Howard-Harris Affair (Napoleon's World)

The Howard-Harris Affair refers to the kidnapping and murder of Oceanian journalists Melissa Howard and Gwendoline Harris in January of 1996 by Banjarese militiamen affiliated with the military near Banjarmasin, during the height of the Dayak Genocide. The incident sparked international outrage and led to Oceania's intervention in the conflict, culminating in the 1997 Darwin Accords that suspended the fighting. An investigation run in tandem with the League of Nations "Investigation of Killings in Banjar" revealed the complicity and cooperation of not just Banjar's military but also suggested some coordination, or at least knowledge of, the impending attack by Japanese intelligence, further damaging relations between Japan and Oceania that were already tense after the Genocide and the brief resumption of conflict in 1999.