Post by Kella on Mar 6, 2011 23:20:47 GMT -5
Last Zhellday, the skies over Yaga Minor were black. Not with night, nor with smog, but with ships. The Sith launched a large-scale attack on Yaga Minor, in their boldest move yet. By this morning, Yaga Minor was lost to the Republic.
Yaga Minor was a center of Republic industrial production, though it remains to be seen how much this loss will affect Republic Industry.
Sources indicate that the Republic was forewarned of the Sith attack, and made defensive preparations. A Jedi master, Atu Soka, was present and aided the Republic. It is rumored that several master-level force-practitioning Sith were also present, though these rumors are unconfirmed, and originate primarily from Republic Sources.
The Sith attack was well-organized, and broke through the Republic's nesting-shell defense. The order was given to make a final evacuation, and the last Republic ships left Yaga Minor, officially ending the Republic's control of the planet.
Both sides suffered a relatively low number of casualties. Republic Sources claim that all civilians were evacuated successfully. However, there has been Sith chatter of small civilian rebellions. Even so, with the relatively concentrated nature of the Sith forces, it is doubtful these Rebellions will have much impact.
It has been confirmed that the Republic did indeed rig their factories with explosives before evacuating. It's estimated that one third of these self-proclaimed 'booby-traps' have been detonated, for a total of over a million credits of damage. Sith Bomb Squads have been flown in in an attempt to disarm the explosives without further property damage. There have approximately three dozen casualties in these explosions, but only two fatalities.
As always, we'll continue to keep you updated on the latest galactic news.
This has been Kim Demetrin, reporting for the Independent News Network.
Yaga Minor was a center of Republic industrial production, though it remains to be seen how much this loss will affect Republic Industry.
Sources indicate that the Republic was forewarned of the Sith attack, and made defensive preparations. A Jedi master, Atu Soka, was present and aided the Republic. It is rumored that several master-level force-practitioning Sith were also present, though these rumors are unconfirmed, and originate primarily from Republic Sources.
The Sith attack was well-organized, and broke through the Republic's nesting-shell defense. The order was given to make a final evacuation, and the last Republic ships left Yaga Minor, officially ending the Republic's control of the planet.
Both sides suffered a relatively low number of casualties. Republic Sources claim that all civilians were evacuated successfully. However, there has been Sith chatter of small civilian rebellions. Even so, with the relatively concentrated nature of the Sith forces, it is doubtful these Rebellions will have much impact.
It has been confirmed that the Republic did indeed rig their factories with explosives before evacuating. It's estimated that one third of these self-proclaimed 'booby-traps' have been detonated, for a total of over a million credits of damage. Sith Bomb Squads have been flown in in an attempt to disarm the explosives without further property damage. There have approximately three dozen casualties in these explosions, but only two fatalities.
As always, we'll continue to keep you updated on the latest galactic news.
This has been Kim Demetrin, reporting for the Independent News Network.