If your their on the ground and have direct intelligence otherwise of how to maintain the peace,its your call to hold and maintain.To strike out in a small force is suicide.I would suggest this is a riot design to destabilize the area, A move towards aggresion is only countered with more force when out numbered.A trail is always retraced to its source,propaganda powers are playing to their Arena to let the visitors know they still have control of the people ,a ratteling of the swords so to speak.