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After roughly three years of planning, talks and negotiations, the Jedi Order has re-established two branches of its long admired Service Corps.

While the Order’s Agricultural and Exploration Corps have both been operating for the past several years, the former providing much welcome relief to many worlds across the Outer Rim Territories, the Order’s Medical and Educational Corps have remained inactive. That changed with Grandmaster Don’roq’s announcement, revealing the opening of new facilities on the Mid-Rim world of New Holstice for the Medical Corps and on the Inner-Rim world of Obroa-Skai for the Educational Corps. Jedi on both planets will be looking to expand on and improve the Order’s work in bringing medical care and new schools to their surrounding sectors.

Also in the news, the Republic fleet claimed victory in a number of stunning operations against pirates operating along the Perlemian Trade Route last cycle. The pirates, believed to be operating out of the Pakuuni sector, have been a growing menace along the major hyperlane for the past several years, serving as no small hazard to commerce between the Core and the Outer Rim. Naval special forces, working in coordination with Jedi Knights from Ossus, hit a number of outposts along the Perlemian, destroying three such installations and driving the pirates and other outlaws from a further five. Vice-Admiral Stiro of the Republic Mid-Rim fleet had this to say:

These criminals have been a thorn in the side of honest, decent traders for long enough. We’re just glad to finally have them on the run.

Finally today, the Inner Rim planet of Onderon saw the coronation of its new king this morning. His majesty, King Artus Kira, was crowned in the capital of Iziz to much fanfare and celebration. The popular patriarch of the royal family has done much to expand his world’s economy and public services since the sad passing of his father, the late king Jarrew, almost two years ago. Rumors of the new king’s supposed ability to use the Force as the Jedi do have followed him for most of his life. Like many other rumors surrounding the royal family of Onderon however this has never been confirmed.

Galactic Republic authorities released a statement yesterday warning against travel to Mon Gazza following several days of intense rioting in the system. Mon Gazza, which maintains a permanent threat rating of Hazardous, was upgraded to High Threat after the riots reached spaceports.

Local reports cite skirmishes between security forces and rioters in major settlements across the planet in what appears to be a coordinated attack. Many amenities and public buildings have closed since the riots began, including the infamous podracing circuits. As of this report, it is not certain how the riots sparked.

Mon Gazza lies at the junction between the Corellian Run and the Llanic Spice Run, with traders as its main traffic. The nearby systems of Ando and Andosha have reported a spike in activity.

In latest news, the systems of Ventooine, Thalassia and Tangrene all announced in a combined statement their intention to formally join the Fel Empire.

With pirate activity sharply on the rise in the Northern Territories since the end of the devastating war with the Sith Imperium, many worlds have expressed a growing desire to join the Imperial regime. The Republic military has been slow to recover from the war with patrols and policing activities all but non-existent in many Outer Rim sectors. With this in mind, many system across the galactic North are leaning towards the Empire, hoping their aggressive military expansion can protect their shipping and secure their trade lanes.

Needless to say the Empress’ aggressive expansion of the Imperial war machine, despite the defeat of the Sith, has many Republic military commanders and Senators on edge, causing tensions between the two governments. The Mandalorians have been oddly silent on the build-up, as well as this latest announcement.

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This last year has seen the rapid expansion of the Imperial military, both in terms of naval and ground forces. Imperial troop numbers have swelled and their shipyards have, reportedly, been producing a constant stream of new naval vessels for the past several months.

While sources inside the Republic military and naval intelligence have been unable to comment as to why this buildup is occurring, the official statement given by Imperial Grand Admiral Karala is that the buildup is to both combat the enormous upsurge in piracy the Outer Rim has experienced since the end of the war and also to restore security and order to many of the Empires worlds.

In related news, the worlds Tangrene, Serenno and Vantooine are the latest worlds to experience a rise in pro-Imperial sentiment with many beginning to claim their worlds should join the Imperial government.

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Following the conclusion of the devastating war with the Sith Imperium and the slow recovery of the Republic economy, several worlds in the galactic North have recently experienced an upsurge in pro-Imperial sentiment. Worlds such as Gravlex Med, Sernpidal, Telos and even the rural farming world of Dantooine (a world long known to house a Jedi enclave) have all shown a rise in Imperial favour, with increasing numbers outright claiming they should join the Imperial government.

Such attitudes are not unheard of. Similar waves of pro-Imperial support and sympathy appeared on a number of worlds in the Northern territories following the close of the “Attrition Wars” decades ago. Such sentiment at the time was due to lack of relief and support from the Senate on Coruscant and a sharp rise in local piracy in the regions; piracy that the Galactic Alliance at the time was ill equipped to counter.

Should this sense of pro-Imperial support continue to rise in the galactic North, what will this mean for relations between the Republic Senate and the Imperial Monarchy? Will this create a sudden sense of tension between what have been until now determined allies?

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