The Border Report Collection

The Caucasus
Due to our growing population over the years, we have come to a point where we're almost at overpopulation level. So, we've been looking for more land without any interference. Our best bets are Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia for now, and possibly other countries in the near future. So a while from now, we will be bordering Russia, which we are also going to surpass in population (113 million vs 144.5 million).

Border report is over, check back for other ones.
Note: These are not coming daily.
Ottoman Dream
Our population has been growing quickly over the years-a little too much. For this much population, we will need lots of land. A politician suggested expanding our land piece by piece until we get to form the Ottoman Empire. It will benefit both the government, and the living conditions. So it was, we started by invading Greece and Bulgaria, which went surprisingly well. Then, we got to the former Yugoslavian countries, with were really easy to take. After those, we would be planning an invasion of Romania soon.
That has been it for today's border report.
Operation Arabian Assassin
We actually forgot something from the start of our country...the Democratic Turks in the bottom of our nation. Let's just take care of that...
few months later...

Ok, now that's fixed, the border report. As I said in the Message Board of the Greater Cyngland region, yes, we just got a capital, it is Istanbul. Anyways, we started to feel quite satisfied with our land, but we needed more to get to peak Ottoman level. One of them was most of Arabia, but one of them was Northern Africa...(oh boy)

We are currently taking all the Arabian Countries (we'll do Iran later), and we are almost at Mecca. That's the end of the border report for now...
African Campaign: Full Version
January 6th, 2031
Tel-Aviv (תּל־אָבֿיבֿ/ أبيب), Jewish Autonomous Region
We've finally reached this point--Africa. Divisions upon divisions are piling up in Tel-Aviv to form their plan and push into Africa.

January 10th, 2031
Tel-Aviv / Suez Province, Egypt

We're making our move tonight. Tonight is the date that we strike Africa. We will push into the Suez Canal, blocking off a major port system. Then, we'll start taking gains in Ismailia (الإسماعيلية). This our first campaign in Africa. We should be able to do this.

January 23rd, 2031
Port Said (بور سعيد), Egypt

We're encircling Cairo. we never thought it would be this fast. The Egyptians are putting up a good fight, but we're doing it. We're in Port Said (بور سعيد) right now, trying to block off as much ports as we can. A huge portion of boats is heading to Alexandria (الإسكندرية) from Athens. We should be able to pull this off.

February 2nd, 2031
Alexandria Shore (شاطئ الإسكندرية), Egypt

We've done it. We're at Alexandria. About to sack this place, and head for Al Qaryah Al Markaziyyah (القرية المركزية). That'll be the bit hit for the encirclement of Cairo. We've got a huge force coming in from the west, ready to take more cities and encircle Cairo. Right now, they're at Ain Sokhna (العين السخنة). We're almost done.

February 10th, 2031
New Cairo City (مدينة القاهرة الجديدة)

We've finally done it. We've encircled Cairo. Both forces have met at New Cairo City (مدينة القاهرة الجديدة), and are ready to take Cairo. a new force to the north is going to take more cities above Cairo, and then we'll all push until we've taken it.

February 28th, 2031
Cairo (القاهرة)

It has been taken. Cairo has been taken! Egypt was forced to surrender, and we took all the land. The road to Tangier (طنجة) begins. We will keep invading the North African countries until we reach and conquer Tangier, Morocco. The war has not ended, but has only begun.

-Sultan of Greater Izmir

March 6th, 2031
El Salloum, Mediterranean Autonomous Region
Last month, we successfully took Egypt, but now we're taking Libya. Other North African nations have seen the news of us taking Egypt, and to help protect them, three countries made a union on March 1st, the Maghreb Union. Morocco didn't join, because... well I dunno, they're weird or something. But this was absolutely great news for none other than Western Sahara. they've been bugging Morocco for independence for years, but this was their time. They could attack Morocco while we did.

March 8th, 2031
Tobruk, Maghreb Union

Tobruk is the first place w're gonna hit. The Maghrebs are fighting like heck for it, but that's not gonna stop us. We're gonna sack and take Tobruk, and plan our attack there.

March 15th, 2031
Tobruk, Greater Izmir

It's been 5 days since we've taken Tobruk. This time, we're gonna send troops to both Algeria and Tunisia to deal with their forces.

March 20th, 2031
Benghazi, Maghreb Union

We're in Benghazi. We're gonna fight for it hard, 'cause this is one of the major cities in the Maghreb Union. The other forces have hit Algiers and Tunis, making it easier for us to strike. The Tunisian part has already collapsed, and so has Algeria.

