World Spore War 4

"We will fight to the end...this is total war, and no one shall stop us!" - English Prime Minister Edward Jenkins on the fall of France

World Spore War 4 was a major conflict in Planet Any, at that time almost indistinguishable to modern Earth (except for the Trinadaedian Archipelago located in the Gulf of Mexico), ignited by persecution of Scorpio Spikal minorities, by the Scorpio Spikal Liberators, rebel groups and nations against the Sector Defensive Pact, a pact dedicated to defending each nation's home territory.

The conflict lasted from August 6, 2031 AD to October 2, 2042 AD, or 11 years of constant fighting. It is the deadliest war in Planet Any's history, with over 329 million deaths and 1.7 billion casualties out of the total world population of 24 billion.

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Scorpio Spikal Liberators

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Minor Scorpio Spikal Liberators
among many others, most notably the members of NATO.
 * Italy
 * South Korea
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Spain
 * Ukraine
 * Poland
 * Turkey
 * Brazil
 * South Africa
 * Mexico
 * Canada
 * Australia
 * Israel
 * Trinadaed
 * Colombia

Sector Defensive Pact

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Minor Sector Defensive Pact
among others, notably the members of Shanghai Pact and CSTO.
 * North Korea
 * Ethiopia
 * Iraq
 * Syria
 * Serbia
 * Cuba
 * Thailand
 * Union of Indo-Filipina
 * Peru-Bolivian Empire
 * Second Argentine Confederation
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Minor Liberators victory
Treaties of Beijing, Cairo, Moscow, Tehran, Lima and Islamabad
 * People's Republic of China is dissolved and Taiwan regains power in China
 * Russia is destroyed and replaced by the Scorpio Spikal Federation
 * Surrounding nations are integrated into the Federation
 * Scorpio Spikals are later couped to form the Empire
 * Benelux merged
 * Spain falls into a multi-sided civil war
 * Emirate of Africa is split into several different states
 * Korea is united
 * Czechoslovakia is united
 * Serbia loses Kosovo and Vojvodina
 * Peru Bolivia is to be split
 * Palestine is to be annexed into Israel
 * Saudi Arabia begins to turn to nationalism
 * The Great Middle Eastern War begins with nations blaming each other for 'atrocities'
 * Third Balkan War between Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania
 * The fall of Eur-Afro-Asia to the Scorpio Spikal Empire
 * Pakistan is to be annexed by India while Afghanistan is to obtain parts of Turkmenistan
 * Bangladesh is to become a client state of India
 * Iran is to give Sunni speaking parts to a new state while a new republican Shia government will take control
 * The Sector Defense Pact is to pay $50T in total war reparations with no time limit
 * leaders_involved=Vladimir Putin of Russia, Xi Jinping of China, Harvard George of the United States, among others.|major_military_operations=Operation Firestorm, Operation Dragon, Operation Thunder, Operation Decay|major_battles=Battle of Seoul, Battle of Beijing, Battle of Baghdad, Battle of Paris, Battle of Berlin, Battle of Cornwall, Battle of Helsinki, Battle of Copenhagen, Battle of Portland, Battle of Moscow, Battle of Chongqing}}

The Formation of the Emirate of Africa
The descent into full on chaos and turmoil began as early as 2023, 9 years before the beginning of the war. After the end of the Libyan Civil War, the three nations of Libya, Algeria and Egypt would unite to form the Islamic Republic of North Africa. The nation would become Africa's largest superpower, and would hold influence as far south as Gabon.

The Emirate of Africa practiced Sunni islam, and had the strict interpretation of it. Shias, Christians and other religious minorities were persecuted by the empire, who hid the dastardly persecution. Anyone deemed 'an enemy of the empire' was executed immediately.

Great North African War
Two nations that rejected to join the Emirate of Northern Africa were Morocco and Tunisia. In 2024, the Emirate of N. Africa demanded Morocco and Tunisia join. When Morocco and Tunisia didn't join, North African forces moved in starting the Great North African War, with about 100,000-150,000 casualties.

North Africa first decided to support the Western Sahara Maghreb nation waiting to gain its independence in Morocco's southern provinces. With North African help, the Western Sahara easily managed to conquer the lands from Morocco within months.

At the same time, North Africa began invading southern Tunisia. Tatawin fell with weeks and the North Africans would advance to Sfax, where a large Tunisian garrison laid in the city.

After the fall of Gabes, the most losses Africa received at that point, Italy and Spain began intervening on the side of Tunisia. They sent supplies over to the two nations of Morocco and Tunisia, which would slow down the African advance. At the same time, Western Sahara would have captured border towns of Morocco, laying the pavement for the Invasion of Morocco to end the war.

