A Forked Road: Zuhlgan Expands Control Amid Uprising, Economic Realignment in Mitallduk
Ta’ana, Mitallduk— Zuhlgan’s push into mainland Mitallduk has entered a new and volatile chapter, as both military and economic maneuvers face escalating backlash across occupied territories. While Zuhlgani authorities press forward with resource extraction and commercial integration, local resistance is intensifying— transforming what many once called a “slow annexation” into a combustible standoff with regional implications.
Over the past two weeks, construction crews under Zuhlgani state contractors have broken ground on a high-capacity gas compression station near the eastern Mitallduk village of Naraté, reinforcing earlier speculation that the annexed coastal corridor is being rapidly transformed into a long-term energy export hub. Additional satellite imagery released by the Cordilian Monitoring Coalition confirms the deployment of prefabricated housing units for Zuhlgani workers and the erection of armored checkpoints along critical access roads.
Locals report that several fishing communities in the expanded “Protectorate Development Zone” have now been formally evicted under what Zuhlgani officials are calling, “transitional relocation orders.” Eyewitnesses say evictions have accelerated since the beginning of April, often enforced by masked paramilitaries without prior notice or compensation.
“They give you two hours, then the bulldozers come,” said Arah Méntula, a teacher from the coastal hamlet of Telaruun, now sheltering at a crowded inland schoolhouse. “We’ve lost our homes, our boats, and our food. And they say it’s for ‘regional stability.’”