Grand Battle in Dac System: Empire Claims Victory

Imperial Star Destroyers taking the fight to the Rebellion

RUISTO SYSTEM - The Empire pressed the fight for order, justice, and the Imperial Way against the Rebellion and their alien supporters today, nearly capturing the Dac system.

With great feats of bravery, the captains, crews, and pilots of the Imperial Navy fought to restore order and stability back to the Calamari System, which has known months of separatism and alien domination.

Some Imperial commanders, such as Commodores Naboobo and Ma'gi'eo, were awarded accolades from the Emperor for their bravery, others were 'dismissed' for their failures. Meanwhile, some notorious rebels, such as the despicable traitor Phendan Brelan, are being pursued by bounty hunters.

While the Dac system was not fully captured yesterday, Fleet Command is declaring a victory for the Empire on the account of attrition and resources.

"The Rebellion cannot sustain these losses," Admiral Kendal Ozzel, one of the admirals of the fleet, told HNN in an interview. "The Empire has vast resources that the Rebellion simply does not possess. The longer this drags out, the sooner this war will be over."

Back home, civilians are wondering how long the war will continue. With many no longer tuning in their HoloNet viewers to the news, the war in the Outer Rim seems a distant annoyance.

While citizens are encouraged to support the crews, the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR) assures the Empire's loyal subjects that progress towards bringing the Calamari separatists to heel is proceeding apace, and they need not pay attention to details about the war.

Empire Retakes Turkana in Show of Heroism

Commodore Ma'gi'eo orders the attack on the Turkana system, destroying the Rebel fleet located there.

TURKANA SYSTEM - A heavy attack line consisting of two Imperial II-class Star Destroyers under the command of Commodore Ma'gi'eo destroyed the Rebel remnant in the Turkana system earlier this week.

The Star Destroyers caught out a rebel flagship, which was forced to retreat back towards the Mon Calamari homeworld minutes before facing final destruction at the hands of massed turbolasers. During the battle the commanders and crew of the star destroyed demonstrated skill and heroism, as these engaged in expert close maneuvers in order to mass fire upon the Rebel vessels.

The Rebellion proved to be overconfident in the new-found firepower of their refurbished luxury liners, as well as what is being called the 'Ackbar Doctrine'.

The 'Ackbar Doctrine', so named for Grand Moff Tarkin's ungrateful former servant, involves a cowardly gambit to skirt the edge of combat, relying on long-distance turbolaser cannons fired from broadsides. This contrasts to the Imperial Navy's more courageous direct approach of facing the enemy head on, and not fleeing from combat.

Denizens of the Turkana system rejoiced as the Empire finally liberated them from the chaos and lawnessness that had befallen them one month ago when the Empire evacuated important personnel ahead of the Rebel incursions into the Turkana and Codru systems. Only a handful of rebel sympathizers were rounded up and questioned, as much of the population had remained loyal to the Empire.