FIA Loyalists

The FIA Loyalists was the smaller Faction which was a result of the FIA Coup led by Col. Vargas. They were the main pro-NATO and anti-CSAT force inside the original FIA so Colonel Vargas led a Majority of the FIA including the FIA on Altis to depose the more Liberal Leader Isaac Patriano and purge the Pro-NATO Forces.

FIA Coup
The First elements of FIA Loyalists were found on Malden during the NATO Evacuation. The Men stationed on Roadblock East stayed behind and defended the Roadblock till the end giving the evacuation a fighting chance. Later a large Group of 50 FIA fighters on Altis Joined the Loyalists and pledged Allegiance to General Maras. These Forces would be destroyed during the CSAT invasion but on the island several towns pledged allegiance to the FIA and NATO and eventually stormed the FRA's Base in Neochori

After the War in the East
After the War in the East, Altis was in a bad place following the loss of life and colossal amount of destruction in the war. The newly formed Government, The Democratic Republic of Altis, asked for help from the UN. The FIA became the Military of the DRA and assisted the UN in delivering supplies to affected regions. The FIA contributed 2 Battalions, The 1st and 4th Independence Battalions, to the UN Operation.

Russian Invasion
Following the Russian Invasion, The DRA became involved in a war with the Russian Federation and FRA Warlords in the North West. The FIA would go onto defeat the Russian Invasion but get stuck in a stalemate with the new National State of Altis. The UN Peacekeeping Force was again deployed to Altis but the FIA were not allowed to contribute forces to the Operation.

Re-Organisation
Because of the Situation in Altis following the war, The FIA wasn't suited to maintain a national Army so with the help of US Advisors and Field Marshall Baker, The FIA was reorganised into the Altis Security Forces. Many of the FIA soldiers would form the Elite ranks of the ASF but some would join the NSA