As news breaks of a Caldari invasion of Federation territory, mass panic is spreading like wildfire across the nation. Starports are crammed full as citizens attempt to flee from the Caldari advance. Police remain unable to deal with the huge numbers of fleeing citizens and reports are coming in from all over the Federation of casualties caused by the hysteria. Citizens looking for support from government officials in the Dodenvale system will be disappointed as witnesses report local government [...]
Illuin – Scope News has learned that the Minmatar-Thukker force which is responsible for igniting a war in New Eden are the Minmatar “Elders”, the legendary ancient leaders of the original seven tribes. If true, this claim would validate the Republic’s official denial of involvement with the Amarr invasion, and of the Republic Fleet’s defensive posturing along the Amarrian border. Editor’s Note: Under normal circumstances, Scope News would discredit this claim. However, given the Thukker Tribe’s [...]
Not long after the assault on Andrub, reports from eyewitnesses across the Kor Azor region have been filtering back claiming a "frightening lack of cohesion" in the already troubled Imperial forces. It is understood that the crippled Ministry of War station served as a central hub for regional defence command and is now offline. According to reports, the removal of this vital link in the Amarrian defence network has left regional defence forces in complete disarray. In perhaps the most startling rumor [...]
Illuin – Scope News has just obtained confirmation of the mass-murder of hundreds of municipal and regional government officials and throughout the Minmatar Republic. The assassins, believed to be aligned with the same Minmatar-Thukker strike force invading the Amarr Empire, are allegedly leaving evidence of the victim’s complicity with Amarrian intelligence services with each corpse. This "purge", as the attackers have allegedly described, was clearly timed to coincide with the invasion. Police [...]
Across the Republic Matari on the streets, now numbering in the millions, erupted into frenzied celebration as news of the invasion in Amarr Prime broke. Riot Police were almost overwhelmed as even more citizens flooded city streets, shouting war cries and firing weapons into the air. Businesses in most major cities have been forced to close, as once-closed bars open their doors to the celebratory throng. The question of who is leading the fleet fell to the background the moment live streams of the [...]
Safizon - As Imperial Naval Command continues to analyze incoming data and co-ordinate the Navy's response strategy, information leaked from various sources is painting a picture of the trail of destruction left by the invading Minmatar fleet. Invading along multiple fronts, the fleet has reportedly faced little in the way of credible resistance to its seemingly unstoppable advance. It has emerged in the last half hour that the first incursions into Imperial space were directed at The Bleak Lands, but [...]
Sarum Prime - Following the news of the massed Minmatar-Thukker task force invading Amarr sovereign territory, the planet 'Mekhios' have become the scene for mass public executions as Amarrian ground forces attempt to remove the threat of rebellious slaves before they are exposed to Insorum by the invading forces. Reports are coming in that Minmatar-Thukker forces are rapidly approaching the Sarum core worlds, with little in the way to slow them down. Posted 13:45 GMT
Kor-Azor Prime – Heavy fighting is underway in numerous locations throughout the Kor-Azor Region as a second titan-backed Minmatar-Thukker armada invaded the Amarr Empire. Multiple surface landings have been reported on planet Eclipticum, and Kor-Azor Family Bureau Headquarters Station has been stormed by elite mechanized troops. Kor-Azor’s independent security forces are defending against the onslaught on both land and in space, but the Minmatar-Thukker forces are overwhelming them with sheer [...]
The confusion of Matari across the Republic rose to new heights as rumours of Ammatar Consulate Governor Ana Utulf’s urgings to defect filtered across the cluster. Expecting a bloody confrontation with the Ammatar to free their once-lost tribe, there was widespread shock as reports stated an overwhelming lack of resistance. "I can’t believe it," said Bhane Karemi, one of the many hundreds of thousands of Matari now filling the streets of cities across the Republic. "I can’t say I trust these reports, [...]
An Echelon Entertainment film crew inside Jarizza has released startling images of the initial moments of attack inside the system. On location capturing footage for an upcoming documentary on interstellar trading, the crew became unwitting front line observers to the conflict. Heavily distorted from the electromagnetic interference as Cynosural fields littered the starry backdrop, the footage depicted dozens of Naglfar-class Dreadnoughts deploying in the system. Ammatar security forces present were [...]