After capturing border fortifications within 7 hours of fighting, where 90 Africans died and 170 Tunisians died, the Africans began moving into the city, beginning the Battle of Sfax. Sfax would have the fourth most casualties, third being Tunis, second being Rabat and first being Casablanca. 2,000 Africans would die while 900 Tunisians would die in this battle. Nevertheless the city was captured within 3 days. The Africans moved on to Tunis and captured the city with 2,700 casualties. 6,000 Tunisians would die here. After the fall of Tunisia the African Union began invading Morocco. The desert eastern areas were rolled through in a matter of weeks. The Atlas Mountains would slow the Africans down and cause about 9,000 casualties, most wounded.

The Battles of Casablanca and Rabat were by far the deadliest in the war, and amounted total to 90,000 casualties. Regardless, Morocco fell, and the Great North African War would end.

Unions in Succession
The Indonesians would unite with the Filipinos 2 weeks after the war ended.

The Second Argentine Confederation would form just a week after the Indo-Filipina Union, peering on its neighbors, specifically, Paraguay.

Three weeks later Peru and Bolivia would unite.

One week after that Mali, Mauritania, Maghreb, Sudan and Chad would join the Emirate of North Africa, which would result in a name change, and two days later Hispaniola would unite.

The last union would occur when the Central African Republic, Niger, Nigeria and Burkina Faso would join the Emirate.

Obviously, many of the major powers would find these unions in quick succession suspicious, and the Great Union Investigation, lasting 7 years would begin.

The Scorpio Spikal Crisis
In 2028, 3 years after the end of the GNAW, a meeting is held between the Eastern Powers about the Scorpio Spikals. China, Pakistan, Iran, Africa and Russia would eventually agree that the Scorpio Spikals are no citizen and must work in forced labour camps for the rest of their lives. Then began an era of segregation and forced labor.

News of the forced labour reached the Western Powers. Trinadaed, which was about half Scorpio Spikal, was outraged by the Eastern Powers decision, but knew they could not fight alone. They enlisted the help of the other Western Powers.

On July 9, 2029, the Western Coalition Conference was held in Lyon, France. The Western Powers discussed uniting against the East to liberate the Scorpio Spikals from a reign of absolute terror and forced labour. Eventually, they ratified the decision. On August 2, 2029, the Liberators alliance formed against the Eastern Powers. The Emirate of Africa integrated Southwest Africa into their nation. One day later, the first partisan activities of Scorpio Spikals begin, or those that are not in forced labour. India, Brazil and South Africa leave BRICKS (Kazakhstan joined in 2021) forcing Russia, China and Kazakhstan to dissolve the alliance, citing 'atrocities done to Scorpio Spikals' as the reason.

Serb Invasion of Kosovo, Nicaraguan War and the Second Korean War
On January 3, 2030, Serbia invaded Kosovo. The invasion only lasted 4 days before the final Kosovan forces capitulated, and Kosovo was reannexed into Serbia. On March 1, 2030, the Second Korean War began between North Korea and South Korea. North Korea received the help of Russia and China while South Korea got the help of the Liberators. South Korea won with demoralized North Korean forces surrendering on June 9, 2030, and got lands from Haeju to Wonsan.

On the beginning of the war starting year, 2031, Nicaragua invaded Costa Rica, occupying the country wholly within 2 days. It then invading Honduras and El Salvador, causing intervention from the Liberators. Nicaragua was split into two states at the end of the war, 7 February 2031.

Vietnam, a previously Chinese allied state, was invaded by China on May 2, 2031. The Vietnamese, using the jungles to their advantage, defeated the Chinese at Hanoi, and forced a Chinese status quo antebellum on July 7, 2031.

Auster Camp Rebellion
Auster Camp, the most infamous concentration camp in the world of Scorpio Spikals, housed millions in its many megahubs. Among these millions were the headquarters of several Scorpio Spikal partisan groups. One of the strongest and most well known partisan groups, The Sanguine Council, believed in a democratic China without any persecution. They however, were one of the most violent partisan groups, putting down any who opposed them, which is what gave them this much strength. In the Auster Camp Rebellion on July 20, 2031, the rebellion was spearheaded by the Sanguine Council, with support from other satellite partisan groups and supportive partisan groups. Megahub #6870, one of the most populous megahubs, was overrun by the Sanguine Council and placed under its control. It managed to hold after 3 Chinese attacks as it was on a plateau.

This would inspire other partisan groups to overrun about 900 of the 7,000 Megahubs in the Himalayas, a huge embarrassment for China.

