Operation Ironhide, Valideen Involvement in the Great Border War

[Delfos]

"Men, get those teargas grenades, we ain't going anywhere with talks with this guys."
Radio: "Silva, give me a report on that patrol!"
Silva: "Sir! As you know we came to help the Valideen forces in Highway-7 but this guys really want us to arrest them, they are trying to mobilize civilian to rebel against our authority, we were about to arrest the cops that are leading this revolt and Box them there, to the command center."
Radio: "Alright, I'll send additional support to continue your patrol and aid you in the transport of those rebel cops."
Silva walked to the Valideen officer again,
"I see we aren't having any further luck than you had, we should just arrest this highway patrol cops and take them to the nearest command center. What method do you rather use? We should just isolate the cops, form a barrier and push them into the Boxers."

[Validus]

2LT Majors was looking annoyed at the 'Police' officer. He looked over at one of his soldiers, "Master corporal take a team and Arrest that man."

"Under what charge shall we place it?"

"Obstruction of the Occupational Authority's Jurisdiction."

"Yes Sir," Master Corporal Issa signaled too a corporal and a private to come over to him. He explained what they were about to do. The three of them walked over to the Officer, "By Order of 2LT Majors, you are here by under arrest for Obstruction of the Occupational Authority's Jurisdiction. Do not resist as this will only add to your charges, you may remain silent, however anything you say will be submitted as evidence." Master Corporal Issa grabbed the Officers shoulder and spun him around so quickly he didn't know what was happening. She grabbed his right hand and twisted it quickly then placed a Zapstrap around it.

~Thanato

[Varkour]

The Varkourian task force had finally arrived in Valhene (After a brief stop in New Delfos). Almost 5,000 troops had waved goodbye to their friends and families to be part of this operation and they were all waiting to get off the boats.

Bernard Armange, a combat engineer, had been looking forward to this trip since he finished his training 8 months ago in Picardie, Varkour. A few weeks ago he had not travelled abroad, but now he was seeing the world, just like the brochure promised when he signed up.

"This trip should be a piece of cake, eh?" He said to the man sitting next to him.

"I hope so, I wanna get back in one piece." The man replied. "But don't expect a party, they don't want us here."

"Well, we're here to help..." Bernard said with a smile.

"Of course"

[Republic of Valhene]

That moment the crowd broke. Just as the Sheriff was grabbed, several motorists rushed out from behind the lines to rescue him. Before the Valideans could pull him away, five motorist already had their grip on the officer, and was pulling the sheriff back. Other officers joined in the tug of war, pushing the Validean away from their sheriff.

"Let him go! Get your filthy hands off of him!" they shouted.

"It seems trouble has broken out! the Valideans tried to capture one of our officers! Motorists have broken the stand and attempting to rescue the officer....this is what I believe to be the broken point of the standoff. This is an unbelievable struggle happening right now...literally hundreds of unarmed citizens and highway patrol officers taking a stand up up against a oppressive military that has cause so much dissatisfaction over the last few weeks..." 

[Validus]

By Order of the Government of Validus, the Military Occupational Authority of Eastern Dysanii, all Law enforcement officers are hear by bared by the laws of the Occupational Authority and will answer to them. Any AWOL or Mutinous Dysanii Law Enforcement Officers will be arrested and prosecuted.

-Governor Martisa, Civilian Commander of Eastern Dysanii.

"GAS! GAS! GAS" Yelled 2LT Majors. The men who had the Tear gas fired into the air, were it bursted dispensing it over the entire crowed. By this time all the Soldiers had on their Gas Masks and made an Armed Line.

"Silva, get your men ready."

~Thanato

[Delfos]

"Right-o, men get those cops, ALL of them."
Silva walked to the PRESS staff and they started to move back fearing some retaliation.
"Hey where do you think you're going, get back here."
Silva catched the camerca and pulled the cameraman to him.
"Is my face alright? Hey look, your station logo is felling out, hahaha badly glued new station logo over the old Dysaniian one, you Valhene are pathetic. Anyway, keep filming and record my words, we have responsability to keep the security in this region, to keep the peace at all costs, and this policemen are only making conflicts, actually they are outlawed by occupation law, they are armed and we cannot tollerate that. Any questions?"

The delfian soldiers moved trough the gas with masks with the valideen, the running crowd started to throw rocks at them.
"Watch for those rocks."
They had blocked and surrounded the cops and started to pull civilians out of the closing circle. Most of the cops were lying down trying to resist the tear-gas.
"Grab that dirty face, Hey Marco, get that APC here."
"Get out of the way."
The Boxer was let go in the circle and they started to throw the cops inside.
"Get inside!"
"Fuck you!"
"Get your bloody ass inside."
Delfian soldiers started to pull the cops in the Boxer while others pushed them into another one.
"This one is full, you're free to go."
Moving away from the scene, several soldiers climbed to the APC and checked their Xavies.

