HDS3 MEDC Battleset
Revolution and Chaos Series
Algeria Campaign

The scenarios in this series are intended for play by the BLUE side
only.

SERIES BACKGROUND

All of the scenarios in this series are based on the premise that the
post Cold War world is not typified by peace, but is instead punctuated
by fragmentation, revolution and chaos.

CAMPAIGN BACKGROUND

In July 1994, the unrest in Algeria that had been simmering for years
finally exploded into a major armed conflict. The terror campaign that
had been carried out by Islamic extremists since the early 1990s
reached an awful crescendo when they finally seized power of the
country. Algerian government forces, demoralized and fearful of
repercussions against their families, lay down their arms and
capitulated to the rebel army by August 1995. It did not take long
for the new Islamic government to gain support from Iran and Libya for
its anti-Western stance. A major program to build a powerful Algerian
military was funded by trading oil to Russia for arms. In March 1995,
Algerian forces began harassing Western ship traffic in the Western
Mediterranean. On 27 August 1995, a civilian airliner carrying French
and Italian diplomats, travelling from Morocco to Tunisia, was
hijacked by Islamic extremists. The hijackers were given sanctuary
in Algeria and the passengers held for ransom. A Coalition of Western
nations responded.

Scenario 1 (RCALM1) - Operation Sandstorm

Scenario 2 (RCALM2) - Poison Oasis

Scenario 3 (RCALM3) - Heatwave

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