March 22nd, 2031
Leptis Magna, Maghreb Union

We're on the road to Tripoli. We're not sacking this city, this old city/monument would cost too much to rebuild if we destroyed it.Plus, if it weren't for the Romans splitting, the Ottomans would have not existed. From here, we took a ship from this place to Tripoli. There, we would conquer the whole Maghreb Union.

March 30th, 2031
???, Maghreb Union

We're here. The ship landed in Tripoli. Except that we're actually not in Tripoli...
[Soldier 1] Umm....
[Soldier 2] Was the map wrong?
[Officer] Eh, let's get the GPS.

5 hours later

*plish*
We're here.

April 4th, 2031
Tripoli, Maghreb Union

Despite a minor setback, we're here in Tripoli. All three armies pushed into the center of Tripoli until the Maghrebs fell.

April 23rd, 2031
Istanbul, Greater Izmir
Victory Day

We had to stay in for a whole siege of Tripoli, but we made kit alive. We've taken the Algera, Tunisia, and Libya.
A celebration has been made for our victory. Next stop, Tangier.

April 27th, 2031
Tlemcen (تلمسان), Maghreb Territory
We wrecked the Maghrebs 4 days ago, and we kept pushing on. Right now, we're at Tlemcen (تلمسان) in the Maghreb Territory, preparing to attack Oujda (وجدة). The Western Saharans declared their independence and rebelled from the Moroccans.

April 30th, 2031
P6O25 Highway
Moroccan-Algerian Border

[Radio]
*Static*
[News of Western Sahara, Ceuta, and Melilla declaring their independence and rebelling against Morocco is shocking to the leaders of Spain, Gibraltar, and most importantly, Greater Izmir.]
*news ends*

May 2nd, 2031
Ceuta (سبتة)
Ceuta-Melilla Front

We've been recruiting many skilled men to the front of Ceuta and Melilla. Western Sahara has upgraded their military (with our help), so they can push on their own. The Ceuta force is pushing to Tetouan (سبتة), and the Melilla force is pushing to El Hoceima (الحسيمة), a major port area. 233 kilometers to go.

May 4th, 2031
Ceuta-Melilla Front

Another push. Oued Laou (واد لاو) and Beni Boufrah (بني بوفراح).
140 kilometers to go.

May 6th, 2031
Ceuta-Melilla Front

Amtar (امتار) and Mastassa (مـسـطـاسـة).
63.9 kilometers to go.

May 8th, 2031
Ceuta-Melilla Front

Western Sahara has pushed all the way to Asni (أسني), while the Ceuta and Melilla force has pushed to El Jebha (الجبهة), and Takamout (تاكموت).
9 kilometers to go.

May 9th, 2031
Ceuta-Melilla Front

The two armies finally met in between the two cities El Jebha and Takamout, while Western Sahara has taken Marrakesh and has almost marched to Casablanca (الدار البيضاء).

May 17th, 2031
Rabat (الرباط)

The final standoff. Before we said we were going to sack Tangier, but Rabat already seemed like the falling point. Unfortunately, we have to stay in for a siege.

June 10th, 2031
Rabat (الرباط)

The Siege of Rabat lasted for almost a whole month. it costed us a lot of deaths, but we did it. we conquered all of North Africa. The peace terms? Look down below.

Treaty of Tindouf

Article I: Spain will agree to release Ceuta and Melilla.
Article II: Ceuta and Melilla would become my puppets, but they would be given some levels of autonomy.
Article III: Ceuta and Melilla will unite to form Ceuta-Melilla.
Article IV: Western Sahara would be given land in Morocco up to Marrakesh.
Article V: The rest of the North African land would be given to Greater Izmir.
Article VI: Western Sahara will be given full autonomy as an independent nation.
Article VII: The United Nations will make Western Sahara a sovereign nation.

Signed By:
Egypt, Maghreb Union, Morocco, Ceuta, Melilla, Greater Izmir, Spain, Western Sahara

Iran's Despair: Dialogue
Welcome to today's Border Report!
Before I started taking all of Arabia, Iran was pretty scared of my significant land gains in Europe. So like the sakōku phase in Japan's history, they had to isolate themselves from the outside world. Even though that meant no trading, it had to do until they could figure out ways to trade. It has been 15 years since Iran had isolated themselves, and they figured out how to trade. I do give credit to the Persians for their ingenuity, but now is their time to fall. This is going to be another series, just like the African Campaign. I will make the first part now, but I'll do the other parts over the days.

