2020 Övlanda riots

The 2020 Övlanda riots, also known as the Wattnsluta riots are a series of  beginning around late September 2020. Thousands of people, mostly and  from each side of the left-right spectrum rose up in riots across towns and cities in Övlanda. There has been widespread, and numerous acts of  against perceived political enemies, as well as deployment of police and significant damages and casualties in some urban areas.

Unrest began in the buildup to the upcoming national elections in a tense political atmosphere that has been repeatedly characterized as "highly precarious". Following the Heavenly Moon Revolution which deposed the military dictatorship of Warg Stįefalk and the outcome of the 2016 elections, which some extremist groups claim was, ethnic Övskan and far-left groups have committed increasingly violent actions against each other, including  of prominent leaders. State forces have been largely unable to quell the situation in the capital city of Övlanda, with government authority effectively disintegrating into a in a few areas.

Background
On September 24 a group of the paramilitary 'Hirdet' organization, the armed wing of the far-right Revolutionary Front (RF), confronted members of the Brothers Party during a political campaigning event in Wattnsluta. It quickly escalated into violence, with over 40 people injured and three killed. The Brothers Party and their political allies threatened "severe consequences [...] if the fascists do not step down", a threat they fulfilled by vandalizing the property of the RF's leader, Karl Stįehon, the next night. The coming morning saw an explosion in violence across the nation.

Timeline
On the morning of September 25 ferocious engagements commenced across towns and cities in the entire country, centered in the major urban areas of ethnically Övska areas. President Asmund Stieknosår quickly ordered a general mobilization of police and military forces to contain the unrest, but was held up the entire day due to communication issues. All day the dramatic engagements between masses of far-right and far-left groups continued to escalate, with the first reports of deaths beginning to circulate on social media websites. At the same time, footage began to reach the wider world as buildings were set on fire, were thrown wildly into crowds and gunshots were heard as the violence spread to other cities such as Skerborg, Skinjau, Kulnuma and Ausby.

The next day across the country, many of which are affiliated with fascist or communist movements, ordered their members to  to enhance their own fighting strength and to protest the government's perceived mishandling of the situation. It was also then police and military forces began to effectively arrive in large numbers to unrest hotspots, causing confrontations and mass arrests of rioters.