Syrum calamity

The Syrum calamity was an ethno-nationalistic conflict located on the Syrum settlement that lasted 6 years, from 2838 to 2844. The conflict was a result of mass immigration from Vyzeran core worlds to Syrum's industrial districts, which artificially undermined the centuries-long societal customs of Syrum-born citizens and introduced nationalistic stratification. Another factor was the Vyzeran investment into private business and societal happiness, attempting to increase their local presence and boost the colony's loyalty. This had a contradictory effect on lower class native-born citizens, further creating nationalistic divides. Tensions slowly built up through each generation, with the divide of loyalist Vyzeran supporting people and native-raised residents. Tensions broke out into sporadic pockets of violence and rioting for several decades prior to the start of the conflict.

Vyzerian military involvement began after the murder of the Deputy Minister of Defense, Marco Castro, in the Vyzeran capital of Gloria on 18 November 2838. The Syrum Liberation Front took responsibility for the assassination, intending to drag Vyzera into the conflict. They ultimately accomplished this aim, with the Vyzeran Defense Force announcing the deployment of 20,000 federal troops into Syrum in retaliation, just 4 days after.

The tactics employed combined the use of irregular guerilla tactics, civil disobedience, and regular land warfare. As a result, Vyzeran forces had trouble bringing the situation under control, requiring combined arms and direct action strategies to combat the various levels of conflict. Furthermore, many civilians also died in the in-fighting due to brutal tactics from both sides, as well as Vyzeran security forces.

Assassination of Ryan Armstrong (2843)
Ryan Armstrong was the second-in-command of the Syrum Liberation Front, being the mastermind of many attacks and ambushes on Vyzeran security forces throughout Syrum. He was born as a Syrumian citizen to politically radical parents, who desired the creation of a new ethnic nation for native-born Syrumians. Having been homeschooled through his entire childhood, he was instilled with nationalistic ideas promoting Syrum liberation and national self-determination. He joined the fledgling SLF in 2820 at the age of 27, rising up the ranks to become Jack Sheffield's second-in-command in 2836. The young and boisterous Armstrong inspired loyalty amongst his men and made many native-born Syrumians convert towards the cause.

On 9 September 2843, the Emergency Action Commission was activated by the Federal Council, resulting in drafted up plans to conduct the assassination. After hours of deliberation and briefing, the Federal Council unanimously approved the assassination operation to go ahead. Elements of the Vyzeran Special Operations Command and the State Security Collective were used for the operation. The units used include the Vyzeran Special Forces' 13th Combat Battalion and 21st Support Battalion, the offensive cyber-warfare unit CW1, the SSC's Task Force 16, the Roughhouse black operations team, and the Vyzeran Army's 118th Spaceborne Regiment, numbering a total of 970 men involved in the operation.