During the days leading up to the invasion, the Democratic Republic of England had been undertaking military operations with its alliance, The Cartel. These operations involved attacking inactive nations and removing any technology that could be found. Kikora, a former member of the NPO, on the other hand was preparing to quit the game. So to go out with a bang, its leader Kikora decided to lauch a suicide attack against six nations, three of which were from the Cartel.