[Republic of Valhene]

"The Valideans have fired off gas canisters! Motorists are running back to their cars!"

"Hilary! Get inside!"

Hilary snaps a shot of the gas cloud building up at the blockade. A few panicking motorists run past her. She slides down the car roof and enters the front passenger seat of the car. Shaun has already pulled out two gas masks from the Home Defense Kit under his seat.

"Stand still," he said, then latches the mask onto her face. He puts on the last one and begins adjusting the filters. Both of them adjusted their breath to the filters while watching pandemonium break out all around them.

"My god, can you believe this?"

"Kinda reminds you of our college days, doesn't it?"

Moments later, motorists were running back the other way, towards the blockade. This time, they had their own gas masks on. It appear to have only ran back to get their gas masks from their Home Defense Kits in their car. This standoff was far from over.

Back in the blockade, the rescuers managed to pry the Sheriff away from the soldiers. The officers took refuge behind the human chain that some returning and masked motorists were forming twenty yards from the blockade.   

"Lock your arms together! Lock them up!" yells a motorist through his gas filter. Steadily, they paced towards the blockade while their teared compatriots escaped. The officers ran back to their cars to get their own masks on, then went back to join in the creation of second human chain behind the first.

Again, this time through the muffle of their masks, they began singing the "Aemilius Chorus" once again. 

[Republic of Valhene]

occ: If you were behind the Valideans, how the hell did your soldiers get to my camera crew stand at least thirty yards away behind a swarm of motorists?

[Delfos]

ooc: rofl, nice try. If your "camera crew stand at least thirty yards away behind a swarm of motorists", how do you even get good pictures? What a lousy news reporter and cameraman.

ic: "Those two want to run away."
"Grab them"
"Alright, you're going in."
"Yes, we have all of them, good job."
"The Command Center will have great time to deal with this punks."
Marco contacted the CC: "Fencer1, we have the bandits in, we'll be there in 5 minutes."
Radio: "Good job, bring them in."

[Republic of Valhene]

Swarms of masked motorists rush to the rescue of anyone who was being detained by the occupational oppressors, pulling and pushing. Despite their efforts, several officers had been pull into waiting trucks. The unarmed motorists began to fight melee to melee with the Valideans using only their fists and legs. a riot had begun.

 

[Delfos]

"Shoot to the air."
*PAF PARARARARAF*
"I'm hit!"
"Bloody flying rocks, hold your ground chaps, reinforcements are going to arrive."
The other APC that was being loaded got attacked by the riot.
"Use the but!"
The delfian soldiers tried to move the motorists away from the APC but they were too many and all pushing. The cops inside released each other from the plastic coufs and pushed the delfian soldiers to the ground, they were automatically attacked by motorists and cops, being kicked around.
"Men down! Move to reque!"
A pack of delfian soldeirs moved to the back of the APC and pushed the cops and motorists away from the beaten delfians, pulled them into the APC and closed the doors.
"Get those ones here in the front, we need cover. Fire that emplaced machine-gun to scare them!"
Radio: "Thirteen Foxtrot incoming, let the water tank pass."
The Thirteen patrol just arrived, they were speciallised army in riots, several of them jumped out the trucks with shields and bastons.
"This shit looks pretty heavy,,,"
"Alright, there's 3 spots, I want you concentrated on the middle, the other two in strategic points, get in there near the valideen, and there near that delfian APC."

[Validus]

The Familary squeek of a tank track could be heard coming towards them.

"Sir, Marco Company has arrived." said Corporal Haider.

"Good," said the 2LT.

A man stepped out of the back of a LAV-III, "Majors, SITREP."

"Sir, the crowed was growing viololent we have detained all but 1 Police Officer, thanks to the Delfosian. I also ordered the dispensing of Tear Gas. Unfortinetly they all apparently have Gas Masks. My guess is they they are crude form of Mask that was rushed into production for some sort of Civil Defence Kit, not unlike the ones sold back home. But since they were at war at the time, they are probably made for the cheep."

"I can see that, quite a thick cloud, I cant even see the end of the LAV at the thick of it." The man looked at the thick cloud of gas then ordered his troops deploy. "Ok, 2LT I am taking command,"

"Yes Captain." Suddenly there was a comotion. "Shit," said Majors as he turned around.

"Marco Company Deploy," the 200 strong Marco Company rushed out of their vehicles to the front.

~Thanato

[Delfos]

"Medic......Medic!"
Distinguish delfian accent coming trough the cloud, then two vults appeared, shouting some more,
"Medic!"
They could see Valideen troops ahead, but with the action and the burden they were carrying it was hard to reach them.
"Medic!"
They were both pulling a delfian on the ground, out of the whole noise you could hear his screaming.
"Aaarrghh, my eyes! I can't feel my legs! What's wrong with my legs?!"
"Calm down, I see Valideen troops ahead...Medic here please!"

