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The origins of the Peace Brigade lie with the leftist unrest of 2010 in the western regions and the use of gangs of undocumented Jalqolakis by Party officials to break up protests and terrorize dissidents. A system of patronage developed between these gangs and local Party bosses who employed them as hired muscle to help them advance their business interests or resolve local disputes through shocking violence. Eventually the central government came to object to the existence of such private fiefdoms and correspondent miniature armies. The Ministry of Interior disarmed the gangs and conscripted its members into a new unified force. The Peace Brigade has been extensively deployed in combat as part of the '''Army of Conquest''' during the Republic's wars in North Crona. Unconfirmed reports point to it as one of the units most responsible for committing extensive war crimes and abuses.

Its first operation was the 2014 suppression of rioting in the border town of Khov precipitated by the arrest of locals protesting against extorsion at police checkpoints. For two days the Peace Brigade was set loose on Khov and shot upwards of 700 civilians and abducted the leaders of the riots, whose bodies were never recovered. After the successful pacification of Khov and with tensions flaring at the border with Jalqolak, the brigade was suddenly sent into combat alongside regular army units. Outfitted with surplus army equipment and ill prepared for the harsh conditions of frontline combat, the Peace Brigade suffered from tremendous attrition and were soon relegated to rear guard duties. It was during this time that it cemented its reputation for brutality and the general disregard for the rules of war.