وداعا!!

Iran's Despair: Full Version
Ceuta-melilla made a great help in this war, by sending advanced mercenaries to help with attacks. Credit to them.

May 15th, 2035
Battle of Tabriz
East Azerbijan Province

Many soldiers march to their first target, Tabriz, getting though many fortifications. Ottoman Partisans were new and powerful type of soldier, so they recruited many of them. They raided and sacked Tabriz so hard, that a rumor spread in Iran that they used clones, even though we didn't.

May 20th, 2035
Siege of Zanjan
Zanjan Province

Kurdistan was oppressed by all of its owners, but now, it was ready to strike back. Iraq promised to free Kurdistan with Erbil as their capital. At 11:34 PM, the Kurdish populous began to riot. This turned into a violent protest, with Persian people getting murdered, even the governor of Zanjan. We decided to help the Kurdish populous, as they couldn't overthrow their rulers on their own. within 18 days, Zanjan fell, and the Kurdish government was officially formed. they kept on fighting from there.

June 7th, 2035
The Encirclement at Bandar Anzali
Gilan Province

The Kurdish populous celebrate their victory in Zanjan, and ride horses to Bandar Anzali. 3 Infantry forces, 1 Ottoman Partisan division, and 1 Kurdish People's Force rode there. They all encircled the city, with many soldiers fleeing to it. The soldiers and civilians had no choice but to go on many boats and go to different places. Some landed in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Some landed in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. The rest landed in Bandar Gez, Iran, and then they had to ride to either Afghanistan or Pakistan. The city was capured, and the remaining soldiers were imprisoned.

How the front looks: from Mariwan to Bandar Anzali
(use google maps directions, remember to go in Iran)

June 10th, 2035
Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran
Many troops come along to this city. To their surprise, there were many walls made out of their fine metals found underground. The city walls were easily broken. Our heavy tanks, partisans, and finest soldiers ran into the city. The Persians actually had a good resistance. Many people grabbed torches, and burned the city. Within a few days, the city was captured.

June 20th, 2035
Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran

These walls were made of steel, the same metal of our tanks. It took us a while to invent artillery and tank shells to break the walls. We then had the opposing officers and soldiers held in camps similar to the POWs in WWII. We also tried to convert them into our soldiers. Most of them complied.

July 6, 2035
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

The final stand. The walls were made out of Iran’s finest metals. They weren’t messing around this time. We needed more time for a siege again. We researched better shells, better armor, and more. The invasion lasted for a month.

August 6, 2035
Mashhad, Iran

The final stand is no longer standing. The city was razed to the ground. The Second Persian War had been won.

Treaty of Mashhad

Article I:Greater Izmir shall take the Western half of Iran.
Article II:The rest of Iran shall be puppeted.
Article III:The puppet of shall be named “Republic of Persia.”

Wallachian Defeat: Dialogue
It is December 24th, 2040, almost midnight. Us people never planned an invasion on Romania. Our leader, Ekber Zaimoglu, was on a trip through Romania. He went through Cluj-Napoca, to Iași, through Galați. Now he is in the big streets of Bucharest. The Romanian government was afraid of our expansion, and so were the people. So one person decided to take matters into his own hands. He new that the sultan was driving around Bucharest, and that he was near his home, so he got a pistol, and shot multiple times at his car window. It cracked after 2 hits, and then the damage began. 3 bullets were left, but only one succeeded to hit. The sultan was taken to the hospital and fixed up. He knew that someone had shot at him. His guards then proceeded to kill many civilians when midnight struck, hence the Christmas Massacre. The Sultan knew that more trouble was to come, so he drove fast back to Neo-Istanbül, and planned for war. The Romanians would not have a good Christmas. On December 25, 2040 6:00 AM, troops of Greater Izmir landed in a small town in Romania, marking the start of the Romanian-Greater Izmir War.

Wallachian Defeat: Full Version
Opening Shots of the War
December 25th, 2040, Constanța
The infantry and tanks march through what seems like an endless plain to get to their first target: Constanța, a city on the coast by the Black Sea. Since the marching was slow, they needed vehicles to get to the city faster. Many armored cars were sent to help the advance progress faster. By December 27th, the army got there, just in time before the Romanians finished the forts. The infantry rushed in the city, and soon Constanța was taken.
December 30th, 2040, Craiova
Fighter planes begin to fly over Craiova, dropping bombs and fighting the Romanian Air Force. Soon, many partisan divisions and infantry march and drive to the city. It is rumored by the Romanian soldiers that the city had so much fighting and bombs that it could never be rebuilt, just a huge pile of rubble where Craiova used to be.

