Mysterious murders on Yavin IV

Date: 140210
Planet: Yavin IV
Region: Northern Shore

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

Two days ago the Imperial Base on Yavin IV reported the loss of several patrols on the northern shore. Scout troopers found the missing troopers dead, killed by what looked like claws, though in some cases bladed weapons were used. While the wildlife of Yavin IV was dangerous, the claw marks did not match any of the native predators, and the blade wounds indicated sentient involvement, with the claws belonging to a trained beast.

West of the last patrol's location scouts found more dead sentients, tentatively identfied by their attire and their proximity to the ruins of an open-sky temple as cultists. Most were killed by claws and blades as well, but one corpse was found in a dessicated condition which was eerily similar to those of the victims of a string of murders that took place two months ago on Tatooine and Lok.

So far it's not sure whether or not those two incidents are related, and how the reported presence of rebel forces ties into this affair.