1: i think no, it must be started again as faction, as OPG. (they was here before and now they msut start from begin)
2: one thing is patrol and try to someone force out of space, other thing is to be enemy to someone and attack him .
3:theta is connected to o74, and it is connected to gamma too. so theta is between o74 and gamma, for who is it enemy territory? for aw or for corsairs? both have right to dock on zoners bases.
I. no zoners have no enemies, and they try to be neutral with all factions near their territory
II. outcasts. in last days always when corsairs are near aw AW is waiting for their friends outcast. so when so strong friendship why not the same faction ? but on the other side outcast presence in o74/theta will unbalance situation in this side of sirius.
III. what i dont like is that aw on one side say that they are zoners or zoners guard,on the other side they make alliance with outcast which make from them hostile to corsairs and not neutral as zoners.
and current reason for this war is because someone dont like that corsair will be in theta too as all other factions. (zoners,bh,outcast etc...) and noone from corsairs dont like policy that they can be here but you can not. and theta is too close to gamma. we can not have our backyard not guarder. most of the attack in last weeks start in theta.
that is my opinion on your questions.
EDIT:
//and dont forget that zoners help corsairs with food from biodomes on freeport in theta. so denied acces to corsairs is the same as let them die. and then you have all available corsair ships in theta. because then it will be war for food, not for politic.