Istalia

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War bulletin: Ferano liberated but in Trivendito Quanzar resists

Imperial Forces repelled from Verunnìa and stalled north around Terebbìa but the new equipements and resources can change the situation

The unfortunate Battle in the outskirt of Verunnìa

July 5618

The winter came with the celebration on the Peninsula for the liberation of Ferano but also with the most tragic bulletin of all the conflict after the Battle of Verunnìa ended in favor of the forces of Quanzar: 12.671 casualties and 23.804 wounded and the Imperial Forces lost the control of the fording points and the only intact bridge along the river Cenosio (outlet of Lake Sovrano and right tributary of the river Merevino) while didn't achieved to overcome the defenses of the Vallo Torbia, the shallow valley where the river Albasio and the river Risodor almost touch before to flow respectively into the lake Firmamento and the Lake Sovrano.

Despite these debacles, generally the forces of Quanzar are losing ground and the Istalians are tightening their grip on Trivendito with only Terebbìa and the surrounding area that still resist along the Trivenditan shores although the arrival of a couple of two old missile cruiser and of an LHD have already caused the loss of the remaining naval forces of Quanzar and the blockade of the city which population, the hope reivigorated by the sight of the Istalian ships, is beginning to rebel.

The funds collected by the government through the very well placed war bonds of the recent months as well as through liberal donation at home as well as abroad allowed the Government to obtain new resurces, armaments and équipements for the Armed Forces, like, for example, new missiles system for the cruiser, which took several months to be installed, or the fuel for helicopters and the ships themself as well as for the ground vehicles, solving a severe shortage that was seriously worrying the high hiérarchies of the Armed Forces and limiting the operations.

Map of the current status of the conflict (Quanzar controlled territories in green, Istalian ones in blue-green)

By the way, with the naval blockade established to Terebbìa, Quanzar is now cut from any form of supply line and with the mounting of the popular surgence all over the territory, the continuing loss and désertions among the regular forces, it is expected that only the irreducibility of the Ahmadi fanatics will continue to hinder and slow the advance of the Istalian troops. The intelligence of the Army counted a number of fanatic militians of about 74,000 men, a very impressive figure which is explained by the arrival of a lot of them among the solentian refugees welcomed by the Quanzari Government since 5594. A lot of militians have cut their teeth in Solentia fighting the civil war, other have been trained in Kafuristan or within the training field of Ahmadi foundamentalist group in several Ahmadi nations of Terra.

Although it is certain the eventual victory of the Istalians, thanks to the overwelming majority of the deployed forces and the ever increasing resource availabel, it will not be achieved unless sacrifices and expected high casualties, also because the Istalian forces already ruled out the use of tactics and strategies that could harm the Istalian population of Quanzar, and although missilistic attacks against centers with majatran majority have been reported, the Ahmadi militians and the remaining of the Emirate forces are using Istalians as human shields placing strategic locations and équipements close to places full of civilians.