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{{HQ}}{{About|the West Alaxian War lasting from 2521 to 2524|the 2479 to 2481 Invasion of Thrax|Thraxian Conflict}}
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| conflict = West Alaxian War
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| combatant1 = '''Coalition'''<br>{{unbulleted list| {{Cd|Ceironia}}| {{Cd|Fazar}}| {{Cd|Jimaria}}}}<br>'''Supported by:'''<br>{{unbulleted list| {{Cd|Sinkayya}}| {{Cd|Hveden Federation}}}}
| combatant2 = '''West Alaxian United Front'''<br>{{unbulleted list| {{Cd|Atlantia}}| {{Cd|Ginsukyo}}| {{Cd|Thrax}}}}
| commander1 = {{unbulleted list| {{C|Ceironia}} [[Aleksei Korolev]]| {{C|Jimaria}} [[Urok Struik]]| {{C|Jimaria}} [[Arton Ozdemire]]| {{C|Jimaria}}
| commander2 = {{unbulleted list| {{C|Ginsukyo}} [[Kimishi Shizodo]]| {{C|Ginsukyo}} [[Elin Paya]]| {{C|Thrax}} [[Beatrice Ehman]]| {{C|Atlantia}} ''President of Atlantia''}}
| strength1 = '''Coalition forces:'''<ref>This figure only includes ground forces participating in the war</ref><br>~1.34M at start<br>{{bulleted list| {{C|Ceironia}} ~335,000| {{C|Fazar}} ~500,000| {{C|Jimaria}} ~500,000}}
| strength2 = '''WUAF forces:'''<br>~1.65M at start<br>{{bulleted list| {{C|Atlantia}} ~60,000| {{C|Ginsukyo}} ~465,000| {{C|Thrax}} ~1,127,000}}
| casualties1 = '''Total deaths recorded:'''<br>'''259,719 total'''<br>228,719 military<br>{{bulleted list| {{C|Ceironia}} 35,905| {{C|Fazar}} 15,355| {{C|Jimaria}} 177,459}}<br>31,000 civilian
| casualties2 = '''Total deaths recorded:'''<br>'''1,118,415 total'''<br>671,415 military<br>{{bulleted list| {{C|Atlantia}} 6,256| {{C|Ginsukyo}} 282,909| {{C|Thrax}} 382,250}}<br>~447,000 civilian
}}
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The Jimarian declaration came a few days later in January, followed shortly by a Hvede missile strike against Ginsukyo. While initial Ceironian and Jimarian offensives were highly successful, Jimarian forces would become bogged down in a prolonged Siege of the Ginsukyoan city of Makise, the longest and deadliest engagement of the war.
The August 2522 Atlantian Air raids against Fazar, followed by the Thraxian bombing of the [[Ozge Stadium Bombing|Ozge Stadium]] in Kessel, would draw Jimaria and Fazar into formal war with Thrax and Atlantia.
In July 2524, Atlantia, the last WAUF holdout, would surrender unconditionally, marking a formal end to the war. All former WAUF states were divided into occupation zones, between Ceironia, Fazar, Jimaria, and Sinkajja.
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=== Aftermath of the 2479 War ===
The strategic Thraxian defeat in the 2479 war left much of the nation with a sense of resentment against their invaders, especially against Fazar, due to the Fazarian bombing campaign being responsible for the majority of the civilian deaths and economic damages. Thraxian-[[DMSO|Democratic Mid Sea Organization]] (
=== Rising Tensions ===
The 2507 Winter Storm, and ensuing recession, would mark the beginning of a serious rise in tensions, though issues would flare up from time to time before then. The Ceironian government was overthrown in a popular coup, and the global economic issues saw a general global increase in distrust between nations.
