TUF declares on SIN after Josh sieged

At 3:40 on the 26th June, Deo Volente's sieges on  3 - Legion! Legion who? belonging to Josh landed. 7 minutes later TUF declared war on SIN in retaliation.
This is the latest in a string of wars for TUF which started on the 20th January with the Death/TUF war and since the start of this year, TUF have spent just 68 days at peace. It appears that their war with YARR! will continue.
Last month, SIN concluded the Newlands War 2 in victory, making them one of the most powerful alliances in the Broken Lands. Josh was involved in both the Newlands War 2 and the earlier Stomps/Claimers war which could be part of the reason why he was targeted in particular.
By attacking TUF, SIN could be looking to prevent the alliance from reaching a size where they could pose a major threat to them. As it is, TUF has already been weakened by months of fighting meaning that a war with SIN is likely to be very costly and possibly disastrous unless TUF receives support from another alliance. Support from another alliance is possible, a recent poll on the Illyriad Times shows that SIN is 'the Most Loathed' top ten alliance in the game by a large margin. However, the recent displays of military strength by SIN will go a long way to make alliances think twice before joining TUF.
When he was asked about his declaration of war on SIN, Agalloch had the following to say:' this is not the first time they harrass a TUF player but this time we arent willing to roll over to their dirty tactics we are taking a stand against shitty playing  of that sort enough is enough'

The siege on Josh currently has 3 sieges, on the North Eastern, Eastern and Southern squares around it. There are blockades on the South Eastern, South Western and Western squares and there is an encampment on the North Western square. The Northern and Southern square have dropped equipment on them, indicating that fighting has already begun over the city. All the squares around the city have the plains terrain so it is likely that cavalry will be used to try and liberate the city.

I have reached out to Deo Volente for comment but, so far, there has been no response.

Author: Eowan The Short