Heatwave (Part 3 of 3)
HDS3 MEDC Battleset
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. 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. (Released July 2000).