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North and Central Armies placed under Lodamun Command
Newport, Lodamun
October 30, 5612


M10 Light Tanks of the Regular Army North staged in Newport as the Kalistani Army assembles in Western Lodamun

The Logistics Base at New Port has become the rallying point for a massive deployment of the Kalistani Regular Army. More than 250,000 troops of the Kalistani Regular Army have assembled in Western Lodamun along with Lodamese forces to prepare what is anticipated to be one of the largest invasions in Seleyan History since the Plateau Wars if the 19th Century.

The Kalistani Army is in Lodamun for one purpose: to hold those responsible for the destruction in Mainland Kalistan and the loss of just over 30,000 Kalistanis responsible for their destruction. "We have ordered No Quarter," said Kalistani Commander Brigadier General Martin Guerra. "And we will accept none. There will be no prisoners. Over the last three months in preparation for this deployment, we have been involved primarily in irregular training with the Militia. Some of the work we have done have been in civilian depopulation tactics for clearing towns, destruction of civilian infrastructure as the line advances forward, and various other sorts of scorched earth tactics, which may come in handy if our opponents decide to put up resistance. The militia will also be here with us, operating independently." The BGen also said new Guidons were issued for each unit which are black in color, with white letters for unit designations. "As we advance, our mission is to leave a swath of wasteland stretching front line back to the Lodamun Border," said the General.

When asked about whether any of this is a violation of the Laws of War, the General, who incidentally is not a Brethrenist, answered simply, "Kalistan does not observe anything like the Laws of War. But I'd ask Likatonia about the Laws of War when they launched weapons of mass destruction against sleeping civilian targets. I'd ask Kundrati about the Laws of War when they launched missiles against a sleeping Xsampa. These people only understand violence, and so the Regulars will speak in a language they understand. Our warning is for civilians to vacate the areas we are going to be operating in, because if they are found and they are not under Kalistani or Lodamese Colors, they will be treated as an enemy combatant. Kalistanis have been ordered not to discriminate."

Even though General Guerra said that Kalistani Troops will be under the command of Lodamese Generals during the conflict, he noted that this is for efficiency and unity of Command. "I suspect that Lodamun and Kalistan will have differing missions in Likatonia, and each will take care of business. Kalistan is putting more troops into the fight, but we don't seek to accomplish anything other than destruction in Likatonia, to ensure that they understand that there is a cost for making the choices they have made in this long standing conflict, but also that they don't ever contribute anything to the support and succor of the fascist cause ever again. If Likatonia seeks to avoid that fate, they could indeed abandon Kundrati now. But something tells me they won't. And even if they did, I don't think Kalistanis could hear them at the moment."

The comments from the generals drew backlash in Kalistan from some Brethrenists. "This is not what Kalistan is," said Diane Forester of Sulari. "What the General described is more or less warcrimes. The Regular Forces are talking about revenge killings and depredations in Likatonia, and there will be a price to pay." Polls report that Ms. Foresters' sentiment is in the minority as more than 70% of Kalistanis support not only an invasion of Likatonia in response to the chemical attacks from last summer, but more telling, a full 40% support "unlimited war against the people, to include the civilians, of Likatonia."

"Likatonia fired weapons of mass destruction at Kalistan," said Brad Wilkins of Addisjah. "We still smell chlorine here. Its a daily reminder at the disregard that nation and their fascist puppet masters have for human life. So if they don't care at all about human life, they certainly won't mind it if our troops waste it in their nation the way they wasted it in ours."

Morale in the Regular Force is reportedly very high. The 1st Fleet, which has been stationed in Newport Lodamun for more than a year as it has been repaired and reinforced, took up new positions at the edge of the Artanian Sea in an effort to interrupt Likatonian naval traffic ahead of the invasion. The 2nd Fleet most west to reinforce the 1st Fleet at sea, and combined, the two fleets intend to sink Likatonian shipping and naval traffic at sea.

"We are finishing our staging along the border with Likatonia in Lodamun this month," said General Guerra. "We move as soon as Lodamun is ready."

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