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Ma'kle Tytosh concluded that the war was lost, and fled from his compound near Iraso, to Sofrine, the Northwestern most town in Istrenya. By the fall, 8 Rifle Brigade had fought to the outskirts of Iraso, linking up with 11 Para, who themselves had fought down the length of Highway 3 (Iraso-Mogtepeni) to the South of Iraso. The two brigades conducted the final major offensive action of the war. Fighting for Iraso lasted most of September, and by September 30th elements of the Arcerion Parachute Regiment had reached the Arcer Consulate, relieving the members of the Arcerion Commando Regiment and the consular staff who had been encircled in Iraso for months.  
Ma'kle Tytosh concluded that the war was lost, and fled from his compound near Iraso, to Sofrine, the Northwestern most town in Istrenya. By the fall, 8 Rifle Brigade had fought to the outskirts of Iraso, linking up with 11 Para, who themselves had fought down the length of Highway 3 (Iraso-Mogtepeni) to the South of Iraso. The two brigades conducted the final major offensive action of the war. Fighting for Iraso lasted most of September, and by September 30th elements of the Arcerion Parachute Regiment had reached the Arcer Consulate, relieving the members of the Arcerion Commando Regiment and the consular staff who had been encircled in Iraso for months.  
[[File:Searching.png|thumb|A member of Arcerion's 11 Parachute Brigade searches a local civilian for weapons as an Istrenyan National Guardsman walks by in 1961 as part of stability operations. ]]
[[File:Searching.png|thumb|A member of Arcerion's 11 Parachute Brigade searches a local civilian for weapons as an Istrenyan National Guardsman walks by in 1961 as part of stability operations. ]]
In Sofrine, members of the Intelligence Directorate of the Office of Public Safety and National Security had used human sources they had cultivated within the NIPF, and had been informed that Tytosh was staying at a Plumbing Union's local headquarters. This information was quickly disseminated to the Office's HQ in Kurst, who briefed Prime Minister MacCallough, and with proper authorization the OPSNS inserted a pair of Operations Directorate teams, 'Francoise' and 'Gregory,' with orders to capture Tytosh. After liaising with local Populist sympathizers and former police officers remaining as part of an underground resistance, the teams fought an open gun battle in the streets, eventually leading to Tytosh being killed. Istrenyan National Policemen paraded the corpse through the streets, eventually nailing it to a lamppost in the town square in central Sofrine. With their leader killed and Arcer soldiers and their National Guard counterparts closing on all fronts, the remaining NIPF forces collapsed, with 8 Rifle Brigade securing Sofrine in its entirety by the last week of November. The mountain stronghold of Koungheul was the final NIPF area to surrender, with the commanding officer of 7 Rifle Brigade and the commander of the 3rd Istrenyan Division jointly accepting the formal capitulation of the 5th Liberation Battalion on December 11th, 1960.  
In Sofrine, members of the Intelligence Directorate of the Office of Public Safety and National Security had used human sources they had cultivated within the NIPF, and had been informed that Tytosh was staying at a Plumbing Union's local headquarters. This information was quickly disseminated to the Office's HQ in Kurst, who briefed Prime Minister MacCallough, and with proper authorization the OPSNS inserted a pair of Operations Directorate teams, 'Francoise' and 'Gregory,' with orders to capture Tytosh. After liaising with local Populist sympathizers and former police officers remaining as part of an underground resistance, the teams fought an open gun battle in the streets, eventually leading to Tytosh being killed. Istrenyan National Policemen paraded the corpse through the streets, eventually nailing it to a lamppost in the town square in central Sofrine. With their leader killed and Arcer soldiers and their National Guard counterparts closing on all fronts, the remaining NIPF forces collapsed, with 8 Rifle Brigade securing Sofrine in its entirety by the last week of November. The mountain stronghold of Koungheul was the final NIPF area to surrender, with the commanding officer of 7 Rifle Brigade and the commander of the 3rd Istrenyan Division jointly accepting the formal capitulation of the 5th Liberation Battalion on December 11th, 1960.
With the situation now stabilised, the remainder of the year was spent assisting the OPSNS and SASR as they looked to arrest the remaining political dissidents that had subverted the existing government's rule. President A'kale Treo, despite formal protests against continued economic sanctions from Arcerion against Istrenyan agriculture, permitted the continued actions of the Arcer Armed Forces as they quelled further unrest. Specific attention was paid to Malentine and Porlosi foreign fighters and ensuring they were handed over to Istrenyan authorities. The Istrenyan National Guard consolidated their few divisions and attempted to reconstitute, with both 11 Parachute Brigade and 7 Rifle Brigade being withdrawn to Arcerion, leaving only 8 Rifle as a stabilisation force. The remaining Arcer troops assisted the reconstruction of the National Police Forces, and utilised helicopters to move individual companies around Istrenya throughout 1961 to put down smaller riots and uprisings to prevent another surge of violence. As of fall 1961, the Arcer Armed Forces began a full withdrawal from Istrenya, leaving the country to the Presidential Office and Security Forces.  
With the situation now stabilised, the remainder of the year was spent assisting the OPSNS and SASR as they looked to arrest the remaining political dissidents that had subverted the existing government's rule. President A'kale Treo, despite formal protests against continued economic sanctions from Arcerion against Istrenyan agriculture, permitted the continued actions of the Arcer Armed Forces as they quelled further unrest. Specific attention was paid to Malentine and Porlosi foreign fighters and ensuring they were handed over to Istrenyan authorities. The Istrenyan National Guard consolidated their few divisions and attempted to reconstitute, with both 11 Parachute Brigade and 7 Rifle Brigade being withdrawn to Arcerion, leaving only 8 Rifle as a stabilisation force. The remaining Arcer troops assisted the reconstruction of the National Police Forces, and utilised helicopters to move individual companies around Istrenya throughout 1961 to put down smaller riots and uprisings to prevent another surge of violence. As of fall 1961, the Arcer Armed Forces began a full withdrawal from Istrenya, leaving the country to the Presidential Office and Security Forces.  
