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Battle of Jabiim

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this was the name given to the conflict which arose during the Clone Wars, more than a year after the Battle of Geonosis, when the planet Jabiim tried to secede from the Old Republic. The Galactic Senate, acting on intelligence gained from agents on Jabiim, believed that the Jabiim Congress had been undermined by the Separatists. Individuals such as Alto Stratus spoke eloquently about the "oppression" of the Republic, but many believed that these words had been purchased with weapons, supplies, and credits by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Rather than lose Jabiim to treachery, the Republic decided to take control itself. However, it was ill-prepared for the conditions on Jabiim, while the Jabiimite rebels had lived there all their lives. The Republic's heavy artillery became mired in the muddy, rain-soaked plains, while the Jabiimite rebels managed to destroy any machinery that continued to work. The battle dragged on for more than a month, with the Jedi gaining few victories against Alto Stratus and his Separatist-augmented forces. Eighteen Jedi Knights - most of them Masters, with Obi-Wan Kenobi believed to be among them - and some 9,000 clone troopers were killed by Jabiimite rebels during the course of the battle, until a small group of Padawans made their last stand against Alto Stratus. All but Anakin Skywalker - who had been called away to lead the rescue effort - died in the battle, but Aubrie managed to kill Stratus before she died, on the forty-third day of the battle. However, the surviving members of the Army of the Republic were too few in number to make any additional headway, and they were forced to retreat, leaving the Separatists in control of the planet. Obi-Wan Kenobi, it was later learned, had actually been captured by Asajj Ventress and transported to Rattatak.