Nerotika
22-03-2008, 06:38
[ooc: The first few posts of this will be informative ones...suppose I could have done without an OOC phrase here in exchange for just the obvious information in the posts that will follow, I could just type insistantly to annoy anyone who is actually reading this part...eh no im boring myself]
Nerotika had finally established its new council government, finishing the reforms in place by the NRFP who established them after gaining majority control in the federal congressional council. Everything seemed in place, all except for a slight problem which garnered the attention of the military more then the government. The lower territories, otherwise known as the Chechen states, had been complaining for some time about the draft system which was more strict and forcfully compulsory compared to the system established in the mainland. The military council which oversaw the chechen states government processes had taken it upon themselves to rectify the situation, their solution had simply shut the people up about the problems by forcfully militarizing the states. Draftee's from the states, primarly from the city of Grozjny, had begun to riot after deserting which provoked many citizens to join in the riots making it impossible for military to distinguish who was a deserter and who was just a protester. In the end the military decided that the desertion must be delt with and examples were to be made.
As the military prepared to arrest and prosecute a large group of protesters in central downtown Grozjny the examples were set, twenty two protesters had gained up on a police patrol and procedded to beat him, this act cause nearby police to draw their weapons an open fire resulting in the death of the twenty two attackers. Those deaths coupled with the arrest of the protesters enraged the now organized union of deserters and protesters which caused them to barrel down on the regional capital and set the city ablaze, a state of emergency was declared. Hundreds of military personel arrived to the city only to be attacked with automatic weapons, the use of guns labeled the riot a terrorist attack and the military was given orders to use lethal force. As the military used IFV's and MBT's the clear the city, causing an estimated 70 to 80 civilian casualties and hundreds of protesters to flood out of the city, the report finally reached the hands of the C.S.N. congressional council.
Chairman Victoria, in a landslide vote, made the order to give control of the states to the C.S.N. national 1st army which was based in the mainland, the chechen state military being the 2nd army. The 1st army was primarly for adivsory duty but when a 2nd state of emergency was called in the entire North Ossetia province, officially declared under the control of protesters, the 1st army ordered that any public protest inside the provice would be concidered terroristic giving 2nd army personel permission to kill on sight. The province protests continued and when the 2nd army sent in the 8th Company to settle things they were met with a violent show of force from a now organized fighting force, after a month of confritation which left North Ossetia under complete control of the chechen forces after a withdraw from the 8th company [The report states not enough manpower for the task] the chechens shouted for independence of the province and that the C.S.N. hand over control of all of the chechen states. The rebellion was now in full swing, and the military knew it.
[ooc: Another...more significant...OOC, ok so maybe its a little jumpy if you have trouble reading it please say something cause it may make since to me but maybe not to you. This is how Nerotika preseves the rebellion.]
Nerotika
22-03-2008, 07:12
For over twenty years now the lower states had been an unstable union of states, before split between the Russian Federation and LB, then united under the United Socialist Republic flag. Once the USR fell into the chaos of the civil war the states were unclaimed and ravaged by war from several different groups all fighting for control. In the end the Council State of Nerotika officially annexed the states referring to them as their Lower Territories or the Chechen States. The states settled now that they were officially a union under a single control, one that was a strictly iron grip military control. The military control led to hundreds of arrests in the first few months, followed by forty controversial executions over violations of anti-military speech. The government that established itself was a council formed by military loyalists, basically mouths of the military body. They signed into law any bill that was placed before them by a top ranking general, the Chechen states had become a political testing ground leaving mostly all of the states in variations of control and stabilization. In order to feed the military machine the council ordered a compulsory draft at an astoundingly high rate per month, in nearly eight months over 7% of most large city populations were drafted into the military. Accommodations in military bases and outposts were so appalling that food had become a once a day luxury, and to couple that any complaints against the training or housing would be considered anti-patriotic and rebel like. Torture was reported in most bases on those that complained, most of it was largely ignored by the C.S.N. national government.