[Republic of Valhene]

In the face of force, the motorists fled from the scene, carrying their injured and wounded with them. Through a gap in the highway concrete walls, the cars gradually funnel through, heading away from the scene. Others escaped on foot, and took refuge in the nearby towns along the highway. There, emergency services were swamped with injured, some with severely inflamed lungs and others with broken spinal cords from the massive force of the water bombing used by the Delfians. Across Dysanii and the world, people watch in horror at the closing event.

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The Post

Stand for Freedom

The aftermath of last weekend's heroic standoff between unarmed civilians and a group of unarmed highway patrol officers has resulted in massive outcry from the public and garner majority support for the Free Republic Movement. Over two hundred motorists were injured after soldiers attempt to force people into complying with their demands, including four tragic deaths of citizens involved in the standoff. Jack Henderson, 42, died when a water bombing by Delfian aircraft fractured his spinal cord. Elisha Genny (34) and Elric Farblen (51) died when tear gas sparked their heart condition, resulting in a heart attack that killed each during the initial tear gas attack. Helren Riaco, a college student from Barkerville, was killed when a stray machine gun bullet punctured his skull. Dozens of similar critical injuries were admitted by local hospitals as well. Funeral service for those that died in the line of protest will be hosted by the Mayor of Yonde, who son was injured when tear gas triggered his asthma.   



The standoff has serve as a major symbol of peaceful resistance against the occupational forces as well as the symbol of a enduring democratic tradition in Valhene and the Republic. The standoff has inspired many dissatisfied citizens to take to the streets in droves, calling for independence and the removal of the oppressive invaders.

FRM's head chairman Louis Vassa, the now famous former State Guard general, has call forth his fellow compatriots to rally together in non-violent protests against the invaders. He denounced the actions of Validean and Delfian troops, as a trespass against the liberty and rights of Dysaniians. Several other political figures issued similar speeches, including the Mayor of Anila, who has issued a bold demand for all Validean soldiers to remove their presence from his city. Many more protest by citizens are taking place around Valhene and oversea, using last night's standoff as an example in their cause. The standoff has been named as "The Standoff of Interstate 88".



In Cooperson, several hundred local citizens have organized a sit in on a local city avenue, calling for eviction of occupational forces and the full return of democracy and independence.



In surrounding towns of Highway 301, citizens participate in a silent march on the 301 to mirror and honor the standoff of last Saturday. The organizer of the event, Jerville city councillor Ophelia Gwen, said that the march will be the first of many to come in the area.



A even more dramatic protest is taking place in Hol Sen, the district's second largest city. Over one hundred thousand citizens take to the streets to protest against the occupation and calling out for the release of the fifteen Highway Patrol officers captured by Validean soldiers during the standoff.

Oversea, civil and human rights activists are calling out similar demands, noting the suppression of civil protest and free press used by occupational forces.

[Delfos]

"Silva!"
"Who's this?"
"Your mother! We want that camera!"
"Sir! Will do, do you want the cameraman and the reporter too?"
"No, just the film in the camera, give it to us intact!"
"Will do sir, you two follow me, we're getting that camera."
"Isn't that against regulation? We shouldn't do anything to the Press..."
"We aren't going to do anything to the Press, I just need the film, run there and don't let those crasy motorists get you."
The 3 ran to the middle of the Highway and tried to avoid the mob. Several Dysanii from the mob saw them and threw some rocks trying to reach them, alerting others for the movement.
"Do you see Silva running there? Get that jeep and try to disperse the mob near him."
"On my way sir!"
Silva finally reached the Press staff, that started to run away again.
"Get here you bloody Dysanii, I need to look at your Camera!"
"Sir, some guys from the mob are following us."
"No matter, I need that film, grab that guy please."
The soldier rushed to the Cameraman that was trying to film the delfian soldiers aproaching him, avoided the camera and grabbed him. It was obvious the Cameraman wasn't used to a soldier grabbing him, when pulled back the man almost flied, the soldier helped him to stand.
"My Squadleader wants to have a word with you."
"Let me go!"
"Hey, remember me? Can I see that Camera?"
"What are you doing?"
"Ooops, your tape fell off. Let me help you."
Silva closed the Camera slot and made a signal to the soldier to release the Cameraman.
"You're free to go."
"Sir, how are we going back?"
The mob was comin in aid of the Cameraman when a jeep on the opposite layer of Highway-7 rushed to Silva.
"Hop in, quick."
The 3 hoped to the jeep that fled the scene in full gas. Quickly reached the recently arrived APC with the Delfian Command Officer.
"Did you get that tape?"
"Here sir."
"Fantastic job, well done. Get your squad together, we have the cops we need, and this riot is becoming too dangerous for your patrol, get back to the Command Center immediatly! We'll aid the Valideen on this Checkpoint. Give the tape to officer Maria Morais. She will know what to do with it. Farewell."