China would blame its defeats on the Liberators group, and would form the Sector Defense Pact on August 1, 2031. Following an overrun of Megahub #2, China would declare war on the Liberators Alliance on August 7, 2031. The Sector Defense Pact would respond with a succession of wars against the Liberators on August 7-8, beginning World Spore War 4. With China at war, the entire Auster Camp property was overrun by Scorpio Spikal partisans by October.

Battle of Ukraine
Before American troops could arrive in Europe, Russia began their assault, aiming to take as much territory as possible. Russia took border fortifications in Ukraine, and seized the Crimean Peninsula, previously reoccupied by Ukraine 4 years ago. Then, they began their quick assault into mainland Ukraine, capturing Luhansk within 4 days and Sumy within 7. They made their assault towards Kharkov, causing Belarus and Kazakhstan to finally accept joining the SDP.

The Battle of Kharkov involved intense aerial warfare, and many positions within the city were bombed relentlessly by Russian planes as the city's defenses began to fall apart. At the same time, the first naval battle of the war between Entente and Russian forces in the Black Sea was a crushing Russian victory. Ukraine began to suffer a blockade, and they needed to defend their major cities. On the night of September 31, 2031, the city raised up its surrender flag. The city of Donetsk surrendered 3 days later as Russia began marching to the Dnieper River. On October 7, Kherson was captured by Russian forces from Crimea. On October 15, Chernihiv was captured, and on the 16th, Poltava was captured. Russian forces would move on to the Dnieper with little opposition. After two failed naval invasions on October 17, Russian forces advanced on Zaporizhia on October 30, and began to attack the last stronghold on the Dnieper River. The assault on Zaporizhia commenced with an artillery attack which weakened a good portion of the Ukrainian garrison in the city. After the artillery attack on the city, the Russian Armed Forces marched into the city with heavy casualties, and the city refused to fall for 2 months. It had finally fell on New Year's, when Ukrainian forces laid the white flag.

Dnipro had surrendered 12 days earlier, and Russian forces moved toward Mykolaiv and Odessa and captured those as well. The only major city other than Lwow, Kyiv, would fall within a month, less than Zaporizhia. Ukraine surrendered 4 days later, ending the Battle of Ukraine.

Battle of the Baltic States
On the day of August 10, Russian troops began moving into the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Estonia was blitzed within 3 days, and Tallinn fell under siege. A collaborationist government was formed, Baltica, to invade Latvia and Lithuania, the latter of which would later fall to Belarus.

Two days after Tallinn fell, Riga fell and on that same day Kaunas fell. The Battle of Vilnius would begin, with Belarussian forces seizing the city (despite not yet being part of SDP).

Battle of the Balkans
After the fall of Ukraine, Russia blitzed through the small countries in Central Europe, the nation of Poland and the region known as the Balkans.

The first nation on the frontlines, Moldova, would fall in 3 hours. Romania would put on quite a lot of organized resistance, but Bucharest would fall within 1 week of the starting invasion, but Romanian resistance remained in the Carpathians as far as the Russian invasion of Slovenia and the end of the invasions of Hungary and Czechia.

Soon, Serbia would join the war and begin invading the remaining Balkan countries, and failed quite miserably until the Russians managed to easily capture Sofia and subjugate Bulgaria. Together, the Russo-Serb forces would eradicate all resistance in the Balkan States, with Yugoslavia forming.

Battle of Central Europe

Battle of Poland
After superiority was gained after the capitulation of the Baltic States and Ukraine, in 2032, Russian troops moved into Poland. They captured border towns and fortifications and managed to capture Bialystok after a 8 hour battle. Rzeszow was captured 1 day later after an 8.5 hour battle. However, Kaliningrad would nearly fall to Polish forces. In about a week Russian forces captured Olsztyn and moved onto Lublin. The city would later fall under siege, about 12 km behind the lines in the beginning, and over 25 km by the end. The Siege of Lublin was the third deadliest battle of the invasion of Poland, after Warsaw and Krakow. Russian forces advanced onto the Vistula, and captured the cities of Plock and Torun on April 2, 2032. On April 17, 2032, Russian forces crossed the Northern Vistula and captured Bydgoszcz and Gdansk by April 19, 2032. They moved toward Poznan while a breakthrough occurred in the South encircling Warsaw. At the same time Russian forces advanced toward Krakow and crushingly defeated Polish forces in the city, followed by another crushing victory for the Russians in Katowice. Opole was declared an open city while the Russians would move toward Wroclaw, capturing the city in 3 days after a relatively brutal battle. On May 25, Poznan finally surrendered. On that same day, Russian forces commenced the invasion of the rest of Central Europe, using Polish occupied regions to the advantage, which would cause decisive victories especially in Slovakia. On June 1, Szczecin fell to the Russians, and on June 8, Zielona fell. On June 9, Gorzow fell. Finally, on June 25, the last armies of Warsaw surrendered, just 2 days before the end of the Battle of Prague and the end of the Battle of Central Europe. In Warsaw, the first proto-laser bombing attacks were used, killing many and cutting right through infrastructure.

