After the previous conflict in the African Horn and Egypt, Japan still finds itself eager and hungry for land. Its conquests though successful, have also put strain on Japan's resources, specifically oil and gas. To the east, lay middle eastern nations, ripe with such resources, and also posing quite the strategic land holding. With this information at hand, Japan decides to launch a full invasion of the Arabian Peninsula. First, Japanese troops are landed in major cities on the southern coast of Yemen such as Al Muhka, Aden, Al Muhkalla, and Sayhut. The Japanese navy in an effort to support its ground troops, launch naval bombardments across the coast, disabling many defense and allowing for easier travel into the Arabian mainland. Additional landings at Al Fujayrah, Oman, Muscat, and Sur are mounted, and while encountering fierce resistance closer to cities, Japanese forces still manage to push through enemy lines. Through the use of encirclement movements, Japanese forces capture major cities, and surround many Arabia forces in the process. Once past major cities, Japanese forces manage to make large gains, due to the open expanse of the desert. After fierce fighting, the Kingdom of Southern Arabia finally surrenders to the overwhelming Japanese forces. With the threat of the Japanese to the south, and the guarantee that they were soon to attack them next, forces form the Kingdom of Northern Arabia surprise Japanese forces in an unexpected counter invasion. Northern Arabian forces plowed and pummeled through the front lines, making considerable gains in the process and attempting their own encirclement tactics. However, Japanese forces commit to the front lines, and slowly but surely erode Arabian gains and enter Northern Arabia. Through more encirclement tactics, major forces are captured or destroyed throughout the kingdom, and further landings are made in Tabuk, and Duba. The Northern Arabians, while fierce fighters to the end, are finally defeated, and the Arabian Peninsula is secured. In the immediate aftermath, Japanese forces determined that additional land would be vital, to both future diplomacy, and resources, and consequently, a target to the north was chosen. This target was the Republic of Mesopotamia. After some rest and establishing supply chains and lines in Arabia, Japanese forces launched a surprise invasion into the Republic. Through their common, and previously used encirclement movements. ground forces plowed through the unprepared Mesopotamian lines, eventually capturing the state after one last grueling campaign.