The military troubles led to a large rate of escapee's running from the bases, civilians became refugee hiders leading to unwarranted military searches. After 4 years of control under the stablizing C.S.N. the Chechen states had retained the anger of a rebellion state for the entire time. I.E.D. bombings and "terrorist" raids left the military only tightening its grip on the states, public executions on the most trivial of offenses were often seen in the streets of large city and small town alike. The Chechen states were beginning to bother the Federal Congressional Council, leading to orders by the new Chairman Tanya Victoria to send in 1st army advisors who had observed Aazadi raids in Kazakhstan of German camps in the beginning of the war. They were able to predict locations for primary ambush spots, regular bombings of these spots led to reduced ambush rates on the roads as well as angering the civilians who were disturbed by the bombings which sometimes targeted small villages or sections of large cities. The 1st Army generals assumed after an increase in open attacks that the rebels had organized into a fighting force now capable of planned attacks on large units of troops. Armor, usually 2 IFV's per unit, were deployed into action alongside troop patrols in the now officially declared hostile states and the IFV's were met with increased numbers of I.E.D.'s inside city limits. Refugee's had begun to flood out of the states, most into neighboring Rome, the movement of civilians from the states showed that the area was becoming a war zone. The Chechen rebels had indeed organized and were now using the oppurtunity to form their own independent country starting with the Republic of North Ossetia which was entirly under their control. The force was now prepared for a real war, reaching out to TOA enemies of Nerotika for assistance in the fight against the council state. They hoped for armor and air support, after flooding into the rouge state of Krasnodar. Inside Krasnodar they used the lack of government to build airstrips and take over local ports which could receive supplies from the Mediterranean. They were now able to wage a real rebellion and fought the Nerotikan military in actual campaigns across urban locations all over.
Layarteb
23-03-2008, 16:43
Several Months Earlier
Ministry of Intelligence, Layarteb City
The Layartebian Ministry of Intelligence was a large complex of several buildings on the western side of the Bronx, not too far from the border with Yonkers, right along the Hudson River. A domineering part of the landscape, the building complex itself was only half visible, the other half being entirely subterranean. It was an entity unto itself, blessed with nearly limitless powers, an extensive budget, and plenty of support in the Cabinet. The Minister of Intelligence regularly commuted between the headquarters and the Emperor's fortress on Governor's Island by helicopter or by car, depending on the situation. With nearly 45,000 employees, the true number being classified, and any number of intelligence assets around the globe, the Ministry of Intelligence was its own subculture. It was broken into several subdivisions: development, domestic, and foreign. Within both the domestic and foreign divisions there was an operations and intelligence branch, which included also counterintelligence. Within the development division there was a number of branches that were mainly dedicated to development and application of new technology, interrogation and spying techniques, and any number of new things in the world. The Ministry of Intelligence was also home to the Layartebian CyberDefense Group, a small agency created by the Emperor in the mid-1980s. Tasked originally with securing online data, its role had expanded a thousand fold as the Internet revolution happened.
All of those places buzzed on the cold morning but one unit in particular buzzed more than most others. That unit was in the foreign division, intelligence branch. The unit was specifically tasked with intelligence collection from regions in the Caucasus and Russia. They routinely conversed and operated with branches that worked in both Northern Africa and the Middle East. It had been this particular unit that had categorized and classified the Sepah-e Pasdaran as a threat to Layartebian national security. Their intelligence collection and planning efforts helped kick start Layartebian involvement in the Eurasian campaign in the Caucasus region and opened the door for a global conspiracy of terrorism against the Empire that included and involved Totalis, Grenada, the RLA, and many other groups. Now, they buzzed with something new, something familiar in practice but unfamiliar in so far as the area. It all took place inside of a soundproof conference room, routinely swept for listening devices and which ran multiple jamming frequencies to prevent eavesdropping. The Ministry of Intelligence were masters of eavesdropping and, as such, they knew how to prevent being eavesdropped on, especially on their above grade floors. Windows were tinted in such a way that one could not see in during both the day or the night, regardless of whether or not the lights were on inside.
