The Unfettered [TUF] has once again used decisive defensive stands to get out to an early lead in its new war with The Hashashin [SIN]. Currently, the War Score Card shows TUF in the lead 3 – 2, with three siege breaks to SIN’s one razing of Josh’s city in the outset of the war.
Times sources indicate that the four siege operations launched by SIN against Josh were only part of a small faction of SIN players who acted on their own — a claim also published by the Illyriad Telegraph in a recent article that quoted new SIN leader Jejune. “I can confirm that the attacks on Josh were initiated by a few of our members,” he said, adding, “there is a high level of animosity toward him among many in the SIN ranks for a wide range of different reasons.”
Sources also note that the siege operations were poorly timed and planned, making it easy for TUF to mobilize troops and break them.
Meanwhile, TUF is looking to go on the offensive against SIN, using the latest defection to the upstart military alliance to engage SIN directly in their land claim. A look back into the Herald’s siege section shows that a siege has been set up by defector Goldy1, who left SIN for TUF on the same day that the siege touched down:
| Eldrathin [SIN] | Alyria | [770|-2406] in Fellandire | Goldy1 [TUF] | Mon 27 Jun 16:24 |
However, according to DillyTools, the city of Alyria has not seen its population drop since the 27th, suggesting that the siege does not have catapults in it. Goldy1 has been one of SIN’s most active military players, and even successfully razed comus’ [VIC] city of Satin Whale on December 18, 2015 in NW2.
The Illyriad Times 
TUF has declared on RE.
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Best of luck to our new adversary, Tuf, and to my indomitable alliance mates in the Roman Empire. I hope that both sides find glory in combat! As an old student of lorcan and bonfyr, I know that war is to be celebrated in Illyriad.
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