Imperial Navy drives Rebels out of the Kashyyyk system

Date: 141007
Planet: Kashyyyk System

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

The Kashyyyk system is rife with military and para-military outposts in addition to the civilian orbital station controlling traffic to and from the planet. Next to the Empire, the rebel alliance as well as various organisations have a presence in the system, and space travel outside the heavily patrolled neutral sector is dangerous for just about every faction.

With commitments all over the sector, the Imperial Navy had not been able to muster enough forces in the Kashyyyk system to pacify it for some time, but yesterday, a combined task force of Claw Squadron and RID, together with elements from Dark Flight, conducted extensive operations in the entire system, hunting down rebel forces and securing various outposts.

In an early phase, the Imperial ships took control of a rodian station, then, after a short rally at the Imperial Outpost, moved on to secure the Avatar station, an operation foiled by a rebel strike with a single, almost suicidal vessel right before the task force could land a marine detachment on the station.

Despite this setback, and despite the loss of a command ship afterwards, the Imperial forces rallied, and denied the rebels control of three independent outposts as well as striking repeatedly at the rebel outpost until, after more than one hour of intense fighting, a crucial rebel scout ship was hunted down, crippling rebel command structure, and allowing the Navy to quickly secure the independent outposts, followed by the Avatar station.

Independent experts are a of yet unsure how long the Navy will remain in control of those areas, but for the immediate future, rebel presence in the Kashyyyk system has been decimated.