Hydari Civil War

The Hydari Civil War was a conflict in Hydar from the years of 1968-1972 that pitted Hydar State against the Hydari Communist Party, Yi Self-Determination Movement, and Sorani Independence League. Other powers, such as Nanwen became significantly involved in the conflict, firebombing many Hydari cities and destroying key infrastructure. Osorra, Kodeshia and Nanwen collaborated to support the Communists - while Akiteiwa, Selengeria, and Heiban all collaborated to support the monarchy and oppose what they saw as a Kodeshian jokeying to secure more influence. The Civil War involved tense diplomatic standoffs within the broader sphere of East Kesh since there were many lingering tensions that hadn't been resolved in the Kesh War. This international intervention acutely affected the Hydari currency which Osorra and Nanwen attempted to crash while other powers attempted to safeguard the value of the currency.

Internally the war involved significant court intrigue within Hydar itself as the Communists had broad support within the intelligentsia, many of who were opposed to its continued progression. Students at many Hydari Universities led protests against the War and the nation was jolted by terror attacks and assassinations. On the otherhand the three sides fighting the Hydari government were always quite divided in their aims with the Communists seeking a united Hydari state with separate autonomous regions for ethnic minorities while the ethnonationalist movements wished for complete independence. Coordination between the 3 was always imperfect even with Nanwen's attempts to broker talks and foster better ties.

The war ended due to the Hirya Coup where a young Kodeshi backed Prince utilized defecting Communist sympathizing soldiers to seize the capital and negotiate peace with the now war weary Communists. Talks were brokered where the Communists agreed to work with the Hydari monarchy and disband the Hydar Revolutionary United Front. Nanwen also agreed to a ceasefire as skirmishes began to break out along the border. Afterwards, the Hirya Restoration was declared where the Hydari Armed Forces and Red Army of Hydar worked to crush ethnonationalist movements and start the Hydar Cultural Self-Reformation Movement. The divided and weak Yi Self-Determination Movement quickly fell but the Mihrani Independence League was significantly harder to dislodge as it had acquired many experienced Pashto fighters. A full cession of the conflict wouldn't occur until 1976 when Hydar declared a ceasefire with Kurwistan. Since then there has been a cold peace between the two yet no official peace treaty.