Huddled in the small conference room on the sixth floor, in the north wing of building 8, six men, one woman, and a half dozen thick folders of papers crowded around the conference table just before 10:00 hours. They all knew each other, worked with each other, and respected each other. Running point on the meeting was Allan Forrester, the head of the Caucasus region subunit. Marcy Hayworth, the only woman, headed the North Africa subunit. The other five present included Ken Wollworth, the Assistant Director of Operations for the Foreign Division, Rick Barrett, Bill Hull, Dave Walker, and José Ruíz. The suits sat down on time and shut the blinds to the conference room, locking the door behind them. A technician had just swept the room again and cleared it for them to conduct their meeting. The only recording devices present were official ones. There would be an audio recording of the meeting, a standard procedure. In a small closet, or so it seemed like one, two technicians sat in front of a recording device and a camera screen. Video would not be recorded for this meeting but both of them would take care of all audio, which was recorded with such clarity and quality that even breaths of those inside would be picked up without proper filtering. "Good morning. Thank you for coming, we have important business to discuss that requires our immediate attention," Allan Forrester began. "A situation has arisen in southern Nerotika, in the Chechen States. The recent turmoil in Grozny has erupted ten fold. Twenty-two protestors were recently shot and killed while beating a police officer to death. This sparked a wave of retaliatory attacks throughout Grozny and we've got a full blown rebellion in the brewing. In the past week, we've witnessed a conflagration nearly devastate Grozny, which is being blamed on terrorism although it is nothing more than a riot of protestors that has seemingly gotten out of hand. Refugees who have fled Grozny report hundreds of casualties although official sources are reporting seventy to eighty. There is no way to be sure who is correct. Currently, the state is in a state of emergency and we have an opportunity to enact Operation CHECKERS."
"Operation CHECKERS?" Marcy asked, curious about what this plan was and why she had never heard about it.
"Operation CHECKERS," Ken Wollworth began, "is a plan developed, surveyed, and planned a few years ago. It is specifically aimed at the Nerotikan government and its collapse. The plan is your run-of-the-mill insurgent support operation. We would provide weapons, intelligence, and other information to Nerotikan rebels who opposed the government. The end game is the collapse of the Nerotikan government and the rise of a government more friendly and favorable to the Empire. Unfortunately, because of the inherent instability of the Nerotikan government, the plan was never enacted. Allan do you believe this is the proper opportunity?"
"Yes. Our unit here and I believe Rock, Bill, and Dave, you will all agree?" They nodded their heads in affirmation and Allan continued, "That should we wish for the unsettling of Nerotika, this is the opportunity. This new government, in the wake of the Kazakhstan failure is seemingly stable, growing powerful, and gaining allies. Chairwoman Victoria has a backing around her and this is our best opportunity to act. Popular discontent is at an all time high."
"What is our 'in'?" Marcy asked, curious how any supplies to the rebels would get into rebel hands.
"Easy. We go through Krasnodar. Since the fall of Trensk, the place is a mess. It's easy to get shipments into it. The rebels take it from there. Let them worry about getting it into their country. We'll recommend mules of course or some other form of low-technology travel. Its impossible to track and they can slip through checkpoints."
"Exposure." José Ruíz said as he thought of the plan. "How are we going to cover ourselves should something be found out?"
"That is all accounted for. It is inside of your packet." The meeting continued for another two and a half hours while they discussed every aspect of the operation and explored every nook and cranny. Finally, in the end, it was bumped up to the Director of Operations. From there, it would go to the Minister of Intelligence. His approval would guarantee it brought up to the Emperor and the Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as the Minister of Defense, essentially the whole Security Council, an informal group of high-ranking and high-level officials in the MOI, MOD, and ILM, as well as the Emperor. It took four and a half days to get that far but, when it did, it was met with positive reviews. Operation CHECKERS would immediately go into action.
Present Day
Gelendzhik, Krasnodar
The merchant vessel pulled softly into the port at Gelendzhik. It had once been flagged to Cymrea but now was flagged to another country, another government, and another purpose. Its cargo consisted of nearly a hundred containers, all of them stock loaded with everything from stuffed animals to high priced automobiles, and even food. Trensk had once ruled Krasnodar but its collapse due to internal revolution within the highest offices of the government left Krasnodar a stray country in the world. A beautiful city in pristine order, the chaos of Krasnodar had seemingly been avoided in Gelendzhik, although it wasn't invisible. Soldiers, now mercenaries, operating for the highest bidder, made sure to patrol the streets, the docks, the boardwalks, and everywhere else people and darkness were. Law and order existed but in a twisted, mangled form.
