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REPUBLIC HOLONET NEWS
SEPARATSTS ATTACK SHELTER BASE
Dozens killed; General Kenobi missing
Shelter Base, Jabiim - A sudden attack by Separatist-backed local forces ravaged the Republic's Shelter Base in the second week of open hostilities on the Outer Rim world of Jabiim, resulting in dozens of casualties and the possible loss of theater commander Genaral Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The attack comes after a string of successful Republic pushes that took three Separatist defense positions - Camp Aurek, Point Down, and Outpost Shear. These advancements weakend Shelter Base's defenses, as Republic troops were moved farther from headquarters to secure the outlying Jabiimite posts.
Intelligence reports failed to detect the Confederacy military equipment, and up until the attack, no hard evidence of a Confederacy presence had been found. The Jabiimite Separatists were employing native soldiers and equipment. Throughout the Jabiim engagement, long-range orbital scanning has been hampered by atmospheric disturbances, resulting in incomplete intelligence.
Under the cover of a night storm, Confederacy hailfire droids unleashed volleys of tanksmasher missiles into the compound. The initial assault claimed 32 clones, all from the 43rd "Killer-Aiwha" Battalion, and there are three confirmed Jedi deaths: Dalnus Cam, Sana-Jis Ilova, and Rallcema Bylissa.
Atmospheric disturbances prevented the use of gunship air support, and Jabiim's muddy surfaces hampered the effectiveness of the Republic AT-ATs, AT-TEs and other armor.
Partial holographic feeds have confirmed that Alto Stratus, the local Separatist leader, personally led the attack. In addition to battle droid infantry, Stratus led an undisclosed number of elite Nimbus soldiers into the assault.
These same feeds have confirmed General Kenobi's presence during the attack, but contact with Jabiim has been lost, and Kenobi has yet to check in as per schedule. The Jedi Council has refrained from comment regarding speculation that the theater commander might be among the dead.
As of this report, the fighting continues at the ShelterBase. Contact has currently been lost with HNN field correspondent Angus Laride and Jabiimite Loyalist Front spokesbeeing Orliss Gillmunn. Stay tuned to this feed for live upadates.
MASTER WINDU LIBERATES SKOR II
METROBIG CITY, SKOR II - King Ebareebaveeebeedee of the Squib Polyanarchy has proclaimed Jedi Master Mace Windu an honorary "Big Time Hero of Beyond-Squib Eliteness" today, and unveiled a bronzium statue of the Jedi Master to a crowd of appreciative citizenry.
Windu led a contingent of clone troopers in liberating the Metrobig Interplanetary Blastport from an occupational force of Confederacy battle droid infantry. The Separatists had planned on using Skor II as a launch-point for an operation that would have littered the outer Rimma Trade Route with proximity mines.
"His Mace Windship will forever haunt Squibbish poems and jingles, and future fuzzlings will hear of the valiant Knight with his koovy purplish blade," declared the King.
Mace Windu has since left Skor II and was unavailable for the ceremony. A clone trooper peacekeeping force has remained behind to monitor Separatist activity. The Jedi Council offered no comment on the ceremony.
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