Editing Gladysynthia Crisis (section)

==Hijacking of the GMS Lockwood==
At 9:22 AM, 16 rebels from the G.P.F.F. approached the destroyer GMS Lockwood off the coast of Danaska. Using an improvised EMP device, they disabled the ship's radar and went aboard discretely and not alerting anyone. Killing the crew of 26 and tossing their bodies over board, they set a course for Zamastan. On the bridge, the leader, a man named Forestal Yannoi, turned off the transponder so that the ship could not be seen on any scopes, and the Gladysynthian armed forces didn't even realize the ship was missing until 1:37 PM. By then, the ship had already crossed into Zamastanian waters.

Premiere [[Seswitch LaFlaunce]] ordered jet fighters scrambled to intercept the hijacked vessel. Zamastanian military officials noticed the sudden military movements, and scrambled their own F-22 Raptors. Unknown to both parties was the location of the ship. Gladysynthia's communications failed to let the Zamastanian military know that there was a rogue ship, so the Zamastanians were reacting solely to the action for possible retaliation. There was no warning of the take-offs either, leading to a rapid escalation of assuming military preemptive strikes. 

====Attack on Lower Tariel====
At 2:42 PM, the GMS Lockwood turned port with that side facing the Zamastanian coast. About 5 nautical miles away was the popular tourist city of [[Lower Tariel]]. One of the forward skud cannons on board fired three shells towards the city. This is believed to have been the attempt to bring Zamastan into conflict with the Gladysynthians on the side of the rebels, though of course the Zamastanians never sided with either party. The shells exploded within a half mile radius of each other, one destroying a significant portion of the famous boardwalk along the shoreline, one hitting an open field in a park, and one exploding on a street corner, destroying a light post. No one was killed, but 43 people sustained injuries, including a man whose arm was blown off. The Lockwood completed its turn and 180'd back towards Gladysynthian waters. Two Zamastanian F-22's intercepted the ship but were ordered not to fire, simply pursue. At 5:23 PM, the GMS Lockwood sailed across the international boundary and the jets pulled away as is required by maritime law.

====Retaking the Lockwood====
At 6:26 PM, a Gladysynthian helicopter dropped a team on special operations soldiers onto the Lockwood, where a short gunbattle ensued and the ship was retaken. However, during the fight, the rebel leader took his own life and the others were gunned down, resulting in no arrests or captures.

====Retaliatory Airstrikes====
Early on Thursday morning at 1:32 AM, Zamastanian war planes flew a sorty mission over Gladysynthia, surveying the damage after ten Talonhead cruise missiles struck airbases in [[Mönusÿnthys]] and [[Danaska]]. Added increased political dissent following numerous bombings in [[Tofino]] in the month before, as well as the attack on Lower Tariel, led to the decision by [[President of Zamastan|President]] [[Zacharias Castovia]] to make a preemptive strike. 

Zamastan has sent an additional three naval vessels, including the ZMS Upham Aircraft Carrier to the Northern Isle as a retaliatory statement. Admiral [[Percy Tavoka]] spoke to [[The Tofino Times]] cameras aboard the ZMS Harodia as the ships left the Second Fleet towards the conflict zone:

"We're fully prepared onboard the Harodia and all of our additional ships for war, if indeed that ends up being the case. We have jets performing quick reflective supersizes around the clock, and exercises are being performed consistently. Should we be provoked, we have full authorization to strike preemptively and secure the territory. Hostile action has happened in the region before, but not to this extent."