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{{Infobox incident|name=Independent militarized factions period of Earth|part_of_history=[[Prime Earth (WF)|Prime Earth]]'s|other_names=[[World Factions]] <small>(by some leaders of the organizations)</small>|location=[[Prime Earth (WF)|Prime Earth]]|date=December 26, 2017 — May 17, 2022<br/>({{Time interval|26 Dec 2017|17 May 2022}})|result=[[Prime Earth teleportation incident (WF)|All IMF organizations removed]]; further incidents [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2631 (WF)|prevented by the]] [[United Nations (WF)|United Nations]]|casualties=6 million total|perpetrators=[[#Organizations|Independent militarized factions]]}}
The '''independent militarized factions period of [[Prime Earth (WF)|Earth]]''' (commonly abbreviated as the '''IMFP''') is a term for the period between the establishment of [[Northway Faction (WF)|Northway Faction]] on December 26, 2017, and the [[Prime Earth teleportation incident (WF)|Great Teleportation Incident of May 17, 2022]]. It was first used by Antonio Guterres of the [[United Nations (WF)|United Nations]] in a press release after the conclusion of the [[Bernask armed crisis (WF)|Bernask armed crisis]].

An «independent militarized faction» was defined by the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2554 (WF)|United Nations Security Council Resolution 2554]]:
* Complete independence from any state actors
* Full or partial militarization of internal or public security forces
* Organization is motivated by personal ideologies/religion of its leadership
* Funding comes from private sources or from sources other than the government
* [[Omnipotent influence on the IMFP (WF)|Unexplained rapid growth of financial and physical assets]]
* Possessing the ability to disrupt governmental activities with little consequence
* [[Bernask armed crisis (WF)|Possession of illegal nuclear weaponry]]

== Organizations ==
* [[Northway Faction (WF)|Northway Faction]]
* [[Boreas Research Facility (WF)|Boreas Research Facility]]
* [[Group C17 (WF)|Group C17]]
* [[LS Manufacturing and Development (WF)|LS Manufacturing and Development]]
* [[DLG PMC (WF)|DLG PMC]]
* [[FinsetModen (WF)|FinsetModen]]
* [[United Northway Refugees (WF)|United Northway Refugees]]
* [[V Corporation (WF)|V Corporation]]
* [[Emnelg 94 (WF)|Emnelg 94]]
* [[Achiox Sangwin (WF, Prime)|Achiox Sangwin]]
** [[0D (WF)|0D]]

== Aftermath ==
{{Main article|United Nations Security Council Resolution 2631 (WF)}}
After the [[Prime Earth teleportation incident (WF)|Great Teleportation Incident of May 17, 2022]], the [[United Nations (WF)|United Nations]] immediately started drafting a resolution preventing any future similar incidents from ever taking place on [[Prime Earth (WF)|Earth]]. On May 24, 2022, the UN unanimously signed the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2631 (WF)|S/RES/2631]] resolution.

The consequences of the independent militarized factions period of [[Prime Earth (WF)|Earth]] were devastating to most of the world's economies. It is believed that approximately 6 million people were killed as a result of this period. The majority of these deaths have been among the military personnel of the organizations. Some of these casualties were even caused by nuclear warfare, such as the deadly conclusion of the [[Bernask armed crisis (WF)|Bernask armed crisis]]. 

[[Category:Incident of World Factions]]