War of 2014

The Global War of 2014 is a fictional worldwide conflict depicted in Battlefield 3, and its expansion pack, Back to Karkand, between the United States of America, Russian Federation, and the People's Liberation and Resistance.

Background
Around March 2014, a rising insurgent group known as the People's Liberation and Resistance (PLR) have been seen increasing activity across the Iran-Iraq border and also parts of Iran as well. To enforce stability across the region Coalition Forces undergo some pacification operations, with Seargent Henry "Black" Blackburn's unit and other US Marines leading the operation but however it was soon compromised as a devastating earthquake hit the area. Meanwhile a coup put the PLR in control of Iran with Faruk Al-Bashir as the person in power, and Solomon as his second in command. Shortly after the PLR seize power, Al-Bashir makes global terror plots and threats and Solomon would be the man carrying out these plots.

The United States responds by sending 50 thousand Marines, and other large numbers of the United States Military, and declaring war on Iran with the US navy and Airforce commencing airstrikes over Tehran as the opening shots of the war. What is also seen, is a U.S Marine being interrogated and eventually executed by Solomon and Al-Bashir over a live broadcast from Tehran to the United States.

The PLR plan to detonate nuclear warheads in major cities around the world with Paris and New York City being top priorities. With Paris being the first location Russian government agent Dmitri "Dima" Mayakovsky, and two other Russian operatives, attempt to stop the PLR from detonating a nuclear device in the finnancial district of Paris. Due to the fact that the radius the bomb will generate would match the dammage radius of Russian nukes, and would cause the Russian Federation to be solely blamed for it. But the Russian operatives would fail and the WMD would go off, with 80,000 casulties. Later on, it is found that Solomon had gotten the nuclear devices from a Russian nammed Kaffarov.

Once this is known to the U.S, the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion is redeployed to northern Iran, towards the Iran border with towards the Caspian Sea to hunt and capture Kaffarov in his Villa. But an incident where US Marines are ambushed by Russian VDV paratroopers and the sight of Russian Transports and bases in Iran, cause the Marines to realize that Russian forces are also trying to capture Kaffarov but in the confusion the two factions engage in a large skirmish in Northern Iran. This incident would happen four days before the actual Paris bombings, and because the Russian agents failed to prevent it, the US is even more convinced that Russia is sided with the PLR and the end result is the Multiplayer with a Russo-American war.

Course of War
All events are in chronological order.

Operation Swordbreaker
Al Sulaymaniyah, Iraq March 15, 2014

Elements of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion are deployed in the Iran-Iraq region to undergo pacification operations in a operation to locate and destroy a possible PLR chemical weapons site; however, elements of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion were rerouted to locate and rescue a squad of Marines that went missing. The PLR were supposedly about to detonate an IED, but was stopped as Staff Sergeant Henry Blackburn disarmed it. The operation was soon compromised after a catastrophic earthquake event in Iran occurred.

Iranian Coup
Tehran, Iran - Match 15th, 2014

Faruk Al-Bashir orchestrate a coup and the PLR takes power of Iran. The United States responded by deploying combat troops to Iran and declaring war on Iran

Aftermath of Operation Swordbreaker
Few hours after the Earthquake - March 15, 2014

Staff Sergeant Henry Blackburn narrowly survives the earthquake in the region, and he retraces his steps back to the bazaar, which was now designated as Extraction Point "Lima" by the surviving Marines. Blackburn was later reunited with Montes and the two then make their way to EP Lima where other US Marines fend off against incoming PLR soldiers as they await extraction.

Airstrikes over Tehran
USS George H.W Bush and the Tehranian Skies - October 31, 2014

Lt. Jennifer Colby Hawkins and her co-pilot are doing strike missions around the Iranian Capital into Mehrabad Airport and destroy key installations like SAM sites. While bonbing targets that Faruk Al-Bashir is suspected to hide. During the mission they encouter hostile aircraft and they successfully eliminate enemy aircraft.

Operation Guillotine
Tehran, Iran - October 31, 2014

The battle for Tehran begins and US Marines attempt to capture key leaders of the PLR. After fighting fiercely to secure the river bank, they proceed through a building and towards the bank, which they must infiltrate. On the way, Blackburn destroys several T-90 tanks with a Javelin missile launcher.

After climbing a fire escape to enter the bank and clearing the lobby and surrounding higher floors, the squad rappels down an elevator shaft towards the vault. In the vault, they discover a case containing one portable nuclear device, with room for two more and maps of Paris and New York. With the bank structurally unsound, they are forced to extract, leaving the evidence behind.

Thunder Run
Near-Tehran, Iran - October 31, 2014

The 1st Tank Battalion takes part in a large assault in the Dasht-e Kavir Desert near the outskits of Tehran, Iran in an assault towards the city. Blackburn sent a distress call and Jonathan Miller and Anvil 3 were sent in to get the other Marines.

Rescuing Misfit Company
Tehran, Iran - October 31, 2014

Anvil 3 arrives at Tehran and heads towards the bank, but an RPG ambushes them and Miller haa to drive through a building while eliminating any hostile armor and infantry. Later Miller gets knocked out by overwhelming enemy forces swarming his disabled tank, captured and interrogatted by Al-Bashir and Solomon. After a lecture, Faruk records the execution of Jonathan Miller.

Searching for Al-Bashir
Tehran, Iran - November 2, 2014

Henry Blackburn and Campo and other US Marines are in Tehran to search for the orchestrator of the PLR, Faruk Al-Bashir. Blackburn and Campo provide sniper overwatch for a squadron of Marines who rappel from an MV-22 Osprey. Campo and Blackburn then proceed to regroup with the Marines in front of the nearby mall, passing through the area where Miller was executed on the way.

They then provide sniper cover again while the rest of the Marines search for al-Bashir, who attempts to escape by car, before crashing into a lamp post. Seriously wounded, Campo carries him to the mall where Blackburn fends off a large amount of PLR soldiers. When they reach the Osprey, al-Bashir gives information about Solomon and the suitcase nukes before succumbing to his wounds.

Paris Bombings
Paris, France - November 13, 2014

Three Russian GRU agents, Vladimir, Dmitri and Kiril are in Paris to stop one of the atomic bombs from detonating. They drive towards the Euronext Stock Exchange where they engage several PLR troops who filled the area with poison gas.

They then chase through the alleyways surrounding the stock exchange and head towards a train station, with Vladimir dying due to a piece of shrapnel launched into his chest by an RPG. At the train station, the nuke carrier ambushes Dima in a hand-to-hand combat sequence, with Dima succesfully fending him off and throwing him onto the train tracks. Kiril examines the suitcase nuke's container and discovers the nuke is not there. Shortly after, the bomb, left at the Euronext exchange detonates, killing 80,000 and giving Dima radiation poisoning.