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Kalistani RepublicNational Assembly Destroyed by Indralan Guns
Pressure mounts for Peace, Major Counteroffensive as War drags on
Kaliburg, Ananto District
July 4, 3993


The National Assembly Building, completely destroyed by Indralan Naval Gunfire, joins the rubble of a demolished capital.

Kalistani Lawmakers have lost the last reason to remain in Kaliburg as Indralan naval gunfire has completely demolished the National Assembly building overnight.  In the explosion, the Defense Minister, Millicent Grognard was gravely injured and was immediately evacuated to the St. Pentalarc Memorial Hospital in the Old City, which is one of the few public buildings still functioning.  It is not clear whether Grognard will survive:  Doctors have listed her condition as "critical but stable."  The only other Kalistani Nationals injured in the bombardment were six security guards and two civilians who were on the street at the hour that the building was demolished.

National Assembly members communicated with one another by phone and have decided to relocate to Xanadu, in the Southern part of the Island, where they will convene an emergency session.  In the meanwhile, The President has named Colonel Fredrika Current as Defense Minister.  Current, a Socialist and aide to Grognard, will serve indefinitely.  In her first statement to the Kalistani Press, Colonel Current said,

"The Government of Kalistan is in consultation with the leaders of Kalistan's Regular ground forces on the Mainland, and are considering a massive deployment from the mainland.  So far we have maintained our positions on Ananto, and remain in control of the crest of the Mountains between Eveari and Kaliburg, but our hold on this landscape is slowly being eroded each day by a very determined foe.  We will be working up contingency plans in case the Partisans and the Regulars lose any further ground which involve a massive influx of forces and materiel from the mainland, though they are currently being held in case Indrala or anyone else makes a move on our mainland Districts.  On the good news side of things, we have reports from Dahriel that the Defenders of that city have pushed Indrala back into the mouth of the Delta and barring a significant change in that situation, are just weeks from forcing a conclusion to that battle."

Peace Protests continue on the Mainland, but protesters have begun to call for Kalistani victory in the war

Elsewhere on the mainland, vigils for Peace and resolution of the conflict continued, and have grown slowly over the years.  And yet, the agitation for Peace on the Mainland is viewed stoically by Kalistani Citizens.  "We would like for our Government to find a way to resolve the situation without bloodshed," said one Peace Activist.  "But this is difficult, of course, given that foreigners control a significant portion of Ananto and have destroyed Kaliburg and Eveari.  So we hope that the Government will find a way to remove this blight from our Island, once and for all, so we can get back to living!"  The sentiment was echoed by other protesters, who have also said that the competing demands for peace and the exigencies of war have done much to strengthen their ties to the Society of the Brethren, rather than vice versa.