Insurgency in Narsora
Insurgency in Narsora | |||||||
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From left to right: Checkpoint at the narsoran built Red Zone in 2014, The aftermath of the 2009 car bombing in Narsora City, A narsoran M777 Howitzer firing on FALN positions during Operation Lightning Bolt, A Jaguar vehicle during operations in 2010. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Narsora Supported By Haiyan (as of Oct.2014) | NAF (2009-2011) FALN |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Timothy Giles (2009-2011) Liam James (2011-2013) Adelina Aylen (2014) Gen.Xue Yun Zheng | Julien Vezquez † Fermín Américo Santiago (P.O.W) |
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Units involved | |||||||
Narsoran National Military | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000 (total deployed over 5 years) | 3,000 (NAF) 330-860 (FALN) |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,200 killed total | 10,700 killed | ||||||
14,000 total killed (includes civilians). |
Background
In mid-2002 a militant movement known as the Narsora Abolishment Force sprang up but was not deemed a threat at the time. The group stayed out of the government's eye until, mid-2009 they claimed responsibility for a car bombing attack which left 11 people dead and 15 wounded. In 2010 the group also claimed credit for an attack on a narsoran army outpost which killed 10 soldiers and injured 18, this set off the conflict.
Conflict
In July 2010, the military began a campaign to see the defeat of the NAF. This became widely known as the 2010 Narsoran Conflict, and led to a total of 6,605 deaths. The group surrendered after the capture and execution of their leader Julien Vezquez in Operation Majestic Dawn , and relative peace returned. In October 2014 a narsoran aircraft was hijacked and it's passengers taken hostage, and was freed by a special forces raid. This set off a new conflict known as Operation Lightning Bolt this led a to the deaths of 275 people. The insurgency offically ended on October 16th, 2014, after the surrender of the FALN militant group, and it's leaders.
Aftermath
The conflict has caused the deaths of around 14,000 people, as well as economic consequences.