Vanuku

[Kubrick]

Government denies further allegations of involvement in 'Terrors'

Remnants of one of the sites where retreating 3PF forces have been battling rebels.

1 September 5685, Wiel, Kingdom of Wrnuke
The Terrors continue to wreak havoc across Amudim, as civil unrest is at its highest since the ruthless massacre in Sholemberg last year. The fighting is bloodiest however in the Hischar Nisrad where freedom fighters are actively engaging 3PF mercenaries. The troops hired by the Triad Republic are still occupying parts of the Nisrad that the new regime in Sholemberg has claimed as their territory. The retreat was set in last month, though local embedded reporters claim that some mercenary commanders are deliberately slowing their retreat. They make sure to check villages and outposts for supplies and loot, claiming to war reporters that they are underpaid and undersupplied. Local rebel commanders have dismissed this idea: "They are plundering like brigands, these so-called mercenaries. They are taking everything that isn't nailed down," said Commander of Sholemberg West Aryeih Leib.

One of the several clashes that occurred has Bannerhafen accuse Wiel of further involvement. An ambush of a convoy of freedom fighters by Triad mercenaries apparently yielded several bodies with 'identifiable Jelbic features and equipment'. The government's official statement has called the Triad allegations "fake news", releasing declassified RSB reports which claim Triad covert forces planted Jelbic equipment on the dead bodies to further frame Wiel as an aggressor in this colonial conflict. Prefect Anzlék-Zahr called upon the Triad to retreat fully from Majatra: "We wish to avoid war, we do not wish to escalate as Bannerhafen is doing right now. I call upon my colleague in Bannerhafen to immediately declare an end to this conflict, cut the contracts with the mercenaries, bring your own troops home, and give the Yeudi people their freedom." Bannerhafen has rejected the statement from Wiel and has claimed the presented evidence is false. The Grand Council meanwhile has called an emergency session to question the cabinet, the Prefect and Minister Z'nstro are under increasing pressure with further escalations in the Terrors causing another international incident. So far the coalition seems to be stable, but experts warn a coalition collapse may happen at any moment.

Krsyiji Sagmot'l (United Media) is the national news agency of Wrnuke, it is bound by law to give neutral news to the nation.