Ayaanland War for Independence

The **Ayaanland War for Independence** (September 1, 2005 - June 22, 2006), secured Ayaanlandic independence from Havenland. Fighting began on September 1st, and lasted until June 22, when a ceasefire was signed and the constitution was drafted.

## Prelude

Under the rule of the Kingdom of Havenland, the Ayna people felt oppressed. With no solid voice in the government or any form of self-rule, when the Kingdom created laws that prevented their expression of culture, riots broke out. After weeks, these riots escalated enough for the Kingdom to send their military to stamp them out. When Ayna political leaders heard of this, they rallied up their people and set up their own militia. 95% of men between 18-39 joined, including defectors from the police and Haveni Military.

## Timeline of War

When Haveni Military arrived in Quaze City, on September 2nd, the Ayna revolutionaries were already prepared with guns that were able to keep the ships at bay. The revolutionaries had taken the pier and docks, to defend from the military from landing on their shores.

When news of the Haveni retreat came back to the Kingdom, the full military was rounded up and sent to Quaze City by land, through the mountain regions. Meanwhile, the leader of the revolution, Asaas Faisalabadi, mobilized militias throughout the region.

People in Orland City, Esrox, and Parharpur all joined into the effort, and under the authority of Asaas, were sent to the mountains to hold off the Haveni troops. In the ensuing Battle of Parharpur, on October 10, the Havenis suffered a defeat, and retreated to a nearby base.

After the battle, the Haveni military was fully mobilized and adopted a new strategy. The Air Force would bomb any guerrilla base camps in the mountains, allowing the land forces to move in smaller amounts through the mountains, and circumnavigating Parharpur.

After the inclusion of the Haveni Air Force, Asaas sent a troop of guerrillas from Parharpur to cross behind enemy lines and attempt to hijack a entire fleet of airplanes. During the Assault on Abdul Air Base on November 25, the Ayna fighters, numbering at 500, were able to steal 20 warplanes, but 300 soldiers were killed.

On January 22, Asaas Faisalabadi annouced the official name of his proclaimed nation, "Ayaanland".

They Haveni forces, after crossing through the mountains, created a temporary base camp in the foothills of the Tnoum Mountains. Once he heard this news, Asaas sent the fleet of airplanes to conduct a raid of the base overnight. The Air Raid on the Haveni Forces, on January 27, did not kill many troops but heavily injured a lot of troops and destroyed a good amount of supplies and vehicles. This attack was fundamental, as it negated the ability of the Havenis to launch a large offensive on the Ayna. This loss, combined with the Haveni orders to continue the offensive despite the loss, was very beneficial to the Ayna.

On the next Haveni offensive, the Ayna guerrillas followed the forces and launched raids and ambushes throughout the route to Orland City. On their arrival at Orland City, on March 16, the Haveni troops were very demotivated and injured, but were sent to battle. In the First Battle of Orland City, the Haveni troops were able to take half the city, and the battle came to a stalemate. Asaas decided to send the rest of his troops to Orland City, but once he did so, the Haveni Naval Forces attacked and took over Quaze City, during the Battle of Quaze City, on April 5.

With the headquarters of the revolution being taken, the leadership and remaining militia moved to Esrox, to regroup. On May 4, the Stalemate within Orland City ended, and the bloody fighting continued. Assas and his troops decided to personally travel to Orland City to fight, by land. On his way towards the city, he rallied new troops and mobilized local militias, police, and men to help them fight in Orland City. During this time, the size of the militia was doubled.

One day before his arrival in Orland City, on June 1, the Ayaanlandic forces were able to successfully retake the city, when a naval evacuation escort came for the retreating Havenis. The two militias merged on June 4, before moving through the farmlands of Ayaanland, and recruiting more soldiers, then arriving around Quaze City on June 9.

The troops surrounded the city, and launched a massive offensive through the city, emboldening citizens to take up arms against the Havenis. After 11 days of fighting in Quaze City, and 9 months of fighting for freedom, with 15% of the militia dead, the Haveni troops unconditianly surrendered the Retaking of Quaze City. On June 20, Havenland declared that they had surrendered, and on June 22, Asaas Faisalabad met with King Jamil of Havenland to sign the Treaty of Quaze City and declare Ayaanland an independent state.

## Aftermath

In the days after the war, many Pro-Haveni groups were formed and riots were put down. These Pro-Havenis eventually went on to form the Khazi, a terrorist organization.

Ayaanland's constitution was drafted and the nation was split into 4 subdivisions, Quaze, Mraf, Parhar, Ert.

Quaze City was chosen as the national capital, and a formal military was created.

On July 14, Ayaanland held its first election, officially turning the nation from a military republic to a democracy. Asaas Faisalabadi and his newly created Independence Party overwhelmingly, won the election.