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War in Saudi Arabia: The Arabian Civil War of 2014

The fate of Saudi Arabia remained unknown. Martial law was declared, but despite this, the House of Saud was falling to pieces as the those on top were being killed or captured. Those that surrendered claims to leadership or so on would be recorded and spared by the Baathists with some even joining the Baatists with promises of power or to ensure their survivor. Despite this, a bulk of the problems remained in the capital regime and to a lesser extent up north, but over in the Persian gulf, there was also the rebellions of the Shia Islam. It was a multi-sided affair and while the Americans were not exactly sure on getting involves, stabilizing the region would at least bring some positivity. Iran meanwhile was determined to potentially weakened their primary rival and looked for any reason to try and do so during the discussion. Some suggested even possibly seeprating the Hejaz from the rest of Saudi Arabia though the problem was that would mean massive rammifications for the hadj that expecting the new nation to deal with and so on. It would be absolutely ridiculous. However, Iran did note the religious problems that was going in Qatif and proposed the creation of a seperate Shia Arabic state of the area. However, it was also noted that the area in question also possessed the Ghawar oil field, the largest of Saudi Arabia. While the idea of taking the oil field from them was not a good idea, the idea of a seperate state did seem like a good idea. Meanwhile though, there was the power vacuum going on over in Saudi Arabia. While the questions of the Baathists remained, since they were the same ones who caused trouble in Iraq and Syria and thus that was prior reason alone to handle them, people were wondering.

However, the solution came from none other than an exiled prince living in Germany. Prince Khaled bin Farahan al-Saud. Fleeing the nation arouns 2007 because of his criticisms toward the regime, he was becoming known for his calls for reforms within the nation and the creation of a constitutional monarchy within Saudi Arabia, in order to help improve human rights and so on. They had approached the prince and he was willing to take it on if need be. Of course, there was the fact that reforms would not come easily though there were other possibilities of the neighboring nations providing some assistance toward Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, there would likely need to be interim leaders to help restore order and stability to the nation before elections could be held. Furthermore, plans for the creation of the Shia Arab state was also to be part of it such as borders, logistics, leadership and so on, likely being an Islamic republic. The only other course was on Mecca and Medina with the options of letting the surrounding Islamic nations have a say or influence on managing hadjs. Iran found this acceptable since with Saudi Arabia transistioning into a constitutional monarchy and their focus shifting to addressing human rights and internal affairs, it would free them to become the regional hegemon of the Middle East.

And so, a coalition of nations prepared to go into Saudi Arabia and finally put an end to the madness once for all. Troops from Israel, Jordan, Palestine, the United States and others went in to prepare to invade Saudi Arabia while Iran focused mainly on the Qatif area.

Despite the Coalition supporting the official government, fractures occurred when it was revealed who they were supporting and thus the loyalists tried to branch off on their own direction with of the military. However, the threat of the loss of any and all American support along with the sheer chaos that would come with that caused the mdoerates to side with them. While the Coalition forces marched in and began taking out the Baathists, Russia decided to pull out their support. They already achieved their objective. Saudi Arabia was weakened and thus Russia gained further dominance within the oil market. The Baathists either fought to the death or surrendered, some of them even selling out their comrades or officials in exchange for forgiveness or even positions of power. The next month would see order having to be restored, but it was done.

The House of Saud was now a relic of itself. And thus, a constitutional monarchy would be in place, by the now King Khaled bin Farahan al-Saud. He established the The State of Arabia, removing the influence of the House of Saud while the Islamic Republic of Qatif would be formed soon after as well. Arabia would currently be under strict rule in order to search for reactionaries and terrorists while restoring order and gradually introducing reforms, along with renegotations of oil and the planning for the diversification of commodities and exports to assist the nation. Much of the royal coffers were confisciated as a result.

By the Spring of 2014... Saudi Arabia was no more and the dynamics of the Middle East changed for good... and many hoped would be finally... a chance for real peace.