to the Arab capital of Tunis in order to meet with the President. Ultimately, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch would be executed by the Bovido armed forces just days later on November 6th, placing Prime Minister Torrent Koon of North Africa in control of the region.