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The second Icarian civil war is a conflict in [[Icaria]] that has been ongoing since 2010 to the present day. The second Icarian civil war is one of the largest conflicts in the 21st century, causing trillions in economic damages, millions killed or displaced, and causing one of the largest refugee crises in recent history. The war has had far reaching effects across the world with the emergence of the short lived Icarian pirates, the [[gassing of Ithaka]], and the deployment of hundreds of thousands of troops from all across the globe.

The second Icarian civil war is a conflict in [[Icaria]] that has been ongoing since 2010 to the present day. The second Icarian civil war is one of the largest conflicts in the 21st century, causing trillions in economic damages, millions killed or displaced, and causing one of the largest refugee crises in recent history. The war has had far reaching effects across the world with the emergence of the short lived Icarian pirates, the [[gassing of Ithaka]], and the deployment of hundreds of thousands of troops from all across the globe.

 

The second Icarian civil war grew out of an attempted coup by the head of the Federal Intelligence Agency(FIA) [[Herman Keitel]] who was supported by the FIA and a limited number of high ranking members of the Army and Air Force. After failing to secure the presidency of Icaria, Keitel went into hiding in the Aegina Province in northern Icaria while several FIA backed militia groups, chief among them being the Icarian National Liberation Front(INLF), began attacks on government property and military bases. As a result of these attacks, the government began instituting harsh crackdowns on the population in an attempt to end the attacks. The crackdowns did not work however and within a few months several unrelated groups had risen up in rebellion against the government and the FIA backed militia groups, gaining widespread support among the lower class population for promising to protect them from the violence. The largest of these new groups was the Icarian Peoples Front(IPF) which was most prominent in the southern regions of Icaria bordering [[Klathu]], and was led by many former members of the communist guerrillas of the first Icarian civil war along with members of the Icarian Communist Party.  

The second Icarian civil war began with an attempted coup by the head of the Federal Intelligence Agency(FIA) [[Herman Keitel]] who was supported by the FIA and a limited number of high ranking members of the Army and Air Force. After failing to secure the presidency of Icaria, Keitel went into hiding in the Aegina Province in northern Icaria while several FIA backed militia groups, chief among them being the Icarian National Liberation Front(INLF), began attacks on government property and military bases. As a result of these attacks, the government began instituting harsh crackdowns on the population in an attempt to end the attacks. The crackdowns did not work however and within a few months several unrelated groups had risen up in rebellion against the government and the FIA backed militia groups, gaining widespread support among the lower class population for promising to protect them from the violence. The largest of these new groups was the Icarian Peoples Front(IPF) which was most prominent in the southern regions of Icaria bordering [[Klathu]], and was led by many former members of the communist guerrillas of the first Icarian civil war along with members of the Icarian Communist Party.  

By mid November the ROI had pushed the Ostreich forces back to Fanari, and was preparing its offensive to push into territory that Ostreich had held since 2011. Shortly after the offensive began in late November 2016, news reached the populace in the capital, Evdilos about a massacre of a village in retaliation for the death of an ROI soldier who was beaten to death in the night and hanged on a lamp post. It was widely theorised that this was done in response to soldiers looting the area. Regardless of the reason for his death the public in Evdilos began the largest riot in Icarias history in response to the massacre and surrounded the capitol building. After a two day long siege the mob broke into the building and began killing every single government official in sight. The President, some of his aides and a few guards hid in his office and barricaded the door and windows which successfully managed to keep the mob out. After a man trying to break into the office was shot by a guard the other members of the mob decided to block the door from the outside and set the building on fire, killing the President and his aides. By the end of the riot almost all high ranking members of the government and military were dead or missing which lead to rapid collapse to of the Republic of Icaria by the end of the month, plunging nearly the entire country into anarchy.