Jarizza –A surface invasion of the sixth planet of Jarizza, 'Halturzhan', is underway following the arrival of a titan-backed Minmatar-Thukker armada. Thousands of dropships have landed on the planet, which just days ago was reported to harbor large populations of Starkmanir slaves. There are numerous unconfirmed reports that Ammatar Consulate Governor Ana Utulf is encouraging citizens to “defect” to the invaders. Scope News agents cannot approach the planet to confirm these claims. Besides the [...]
A maintenance technician who was present in the Jarizza system has delivered an eyewitness account to news networks of the situation unfolding in the system. "I was doing some remote repairs on [the stargate] ... when I noticed a Cheetah covert-ops with military markings jump in. Naturally we report these things, just to be safe, y'know? I opened up comms ... then suddenly the gate just went into overdrive. Before I could get a word to local security there was this ... fleet around me and big swirling [...]
Shortly after news of the attack in Jarizza hit the networks, hundreds of thousands of Matari took to the streets in planets across the cluster, avidly watching the news feeds. The majority of the populace seems in a state of sheer confusion at this time, however the Republic Justice Department has begun deploying riot police in numbers as a pre-emptive measure. With the Republic government dissolved, central authority is severely lacking and other Empires are still reporting a complete diplomatic [...]
Yulai - The Inner Circle Tribunal station orbiting Yulai VIII reported minutes ago that that a full evacuation has been completed, and that now only military personnel remain aboard the station. Several CONCORD shuttles have been spotted heading to an unknown location on the planet's surface, despite reports of vessels being engaged outside the station. The status of the CONCORD Inner Circle has yet to be confirmed, although it is presumed that they have been transferred off the station along with all [...]
Jarizza – Minmatar-Thukker warships have just engaged and destroyed several Ammatar Fleet patrols in the Derelik Region. It is unknown if these ships are part of the same task force which just destroyed CONCORD Bureau Station in Yulai. The unprovoked attack appears to have completely caught the Ammatar Fleet by surprise, as no organized resistance has been reported thus far. Posted at 12:17 GMT
Yulai - After a frantic search of the Yulai system following the sudden and devastating assault from the combined Minmatar-Thukker fleet, multiple evacuation shuttles have been secured by search and rescue teams that are now scouring the area looking for survivors. It has been disclosed that a special recovery squadron was earlier dispatched to protect the evacuated delegates from the empires who were currently in residence in the CONCORD station. The emergency evacuation shuttles' distress beacons [...]
The SCC-run markets in stations across the cluster have come to a grinding halt following the destruction of CONCORD Headquarters. Traders are already reporting losses in the billions as transactions made moments before core systems went offline were left unprocessed. "This is outrageous," said Dukani Khuram. "I just put a 100 million ISK buy order out. The deposit was processed and then…[censored] nothing! I have no receipt of order. If this doesn’t get sorted out my business is ruined." Khuram is [...]
Yulai - An independent pilot has located the wreck of The Scope's on-site media shuttle and recovered the data recorder from the wreckage. While the video feed seems to be corrupt, the camera logs are largely intact and we are streaming data from them now. Images assembled from the data show the horrific battle unfolding with the CONCORD fleet massing on the Minmatar-Thukker invaders attempting to repulse their savage attack on the CONCORD Bureau station. Suddenly a huge cynosural field opens up in [...]
Yulai – This is a breaking news story Scope News has confirmed that CONCORD Bureau Station in Yulai has been destroyed, and that all rapid-reaction defense capabilities of the police agency have been disabled. A general warning has been broadcast throughout Empire space that CONCORD will be unable to assist in the defense of any unprovoked attacks. This is a breaking news story that we will continue to update as more information becomes available. Posted 11:18 GMT
In a hastily-assembled statement to the press, Sister Elaya Selnaarei urged the cluster not to panic amidst the pandemonium in Yulai. "We must remain calm," she stated. "I urge all nations to let cool heads prevail at this time and act in the interests of all inhabitants across the universe. As always, our organization is ready to provide aid in these troubled times. Convoys to Yulai are already enroute and will respond to any and all requests for assistance." Posted 11:15 GMT
Yulai - It seems that CONCORD's cluster-wide data network is suffering a severe and unprecedented outage. In the last few minutes multiple core services have degraded or dropped offline across the EVE cluster. This appears to be linked to events in Yulai; communications with that system have been re-established, and independent pilots are reporting in again. We have been unable to contact or identify any vessels known to have been in the vicinity of the station prior to the attack. Reports suggest [...]
