The Troubles

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The Troubles
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Members of the 207th arriving in a small hamlet outside Hellistelli.
Date 18.IV.1707 AN–present (14 months)
Location Jääland Jääland · Jääland Peninsula
Status Ongoing:
Belligerents
Jääland Jääland Government
Supported by
Floria Floria
Pro-Apollonia cliques
Supported by
Meckelnburgh Meckelnburgh
Hurmu Hurmu
Lac Glacei Lac Glacei
Pro-Normark cliques
Units involved
Raspur Pact Apollonia Command Native militia and protesters
Meckelnburgh Expeditionary Forces
  • Expeditionary Strike Group 1
  • RMSC Biddell Sea

Native militia and protesters

The Troubles is an ongoing civil conflict in Jääland. With the gradual collapse of the Jääkeli government, nations such as Meckelnburgh, Hurmu, and Normark became increasingly interested in integrating Jääland into their respective nations. This then caused large political division throughout Jääland splitting its loyalties with the Confederate States of Floria.

The Florian government offered a treaty of protection to resolve the conflict but it was received with backlash domestically and was initially rejected by the Jääkeli Government. However, skirmishes increased in the capital activating the 207th Army for peacekeeping. Famine caused by the conflict eventually led to the demise of Jääland with the last remaining signs of civilisation extinguished.

Background

Meckelnburgh occupation

After the demise of Jääland, the Meckelnburghish government, a fellow Arctic Ocean state on Apollonia, found it critical to protect its economic and cultural ties to the Jääland Peninsula. With the economic, civil, and natural disasters raging in the area, the kingdom's interests, especially in the Nurthaven and Antruusbuurg Canal, were under threat. Shortly after The Troubles began, elements of the Meckelnburghish security mission at the N&A canal moved north from Port Antruusbuurg to protect its northern border.

Proposals on intervention in Jääland were negotiated for months between Hurmu, Lac Glacei, and Meckelnburgh. A multilateral agreement to allow the Jääland Peninsula to fall in Meckelnburgh's sphere of control was concluded in late 1707 AN. on 2.XV, a Meckelnburghish expeditionary force left TRMB Battleferd bound for the Jääland Peninsula. It arrived in the Clear Sea on 21.XV. In the following three months, the Royal Meckelnburghish Navy and elements of the Royal Saeweard established a base of operations on the southwest coast of Jääland, and moved north.

On 13.I.1708 AN, port security forces of the saeweard landed in Kesäranta and attempted recovery operations in the ruined port. However, by II.1708 AN, forces considered the city a total loss and forces were evacuated. On 7.III, Meckelnburghish naval infantry finished its overland rescue operations and arrived in the ruined former capital of Hellistelli. Few survivors had been found in the sparsely populated and decimated interior, either by naval air patrols or the infantry. In Hellistelli, the Royal Navy established a second base of operations. Meeting with the 207th Florian Army, the remains of the capital were handed to the Meckelnburghish forces.

In southwest Jääland, the Meckelnburghish navy, in preparation for annexation, established a new administration at its base of operations on the border of the N&A Canal. The new capital hoped to avoid extreme northern weather events that ravaged the former cities of Kesäranta and Hellistelli. With the dwindling of the Storm of the Century, Meckelnburgh would seek investors to reclaim the population center of Hellistelli, and to form a cross-Peninsula connection in the territory.

On [pending].1708 AN, Meckelnburgh formally annexed the peninsula as the fully incorporated Grand Duchy of Iselande (a translation of "Jääland").

Responses

  • Constancia Constancia: The Imperial Constancian Government, through the local embassy, expressed concern over developments, appealed to Constancian nationals to remain in constant communication with the embassy, and began evacuating and repatriating non-essentials.
  • Floria Floria: President Trueman was not surprised by the ongoing situation in the country and called for a swift resolution after the Protectorate Treaty with Floria was initially rejected. After it became clear that Jääkeli couldn't respect basic human rights in these challenging times, Florian troops ordered by newly inaugurated President Nick Borisov swiftly withdrew from the area signalling the 'collapse'. After entry of Meckelnburgh forces, the 207th returned to assist in a smooth transition of power.
  • Hurmu Hurmu & Normark Normark: The embassies of both nations issued a joint statement on 24.V.1707 AN which expressed their bewilderment at the conduct of the political leadership in Jääland.
  • Lac Glacei Lac Glacei: Elements of GARD were deployed to the Nurthaven and Antruusbuurg Canal to provide additional security and assist with humanitarian aid. The Grand Duke said that refugees would be welcome into Lac Glacei and ordered shelters to be established in Nurthaven to provide relief and temporary housing. Military units secured the Jääland Bridge both to protect the important access route and to help maintain order among the many refugees fleeing the country. Following the complete collapse of government, elements of GARD were deployed to Hellistelli and Kesaranta to help maintain order and direct humanitarian efforts. These forces were joined by parallel elements from Meckelnburgh.
  • Raspur Pact Apollonia Command: A squadron-strength mission, spearheaded by members of the General Inspectorate of Apollonia Command, was airlifted to Hellistelli International Airport in the aftermath of the reported societal collapse. Its objective was to organise the surviving remnants of the Jääland Auxiliary Regiments into a perimeter defence whilst overseeing the evacuation ESB assets, citizens with useable skillsets and their dependents, and allied nationals from other Pact nations. Assisted by the ESB Airport Security Cohort, the force held the airport - along with a special filtration hut specifically for the purpose of identifying and executing the members of the former government who had caused this mess - for seventy-two hours until the evacuation of priority assets was completed. With the departure of the last flight an orbital strike was called down in order to destroy the airport and those not prioritised for evacuation.