The New Earth Liberation Army is a global terrorist network
dedicated to releasing the red planet from colonial control. Although initially
it was believed that NELA was part of an anti-Chinese insurgency, it quickly
became apparent after the invasion that the organisation existed even in the
Chinese provinces.
NELA's intent is to enable New Earth to govern itself
without the interference of 'Earthlings' by any means necessary, including military
action. Unable to engage with the Union or Russia in full scale war, the organisation
relies upon frequent, small scale attacks upon infrastructure, government and
military targets in order to create chaos and gain public support.
NELA has no obvious global hierarchy, relying instead upon
smaller provincial groups working toward a common goal. Communication between
these provincial groups is limited, making them more difficult to intercept.
NELA has an impressive electronic warfare capability. Using
the planetary communication network to its advantage, it can render its
fighters almost invisible. This doesn’t remove the danger of orbital and visual
surveillance, however, so fighters often use urban areas and legacy tunnels in
order to move and operate freely.
A loose hierarchy allows small groups of rebels to come
together rapidly to form fighting units, striking quickly and without warning before
disappearing again. Their hacking capability enables them to shut off Union
communications and even turn their own weapons against them in order to
increase the confusion, often with devastating consequences.
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