Yulai – Scope News has managed to wire a compressed packet from Yulai through an independent local transmitter. The images are distorted, but the unmistakable fleet of Minmatar-Thukker ships appear to be firing capital-class weaponry at the CONCORD Station. The space surrounding the station is lit up with explosions from weapons impacts and crippled capital ships breaking apart. Both sides seem to be suffering heavy casualties from the barbaric assault, with yet more CONCORD reinforcements arriving at [...]
Yulai – This is a breaking news story The Minmatar-Thukker armada has opened fire on CONCORD Bureau Station and on the Directive Enforcement Division ships defending it. The station is reportedly taking heavy damage from dozens of dreadnoughts as smaller escorts engage CONCORD warships directly. Eyewitnesses were reporting "massive" casualties on both sides before their transmissions were jammed at the source. This is a breaking news story that we will continue to update as more information becomes [...]
Yulai - A system-wide panic is developing in the Yulai System since the re-appearance of the Minmatar-Thukker armada. Wave after wave of civilian ships have been spotted leaving spaceports all over the solar system, ignoring CONCORD instructions to stay clear of the locked-down stargates in their bid to escape. CONCORD Bureau Station is so far the only station that has initiated a full lockdown - all other stations have tasked docking controllers to handle departing vessels only, as it seems that [...]
Yulai - Reports are filtering in to various news networks from startled eyewitnesses on-scene, who are now seemingly trapped inside the system of Yulai. "This is [censored] crazy," said Raimi Eschin, a Gallentean trader in a live transmission moments ago. "I just tried to leave the system and…nothing. Tried another gate and…they’re all [censored] offline. I headed back to dock, thinking it was a simple malfunction and…Minmatar ships, everywhere. I’ve never seen a fleet like that. I’ve no idea where to [...]
Yulai – Eyewitnesses in the Yulai System are reporting that a mysterious Minmatar-Thukker armada "at least twice the size" of the one which threatened CONCORD Bureau Station earlier has reentered the system and is once again converging on the station as if preparing to attack. CONCORD has shut down all stargates leading into Yulai and has ordered a general fleet mobilization. This is a breaking news story that we will continue to update as information becomes available. Posted 09:07 GMT
Sarum Prime - This is a breaking news report Scope News has obtained visual confirmation that the Elder fleet over Mekhios has been destroyed. Camera feeds restored following the potent detonation revealed thousands of wrecks littering a vast area of space over the planet, some of which has fallen into dangerously low orbit. Battles in major cities, most notably the capital of Xerah, have turned in favor of Amarrian defenders as Elder infantrymen are hunted down. The presence of Jamyl Sarum just [...]
Caldari Prime – Tibus Heth, the dictator whose mercurial rise to power has shocked New Eden, has just raised the flag of the Caldari State over the city of Arcurio on Caldari Prime, in the Gallente Federation capital system of Luminaire. The historical act follows a conversation with President Foiritan, in which Tibus allegedly threatened to bomb Gallentean civilians from space, all of whom are segregated from former Caldarian expatriates by President Foiritan’s own decree. Tibus also stated that this [...]
Caldari Prime – The Federation Navy has abandoned its attempts to break the Caldari Navy’s blockade in Luminaire and is reportedly deploying "all spaceborne military assets" to the isolated Caldari system of Tierijev. This report follows confirmation that millions of Caldari troops supported by armor, MTACs, and gunships have launched frontal assaults on the two largest cities of Tovil and Arcurio. Although some pockets of Federation police and marines are fighting back, it appears that the vast [...]
