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CDF moves in as Russian forces withdraw from Chernarus conflict It was a scene of jubilation and flag waving as CDF forces marched into the port city of Berezino this morning following the completed withdrawal of Russian Forces from the city. The city has been under Russian occupation since the 12th of October when Russian forces moved into the DPRC controlled areas of Chernarus alledgedly for "peacekeeping" reasons. This occupation now comes to an end with the “Stockholm Accord” signed on the 31st Oct. The Accord detailed both Russian an NATO withdrawal from the country in an effort to bring an end to one of the hottest flashpoints since the end of the Cold War. According to the treaty Russian forces were to be withdrawn from the city by 07:59 on the 4th of November with CDF troops permitted to enter at 08:01 that same morning. These times were kept nearly to the second as the last Russian cargo vessel was still making its way out of the port facility at Berezino when CDF troops entered the city's Southern outskirts. CDF troops greeted by jubilant locals as they retake control of Berezino The CDF troopers entering the city were met with a jubilant crowd and Chernarussian flags flown from every window in sight. While the Russian occupation had by all accounts been conducted in an organized manner the unruly and illegitimate DPRC did not endear themselves to the poulation through their looting of stores and other businessess in the city. No reports of any fighting with DPRC holdouts have been reported from Berezino. However some scattered fighting was reported from the towns of Dolina, Pusta and Mista. No casualties were reported and several inhabitants interviewed stated that many of the rebels had fled inland to the forests and hills, it remains to be seen if these rebels will take to insurgency in the coming weeks. Simon Tam ADA News

Humanitarian Relief Arrives in Chenarus Ossetia Today By Tanya Turgenev After a month of some of the most brutal and intense fighting not see outside of the Syrian conflict, 37 days of fierce battle have finally come to an end in the region of Chenarus. Russian and American forces are now withdrawing from the area, and with this, healing can begin. A large influx of foreign aid and supply has begun working its way through the country, with IDAP already arriving on the shores of this broken and bruised country. With them, they bring a couple of hundred medical personnel, explosive removal experts, and other critical aid workers to help assist in returning the country to at least a semblance of what it was. There have also been pledges of support from Doctors without Borders, and the Red Cross promising to send more first-aid responders, medical supplies, and the much-needed equipment to get clean drinking water to communities hit hardest by this conflict. Refugees International has already begun helping displaced Chernarussians find temporary housing in refugee camps until their houses are rebuilt or to help them immigrate to other countries in the area.  (Pictured: IDAP first aid station on Chenarus) Outside of public sector organizations, however, support from the international community is seemingly absent. The United States and Russia have decided to vacate the region, leaving the mess of their geopolitical squabbling behind for others to clean up while they find a new theatre to trounce around. The EU has remained non-committal, and even Chenarus' close neighbor of Ukraine has refrained from dedicating any meaningful support to the now war-ravaged country. But an end to the fighting doesn't mean that threats still don't linger. The DPRC, having not officially conceded defeat, has gone to guerilla warfare, attacking CDF positions whenever able. Several confirmed and unconfirmed reports of DPRC insurgents even attacking IDAP vehicles and attempting to take IDAP personnel hostage. This new "Resistance group" has only served to mount more issues for the area, from sabotaging infrastructure like electrical grids to planting roadside bombs, making an already difficult job of removing unexploded ordnance and restoring roads to working order that much more challenging.  (Pictured: Overturned IDAP van near Staroye, Chenarus) The world's attention has mainly shifted from this side of the world, and the fighting may have subdued, for the most part, that doesn't mean that the road to recovery is over. With the help of international support, Chenarus can rebound to become what it was, and potentially even more.