Gu Sabah Insurgency

The Gu Sabah Insurgency situation as of November 2024. Red: Territories in Xarslasja controlled by Gu Sabah or his supporters.Pink: Territories that have shown support for rebels or have not been cleared by the XLA.

After the Coup Sabah and the Battle of Flagstaff, Xarslasja Port Authority Dmacuv Gu Sabah and his supporters fled Flagstaff but held onto the city of Tucson along with the islands of La Paz County.

November 2024

On November 6th, 2024, the Xarslasja Legislative Authority began a direct occupation of Flagstaff and began rebuilding from the damages of the Battle of Flagstaff. Memorial Park was opened as a reminder of the brutal struggle.

Gu Sabah made no public announcements after the battle, but it was rumored that he had either fled to West Pua or to Far Harbor. Much of the XPA and its supporters fled from Flagstaff when the occupation began, coalescing in Tucson or hiding in the untamed wilderness of Coconino County. The county leadership had declared its abstention from participating in the Xarslasja Legislature and also that they would not respond to federal laws that they disagreed with, including the arrest warrant for Gu Sabah and other traitorous members of the XPA.

Surprisingly, Bezuv Agamashuya I made no efforts to immediately recapture the islands or the city of Tucson, opting instead to rebuild what had been damaged during the fight, especially in Core Xarslasja.

On November 17th, 2024, Gu Sabah made a surprise appearance in the outskirts of Nogales, leading many to believe he was hiding somewhere in the forest of western Santa Cruz County.

December 2024

In December, Havasu Island and Globe were firmly taken over by the new Xarslasja Royal Navy, though no new construction began.

Tucson became firmly entrenched as the headquarters of the Gu Sabah Insurgency, and the entirety of the forest along the Oak River was declared "unsafe" for the public. The town of Naco claimed to have no allegiance and remained neutral.

January 2025

In early January, the Thasusa By Land Initiative became a national priority of both the Bezuv and the Legislature and several new bridges were constructed crossing international boundaries. Tucson was declared an ideal location to build one of such bridges to reach Allium in what was then still West Pua. The XPA confronted the construction team and its accompanying battalion of Xarslasja Terrestrial Army (XTA) soldiers. As a result, a battle ensued. A few bombs were launched, and a makeshift wall was rapidly constructed on the east edge of the city that sucessfully prevented the XTA and the construction crew from building the bridge at its original location. As such, the road was rerouted around the core of Tucson and the bridge was built outside of the city limits.

Several citizens were reported missing in the forest area between Tucson and Naco.

Reports of armament in the Harbor Islands was reported.

February 2025

On February 6th, a coup took place in West Pua that led to most of the territory's reincorporation into East Pua, forming a repunified Pua. Gu Sabah, an ardent supporter of West Pua, saw this as unacceptable. Quickly, XPA soldiers were seen crossing the Oak River utilizing the bridge they had so recently protested. It appeared that the southwest banks of the Oak River had been seized.

April 2025

Main article: Battle of Tucson

At the end of March, the Repunification of East Pua and West Pua into one single Pua was completed. Thus, Gu Sabah lost his biggest remaining state supporter, West Pua. This also meant that recent XPA incursions across the Oak River were now grounds for a full-on invasion.

Agamashuya I called upon a coalition of nations to surround the city of Tucson on April 9th, 2025. Supported by Imerchal, Hummland, and Kyaw Cen, the XTA successfully liberated the surface of Tucson from the XPA.

Gu Sabah was captured two days later in a secret tunnel in the forests of southern Coconino County. He was captured and brought to Yuma.

May 2025

Gu Sabah was relocated to a special publicly visible cage at Yuma's Central Park, where a monthlong Gu Sabah KILLFEST was hosted by the government. There, visitors from across the world could come and Minecraft-kill Gu Sabah to collect his head. Finally, at the end of May, he was officially killed by hanging.

Continuations

While the insurgent movement had largely been defeated, a few small remnants persisted.

In Drebzha, the former Xarslasjan Embassy to Amuj had been claimed by the XPA by a single rogue militant. As of September 2025, the XPA flag still flew there and the embassy was operated by this militant, though the embassy is now considered to be an embassy to Pua.

In Fisete, some former XPA militants live in the caves that operated for a time as mines for Xarslasja while the territory was under UNg Occupation.

Supporters of the insurgency still live amongst the population of Xarslasja, and after the reintegration of Coconino County into the Legislature, oceanic separatism will likely still continue to be an issue.