Araexit

'Araexit' was the attempted withdrawal of the People's Socialist Arab Republic (PSAR) from the Confederacy of Socialist States (CSS). Following claims and allegations made by the Islamic State, as well as members of the CSS, that the terrorist group was being granted membership within the leftist power bloc, the Chairman of the PSAR formally announced the country's withdrawal, beginning the Araexit Incident. The withdrawal was met with outrage from the CSS leadership, who deemed PSAR's attempt to withdraw illegitimate, citing that no nation who is a member of the CSS could voluntarily resign membership after joining. Fearing the situation would devolve into open conflict, the Chairman of the PSAR chose to approach the former host of the Coalition of the Right, the Holy Empire of Solvada, pleading to the Emperor of Solvada for a guarantee of independence should the situation turn violent. As a result, the Mecca Pact was established, formally guaranteeing that Solvada would come to PSAR's defense if the CSS formally declared war against the nation. Though the CSS leadership did not immediately respond with open hostility, the Buddhist Communist Party, a prominent member state within the CSS, declared PSAR an enemy and began taking independent hostile actions against them without direct assistance from the rest of the CSS membership. Most of these attacks, which targeted the capital city of the PSAR, were repelled by PSAR with Solvadan support. It was not until some time later that the Chairman of the PSAR was informed that the Islamic State did not hold membership within the CSS, which led to PSAR attempting to mend ties with the CSS leadership and seek re-admittance into the bloc. Despite these attempts to put an end to the growing conflict, the CSS leadership insisted that PSAR be punished for 'defying their authority', which led to a CSS-led coup against the Chairman of the PSAR, and the violent transfer of power in PSAR to Siddeeqi El Salem, who previously acted as the leader of the Islamic State.

It is widely believed that Araexit was the immediate prelude to the First World War, in which the combined forces of the CSS waged an offensive war against Solvada, using the nation's interference in CSS affairs via the Mecca Pact as justification.