In April, 2514, Ginsukyo would propose a defensive pact to Atlantia, Thrax, and Sinkaja, which would become known as the [[West Alaxian United Front]] (WAUF), intended as a "temporary deterrent from foreign intervention within [the] region", largely in response to gains of Ceironian/ODA aligned Ruskvi in the ongoing Ciyugan Civil War. The WAUF would de facto replace the previous [[Confederation of Allied Nations]] (CAN), an alliance of [[Karkuss]], [[Hveden Federation|Hvede]], [[Lunidor]], [[Thrax]], [[Ginsukyo]], and [[Atlantia]], created in December of 2500 to oppose the influence of the Great Powers of [[Suton]], [[Fazar]], and [[Ceironia]].
However the November 14th, 2514 bombing in the Fazarian capital of Kessel would see a real escalation. While the bombing was tied directly to the terrorist organization known as the "Skaven Liberation Army" (SLA), many within Fazar speculated Ladrosian or Thraxian government involvement, either through funding the terrorists, or using them as cover for a government operation. The bombing would force Fazarian Prime Minister Salgado to temporarily step down, his successor Prime Minister Hajar would agree to a summit with Thraxian delegates on the island of Pelegros, with the Thraxians hoping to "Liberalize" relations. The talks fell through, with no real progress made in improving overall Thraxian-Fazarian relations.
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== History ==
=== 2521 ===
On December
[[File:Ceironian Occupation of Thrax 1.png|thumb|Ceironian (Red) Occupation of Thrax (Blue) by the end of 2521]]
Days later, on December 22nd, Thraxian forces conducted a suspected attempt to seize superior Ceironian equipment for use in the war, which would rapidly escalate into open warfare across Thrax. This fighting was supported by "Operation
=== 2522 ===
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In March, Jimarian air forces had narrowly secured air superiority above Makise, and ground forces prepared to invade. However, Ginsukyoan forces had managed to fortify the city on the ground. Some 206,000 Ginsukyoan defenders held out against over 179,000 Jimarian attackers, granting the WAUF their first victory in the war. The defeat would prompt the Jimarian parliament to require all citizens aged 22-24 to sign up for the draft the following month, though the draftees would not yet be called upon. In June, Jimarian forces numbering over 170,000 would assault the reinforced 218,000 Ginsukyoan defenders in the second battle of Makise. Jimarian forces solidified air superiority, but the ground assault was once again a failure. This second failure prompts Jimaria to call up 80,000 conscripts to aid in the war effort.
August would see a poorly planned Atlantian air raid against the Fazarian islands to their North. Just 50 Atlantian bombers would meet resistance from over 800 Fazarian aircraft, being quickly overwhelmed and shot down. Only 2 Fazarian casualties are reported. This air raid would be shortly followed by the Ozge Stadium bombing, linked to the "Thraxian Liberation Army", a paramilitary group with ties to the Thraxian state. As the bombing was in the middle of a game, tens of thousands of Fazarian civilians would die, prompting prime minister Salgado to declare war. Jimaria would quickly issue formal declarations against both Atlantia and Thraxia. Along with this, Thraxian Partisans and Insurgents began to harass Ceironian supplies, placing mines and other explosives on roads and bridges, among other tactics.
[[File:Ceironian Occupation of Thrax 2.png|thumb|Coalition advances (Red) into WAUF states (Blue) by the end of 2522]]
On September 7th, Ceironian and Jimarian forces would launch a joint "Operation
In October, Atlantian ground forces would begin moving to Makise, as Ginsukyo began to prepare a fallback line if the city fell.
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== Aftermath ==
=== Post-War Relations ===
Within 11 months of the war's end, in June 2525, Sinkaja formally joined the DMSO. The creation of the independent Ceironian-backed Union States in former Atlantia, Ginsukyo, and Thrax, would also see a sort of souring of relations between Ceironia and the DMSO.
=== Occupation Zones & Post-War States ===
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==== Union States ====
''See also: [[Atlantia|Atlantian Union]], [[Ginsukyo|Ginsukyan Union]], [[North Geclaria|North Gelcarian Union]], and [[South Geclaria|South Geclarian Union]]''
In August 2524, within a month of the war's end, Ceironia would establish Union governments modelled on the Ceironian government in Atlantia, Ginsukyo, and North/South Geclaria.
