War of the Sands
Introduction
This was is a collection of conflicts that marked the decline and collapse of various Middle Eastern states after years of turbulent conflicts a constant feed of destabilization. The Wars began in 2020, but the first state fell in 2021 with Afghanistan being the first to fall. These were the devastating climaxes of age old wars that crippled the state's ability to rebuke Imperialist influence and occupation.The Conflict
Prelude
The War on Terrorism had already been on going for years before this era of war began. Various Western and even Local top percenters gained massive wealth off the excessive conflict in the region. This extraction of wealth is part of what created the negative feed back loop of desperation feeding radical movements and when countries like America inevitability pull out, the total capitulation of the nation states into unstable warlord regimes. Without the ruthless extraction of wealth and people, there was chance that this would not of happened, but it is all but too late for many of the nations. The withdrawals began with Afghanistan but continued in countries like Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and many others. Nations like CCP China could no longer keep these nations going due to internal collapse and Russia's Invasion of Ukraine crippled food supplies and all but deleted Russian financing of any of these states. As Global Influence withdrew to new theatres and needs, thye devastation wrought by them overtook the Middle East resulting in the rapid escalation of conflict and fragmenting of just about all the states.
Deployment
Battlefield
Conditions
The Engagement
Outcome
Aftermath
Historical Significance
Major Warcrimes
Massive violations occurred on all sides, Terrorist forces obviously showed little restraint for the many civilians within the countries they were rapidly taking over. Burnings, hangings, beheading and chemical attacks were common with entire towns losing multiple neighborhood's worth of people. Water sources were poisoned and fields were sacked and salted. Elected and Governmental officials also were killed with many embassies getting slaughtered in the chaos. America did it's own Warcrimes, from abandoning thousands of people to their doom, to killing civilians, bombing civilian infrastructure, chemical warfare and assassinations of Government and elected officials. The worse of this was the deployment of MOABs on Aleppo Syria which resulted in the annihilation of the entire city and killing hundreds of US servicemen and killing a 5 star US general, including murdering multiple Syrian Army officials, thousands of Syrian soldiers and 5 whole teams of the British SAS. The biggest causes for all of this was a rapidly deteriorating geopolitical situation and a wave of Autocratic beliefs surging to power in the US military, exaggerating what would of already been a brutal war into a outright slaughter.Major Impacts
The War really empowered the Shadow Government and was the first hint of what WW3 would look like and the kinds of actions that would be taken by the US. The disintegration of most middle eastern states had a huge effect on Oil and Gas prices as well as sowed discord into near by Africa and South Asia, Pakistan suffering continuous wars as Afghanistan turned into a imperialist, Theocratic state. It also is what started the process of fragmentation that resulted in multiple left over Remnants of former militaries fighting seemingly endless and brutal Conflicts without the support of their home countries.In Literature
Belligerents
Major NATO/Allied Countries
Strength
50,000 Strong
UK
600 Strong
France
50 Strong
Casualties
30,764 Dead
16,654 Wounded
4500 Vehicles
2 Battleships
UK
255 Dead
188 Wounded
12 Vehicles
France
34 Dead
17 Wounded
1 Vehicle
355 Vehicles
20 Pirate Ships
Objectives
2. Scuttle excess assets (Failed)
3. Evacuate Civilians (Failed)
4. Cripple Enemy Forces (Failed)
2. Establish Brutal Theocratic Caliphates (Successful)
3. Consolidate Power (Successful)
4. Threaten UN (Successful)
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