This press message was released by the Government of the Axis Mundi Likatonian Res Publica.
Chemical Weapons Attack on Lodamun - Severe Casualties Reported.
In the early hours of this morning, under the cover of darkness, General Bobby Johnson and his Likatonian-Rapulan militia, heavily armed with Likatonian weapons, burst into Rapula, destorying all resistance in their way.
As they marched through towns in Western Rapula, cheers sang out from Likatonians living there, delighted to be liberated by General Bobby's militia.
General Bobby and the Likatonian-Rapula militia met heavy resistance outside the city of Zaphograd, Eastern Rapula. They were held back from entering the city, made up predominantely of Lodamuns.
General Bobby then ordered a Chemical Warfare attack on the centre of the city. A number of Scrorpian Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles, carrying Chemical materials were fired from the militia's positions in Western Rapula, hitting the the centre of the Lodamun city of Zaphograd. Reports so far indicate that 100,000 Lodamuns were killed in the attack.
The Likatonian Defence Minister, James Turner claimed "no reponsibility for this attack can be pasted on Likatonia. It's a sad truth that the years of Lodamun persecution of Likatonians in Rapula has led to these acts. Also we must remember that the Lodamun army fired upon Likatonian civilians as they fleed the disputed territory."
First Advocate Alec Reynolds blamed Lodamun for the attacks on their own people. "Why are Lodamun in Rapula? That is our territory. The Lodamuns shouldn't be there. This would never have happened had Lodamun left our lands." Emissary Andrew Moore called on Lodamun to "leave Rapula immediately." Signed,
the Government of the Axis Mundi Likatonian Res Publica