The merchant freighter began offloading the crates about an hour after it arrived. The captain had to present papers, documentation, fees, and what not to the harbor master and then, as a group of soldiers appeared, he had to bribe them off to get his cargo off the ship. That was how life was for the merchants pulling into Gelendzhik and elsewhere in Krasnodar, some of the other ports being far less accommodating. Already planned, he had come with enough cash to bribe the three soldiers, all packing assault rifles and hardened looks. Who knew what untold horrors their eyes witnessed their bodies perpetrate. They walked away after the bribe, happy and unconcerned. Whether more would bother the captain was something he had planned for as the massive cranes went to work, grabbing the metal crates one by one, offloading them from the ship. Another bribe made sure they weren't inspected, which didn't necessarily mean that contraband was amongst the crates. It was a time consuming process that would slow down the offloading and, should anything be found, the crew of the ship would be held responsible. In reality, they had nothing to do with the cargo, they only transported it. All crates were sealed shut with tamper bands and none of those were broken when they began to be pulled off of the ship. Amongst the cargo containers was a significant load of HAZMAT material, legal chemicals for industrial and commercial applications. Unfortunately, some of them weren't fully legal in Krasnodar. It was just another reason to keep inspectors from going through the containers. Cash when a long way in Gelendzhik and the captain watched from the bridge as containers were pulled off his vessel and placed on the ground, where they were moved onto flatbed trucks and shipped out of the area to their destinations or to waiting areas.
Several of the containers did not contain such innocuous things as fluffy teddy bears or bags of rice. They contained arms and ammunition. Amongst the crates here were shipments of assault rifles, their serial numbers scratched off, dozens of crates of ammunition, grenades, rocket propelled grenades, explosives, mines, and other assorted commodities that a rebellious force would find pleasing. The trucks would go to warehouses in Krasnodar and, from there, be offloaded, stored, and shipped out, to the rebels throughout the Chechen States. Some of the weapons included AD-142s, AK-74s, AK-47s, RPG-7s, M16s, M4s, M30s, LAWs, RPG-22s, RPG-29s, Claymores, Bouncing Betty's, and plenty of Semtex. Easily getting out of the port, the tractor trailers all drove varied routes to their destinations. They all went to different warehouses, where the containers were offloaded onto different trucks and then, they were all driven to newer locations. This sort of "shell game" continued for a few days until all of the truck containers had arrived at a single warehouse in central Krasnodar, a big warehouse mainly used for the storage of beverages and other food products. Low on anyone's radar, the warehouse was now a major front for the MOI's weapon's shipments into the Chechen States. What the rebels would do with the weapons, on the other hand, was nobody's concern.
This wasn't the first shipment either. Hundreds of rifles, anti-tank rockets, surface-to-air missiles, and explosives had already been shipped into the Chechen States by the Ministry of Intelligence. These would continue for some time or, at least, until either funding for the operation was pulled or the Nerotikan government fell to pieces. The aim was always an administration friendly to the Empire, even if it was just the Chechen States, it showed promise. From there, the Imperial Layartebian Military could, perhaps, operate bases and eavesdrop upon the Nerotikans or, more importantly, the Russians.
Nerotika
21-04-2008, 20:01
As the council deliberated, as they had been for the past several hours, the media crowd grew larger and larger awaiting the expected answer. The question, the chechen states, whether a surge of divisions from the 1st army could embed into the 2nd chechen army and keep order. Hopfully 1st army personnel would be able to keep chechens from deserting, turning the knowledge of the CSN military right back on them.
As the doors to the back gardens were opened Chairwomen Victoria along with seven council members who lined the back of the wall behind the Chairwomen. She spoke calmly with a solemn frown;
"After speaking with the fellow members of this council it has become clear that in order to succeed in the Chechen states we must put all of our effort into maintaining the Chechen 2nd army. From intelligence gathered against the rebel forces we have learned that many, if not a good majority, of the rebels armed against the CSN were former 2nd army personnel. Desertion has taken its toll on our numbers in those area's and so I have agreed, although to my displeasure but at the majority of my council, to allow the surge of 1st army divisions into the Chechen states."
[ooc: build up to the next post which involves the 1st army company Zulu]