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==History== | ==History== | ||
The ultra-nationalist group ICIS had been around for a few years by the early [[21st century]], possessing ties to [[The Forge]]. ([[ | The ultra-nationalist group ICIS had been around for a few years by the early [[21st century]], possessing ties to [[The Forge]]. ([[BFNW]]: ''[[Project Valhalla]]'') ICIS and its government backers like press secretary Philip Kirby were becoming increasingly concerned with the country's involvement in the [[United Nations]] and European Union, which they thought was undermining its sovereignty to a dangerous level. ([[BFU]]: ''[[The Longest Night]]'') They recruited a young nationalist soldier named [[Brimmicombe-Wood]] soon after his training, grooming him to become a double-agent within [[UNIT]]. ([[BFU]]: ''[[The Wasting]]'') | ||
By around the mid-[[21st century]], the government had decided to shut down the UK branch of UNIT and replace it entirely with ICIS. By this point, Brimmicombe-Wood was in command of UNIT. Both groups began using UNIT's base in preparation for the change. Before the handover, ICIS fired on a [[Silurian]] diplomatic party, resulting in a retaliatory strike at [[London]] that both ICIS and UNIT dealt with; Brimmicombe-Wood commanded both teams, and ICIS were deliberately instructed to leave no prisoners. To keep this out of the press, ICIS's Sergeant French captured and tortured BBC journalist [[Francis Currie]] into staying quiet. | By around the mid-[[21st century]], the government had decided to shut down the UK branch of UNIT and replace it entirely with ICIS. By this point, Brimmicombe-Wood was in command of UNIT. Both groups began using UNIT's base in preparation for the change. Before the handover, ICIS fired on a [[Silurian]] diplomatic party, resulting in a retaliatory strike at [[London]] that both ICIS and UNIT dealt with; Brimmicombe-Wood commanded both teams, and ICIS were deliberately instructed to leave no prisoners. To keep this out of the press, ICIS's Sergeant French captured and tortured BBC journalist [[Francis Currie]] into staying quiet. |