Rashaya Crisis

Rashaya Crisis The Tripartite Aggression The Abbasidi War
Part of the Andalusian-Eilai conflict and the Andalusian Civil War
Damaged Republican equipment
Date 29 September 1970 (1970-09-29) – 7 February 1972 Location Rashaya, Khalifji, and Nasser (Tiberias and Bakri zone) Result Republican political victory Coalition military victory Strengthening of Republican international position Eilat seizes Rashaya Andalusian-Eilat arms race Expulsion of Bakri population from Andalus Etruscan Prime Minister resigns Royal Andalusian government loses international support Beidars gain dominant position in Andalus
Belligerents
Exiled Andalusian government (Apomo) Eilat Etrusque Combat Support: Tiberian rebels Bakri tribes Diplomatic Support Okaiken Howan	Republican Abbasid Combat Support: Khalifji
Strength
210,000 175,000 120,000 34,000 25,000	935,000 88,000
Casualties and losses
Total: 198,349 killed and 74,218 missing Total wounded: 203,324	Total: 278,021 killed and 121,358 missing Total wounded: 421,910
Total civilians killed/wounded: 2.5 million (est.) Republican Abbasid: 1,389,032 723,239 killed 489,121,625 wounded 287,744 abducted/missing Coalition: 1,200,000 (est.)

The Rashaya Crisis refers to the fighting that began in the final phase of the Andalusian Civil War. The war has been described as one of the first major proxy wars of the 20th century. The fighting began after the intervention of Eilat, followed by Etrusque, in defense of the Andalusian monarchy. The aims were to regain Western control of the Andalusian mainland and to remove President Faisal from power.

Background

At the onset of the Andalusian Civil War, little international attention was shown towards the fighting, leaving the Andalusian monarchy to fight alone. Pleas for assistance from King Philip were largely ignored by Etrusque and Eilat, who feared being drawn into a larger region wide war. With the capture of Port Said by General Faisal's armies in 1969, and the beginning of the government's retreat to Apomo, Etrusque secretly began training Andalusian forces through Nasser. Eilat closed it's border, and deployed it's military in fer of invasion.

Operation Sea Lion, the ADF's operation to evacuate the government, along with 2 million civilians and billions of dollars in savings ended in March 1970, with the miraculous Saaid Evacuation, where 212 ships, fishing boats, and oil tankers, transported over 200,000 soldiers and civilians across the Tirad Channel to safety in Nasser. As the ADF fled, Faisal's armies descended on the city, capturing it with little resistance. The following day, Faisal declared the establishment of the Republic of Andalus over live TV, and announced his desire for a Pan-Beidar state, encompassing Andalusia's original borders, and wiping Andalus' history of humiliation. His speech received wide acclaim within the newly declared Republic, which President Faisal saw as public approval to begin his military buildup. Despite the Royal government's relocation to Apomo, intense fighting between the two factions continued in the majority of the country.

The fighting spilled over the borders several times, including three shellings of Nasser, and several cross border raids on the border with Eilat. Tensions reached a peak when an Etruscan ambassador was killed in an apparent attempt to kill a visiting Andalusian commander. The murder greatly contributed to Etrusque's commitment to the Tripartite,