Karim

Commander Karim is a minor character featured in the Orion Nero Initiative series. Karim is part of the 6th Alvitr Corps', subordinate to the ACS Ground Forces, and is the commanding officer of the 1st Infantry Regiment temporarily stationed in Zahra.

Biography
Karim is classified as a collected and reasonable commander, resorting to peaceful negotiations with Orion Nero Initiative forces during the ACS and ONI joint occupation of Zahra. However, during the ACS counteroffensive of the Chawla Province following the detonation of the Yanko Mark II in Marita, Karim saw his chance to attack and remove all ONI forces from the city while the chain of command was in disarray.

Attack on the ONI Embassy
Supported by the Night Stalkers, Karim's 1st Infantry Regiment removes all ONI forces from Zahra by attacking the ONI Diplomatic Outpost and ONI Embassy, killing any survivors who couldn't escape from the single C-7E Stallion extraction that was sent in.

Return to Alvitr
After taking control of Zahra, the 1st Infantry Regiment are pulled back to Alvitr along with the entire 6th Alvitr Corps to defend the Southwest coast of the Katona Province from an ONI Amphibious Invasion. The 1st Infantry Regiment, tasked with protecting Newcastle, is wiped it in hours, but the fate of Karim is unknown. Karim either dies with his regiment or is captured.