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==== Jimarian Occupied Regions ====
''See also:'' ''[[Jimarian Occupied Thrax]] and [[Jimarian Occupied Ginsukyo]]''
Since the end of the War, the eastern parts of Ginsukyo and Thrax have remained under Jimarian Military Occupation. While initially a quick reunification was considered, the creation of the Union governments quickly put an end to those thoughts. The Ginsukyoan Occupation Zone was put under command of Marshal [[Khazdor]], Commander of Jimarian Army Group North, while Marshal [[Arvekh]] of Army Group South oversees the Thraxian Occupation Zone. Both Occupation Zones operate under Jimarian Law plus several additional orders heavily restricting firearms possession and manufacturing, freedom of movement across the Occupation Zone borders, and rationing food and water while necessary infrastructure undergoes repairs. In September of 2525, the Jimarian government approved incentives for Jimarian companies to handle the rebuilding effort, hiring local workers with a priority given to infrastructure repair. A memorial for all who died in the siege of Makise is also commissioned as apart of the rebuilding of the city.
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==== Fazarian Occupied Regions ====
''See also: [[Fazarian Occupied Thrax]], [[Fazarian Occupied Ginsukyo]], and [[Fazarian Occupied Atlantia]]''
As Fazar was the victim of attacks by Ginsukyo, Atlantia, and Thrax the Fazarian military would be left to the occupation of the Ginsukyoan Capital of Eintai and it's surrounding area; the Thraxian Capital of New Dinsmark, along with the cities of Österkon, Techen, Everport, Alsbruck, and their surrounding areas; and the North of Atlantia, up until their former capital of Mediterra. All three regions remain under military occupation.
==== Sinkajan Annexations ====
In December 2525, the areas under Sinkajan occupation would be directly annexed into the Sinkayyan Councilist Socialist Republic. A clause is included that, with 80% public approval and 66% government approval, the formerly Ginsukyoan region may be allowed to reunite with Ginsukyo, should the rest of the country at any point reunify.
In January of 2526, minor protests and skirmishes between the Sinkayyan Army and Ginsukyan Nationalist insurgents were noted. They would mostly by put down by the next month following both their bombardment across the border in Jimaria and due to lack of public support. A public university would be built shortly after in the region's capital of Tawakyuu.
== Public Opinion on the War ==
While there were calls against the fighting from day one, it was not until March 2523 that the Anti-War movement within especially Ceironia and Jimaria would begin picking up real steam. Large scale protests and demonstrations would break out. In Ceironia these protests mostly stemmed from a moral opposition, and questions about the governments motives for deploying to Thrax at all.
In Jimaria, while there were some who opposed the war on moral grounds, the largest opposition came from the anti-draft movement. The Jimarian government had only conscripted soldiers once before, from 2411 - 2424 to serve in the Jimarian Expeditionary Forces alongside the Fazarian Army in [[The Great War]]. In addition to the almost century long tradition of a volunteer army, the punishment for draft dodging was set at a fine, which caused many in the lower classes to say the system had been made so that the rich could simply pay not to fight.
By December of 2523, the protest movements would reach their general peak, the Jimarian anti-war movement having grown significantly in size due to the heavy casualties suffered to take just a single city, and arguments that Fazar was not contributing enough to what many saw as their fight. Protests in Ceironia expanded in response to deployment in Ginsukyo, as many had hoped the surrender of Thrax would have brought an end to Ceironian involvement. Protests within Ginsukyo also began to emerge, as many across the nation saw the steep toll of defense as too high a price to pay. However, as 2524 came along and intensity of the fighting died down before coming to an end, so too did the protests lose much of their steam.
== Thraxian Government Claim of Events ==
Before their occupation and dissolution, the Thraxian government maintained that Ceironian forces attacked theirs first, and that they had nothing to do with the Ozge Stadium Bombing. Obviously, these claims are disputed by the coalition nations, who maintain the Thraxian government launched the attacks in support of their Ginsukyoan and Atlantian allies.
Many within Thrax continue to hold these views, or otherwise maintain that Thrax "should" have won, even years after the war.
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