Royal Palace Directed Parliament To Solve Civil War Soon

The Prime Minister seen leaving the Royal Palace after a meeting with the War Council.

King William II has directed the Prime Minister to review the military option to retake Smallville in an emergency meeting involving the War Council. The meeting is taking place amidst a faltering military offensive against rebel forces in the Eastern Province.

The military debacle and failure of the Armed Forces of Equanter (AFE) to retake Smallville exposed the military weaknesses of Equanter.  The top military planners within AFE have totally failed to understand the strength of enemy forces.

King William II expressed his concern that the Eastern Province may secede totally and come under the control of Malatia should the AFE fail to defend Maname, the provincial capital of the Eastern Province.

"The lost of 20 armoured vehicles and 500 troops in one single day is too high," said a Royal Palace spokesman. "We may need to bring in forces from Kingdom of Lego to assist us in securing our border".

Speaking after the meeting with King William II and the War Council, the Prime Minister said friendly foreign military forces might be needed to secure Equanter's security.

"We have lost almost 2,000 men and 80 vehicles since the conflict began. I have sacked all the young intelligent planners in the AFE for the debacle and failure to assess the situation," said the Prime Minister.

Meanwhile, sources reported that up to 20% of Equanterian soldiers taking part in Operation 'Royal Liberation' have been killed or wounded. Rebel forces are reported to have suffered 100 killed and 200 wounded.