Mallacaland Revolution
| Mallacaland Revolution | ||||
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| Part of Wars in Mallacaland | ||||
 Mallacaland Rising are pushed out of Al-Kamiah on January 18th, 2021 | ||||
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| Belligerents | ||||
| Mallancaland | Protestors | Royal Guard of Mallacaland | ||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||
| King Abdin II, King Abdin III (after March 2021) | No central leadership | Commander Mohamed Hasca | ||
| Units involved | ||||
| Mallacaland Army | Protesters | Royal Guard | ||
| Strength | ||||
| 40,000-50,000 | 200,000-350,000 | 500 | ||
| Casualties and losses | ||||
| 1,769 dead, 5,480 wounded, 300 MIA | 3,000-5,000 dead | 300-400 | ||
The Mallacaland Revolution was a series of protests leading to a period of violence in 2021 within Mallancaland. The Emirate of Mallacaland was pushed out of power by a coup that backed King Abdin III, a younger cousin of King Abdin II. This takeover was backed by the Council of Emirs. Soon the new king was counter-couped by the Royal Guards in April 2021. In response, protestors led by King Abdin II took back control of the country and established the Republic of Mallacland. This was followed by the Mallacaland Civil War
Causes
In 2018 after King Abdin the founder of the modern Mallacaland state died. His son King Abdin II led a period of some social reforms of the state authority, however, the Council of Emirs overuled the King, per the rules set out in the 1994 Agreement of Mallacaland City. This meant, that the Council of Emirs as a collective held much of the power within the Emirate. This lack of progress did lead to brief protests in 2019 and 2020, both however failed to gain the kind of national support, and those behind both of these movements were arrested. Mallacaland City University had often a basis for political action and after the 2021 Ministry of Religious Affairs Guidelines, students protested.
History
Intial Protest
The Ministry of Religious Affairs's guidelines had often frustrated reformers with the guidelines being enforced by police. On January 2nd, 2021 a mural appeared at Mallacaland City University declaring "Mallacaland Rising" The spread of the mural on social media led to nationwide attention, especially after videos of students being arrested as police searched for the original painter. The next day, an impromptu protest was joined in mass by a mix of officer workers and school students. The same night, a group of people dressed as protestors stormed Mallacaland International Airport disrupting passengers and leading to the cancellation of flights. Internal documents later revealed this as a false flag operation by the Royal Guard in association with local gangs. Surprisingly the next day, King Abdin II met with protestors gathered outside the Palace of Mallacaland speaking to a selected group of activists. Experts suggest King Abdin II had always been sympathetic to the movement and simply created an excuse for planned actions.