Euran Cold War

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Euran Cold War
Alkhivan Militants
Alkhivan militants prepare an ambush in the Nad Ali-Gizab canyon on the 30th Line
Date c. 1577 AN to 1598 AN
Location Chiefly Eura (Mahoz HaSephardim and Luthoria), tensions existing in Southern Cibola, central Benacia and Keltia
Status Ended with the Babkhan Holocaust and subsequent collapse of Ashkenatza
Belligerents
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Ashkenatza
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Alexandria
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Babkha
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Antica
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Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu
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Ocian Federation
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Mahoz HaSephardim
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Mahozi and Luthorian insurgent groups
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Alkhivan and Zjandarian insurgent groups
Commanders and leaders
Jean Carmichael/Eli Naveh
Edgard II/Leon Gambetta
Szhmuel Astopov
Moshe Goltz
Bartolomeo Henzelli
Guy Zalmanov
Shlomo Bar Ilan
Ardashir Khan
Hesam Jahandar
Malliki Tosha
Farzan Shahanshah
Daniel Kalirion
Nathan I
Matt Kovac
Mukhtar Ibrahim Ramidi
Units involved
Ashkenatzer Militerischer Kraft (AMK)
Alexandrian Imperial Armed Forces (AIAF)
Shabaab Al-Sinar
Imperial Babkhan Armed Forces (IBAF)
Union Defence Force (UDF)
Ocian Defence Force (ODF)
Strength
IBAF: 304,227 personnel, 4,000 armoured fighting vehicles, 390 aircraft, 33 warships, 7 submarines (1589 AN)

Introduction

The Euran Cold War, also known as the Euran Emergency and initially the Ashkenatzi-Babkhan Cold War was a series of heightened diplomatic tensions beginning in 2011 between Babkha and Ashkenatza on the continent of Eura, originating in a territorial dispute between the former allies over the Ashkenatzi Mahoz HaSephardim territory. Over time, it came to have a wider reaching impact on intermicronational diplomacy on Micras due to Ashkenatza finding common cause with Alexandria, whose Luthoria territory in South-Eastern Eura was also coveted by a resurgent Babkha, eager to reunify all its historic territories on Eura, and Babkha's ability to bring its significant soft power and diplomatic influence into play to form a broad coalition supporting its cause.

The dispute began as a friendly diplomatic disagreement between allies and rapidly deteriorated into heightened tensions which saw both sides wage an undercover guerrilla war on the borderlands of their Euran territories. Targeted assassinations, sabotage, propaganda campaigns, kidnapping and espionage became commonplace as both sides began to abandon hope of a diplomatic solution. Babkha's Raspur Pact, formalised in June 2012, saw Antica, Elwynn, The Nordic Union, and Ocia consolidate into one political bloc, whilst Ashkenatza and Alexandria further strengthened their already existing military alliance.

By late June 2012, skirmishes around the notorious 30th Line, the live border and Ashkenatzi defensive line between Babkhan controlled Alkhiva and the Mahoz HaSephardim, had become an almost daily occurrence, and similar skirmishes were beginning to emerge in Alexandrian Luthoria and Ocian Monovia. In Benacia, a coup attempt by the Emir of Sathrati against the Elwynnese government had led to increased tensions along the Ashkenatzi-Elwynnese border- it was becoming clear that the Euran conflict would not simply remain an Euran question.