User:Alaqsa33/sandbox

= Battle of the Dust Typhoon (2024) = The Battle of the Dust Typhoon was a military confrontation between Necklick Brigades and The Boyz Mod Team which took place between 19 March, 2024 and 23 March, 2024. The battle, part of the larger R|MacGill War, was major turning point in the war and permanently influenced the dynamics of the server. The battle took place in Milton, Ontario, following the launch of a military operation by the Necklick Brigades at 21:00 on 19 March. The battle resulted in the end of the MacGill War and the guaranteed granting of E|moderator status to Ali Elbahlawan.

This battle was sparked by months of clashes and confrontations between the Necklick Brigades' founder Ali Elbahlawan and the The Boyz Mod Team. Elbahlawan complained of constantly being muted, his messages being deleted, his roles being stripped of him, and being treated with heavier scrutiny than other members of the server. The Boyz Mod Team previously denied these claims, but later implicitly confirmed them in their final armistice with Elbahlawan. On 18 March, Elbahlawan gave an ultimatum calling for the mod team to give him full mod powers by midnight the next day, threatening "the end of [Shafiq's] regime" in response to the granting of mod to Omar Al-Nuaimi. After getting into a confrontation with mods Aarish Kaker and Omar Al-Nuaimi, Elbahlawan launched a mass spam and ping attack roughly three hours before the ultimatum ended. This attack, codenamed Operation Dust Typhoon, sparked the Battle of the Dust Typhoon.

On 23 March, the battle ended and an agreement was reached between Ali Elbahlawan and Hassan Shafiq. Elbahlawan conceded his demands for access to audit logs and full mod powers, in return for the end of "double standards" in The Boyz Server and being held to the same standard as other members in terms of law enforcement. As of the afternoon of the 23rd, Elbahlawan continues to exercise limited mod powers and the armistice appears to be holding, unlike past concessions which have broken down rapidly.