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The Office of Public Safety and National Security had for some time been tracking Mo'leno's militant faction within the junta, and upon is rise to power and leadership of the country, had informed the Confederate Parliament's [[Arcerion National Security Enterprise|National Security Enterprise]] that there was a likely chance there would be another outbreak of conflict in the Telekonese Lowlands. After the extensive repairs and reconstruction efforts in Northwest Arcerion, the federal government was reluctant to allow it to happen again, and began formulating plans to prevent it from occurring again. Directives were given to the Arcer General Staff, and plans for a pre-emptive strike against senior leadership in the junta, the civilian government, as well as key strategic sites such as bridges and military garrisons were prepared. | The Office of Public Safety and National Security had for some time been tracking Mo'leno's militant faction within the junta, and upon is rise to power and leadership of the country, had informed the Confederate Parliament's [[Arcerion National Security Enterprise|National Security Enterprise]] that there was a likely chance there would be another outbreak of conflict in the Telekonese Lowlands. After the extensive repairs and reconstruction efforts in Northwest Arcerion, the federal government was reluctant to allow it to happen again, and began formulating plans to prevent it from occurring again. Directives were given to the Arcer General Staff, and plans for a pre-emptive strike against senior leadership in the junta, the civilian government, as well as key strategic sites such as bridges and military garrisons were prepared. | ||
Members of the Office of Public Safety and National Security, working with Arcerion Special Operations Command, infiltrated Kelekona using pre-existing methods established in the late 1990s. Targets were identified and using satellites, verified for the General Staff. As Admiral Mo'leno's forces began to assemble in the Eastern portions of the nation, Arcerion was well aware, and tracked the early movements of brigade headquarters and the fueling of airplanes for rehearsals as early as December of | Members of the Office of Public Safety and National Security, working with Arcerion Special Operations Command, infiltrated Kelekona using pre-existing methods established in the late 1990s. Targets were identified and using satellites, verified for the General Staff. As Admiral Mo'leno's forces began to assemble in the Eastern portions of the nation, Arcerion was well aware, and tracked the early movements of brigade headquarters and the fueling of airplanes for rehearsals as early as December of 2006. | ||
Arcerion informed its key allies, Paulastra, Alstin, and Burgundie that it was likely to incur international backlash as it planned to conduct a series of debilitating air strikes, cruise missile attacks, and other missions to prevent Kelekona from again attacking Arcerion. The greatest threat to Arcerion's sovereignty was not a military invasion by Kelekona, but it was assessed by the [[Arcerion Foreign Office|Arcer Foreign Office]] that the international community would not see the attacks as self-defense but instead as a blatant violation of Kelekonan sovereignty. With the early 2000s rise of socialism and progressive politics, pro-indigenous and pro-native factions in the League of Nations had made the international relations of Arcerion external to Crona more difficult. | Arcerion informed its key allies, Paulastra, Alstin, and Burgundie that it was likely to incur international backlash as it planned to conduct a series of debilitating air strikes, cruise missile attacks, and other missions to prevent Kelekona from again attacking Arcerion. The greatest threat to Arcerion's sovereignty was not a military invasion by Kelekona, but it was assessed by the [[Arcerion Foreign Office|Arcer Foreign Office]] that the international community would not see the attacks as self-defense but instead as a blatant violation of Kelekonan sovereignty. With the early 2000s rise of socialism and progressive politics, pro-indigenous and pro-native factions in the League of Nations had made the international relations of Arcerion external to Crona more difficult. | ||
As of mid-May | As of mid-May 2007 the strategic assessments and preparations had been done, and on 28 May Arcerion conducted the attacks on Kelekonese targets. While Kelekona was somewhat aware that their plans were not being conducted in secret, the attacks caught them by surprise. Air defense systems and border radars were quickly destroyed, followed by radio stations and television broadcast facilities. By mid afternoon on 28 May, most garrisons and senior headquarters facilities within the Kelekonan Armed Forces had been struck by ship and submarine-launched cruise missiles, as well as aerial sorties by the Arcer Air Force. While never publicly disclosed or acknowledged by the Confederate Parliament, there was a series of car bombs, attacks by masked gunmen, and disappearances of senior Kelekonan officials. It was surmised by the international community that this was the work of the [[Office of Public Safety and National Security|Operations Directorate]] of the Office of Public Safety and National Security. | ||
Kelekona made several failed small attempts to cross the Arcer border in June, however these were usually by battalions of the National guard attempting to seize road junctions or border crossing points, and Arcerion suffered no casualties, inflicting many on Kelekona. Arcerion suffered some pilots and aircrew wounded, and several aircraft damaged by ground fire and surface-to-air missiles, although there were no fatalities. International reactions to the attacks were mixed, however Arcerion remained steadfast that these attacks were necessary. These attacks and the destruction of many of the Kelekonan state functions and services were a contributing factor to the continued slide into civil unrest and Kelekona's progress towards a failed state. | |||
== Fatalities == | == Fatalities == | ||
The total fatalities for the conflict range - with more accurate assessments from the Acer side and a variety of reported or disclosed from the Kelekonan. Without a significant body of Kelekonan reporting that is credible, Arcer casualty estimates and after-action reports are often used as substitute. | The total fatalities for the conflict range - with more accurate assessments from the Acer side and a variety of reported or disclosed from the Kelekonan. Without a significant body of Kelekonan reporting that is credible, Arcer casualty estimates and after-action reports are often used as substitute. | ||