Insurgency in Narsora
Insurgency in Narsora | |||||||
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From left to right: Checkpoint at the narsoran built Zona Roja (Red Zone) near Ríarudu in 2014, The aftermath of the 2009 2009 Narsora City Bombing in Narsora City, A narsoran M777 Howitzer firing on ABLF positions during Operation Rayo, A Jaguar vehicle during operations in 2014. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Narsora | ABLF | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Timothy Giles (2009-2011) Liam James (2011-2013) Adelina Aylen (2013-2014) | Jiraov Vontion † (2009-2011) Folnív Suvdauka † (2011-2014) |
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Units involved | |||||||
Narsoran National Military | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000 (5,000 in Alta Bahía + 10,000 on mainland during 5 year state of emergency). | 300-1,500 (2009-2011) 250-330 (2014) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
345 killed total | 500-895 killed total | ||||||
1,505-1,900 total killed (includes civilians). |
The Narsoran Insurgency or Alta Bahía Conflict as it is referred to by some was an armed conflict fought from 2009-2014 between the Narsorann government and the ABLF (Alta Bahía Liberation Front). It has been categorized as a Low intensity conflict due to the relatively low amount of overall casualties.
Background
In the late-1960's a political party the Alta Bahía Liberation Front was started by the local Ipópopó peoples on the island province of Alta Bahía, to protest the central government's plans to turn the island into a resort. The objections of the locals went on deaf ears as the government continued it's construction plans. In 1971, a group of men under the banner of the party kidnapped six construction workers in the provincial capital of Ríarudu prompting the government to send in army paratroopers to rescue the men. The Ríarudu Massacre left 400 dead and 80 taken prisoner, most of whom would die during brutal interrogations by the armed forces. After this event, the party seemingly collapsed until mid-2009, when a group calling themselves the by the same name claimed responsibility for a bombing which left 32 people dead and 228 wounded. In 2010 the group also claimed credit for an attack on an army outpost which killed 10 servicemen and injured 18, they stated the attacks were part of "a long overdue retaliation" for the 1971 massacre.
Conflict
In July 2010, the military began a campaign to see to the capture and defeat of the ABLF. This became widely known as the Alta Bahía Conflict, and led to a total of 1,900 deaths. A majority of the group surrendered after the capture and execution of their leader Jiraov Vontion in Operation Green Inferno, although around between 250 to 330 managed to escape into the surrounding jungle and relative peace soon returned. In October 2014 a narsoran aircraft was hijacked, it's passengers taken hostage and flown to the nearby small island country of Striorca. And although they were freed by a special forces raid, this set off a manhunt to rid the country of the group known as Operation Rayo this led a to the deaths of 192 people. The insurgency officially ended on October 16th, 2014, after the surrender of all ABLF militants, and it's leaders.
Aftermath
The conflict caused the deaths of around 1,900 people, as well as economic consequences due to travel alerts. On January 17th, 2015 ABLF leader Folnív Suvdauka was executed via Lethal Injection.