Putu War (1983: Doomsday)

Attack on the Ivorian troops by the RRL

During the early hours of the 17th May 2012 several hundred RRL troops move across the border into Democratc Republic of Liberia controlled Grand Gedah County. Around dawn they start attacking the ten border crossing points set up by Federation/WAU troops, manning these posts are 270 troops from the Ivory Coast.

By nightfall three border crossing points have been burned witha dead toll of 22 Ivorian and 37 RRL troops with many injured on both sides, Ivorian troops have abandoned another two border crossing points and are regrouping with Grand Gedah County, they have contacted both the Ivorian government as well as the WAU Defence Council.

RRL troops have withdrawn from the area as it appears they planned a 'hit and run' stratergy.

300 Ivorian troops involved in the invasion of uncontrolled Bong county have been rerouted to assist in the defence of the border, the WAU have announced that the attack was totally unacceptable and amounted to an act of war not only on the WAU but also on the Democratic Republic of Liberia. Democratic Republic of Liberia has declared that it will defend itself however possible and has asked the WAU and the Republic of Nimba for military assistance.

By the 19th May, 2000 WAU troops had massed along the east RRL border with Ivory Coast, with a further 1500 Federation/Lofan troops along the DRL border to the north.

Many troops that had been in Bong county are expected to arrive on the DRL/RRL border by the 21st May after passing through uncontrolled Sinoe County.

Three WAU warships (one from the Ivory coast and two from the Gambia) arrived off the coast of the RRL on the 20th May 2012.

On the 21st May a delagation of WAU and Federation officials cross into the RRL to meet with President Saturday to discuss the attacks of the Ivorian troops on the Federation border. President Saturday refuses to meet them instead his younger brother Miki meets with them and less than politely asks them to leave the RRL within 24 hours or they will be killed.

He was also told by his brother the President, to tell the delagation that the RRL no longer recognises the Federation, or any of its constituant nations, as legitimate succesors to the former nation of Liberia and demands their surrender and total withdrawl from within the the borders of the former nation of Liberia as it belongs totally to the RRL, members of the delagation from the Federation of Liberia try to reason with Miki Saturday, but he becomes angry and strikes the head of the delagation breaking the officals nose.

The delagation of officials, seeing that he will not be reasoned with and decide to leave the RRL, they do however tell Miki Saturday to expect a quick resolution to the situation, due to military intervention by the WAU/Federation troops. As such the WAU and Federation jointly decared war on the RRL due to their military attacks on both land and sea forces of the WAU and Federation.

War

After the WAU/Federation delagation had safely arrived back on Ivorian land, the invasion of the RRL began on the 22nd May 2012

22nd May 2012

Bombardment of the RRL port facilities by WAU ships began before dawn with the hope of destroying any RRL ships that may attack WAU ports.

Just after dawn 1000 Ivorian troops cross the border between the RRL and Ivory Coast at the same time 2000 WAU and 1500 Federation troops cros into RRL territory at various points along the RRL border.

Resistance has been extremely heavy, particularly against the Ivorian troops in the east by the end of the day 27 Ivorian troops and 76 RRL troops are dead and a further 34 Ivorian troops are injured, 56 RRL troops have been captured.

Elsewhere in the RRL 34 Federation, 22 WAU and 54 RRL troops have been killed with 92 RRL troops captured. A total of 54 WAU and 12 Federation troops are injured.

In the RRL President Saturday has announced constription into the army for every man from the age of 18 to 35, giving the RRL and estimated army strength of 34,000 troops, although actual trained army consists of under 10,000 troops.

23rd May 2012

In the early hours of the morning a large explosion rocks one of the WAU vessels belonging to The Gambia, the explosion puts a five foot hole the hull roughly halfway down the port side of the vessel at the waterline, flooding was stopped quickly by navy personnel on board. In total 23 Gambian navy personnel die in the explosion.

Reports from other vessels in the fleet recorded a radar contact of a small vessel approaching from out to sea heading for the shore at roughly the time of the explosion. It is assumed it was a RRL vessel packed with explosives that had taken to sea before the fleet arrived and attacked the ports.

After a search of the water three survivors of the vessel are found, they confirm the WAU assumptions and that they had been personnally been ordered by the President of the RRL to ram the explosive laden fishing boat into the WAU fleet, they had taken to sea five days ago when news of the WAU fleet reached the RRL leadership.

Watches are increased within the WAU fleet incase there are any other floating bombs.

On land resistance to the WAU/Federation attack has increased by the end of day 23 Ivorian, 45 Federation, 32 WAU and 103 RRL troops are dead and a further 43 Ivorian, 18 Federation, 43 WAU troops are injured with another 129 RRL troops captured.