The Aldurian War Against Terror

= The Aldurian War Against Terrorism =

The Aldurian War Against Terrorism (Officially nicked "The Alduria First Movement are Murderers") is a conflict between the Aldurian Republic Empire and the Alduria First Movement, a catholic fundamentalist organisation opposing the marriage between Emperor Philippe Villayn II and the empress Mary de Orange, on religious and ethnic reasons.

Background
The early reign of Philippe Villayn I was a turbulent time leading to many conflicts. To better protect the safety of the Imperial family, Empress Theodora and prince Philippe were sent to the Luthori Empire, where Philippe fell in love with the Luthori princess Mary, the sole child of William III of Orange, the Luthori Emperor. This Union between the two monarchies also had strategic reasons. The Villayn dynasty, despite being connected to the house of Stuart, was not yet consolidated and needed an alliance with an established dynasty.

The Union created fears amongst some segments of the population that this would further marginalise the declining Terran Catholic Church, and bring Alduria under hegemony of the Luthori.

When the imperial regime of Alduria stabilised in the 2530;s, and the economy went into a boom, the opposition parties dwindled in numbers, and eventually all accepted the status quo. That led to the establishment of several terrorist movements, amongst which Alduria First soon established itself as a prominent factor. The AF conducted several bombing campaigns directed against the civil bureaucracy, the Aldurian Military and the Imperial Family. Enjoying a certain support in Harkonia and the eastern part of the Zanyal Valley, the terrorists nevertheless were in a minority, and when the Imperial Election of year 2538 devastated the opposition and gave the Imperial Government a clear mandate, it demoralised the Alduria First movement, leading to defection of a lot of supporters and radicalisation of the remaining, headed by Father Jeromé Becker.

The Alduria First movement started to consolidate it's positions in the Zanyali mountains, on both sides of the borders of Alduria and Kanjor.

When emperor Philippe Villayn I died on the 20th of July year 2539, the AF saw an opportunity to hurt the empire...