Battle of Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary
On May 25, the same day Poznan surrendered, Russian and Yugoslav forces marched into Hungary. Debrecen and Pecs fell within hours while Northern Hungary struggled against the Russians, using the Carpathian Mountains to their defense. On May 27, the Russians entered Budapest, and half a day later the city rose its white flag in defeat, and the Hungarians formally surrendered. The Slovaks used the Carpathian Mountains to their advantage and delayed the Russian advance, with some particularly deadly incidents. One horrible incident occurred when a whole Russian company, Company B of Russia, was ambushed and massacred by a pack of Shamaos, who feasted on their bodies. When the Russians did advance on June 2, they pummeled Slovak armies and captured Bratislava within hours. Slovakia formally surrendered to Russia on June 3, and Russian forces burst into the Czech Republic. With Western European aid in heavy numbers, Russia advanced slowly into the Czech plains, and on June 24, the Battle of Prague began. It was a particularly deadly battle for both sides, being the third deadliest in the Battle of Central Europe (behind Krakow and Warsaw) and when it ended on June 27, the Czech government was devastated. When Carlsbad fell on June 30, they formally surrendered ending the battle of Central Europe.

When Russian forces capture Dresden on July 3 and parts of Veneto on July 4, they decide to rest for the next stage of the invasion of Europe.

Third Korean War
Tensions reignited between the two Koreas as the Fourth Spore World War had begun. In July 21, 2032, North Korea declared war on South Korea.

In July 29, North Korean forces took Kaesong and on August 4, the Battle of Seoul began. The battle was the first major battle of WSW4, as it involved heavy casualties on both sides and a decisive victory. North Korean forces managed to take the capital building, until a South Korean counterattack was initiated around the city in August 6. The North Korean forces were encircled and Kaesong was recaptured. On August 21, the last North Korean resistance in Seoul surrendered. Beginning August 22, South Korean forces blitzed through North Korea, taking Pyongyang on August 29. On August 31, North Korea surrendered.

Middle East
On October 3, Iran, backed by Iraq, the Islamic Emirate, and Syria, declared war on Israel, Turkey and Saudi Arabia who joined the Allies.

Saudi Arabia was quickly naval invaded in October 7, and Iran-Iraqi forces blitzed through the country's large deserts before finally taking Riyadh on October 21, forcing Saudi Arabia to move their capital to Mecca. Israel managed to take more land from Syria, and retake the Sinai Peninsula from the Islamic Emirate. The lands of Golan Heights and the Sinai were annexed, and Gaza was fully integrated into Israel.

On November 1, Lebanon and Jordan announced their support for the Allies. With Israeli support, Damascus fell on November 12, and Aleppo fell on December 2, reinforcing a Syrian defeat. The eastern part of the nation was occupied. Israel began moving into Saudi Arabia to push the Iranians out, and were successful at pushing out the Iranians at Medina. On December 25, the Allies of the Middle East began moving into Iraq. Taking Mosul on 6 January, 2033, and Irbil two days later on 8 January, the Iraqi army began collapsing. They also moved into the Syrian occupation zone, encircling the Iraqi forces at Al-Raqqah and Dayr-az-Zawr. Israeli forces moved down the Euphrates River and took Ar Ramadi and on February 1, the Battle of Baghdad began. Israeli forces charged into the city, meeting significant resistance from Iranian forces. Riyadh had fallen once again in February 8, and the Iranians retreated from Saudi Arabia, as the Battle of Basra began. On February 21, Saudi forces reached Baghdad, and began to shell the city. The Iraqi army at the city began collapsing, and on March 3, they retreated. The city was encircled by Saudi-Jordanian-Israeli forces, and the last Iranians surrendered on March 21. On March 28, the Iraqi surrendered, and on March 31, following the capture of the Suez by Israeli and newly arrived Western forces, a ceasefire was called in the Middle East.

European Constantinople
On January 1, 2033, Russian forces began moving into Adrianople, securing the city in a few hours. They managed to seize European Turkey quickly and by January 7, they reached Istanbul. They were repelled by Turkish forces after a short siege on January 11, which ended the Russian advance into Turkey.