Najima (Region)

### **Overview**

Najima is a region within the Eastern Continent. It occupies a section of savannas in the middle of the continent. It is widely known to have been a constantly unstable region in history, being ruled by many regimes. One big reason for this is the region's indefensibility, landlocked status, and tension between Arabic and Persian ethnic groups. Since the end of the Great War in the Eastern Continent, Najima has been partitioned into 3 provisional nations, which remain under Weiss occupation.

### **History**

Due to the sheer amount of regime changes in Najima, many state records were either misplaced, obfuscated, or destroyed. History is documented through the eyes of foreign observers.

###### **The Republic of Najima**

Starting out as the Republic of Najima, the economy of the region was already off to a bad start being landlocked. This spurred on the onset of radicalism, only aided by the boiling ethic differences of the region. Even though they were a member state of the former Eastern Union, this did not help much to offset their economic woes.

###### **The Islamic State of Najima**

The liberal democratic government of Najima was incredibly short-lived, as radical Bepist fundamentalists launched a coup of the government and took over. A hardline fundamentalist Bepist theocracy took over the government, imposing many harsh laws orienting from Sharia Law. This was preceded by a bloody civil war.

###### **The Rise of Anarchy**

Collapsing from insurgency and ethnic tensions, the government of Najima collapsed in on itself and a vicious power vacuum opened. However, an unlikely answer quelled the power vacuum - Anarchy. Many Najimans believed that the answer to all of their troubles was not a unified state, but was a collection of loosely disassociated anarchist communes. This was the first instance in the world of a successful Anarchist revolution.

###### **Stamped out by the Ceren Army of Dovena**

This experiment with Anarchy did not last, however. The Rise of Dovenese Fascism saw a great many nations rise and fall to the challenge- and Najima's loose collection of Anarchist communes stood no match. The anarchists failed to realize the first rule of any revolution that is left-leaning, without a state, there will be nobody to defend the revolution. The Weiss Republic Army did their best to defend Najima, but to no avail. And thus, the experiment of Najiman anarchy was stamped out, doing what many critics of Anarchism have stated- putting on full display the inability for a decentralized organization of communes to defend the revolution.

###### **The Irjan Takeover**

After the success of Operation Stormcoat, the Weiss Republican Army focused a small offensive southward to liberate Najima from Ceren Dovena. This was successful, and in the wake of the army rose a series of mega-corporations collectively calling themselves "Irjan." They later consolidated and renamed themselves the Irjan Government of Najima, losing most of their corporate aspects. The Irjan Regime was fraught with suspicious business dealings in Ypsidavia.

###### **The Silent Coup**

An unknown amount of time passed, when the Irjan government was silently couped by a group of heartless terrorists who sought to cause as much destruction and damage to the world. The damage they did to Najima, even given how little Najima was able to build cannot be overstated, with many historians saying they set Najima behind 70 years with their actions. What was uncovered was horrifying. Linked with the attacks in Ypsidavia, Dovena, Weisendorf and Yuldustan that sought to cause widespread panic, was funded by the defunct Irjan government. The stripping of state and private assets, the liquidation of national reserves, the selling of food, water and grain stores all at the expense of the Najiman populace. It is unknown how many Najimans died during the state orchestrated famines and shortages, with conservative estimates nearing 300,000 and liberal estimates nearing 1,150,000 people dead. A Weiss Commando raid led on the Najiman government building lead to this discovery - with a 4 pronged invasion from Yuldustan, Weisendorf, Dovena and Ypsidavia being greenlit almost immediately to liberate the Najiman people from their living nightmare.

###### **The Installation of Communism**

In the wake of the Irjan's coup and collapse, Yuldustan and the newly established People's Republic of Weisendorf thought it best to shore up their sphere of influence and sent a small detachment of the army to invade Najiman territory. The invasion was successful, and what was installed was a hardline Marxist-Leninist government, with the country renaming itself to the Worker's Republic of Najima. This government while extremely progressive in values was incredibly unpopular with the populace. The most unpopular aspects of the government were not economic, but social- namely the emancipation of women from their forced role as wives. As well as the removal of strict modesty codes, including the requirement for women to wear a Hijab when in public. The most unpopular policy with the populace however was the suppression of Bepism, and the installation of state atheism as the national religious policy. Such a concoction as this would spell disaster for Najima down the line.

###### **The Yuldustani Collapse and the Rise of Mysalhura**

The chain of events that set the inevitable in motion had come to fruition. An insurrection inside Yuldustan sparked by a nuclear attack on Polytaxt, and the assassination of chairman Adam Ibrim. These events set sort of a domino effect, with radical extremists launching a coup against the communist government, and reinstating a brutal theocratic regime the likes of which hadn't been seen since the Islamic Republic of Najima. They changed their name to The Islamic Republic of Mysalhura. The government change occurred so quickly, that Dovenese and Ypsidavian tourists were still trapped in the country when it happened and they weren't allowed to leave. This created an international crisis, where Ypsidavia attempted to launch a commando raid to get their tourists back- which failed horribly, and nearly sparked a war with Mysalhura. The government repression during the opening months of the government was horrible, though over time it slowly began to liberalize to an extent, eventually releasing the tourists.

###### Mysalhura

Under Mysalhuran rule, the area became a theocratic dictatorship. Islam was placed second to none, and nationalism was at an all time high. Once the Sun Coalition was formed, Mysalhura was one of the first nations to join. This would eventually end up with Mysalhura becoming one of the key players in the Great War. However, the tide of the war would turn against them, and Mysalhura was invaded and occupied by Weisendorf.