Righteous Independence Legion

The Righteous Independence Legion is an armed terrorist organisation founded in 2005 at the end of the Black Depression when Histalpol began regaining it's foreign relations and aimed to turn Histalpol back to isolationism and has since evolved from that group to a group generally opposing foreign relations and the government for making them. The origins are disputed, but are thought to have split from extreme supporters of the Histalpol Parti Isolationist which was in government from 1992 to 2008, but supported the actions of the first chancellor in that period, Hayden Bolton, holding position from 1992 to 2004.

The Righteous Independence Legion's motto references the following government of Gilbert McKemmy who was known for reopening foreign relations with the British, French and Irish, in the phrase La vraie liberté à travers une véritable indépendance ("True freedom through true independence"). This references Gilbert McKemmy's apparent lack of belief of what the party supports in the reopening of the foreign relations, and exclaims to be promoting true isolationism though their attacks.

The organisation was formed in 2005 after the claiming of the attack on a British cargo-truck passing into Histalpol, killing the driver and causing an estimated range from hundreds to thousands worth of damage from the produce being transported, though this was a faux claim as it was later revealed to have been committed by a Histalian organised crime group. Only in 2010, 5 years later did the group actually committee their first attack with a death toll of 16 in the 2010 Bastilia International Airport bombing, which they claimed they were responsible for. The group is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Histalpol only as of 2013.

Origins
The Righteous Independence Legion has it's origins in the Histalian political party Histalpol Parti Isolationist, especially the radical supporters of the group. In 2004, Hayden Bolton, the HPI Chancellor of Histalpol since 1992 stepped down and Gilbert McKemmy took over, and the group started in 2005 one year into his chancellor position. In 2004 after McKemmy restarted foreign relations with the United Kingdom, the radical supporters of Histalpol Parti Isolationist, known as the Homeland Isolation League banded together in the city of Marlybron and protested free of the Homeland Isolation League, which were often peaceful protests along with Histalpol Parti Isolationist. The aim of this small group originally were to incite rioting at Homeland Isolation League and Histalpol Parti Isolationist protests.

The first public appearance by the leader of the group was a year later in 2005 when they claimed responsibility for the arson of a cargo truck travelling from the United Kingdom to Histalpol which killed the driver and caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage. They claimed responsibility but were struck off as a foux organisation when the arson was put down to organised crime, as the Histalian driver was a smuggler for a Histalian organised crime ring to get their drugs out of Histalpol, but the Righteous Independence Legion still claimed responsibility even with the case closed and the drug runners arrested.

Designation as terrorist group
From 2005 to 2010, they have been quiet in their actions, apart from inciting more riots at HPI protests, but in 2010 They were designated as a terrorist group by Histalpol under the Terrorism and Extremism Act 2001 after an attack on Bastilia International Airport.

Aftermath of the Bastilia International Airport bombing
After the Bastilia International Airport bombing in 2010, the Righteous Independence Legion gained notoriety in their purpose, growing their member size with other radical supporters and members of the Homeland Isolation League. But with this, change happened in the higher ranks of the Righteous Independence Legion as their leader and founder, Jaq Delancy-Ruth, was arrested with 3 other members of the original cell in Renné for committing the attack and are now serving life sentences each along with 2 other members for associated crimes, and will be released in 2015. This practically collapsed the original cell, apart from a few remaining members, of which new leader Arthur Sellabane gained his spot, and the vice leader Christopher Williths continued in his position since the foundation of the group, were part of the group remaining after the leadership of the previous group, excluding Williths, were arrested for the attack.

Between 2010 and 2013, it is thought that the group have been recollecting their assets in their resources for further attacks, with bomb materials being slowly stockpiled along with small mounds of weaponry as well as building their membership, with more than 10 cells apparently inside of the Righteous Independence Legion, but only 2 have been confirmed as active, the Renné branch, which is the original, and a branch in the county Tilmonry, to the north-west of capital Bastilia. This branch was only deemed active after a terrorist attack in 2013 on a military parade in Tilmonry which killed 17, sparking worries of a lack of intelligence of the cells and that more should be confirmed before another attack occurs.

Activities
The activities of the Righteous Independence Legion have been few between founding in 2005 and 2013, with most of the activities directed to the Histalian government and Histalian organisations that promote foreign relations and trade, but there is records of the Righteous Independence Legion attempting to incite riots at protests for foreign nations setting up branches in Histalpol, but most are unsuccessful. The only 2 terrorist attacks committed by the legion are that of Bastilia International airport and the military parade in Tilmonry. No members of the organisation have been killed but multiple members were arrested after the attack on Bastilia International airport, including the founder Jaq Delancy-Ruth.

Timeline

 * On 5 May 2005, a cargo truck travelling from the United Kingdom through Histalpol was set on fire in an arson attack, the Righteous Independence Legion originally claimed responsibility for the arson which killed the driver, but was eventually crossed out and not taken seriously as the arson was committed by an organised crime group.


 * On 4 September 2005, a bomb plot was stopped which was planned to set off a bomb at a football match in Renné, headquarters of the Righteous Independence Legion, and while this was revealed to have been the plan of a lone wolf terrorist who was against the monarchy, the Righteous Independence Legion again claimed responsibility and that the terrorist was part of their organisation. This again was passed as faux at the end of the investigation and scarred the reputation of the Righteous Independence Legion.


 * February 10, 2010, was the first attack by the Righteous Independence Legion on Bastilia International airport, which killed 16 but could have killed a lot more if their plan went off as wanted, which would have seen the destruction of a taxiing plane. The bombing collapsed part of the terminal it was parked next to.


 * Founder and Leader of the Righteous Independence Legion, Jaq Delancy-Ruth, and 5 other of a short lived branch in Bastilia were arrested for the attack on Bastilia International airport in June 2010 and then sentenced to life in January 2011.


 * After the attack, later in 2010, the Righteous Independence Legion was designated a terrorist organisation in Histalpol.


 * A branch in Tilmonry committed the second attack by the Righteous Independence Legion as of 2013 since it's founding, when a military parade was bombed with a rigged military drum that detonated after a timer was activated by the drumming. 17 people were killed in this attack against the government indirectly through the Histalian military.

Modus Operandi
The way that the Righteous Independence Legion attacks is to create as much devastation as possible to get their point across better. The riots are incited by the throwing of projectiles and vandalism of street furniture, which is a much more devastating method than to incite via pumping the crowd in your favour and getting them to riot first, while as for terrorism, the group primarily uses bombs which create a lot of force in it's shockwave, which means that more force is impacted on the items around it, essentially working as shrapnel for the bomb. the attacks are commonly committed on the Histalian government and Histalian organisations, meaning that their main focus is to bring Histalian opinion back round to that which they re aiming for, instead of pushing foreign nations out of the country.

Terrorism in Histalpol