3rd Bapho-Azkali war

The 3rd Bapho-Azkali war was an armed conflict between the Azkali State and Democratic Union of Baphia in early 2024. It was a part of the larger Azkali Conflict. The 3rd Bapho-Azkali war started in 2024 mainly by the destruction of the [placeholder] canal, and seizure of the Ikaraland during mid 2023, and resulted in conjunction with the Suntero-Azkali War and Azkali Conflict, the collapse of the regime of Korru Mezenas Naaru.

History

Background

2nd Bapho-Azkali War

Regime of Akele Eimalotz

Eighty Hours' Conflict

Main article: Eighty Hours' Conflict

The Eighty Hours' Conflict was a skirmish and undeclared war that occured in late 2015 in the Ikaraland. The war was fought by the government of Chei Nakathinai in order to attempt to retake Ikaraland, a former province of the Azkali Republic and ethnically Azkali part of Baphia. The war started on the 11th of September, 2015, and lasted until the late evening of the 13th of September. Approximately one thousand Azkali soliders were killed during the war, and it resulted in a temporary breaking of ties between Baphia and Azkali.

On the 11th of September, approximately 15,000 Azkali soliders entered Ikaraland, occupying the key [placeholder] train line connecting Baphia and Azkali. Azkali forces also cut power and internet lines connecting Baphia and Azkali, and destroyed several bridges along the Chekearoa-Turku Highway. The first battle of the Eighty Hours' Conflict occured at 11:50 AM on the 11th of September, in the town of Kozotzi, in Baphia. There, an assortment of approximately 600 off-duty, reserve, and veteran soliders fought against the Azkali army for nearly the entire day. The battle resulted in a pyrric victory for the Baphians - with almost 300 members being killed - and approximately 80 Azkali soliders being killed and almost 200 injured.

Aftermath

War Trials

Main article: Pertmažo Trials

Impact

Destruction of Azkali urban centers

The 3rd Bapho-Azkali war, and as a whole the Azkali Conflict, saw the partial or complete destruction of almost every single Azkali urban center.