Week 12 Article 1



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SCI attacks Saudi Arabia
S CI hoped that the Gladius troops confined in Europe would surrender by now, but Fieldmarshall Gwynzer has been able to hold his subordinates from falling apart by saying that although surrounded, SCI is afraid to engage his troops, knowing they will lose against his disciplined soldiers. A report sent to Generalissimus Starfisher showed that Gladius troops are not only holding their ground, but are actually waiting for combat, desiring for fight to prove themselves against the "SCI cowards". In a fit of rage, the Generalissimus ordered Lieutenant General Cheesy to mobilize troops in Africa to strike GLD forces in Europe in an attempt to force them to surrender. At dawn last Monday, 4 SCI divisions pushed into Saudi Arabia, under cover of heavy artillery fire. SCI took heavy losses - a full two divisions - but was able to break through the defences. GLD Fieldmarshall Gwynzer, realizing that SCI outnumbered his troops, ordered his forces on Saudi to retreat to Iran, and mobilized divisions in Turkey and Germany in order to fortify Iran further. Cheesy's army pursued Gladius' retreating forces all the way to the Iranian border. Taking advantage of their momentum, SCI troops flooded into the territory. After only 5 hours of fighting, SCI's death toll reached 1,500, with GLD casualties nearly as high. SCI managed to cross the Shatt al-Arab river (roughly translated as the "Stream of the Arabs", or the "Swift River") and break through Gladius lines near Abadan. As SCI forces streamed through the small crack in defences, Gwynzer's reinforcements from Europe arrived, and after fierce fighting annihilated all three SCI intruding divisions and re-established defences near Abadan.



A fter hearing about the failure of taking the Middle East, an enraged Generalissimus Starfisher immediately ordered an attack on Scandinavia. SCI HQ flew three paratrooper divisions over Scandinavia, and launched the strike force deep into GLD territory.But even though the SCI Special Force team had surprise and superior fighting skills on their side, Gladius reserves were able to destroy the invaders due to better cover organization, unlike the parachuting enemies which were scattered all over the country. Gladius lost 15627 men, SCI lost 28324, and 1388 SCI foot soldiers surrendered. It is unknown if Gladius captured any technology or arms from the lost SCI divisions.

Starfisher Coffee Initiative Smuggling Rings Busted Across the Globe
B ased on the Intel gained from SCI's Mongolian HQ, Gladius continues to uncover the coffee smuggling net set up by SCI. More then 500 people were arrested all around Europe and we have reports that first several arrests were made in North America. A Gladius spokesperson said that SCI agents are terrified and on the run, but we are going to track down every last one of them".

Operation Avalanche


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