@DivaDoodle That is understandable, war is not pleasant in any way. I was considering skipping this part of the story, and just play it out for myself without writing about it. And I might still do that for two/three reasons. The first being its background topic, the second being potential for controversy and the third being that it might just introduce way to many new characters and make everything 'overcrowded'.
Edit: I have made a decision and will discontinue leave the side story introduced in chapter 2 as an optional read. Hence there will be no formal introduction of the refugees. They will still be in town and I will still play them, but I plan for the characters of the side story they will to be introduced to my main story accordingly if/when they interact with any of the sims from my 'main families'.