April 18, 1998
The Scottish Nationalist Party (the SNP), which had declared Scotland to be an independent country in February, establishes the Royal Army of Scotland - the RAS. This force is instrumental in maintaining a semblance of peace between the various Scottish towns, and the SNP convinces many people that the real problem lies with the various marauder groups operating by that time.
Unofficially,
The Dutch 1st Commando Group's elite marines launch their first raid on the Franco-Belgian occupation force, sinking the Belgian minesweeper Breydel in harbor in Vlissingen.
Two of the remaining sailors from the Barrikada collapse and are left behind by the remaining mutineers.
Conditions in Yemen outside the bubble of control maintained by the 29th infantry Division (Light) around Aden have descended into total chaos. In some towns the dominant tribes and clans enforce order, and in northern Yemen the Houthi tribe succeeds in establishing a harsh order in the rural areas under its control.
South African authorities announce the conclusion of a raid on a safehouse of the AWB, a Afrikaaner neo-nazi terrorist group, in which eight men linked to the recent bombing in Pretoria are killed.
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
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