A Battle Unseen

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Confidential Report
573707080942L
Sec: Eyes Only
Re: Informant updates

Informant, codenamed Barber (KPA, SD), contacted, and willing to assist after some financial inducement. Barber is refugee from Sol escaped w fam when he was young child, raised in Sulari, speaks Vr and Dudmani. Says he was contacted by RG, hereafter named Trucker, to serve as in-country contact for moving ODEN into SE Maj. Trucker belongs to Da Tore Lāre Tolana (د تورې لارې ټولنه), or Society of Dark Path, a small militant non-ideological populist group aimed at establishing stable government in Sol and social services for rural Solentians, who earns money to fund activity through drug sales to Solentians and other Majatran people. Primarily heroin, and other opioids, but also cocaine, some cannabis, and some methamphetamine. Operates a small remote operation in Solentian Mountains that processes opium latex collected from local sourcing, contacted ODEN about processing chemicals and inquired about weaponry for defense of operations.

Barber says word in local Dudmani diaspora in Sulari implicates a new Solentian terror Organization, Hasab Warkol, as being behind Dundorf bombing, but Barber says he has no information regarding any potential activities planned in Seleya. Says diaspora is aware of propaganda campaign in Baltusia, believe it may target Kalistanis to increase fear, but no solid plans have materialized locally, to his knowledge. He was however interested to talk about possible support for Black Path Society, anxious to send information to Trucker. Barber is deemed credible and cooperative: calls himself a Kalistani National due to time in country, but wants better for his home country, and believes situation in Sol is unstable and Black Path could positively influence the country.

Assessment is that Black Path is likely unrelated to Hasab Warkol. Possible to induce continued cooperation with material support for Black Path, who seems to be Barber's primary interest. Will follow up with MoD and ODEN, but success of appeal is unlikely at this time, as Kalistan has no stated interests in Solentia. Interest of GoK is information on Hasab Warkol. Continued cultivation of assets around Barber advised, and deepening Barber's connections. ASP, consider payroll...

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WD, JR