Operation Unification

From the 1960s through to 1998, Northern Ireland was engulfed in a violent conflict known as The Troubles, a bitter struggle between Loyalists and Nationalists. This period was marked by bombings, murders and widespread civil unrest.

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement, a fragile framework for peace, power-sharing and cross-border cooperation did not force unification but allowed for the possibility of a referendumon on Irish unity if the majority in Northern Ireland ever supported it.

Two months after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, the debate over unification had re-emerged. Enonomic and political shifts have reignited speculation about the island's future. Behind the scenes, covert influence operations are already underway to sway public opinion toward unification. Intelligence sources suggest that secret negotations and manipulations are taking place to destabilise the unionist vote.

Security Services have descovered that a dangerous axis made up of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are buying up infrastructure in the South of Ireland and are concerned following Unification they will either use Ireland as a back door into Europe of cause chaos that could once again place British Soldiers back on the streets of Ulster.

In response, a covert group within the security services, known only as the Shadow Protocol, has resolved to act outside the chain of command. Their mission, to bring down the government and prevent unification at any cost.