==== Arcer Embassy Closure ====
==== Arcer Embassy Closure ====
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== OPSNS Involvement ==
== OPSNS Involvement ==
[[File:Air Crona Logo-removebg-preview.png|thumb|Public logo of [[Air Crona]], a front corporation that was a privately-owned airline of the [[Office of Public Safety and National Security]]. ]]
[[File:Air Crona Logo-removebg-preview.png|thumb|Public logo of [[Air Crona]], a front corporation that was a privately-owned airline of the [[Office of Public Safety and National Security]]. ]]
While the Arcer government has rarely commented on the official nature of the Office of Public Safety and National Security or its missions, several news articles, books, and undisclosed interviews with former employees during the 1980s and 1990s highlighted the extensive role of the OPSNS in Istrenya. The OPSNS would use its secretive and privately-owned airline, [[Air Crona]], to insert members of the Special Arcer Service Regiment, as well as its own Intelligence and Operations Directorate operatives. Air Crona and the OPSNS also conducted secretive resupply missions to the Istrenyan resistance West of the Line of Contact, providing weapons, equipment, and training to combat and tie down NIPF forces. The OPSNS also was alleged to have undertaken a series of assassinations, car bombings, acts of arson, and other clandestine missions to degrade the NIPF's ability to fight.  
While the Arcer government has rarely commented on the official nature of the Office of Public Safety and National Security or its missions, several news articles, books, and undisclosed interviews with former employees during the 1980s and 1990s highlighted the extensive role of the OPSNS in Istrenya. The OPSNS would use its secretive and privately-owned airline, [[Air Crona]], to insert members of the Special Arcer Service Regiment, as well as its own Intelligence and Operations Directorate operatives. Air Crona and the OPSNS also conducted secretive resupply missions to the Istrenyan resistance West of the Line of Contact, providing weapons, equipment, and training to combat and tie down NIPF forces. The OPSNS also was alleged to have undertaken a series of assassinations, car bombings, acts of arson, and other clandestine missions to degrade the NIPF's ability to fight.
OPSNS involvement culminated in the death of Ma'kle Tytosh, who was shot to death at his new headquarters in Sofrine, Istrenya.
OPSNS involvement culminated in the death of Ma'kle Tytosh, who was shot to death at his new headquarters in Sofrine, Istrenya.


It has been alleged in several newer sources of media that the two politicians that were attacked, John Francis and Nathan Phillips, were actually OPSNS Intelligence Officers working in Istrenya and they were attacked by the Istrenyan National Police Forces, who used the communist and socialist riots as a cover-up to hide their activities intimidating Arcer influence in Istrenya. The Istrenyan government and the Arcer Foreign Ministry have both openly decried and declared such allegations outlandish and false.  
It has been alleged in several newer sources of media that the two politicians that were attacked, John Francis and Nathan Phillips, were actually OPSNS Intelligence Officers working in Istrenya and they were attacked by the Istrenyan National Police Forces, who used the communist and socialist riots as a cover-up to hide their activities intimidating Arcer influence in Istrenya. The Istrenyan government and the Arcer Foreign Ministry have both openly decried and declared such allegations outlandish and false.  
== Aftermath ==
== Aftermath and Legacy ==
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[[Category:Arcerion]]
Istrenya would continue to be a relatively poor economic and Indigenous nation in South Crona. Continued economic sanctions from Arcerion, relatively weak and unstable currency, as well as continued instability crippled its growth and development until the 1990s and Arcerion re-establishing a diplomatic presence with a consulate in Karaba. Arcerion's long term public opinion of the conflict was of a necessary police action to suppress communists that were a short ferry ride away from one of Arcerion's largest cities. Many regiments and squadrons in the Arcer Military still remember the conflict as the first major action after the Second Great War, with the Royal Moorden Regiment still celebrating July 23rd as the anniversary of the victory at M'kelo Airport. The Norham Light Infantry have named their main garrison in Arcerion the 'Teremba Barracks' after their engagement in Istrenya. In Istrenya, the conflict is more commonly remembered as a civil war, with Ma'kle Tytosh being one of the few individuals from that period still considered a national person of significance despite attempts by the Populist Government to destroy any national memory to prevent another uprising.
Istrenya would continue to be a relatively poor economic and Indigenous nation in South Crona. Continued economic sanctions from Arcerion, relatively weak and unstable currency, as well as continued instability crippled its growth and development until the 1990s and Arcerion re-establishing a diplomatic presence with a consulate in Karaba. Arcerion's long term public opinion of the conflict was of a necessary police action to suppress communists that were a short ferry ride away from one of Arcerion's largest cities. Many regiments and squadrons in the Arcer Military still remember the conflict as the first major action after the Second Great War, with the Royal Moorden Regiment still celebrating July 23rd as the anniversary of the victory at M'kelo Airport. The Norham Light Infantry have named their main garrison in Arcerion the 'Teremba Barracks' after their engagement in Istrenya. In Istrenya, the conflict is more commonly remembered as a civil war, with Ma'kle Tytosh being one of the few individuals from that period still considered a national person of significance despite attempts by the Populist Government to destroy any national memory to prevent another uprising.
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