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Kalistan joins Egelian War with Kizenia
As Royal Marines secure Luncasi and Delatbor, most aid comes in form of materiel and money
Bozo River CAGTC, Grand Duchy of Ananto
June 22, 5681


Elements of North Regular Army Group deploy to southern Kizenia to secure Southern Coast

With most of the fighting going on in the north, elements of the Kalistani Regular Army have landed ashore in the southern port cities of Luncasi and Deltabor in the northern state of Kizenia. Fighting was minimal as Kalistan, joining its allies in battle, met almost no resistance in taking two beachheads to begin providing materiel support to the Egelian war effort. Kalistan quickly secured both cities, and immediately moved north to set up a security perimeter along the southern coast. The initial wave was followed by more ground forces and more than 5000 field aid providers who were deployed from the NSP to the conflict zone to begin setting up field hospitals to aid the Egelian war effort.

"The Empire of Ananto and Kalistan has not declared war on Kizenia," stated Chancellor of the Empire, Lady Erica Donahue. "The military moves we have made are aimed at protecting Kalistani expatriates and investment in Luncasi and Deltabor in southern Kizenia, and capturing the port facilities, such as they are, in Luncasi to provide a secure beachhead for Kalistan to begin shipping war materiel to Egelion. In the capture of these two cities, much of the population, which remains largely isolated from the ongoing conflict to the north, and has a closer affinity for their southern neighbors, given significant interaction between Kalistan and Kizenia in that part of the nation, more or less greeted Kalistan peacefully. The Junta, which has directed significant resources in the north, had largely left the towns ungarrisoned, and Kalistan faced few casualties on the way into both towns."

Kalistani political officers who travelled with the deploying ground units met with civilian authority in the town to guarantee that Kalistan had no intention of altering the civilian political structure of either town. "We expressed to the mayors of both Luncasi and Deltabor that it was our intention to leave the political structure, the police, fire and infrastructure unharmed, and our intention was to bivouac along a security cordon outside of the city. Kalistanis had no intention to treat the cities as occupied, and guaranteed food and medicine deliveries, and to deal with the cities as if they were free, liberated cities outside of control of the junta." In exchange for Kalistan's use of the port in Luncasi, the airstrip outside of Deltabor and free passage throughout the cities, both cities will be permitted self rule, and will not be expected to contribute anything in the way of troops or supplies to the war effort. "We want to limit Kalistan's footprints and any permanent impact along the Southern Coast." Kalistan will also work with the Luncasi City Government to improve the harbor facilities to allow for heavier tonnage directly into the ports.

The Coastal Highway has also come under Imperial control and Deltabor, on the Egelian frontier has been established as a logistics depot. Advance units from Egelion have already met with Kalistanis in the border city. "Kalistan has committed to supporting the Egelion's advance through the country. With Kalistani supplies flowing to the Egelian rear lines, We don't need to ship small arms, ammunition, food or medicine all the way to Egelion just so they can be brought back to Kizenia. We have enough troops to hold the southern coast, combined with our offshore rocket artillery on our frigates, and the deployed Naval Air that we were able to move up when we captured Luncasi."

With Kalistan in control of the southern Coast, and Egelion advancing into central and northern Kizenia and New Endralon, it appears that the junta's time in this world is short. Whether the Junta mounts a counterattack is still up in the air, but Kalistan appears ready and is digging in. It is unclear whether elements of the loyalist military, which have constituted themselves the Freedom and Independence Army, have made contact with either the Kalistani or Egelion forces.

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