Ar-Rutbah, Iraq
11 June, 2049 Ar-Rutbah was once a quiet town that almost had a population of 30,000. That was until the 2003 Iraq War came to the small and then ISIL forces conquered the town, killing thousands. Their terror ended when the Iraqi Army attacked the town and forced ISIL to retreat into the desert. After recapturing the town, the town slowly rebuilt as more people moved into the desert town. Even know the Great Collapse happened, the town still flourished especially with the help of Titan Company. The growth was suddenly stopped with the return of ISIL and the retaking of Ar-Rutbah. Hundreds of people died during the first days of the attack as Titan tried to defend the town. Sadly, they were either killed or captured where their execution was filmed and posted on social media. With the formation of the United Republic of the Middle East, President Habib ordered his forces to prepare for one massive offensive attack against ISIL forces in the town.
A sizable force for the Titan Company was getting ready for the assault as several Defender-110s and Humvees waited for the signal to attack. The men started to check out their gear to make sure that they would work during the battle. Two howitzers were being set up while men checked on the tanks and APCs. One of the men looked at the town as the lights started to turn on. It was going to be one long night. The man soon heard his walkie talkie going off, talking about the incoming air strike. He grabbed it and listened as the other man said that the strike should begin in thirty seconds.
After putting the walkie talkie back in its place, he immediately shouted towards the group of men to get ready. They grabbed their weapons and additional gear as ten seconds already had passed by. Finally, the men soon entered their vehicles and waited while the howitzers got ready to take the shot. Suddenly, they heard the aircraft overhead as they soon dropped the bombs. Several small explosions could be seen in the middle of town as several buildings were gone. The vehicles drove towards the town as the tanks and APCs slowly followed the speeding Defender-110s and Humvees. Another set of explosions could be heard and seen that were most likely caused by the howitzers. The vehicles were now in the town as they could see the citizens running away from the upcoming battle.
Then, one of the Humvees got hit by an RPG causing the thing to blow up. Immediately, the remaining vehicles took a sudden detour while the tanks stayed behind to provide cover as they fired at one of the apartment buildings. The vehicles now drove a lot slower while they looked around for any ISIL forces. All they were seeing was people trying to flee for Ar-Rutbah. It was bad enough that they did not give the people any warning to run, now there was casualties. The man looked around as he could hear what sounded like another vehicle somewhere. Then, everyone saw the vehicle as it crashed into one of the Humvees. The pair of vehicles crashed inside a deli as all of the vehicles suddenly stopped. It was a car bomb.
All of the men got out of their vehicles while grabbing their gear besides the two that crashed into the building. Then, the car among with the Humvee blew up as some of the soldiers fell for the impact. As the smoke started to clear, shouting could be heard as gunfire was also heard. The nearby citizens started to run away before ISIL forces fired into the crowd. Several citizens among with Titan soldiers were gunned down. The commander took action and ordered everyone into one of the apartment buildings while the APCs attacked. Men, women, and children followed the soldiers into the apartment building while the commander helped with the wounded.
The lobby was crowed with citizens and soldiers as they tried to breathe. The APCs could be heard still firing their weapons towards the other buildings. The commander soon entered the building and saw the group of people. There must of been forty-sixty people inside the lobby as he looked at the wounded. Half of those people were wounded. He coughed as he walked towards the group of soldiers and ordered them to establish a HQ. It was risky, but they could not move without helping out the citizens first. The commander went to work with taking care of the wounded until the medic could set something up. It was going to be a long night.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
11 June, 2049 The news of the sudden attack on the EEC headquarters in Vatican City didn't bothered the government at all. They were finally getting the taste of fear of a sudden attack that they have to live under every day. President Habib was reading the details of the attack from the Arabian News Network, owned by Jannah Media Multinational. It was interesting to read the details of the attack on an important European city. He then placed the datapad on the table from the rest to read it.
𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗘𝗖'𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀
𝖡𝗒 𝖥𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗃𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗁 𝖾𝗅-𝖸𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖾𝗌 & 𝖧𝖺𝗄𝖺𝗆 𝖺𝗅-𝖠𝖿𝗓𝖺𝗅
𝟣𝟣 𝖩𝗎𝗇𝖾, 𝟤𝟢𝟦𝟫
VATICAN CITY—A bomb hidden in the upper levels of the European Economic Commission Headquarters exploded at 8:34 AM local time, destroying the headquarters and killing everyone above the first two floors said the local Security and Defense Force (SDF) commander, “I’ve seen blasts like these before in conflicts and uprisings that happened during the fall of the EU, except they were always by a single ordnance, not dozens. Whoever did this clearly had experience in planning; we vow to hunt them down with the help of the international community. Whoever did this, we will pay them back in blood.”
