Katangwa, or Katangwaland, was the northern power base of the former country of al-Akharabat. The southern state was Caravoland, and the two provinces were divided by tribal affiliation. The Katangwan province was larger but less populated; while the Caravo province was smaller, primitively urbanized, and more heavily populated. When the Canissian 5th Airborne landed at the northern edge of Katangwan territory at the site now known as 'Camp Dog', forces of Japanistan moved in to secure the Caravo territory. The two tribal provinces had been engaged in a simmering civil war, which the global powers intended to put an end two.