The New Year Truce
December 31st, 2040-January 1st, 2041

Călin Nemes: Hey, Alexandru!
Alexandru Vaduva: Yes?
Călin Nemes: I see a Izmiri troop!
Alexandru Vaduva: We have to gun it down!
Alexandru Vaduva: *passes sniper to Călin*
Călin Nemes: Wait... why doesn’t he have a gun?
Călin Nemes: *uses sniper scope*
Călin Nemes: He has a... snowball?

——5 hours later——
The both armies made snowballs and had fights with them. They made snowmen, using bayonets for the nose. They played games like toppling cans over with snowballs. All was well. At night, they would sing religious songs about Christmas and the New Year. All was well. They would keep the truce for a while.

The New Year’s Truce would go on for a week, then the fight began again.

January 8th, 2041, Călărași
A week’s passed since the extended truce was agreed. But now, it’s time to attack again. At 13:00 sharp, we attacked Călărași, a small town near our border. We quickly occupied it, putting soldiers in POWs.

January 10th, 2041, Comana
We’re almost at Bucharest. But first we gotta take this small town called Comana, seems easy to take on paper, but they’ve fortified the area. We bring some artillery to weaken their forts, and then we charged the town.

January 11th, 2041, Bucharest
We did it. We’re a county away from Bucharest. Artillery shells the defenses, and then we attack. Tanks and infantry pour out of Comana, and rush Bucharest. Bombers bomb the city to just rubble and broken buildings. We claim a victory in Bucharest, and occupy the city.

January 15th, 2041, Bucharest.
We thought we defeated the Romanians. Apparently not. They changed their capital to Cluj-Napoca. We are all shocked. But we know that we haven’t used a nuke for war yet. We could use it on Cluj-Napoca! And so it is. At 06:00 sharp, a bomber flies out of Bucharest, for Cluj-Napoca. But he has a nuke instead of a plane bomb. He drops the nuke, and reports of the damage, stats of the people, and more. Romania surrendered. We have won the war!

Treaty of Iași
Article I: Romania is fully annexed.
Article II: Cluj-Napoca is sent aid, support, and more helping hands.
Article III: Romanian prisoners are set free as Izmiri citizens.

Signed:
Greater Ismir
Ceuta-melilla
🇷🇴Romania

Crimean Crisis: Dialogue
March 7th, 2042. 1 year after Romania was defeated. I and Dagdelen are having a chat in his office.
Me: It’s been a year since we conquered Romania. What will we conquer next?
Dagdelen: We agreed it would be Crimea, remember?
Me: Right...
Me: Alright, I’ll get the troops to the Caucasus border with Russia.
Dagdelen: Good. Remember, I can always send more troops.
Me: Got it.

Our navy secured the Black Sea, to take Crimea and more lands. Russia worries about this, and puts their defenses to the max.

March 28th, 2042.
We have successfully put our troops on the border, and have reinforcements ready. We formally declare war on Russia. The war has begun.
Crimean Crisis: Full Version
The war had just begun a few days ago, and will probably be the war with the most casualties ever in Izmiri history.
March 10th, 2042
Sochi (Сочи), (Soçi)
The first battle. Our skilled partisans and officers march into the city, which is minimally defended... or that’s what the Russians wanted them to know. They secretly had many troops in buildings, they were just being quiet. When a unit was shot down, and all the hidden soldiers revealed themselves, they called for reinforcements. The Russian forces were soon beaten, and Sochi was taken.

March 12th, 2042
Grozny, (Грозный), (Grozni)
In the past, we’ve been foreign rebel supporters. First Western Sahara, then Kurdistan, and now... Chechnya. Chechnya is Muslim, and so are we. We are guaranteed to free any Muslim nation, or at least give them more autonomy. With the Chechnya rebel group, we killed all oppressors of Chechnya, and declared the new Chechen nation.

March 18th, 2042
Black Sea, (Черное море), (Kara Deniz)
Our first naval battle in a long time. We were fighting for naval superiority of the Black Sea. We were fighting near Sevastopol, and because of that, many citizens of Sevastopol could see. Some took pictures, some recorded videos, some.... questionable stuff. The turrets fired, killing tens of men, and destroying two of the turrets. We have recently researched better navy ships, and we used one of those. That one ship killed about 1,300 people, injured 2,000, and sunk 7 ships. With that boat around, the Russian Navy was cut down until it was non-existent near Sevastopol. The naval battle had been won.