Other parts of the city also suffered attacks during the hour, killing hundreds. Several terrorist groups have claimed credit for the attack on Vatican City. A statement was released hours after the attack by the Red Orchestra saying that they will "liberate Earth and eradicate any trace of [their] vile taint!” They also claimed responsibility for the attack as well as Europe Rising, a nationalist terrorist group in Europe. Millions took to the streets to protest the groups and demanded that the European nations take immediate steps to stop them for other attacks.
𝖨𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗂𝖺𝗇 𝖯𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝖿𝗎𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗋𝗍 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖵𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖢𝗂𝗍𝗒
Europe has now entered a state of chaos as the uniting force slowly collapses. The last time that Europe entered that state was back in 2031 when the Great Collapse happened. European corporations haven't responded to the attacks yet, but they are requesting donations to "help the victims of this horrific terror attack." Meanwhile, ISIL has not claimed responsibility for the attacks in Europe today. Despite that, President Habib ordered several air strikes against ISIL-held regions. The President issued a statement today saying that 'the Middle East is truly sorry for the losses suffered in today's attacks and will provide any form of aid to the victims.'
Meanwhile, the Press Secretary told several journalists during a press conference that the military are currently activating several operations in 'hopes of bringing an end to ISIL for good.'
[𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (𝟱𝟳)]
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑻𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕...
After reading the article about the attack, the Foreign Minister discarded the datapad by throwing it beside him towards another table. The meeting started with the attack in Vatican City and what the government should do. The first person to speak with the young Quraish el-Jaffer, the Foreign Minister. He knew the companies and the remaining countries in the world well enough that he was appointed as Foreign Minister. And he also has a degree in History, making it easier for him to know the cultures of those companies and countries.
"I could make the trip along with some diplomats to help. After all, it has been a long time since we last visited Europe." he said to the President.
"How would that help us?" Habib asked.
"Mister President, we could finally get them into some sort of alliance to deal with terrorists. Especially ISIL." he held back his tongue, but then decided to speak the 'truth,' "ISIL has gained a lot of ground since their attacks on our cities. I think that we should-."
Habib put his hand up to silence Quraish with a look of disgust. "ISIL is just a threat against the Middle East, not us. They are not even that well-organized. You assumed that they were just because they owned a few cities? Pathetic. However, we do need to reestablish relations with them. Your request has been approved, don't dare breathe anything else. Got it?"
"Got it, sir. I will prepare for the trip then." he said as he got up and walked out of the meeting room, while biting into his tongue. After the door was shut, President Habib turned towards the other ministers and said to them, "Anyone else?"
Ministry of Defense, Nu'ma al-Aziz, said to the President as she gathered the papers, "Mister President, can we discuss about the Battle of Ar-Rutbah. We just got a new development that we should discuss."
"Alright, Nu'ma. Speak your mind."
"Thank you sir." she smiled at him, "The general told me that our forces were surprised by ISIL despite the airstrike. He requests that reinforcements arrive to assist in the battle before we lose them for good. I can issue reinforcements for Jordan and they should arrive by 1500 to provide aid, if you approve."
"Alright, your request is also approved. I don't want any ISIL forces to be alive, got it?" he said to the older minister as she gathered her things. It took a second, but she was heading for the door until the President stopped. Forgot to say something else.
"One more thing, I want you to also issue attack orders on Sab' Abar, Tadmur, and Irbid at the same time. We need to make sure that they aren't resting." he said to his minister as she nodded and left the room. After that, he asked the same question again and waited for a voice. A hour and half of talking later and the meeting ended on a good note. Despite the European terrorist attack, they were ready to strike down against ISIL. If ISIL fades away for the Middle East, then it could cause other terror groups to be mortally weaken. But that was not going to happen overnight. The newly established government needed time to wipe them out for good this time around.
President Habib looked at the city of Dubai from the meeting room windows as the lights were still on. The City of Gold is still shining and it will shine forever after his death with the help of Titan Company and the United Republic of the Middle East. He took the datapad and started to look at it as he left the meeting room. It was time for some rest.
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