By mid November the ROI had pushed the Ostreich forces back to Fanari, and was preparing its offensive to push into territory that Ostreich had held since 2011. Shortly after the offensive began in late November 2016, news reached the populace in the capital, Evdilos about a massacre of a village in retaliation for the death of an ROI soldier who was beaten to death in the night and hanged on a lamp post. It was widely theorised that this was done in response to soldiers looting the area. Regardless of the reason for his death the public in Evdilos began the largest riot in Icarias history in response to the massacre and surrounded the capitol building. After a two day long siege the mob broke into the building and began killing every single government official in sight. The President, some of his aides and a few guards hid in his office and barricaded the door and windows which successfully managed to keep the mob out. After a man trying to break into the office was shot by a guard the other members of the mob decided to block the door from the outside and set the building on fire, killing the President and his aides. By the end of the riot almost all high ranking members of the government and military were dead or missing which lead to rapid collapse to of the Republic of Icaria by the end of the month, plunging nearly the entire country into anarchy.

The aftermath of the offensive from the former Republic of Icaria left the DRI and Ostreich unable to take advantage of the situation as they needed to rebuild their strength from their losses, leaving many warlords and militia groups to pop up to take advantage of the power vacuum left behind. Some of the remnants of the former Icarian Army formed the United Icarian Army(UIA) which was a far right non ostreich affiliated group with the stated goal of bringing back law and order to the nation and finally drive the rebels out of the country. Meanwhile other groups which previously had little to no power had risen to prominence such as the Icarian Monarchist Army and the New Ikoryogai Kingdom which sought to rebuild the Ikoryogai kingdoms of the middle ages.

The period between late 2016 and mid 2018 would also become the golden age of Icarian piracy as many groups would use the lack of any authorities to construct makeshift submarines to sneak up on unsuspecting ships, to ransom the crews and sell the goods in Icaria. But this period would be short lived as the rest of the world began to intervene in large numbers and bring order back to the country. The earliest of these interventions would be from [[Serria]] and the [[Sovereign Military Order of Serria]], who would establish humanitarian aid stations throughout the country, which would be largely left alone by the majority of groups in Icaria, although there would be incidents where a militia would raid one of these stations, only to face retaliatory strikes from both Serria and other militias in the region.  

In early 2017 an Ostreich affiliated assassin killed the leader of the Aegina Alliance while he was holding a public speech in Argyros. The Assassin shot him two times in the chest with a sniper rifle before running away before his position could be determined. With the death of its leader the various members alliance succumbed to infighting and the alliance rapidly collapsed due to internal differences and infighting. The collapse of the Alliance left Ostreich with no major Icarian enemies and gave them free reign to eventually capture the rest of Aegina once their strength had been built back up.

One of the earliest foreign backed groups to form during this time, would be the joint [[Meridan Treaty]](MT) and [[Council of Democratic Nations]](CDN) backed Icarian Democratic Front(IDF). The IDF was formed when the [[Kolonia|Kolonians]] negotiated a deal between two warlords in Panagia and Edessa, joining them together and giving them monetary and military aid. Shortly after the IDF was formed it found support from the CDN nations and began conquering nearby regions of the country. The IDF would eventually form the Federal Republic of Icaria(FRI) in 2018, completing its transformation from a small alliance of warlords, into an actual nation state.

The period between late 2016 and mid 2018 would become the golden age of Icarian piracy as many groups would use the lack of any authorities to construct makeshift submarines to sneak up on unsuspecting ships, to ransom the crews and sell the goods in Icaria. But this period would be short lived as the rest of the world began to intervene in large numbers and bring order back to the country.

While the IDF was being formed, [[Barkadia]] and [[Anderia]] began increasing their support to the DRI, allowing it to quickly regain its strength and begin retaking the territory it lost in the previous year. During this time the DRI would also hold talks with several other communist militias in the region, gaining their support and eventually incorporating them into the DRI itself. The Icarian Monarchist Army would also see increased international support from [[Dolfikland]], Allowing it to transition from a small militia into the Dominion of Icaria(DOI). Throughout this period the four largest Icarian nations, The DRI, Ostreich, the FRI, and the DOI would rapidly expand their borders with the support of foreign powers, pushing out the warlords and pirates and beginning the next phase of the war.

== Pre-War Military ==

== Pre-War Military ==

== Icarian Piracy ==

== Icarian Piracy ==