March 20th, 2042
Sevastopol, (Севастополь), (Sivastopol)
Even though the battle had been won, most of the civilians watching were injured. As a result, many medics came in to the city, driving armored cars, more than 1,000 medics, and tended to the civilians wounds. This event was named: “The Great Sevastopol Healing,” and healed more than 3,000 civilians. This gave the Izmiri army some support from the city, bringing reinforcements when needed, and telling if the Russians were hidden, and where to find them.

May 2nd, 2042
Feodosia, (Феодосия), (Feodozya)
First land battle in Crimea. Our soldiers and the SIR (Sevastopol Intel Regiment) were marching towards Feodosia, our first land battle in Crimea. The SIR proved useful, giving intel on where the Russians were hiding to make battles easier. The Russians were hiding under shops, digging bunkers to protect them from our armies. We checked every last shop in the city, and got all the Russian soldiers out of their bunkers.

May 4th, 2042
Krasnodar, (Краснодар), (Krasnodar)

From the SIR’s intel, we learned about 5 places the Russians could be hiding.

I: Bunker Under Building (mainly shops)
II: By Windows Trying To Snipe
III: By Doors Waiting To Attack
IV: On Rooftops Throwing Grenades
V: On Balconies Under Cover

With this info, we were better than ever at defeating Russian armies. Krasnodar was taken within a day. While doing this, we saw a new kind of metal that we have seen before, but only 1 time. Back then, our scientists called it “Heavy Iron”, and was tested in weapons, proving effective. We immediately tried to find more in our country.

May 6th, 2042
Maykop, (Майкоп), (Maykop)

Taking Maykop will help supplies a lot. We currently have Sochi, and Krasnodar, but not Maykop. We found some “heavy iron”, and made some weapons out of it. Our armies were a bit stronger now that they are equipped with heavy iron weapons. We used pickaxes in the battle to mine around the troops near the door. The pickaxe strategy was very effective, as the Russians didn’t know where the noise was coming from. In 2 days, Maykop was captured.

May 8th, 2042
Yalta, (Ялта), (Yalta)

Another battle for Crimea. With the SIR helping, this should be another good victory. But that’s what the Russians wanted us to think. Because we thought we could win Yalta easy, we only brought a small battalion of troops. Then, at the right moment, a smoke grenade was thrown. The battalion knew something was wrong. Then, out of nowhere, Russian troops charged the battalion, while they couldn’t see. The troops fled back to Sevastopol, as they needed reinforcements.

May 9th, 2042
Yalta, (Ялта), (Yalta)

We brought a bigger battalion this time, and looked all over the city for Russian soldiers. While we recovered, even more heavy iron was found, and was used for better bullets. We also had a machine gun just in case Russians charged us from outside the city. In the search for Russian soldiers, we killed most of the soldiers that were going to charge us. The remaining Russians, hearing their comrades dead, fled to the closest city to Yalta.

May 11th, 2042
Stavropol, (Ставрополь), (Stavropol)

We count unite to push back the Russians in the Caucasus. This time, we’re fighting for air superiority by Stavropol. Many fighters come out of Sevastopol, heading for Stavropol. When they make it, bullets from Russian plane’s machine guns fill the sky. The planes also drop bombs on Stavropol to kill any troops that we had to deal with. We downed quite a few Russian planes, which formed clouds of smoke that could be seen from a fighter plane’s window.

May 12th, 2042
Salsk, (Сальск), (Salsk)

We are currently trying to march to Rostov-on-Don, taking various cities on the way. Right now, we’re at Salsk. We desperately need Rostov-on-Don, due to the Russians taking back Maykop, cutting off supply lines. In Salsk, we had artillery support, so we could take down the tanks that were going to come to Salsk. Quickly, we defeated their infantry, and the rest fled. When the tanks came, the artillery fired, destroying them. Now, the road to Rostov-on-Don was short, we are so close now. The Russians, knowing that we are near Rostov-on-Don, surrendered.

Treaty of Moscow
Article I: Greater Izmir will take the Caucasus, Crimea, and some other lands.
Article II: Chechnya will be liberated, and made our puppet, with levels of autonomy.
Article III: The SIR will become part of our military.

Signed:
Greater Ismir
Ceuta-melilla
🇷🇺 Russia
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