Caliphate War

The **Caliphate War**, also called the **Middle Eastern War** or the **Lemmistan-Bigratistan War**, was a conflict in the Middle East and North Africa between a European-African coalition and the Arabian nationstate of Bigratistan that began on 6 August 2021 with a formal declaration of war from the Sultanate of Lemmistan and a subsequent land invasion of several Bigratistanian states for the purpose of establishing a Lemmistanian caliphate in the Middle East. It ended on 24 August 2021 as Bigratistani guerrillas occupied the capitals of the Lemmistani successor states.

## Caliphate War

### Result

* Bigratistan victory
	+ Collapse and annexation of Lemmistan
	+ Takeover of most of East Africa by Bigratistan.
* Peace established between Bigratistan and Hal Stakion.
	+ Hal Stakion puppet state established in Middle East.

### Territorial Changes

* Lemmistan annexed by Bigratistan.
* Majority of Bigratistan taken over by Hal Stakionian puppet state.

## Belligerents

### Aggressor(s)

Lemmistan, Hal Stakion, Rousseaun (end), San Juan Bautista

### Defender(s)

Bigratistan, Tharangia, Rousseaun (beginning)

The first battles of the war occurred in the immediate aftermath of Lemmistani colonization of Jordan, and spilled over into central Saudi Arabia and Yemen as Bigratistani forces struggled to hold the line. After this beginning phase, the war entered into a stalemate. Several days after, a myriad of countries began to enter into the war in support of both sides and the conflict turned intercontinental as European and Asian states rushed to the aid of Lemmistan and Bigratistan.

## History

### Background

Since its founding, the Sultanate of Lemmistan was set on dominance of the Middle East and looked for allies in many places to do so, even including the Imperial Confederation of Tharangia, which later aligned itself with Bigratistan in the form of secret foreign aid. The Lemmistani sultan even showed interest in Middle Eastern wars long before the official declaration of war, after the nationstate of Al Karak dissolved.

### Declaration of War and Aftermath

On 6 August 2021, the Sultanate of Lemmistan declared war on the Theocracy of Bigratistan, for the purposes of establishing a Middle Eastern Caliphate. In a subsequent interview for the World Observer, the sultan of Lemmistan claimed, "-the true caliphate of this age is the nation of Lemmistan!" Following the declaration, Lemmistani military forces occupied Jordan and moved into two Bigratistani states to kick off the conflict.

The following day after the declaration, the Commonwealth of Rousseaun declared war on Lemmistan in support of Bigratistan, and the Grand Duchy of Hal Stakion declared war on Bigratistan. Immediately following the Rousseaunian declaration of war, Rousseaunian Liberation Army forces attempted several failed incursions on the border of Lemmistan, and later that same day, President Edwin Staller of Rousseaun proposed the Treaty D(h)ooming Bigratistan to end hostilities between Rousseaun and Lemmistan, and create a conditional military alliance between the two nationstates, which was later signed by Lemmistan.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Public Statement from the Sultan of Lemmistan
2. ↑ Declaration of War upon Bigratistan by Lemmistan
3. ↑ Official Declaration of the End of the Caliphate War
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lemmistani Marmed Forces Occupy Unoccupied Jordan Before Invasion of Bigratistan
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lemmistani Marmed Forces Make First Incursion into Bigratistani Territory
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lemmistani Marmed Forces Invade Yemen from Overseas
7. ↑ President of Rousseaun condemns Lemmistani Declaration of War as, "A very clear-cut act of nonsensical aggression."
8. ↑ Hal Stakionian Government Allies With Lemmistan Against Bigratistan
9. ↑ San Juan Bautistan Government Considers Entry into Caliphate War, "I'll think about it."
10. ↑ Founding of the Sultanate of Lemmistan
11. ↑ Lemmistani Government Proposes Alliance with Gigantario, Gigantarians Respond with an Image of a Happy Green Frog
12. ↑ Lemmistani Government Proposes Military Alliance with Tharangia
13. ↑ Tharangian Government Declines Alliance Proposition with Lemmistan, "We have no interest in getting consistently tangled in Western wars without good reason... Western relative to us."
14. ↑ Lemmistani Sultan Proposes World War over Middle Eastern Territory, Worrying Commentators
15. ↑ World Observer Interview with the Sultan of Lemmistan
16. ↑ The Commonwealth of Rousseaun Declares War on Lemmistan for Aggression Towards Bigratistan
17. ↑ Hal Stakion Declares War on Bigratistan in Support of Lemmistan
18. ↑ Lemmistan Successfully Defends from Rousseaunian Invaders, "OWNED THREE TIMES IN A ROW."
19. ↑ Rousseaunian Government Proposes the 'Treaty D(h)ooming Bigratistan to Lemmistani Government
20. ↑ Peace Officially Reached Between Rousseaun and Lemmistan with the Signing of the 'Treaty D(h)ooming Bigratistan'