‘No One is Stopping Them’: Tensions Boil Over in Mitallduk as Zuhlgan Advances and Local Resistance Multiplies
Ta’ana, Mitallduk— Tension along the Krauanagaz-Zuhlgan border has erupted into a full-blown territorial crisis following Zuhlgan’s annexation of a strategic strip of land and sea rich in iron ore and untapped natural gas. The move has been met with fury in Krauanagaz and growing unrest on the ground, where local communities are reporting military patrols, resource surveys, and forced displacement in the newly claimed zone.
On January 31, Zuhlgan annexed Aka Island, and in the weeks since has gradually extended control over a coastal corridor east of Ta’ana, culminating in the construction of new observation posts and the deployment of Zuhlgani civilian engineers. This corridor, once administered by the Mitallduk Confederacy in coordination with Krauanagaz, holds some of Cordilia’s last undeveloped natural gas fields, as well as high-grade iron ore deposits.
“They’ve brought in survey teams, surrounded our fishing zones, and set up a perimeter,” said a tribal leader from the North Mitallduk community, who asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons. “It’s clear they’re not leaving anytime soon.”