Vard – In an apparent snub of CONCORD’s bounty offer, the Republic Fleet refused to attack Elder warships as they retreated through Minmatar space. Thousands of Elder warships passed through stargates and jump portals towards the general direction of the Great Wildlands while Republic Fleet warships continued to patrol the Amarr border. Most of the Elder warships displayed signs of extended battle damage. Unconfirmed reports place the number of slaves rescued by the Elders in the "tens of millions", [...]
Luminaire - The Caldari Navy-led task force that has locked itself inside the Luminaire System is reportedly landing "hundreds of thousands" of dropships onto Caldari Prime following a systematic orbital bombardment of strategic defense emplacements all over the planet. The task force has achieved absolute space superiority in the system, as all Federation Navy and Customs warships inside the system have evidently been neutralized. However, despite its complete vulnerability, Gallente Prime is [...]
Algogille - This is a breaking news story A Caldari Navy task force has just crossed the Federation border in what is unmistakably a large-scale invasion of Gallente space. Numerous Federation Customs patrol ships have already been destroyed as Caldari ships continue to stream across using the Kassigainen stargate and at least two jump portals. This is a breaking news story that we will continue to update as information becomes available. Posted 14:27 GMT
Sarum Prime - This is a breaking news report A massive explosion has been detected over Mekhios. All news feeds covering the conflict have been incapacitated by the detonation, and no data will be available until these systems are restored. This is a breaking news story that we will continue to update as information becomes available. Posted 16:27 GMT
Ladistier - This is a breaking news story Scope News has learned that President Souro Foiritan has ordered the Federation Navy to call off its attack on Tierijev and issued a general order to "cease all hostile actions against the Caldari Navy". This shocking revelation is believed to have been issued following a direct conversation with Caldari dictator Tibus Heth. This is a breaking news story that we will continue to update as information becomes available. Posted 15:32 GMT
Sarum Prime - In what eyewitnesses are describing as an "epic, violent clash between empires", the Imperial Navy has just engaged a third Minmatar-Thukker fleet over the third planet of the Sarum Prime system, 'Mekhios'. Multiple worlds within the Amarr Empire, in particular the Kor-Azor Region, have been attacked with orbital bombardments just prior to the surface landings of hundreds of thousands of Minmatar troops, who despite their uniform ethnicity cannot be confirmed to be Republic infantrymen. [...]
Yulai - The CONCORD Assembly, still reeling from the destruction of its headquarters station in Yulai, has announced the immediate authorization of the "Emergency Militia War Powers Act". This action follows an emergency meeting with all four session members, who petitioned for this section of the charter to be ratified following the drastic events of the day. Fleet Admiral Kasora Neko is reported to have represented the Minmatar Republic. The War Powers provision of the CONCORD Charter authorizes the [...]
Ezzara - The Imperial Navy has halted its pursuit of the Minmatar Elders at the Vard stargate in the Ezzara system, heeding the warning broadcast on the NEOCOM just moments ago by CONCORD. Scope News has also learned that all stargates leading into Yulai have been reopened, and confirmed that CONCORD Bureau Station appears to have been destroyed. Court Chamberlain Dochuta Karsoth was last seen shortly after the Elders' invasion of the Ammatar Mandate. The Ministry of Internal Order is reportedly [...]
Sarum Prime - The Imperial Navy has unexpectedly withdrawn all of its warships from the colossal fleet battle over the skies of Mekhios. In what was largely being described as a "brutal stalemate" between the two armadas, the fighting came to an abrupt halt as Imperial Navy warships disengaged en-masse and warped away from the Elder Fleet, which made no attempt to pursue the fleeing defenders. Military analysts can provide no explanation for the sudden departure, and are speculating that Grand Admiral [...]
The last month has seen great changes in the political landscape between the major factions within New Eden. In this article we continue to follow driving forces for this new instability, while discovering out how capsuleers view these events. 28th May 14:40 – A “democratic sovereignty” is declared over the Skarkon System by the Archangel Cartel following the collection of a petition containing signatures from ten million Skarkon II inhabitants. CONCORD dismissed any chance of a real transfer of [...]
Illuin – The Federal Administration has just reported that diplomatic contact with the Minmatar Republic has been lost. Efforts to reach government officials have been met with automated responses, and Federation emissaries are reporting that foreign offices, including consulates and embassies, have been closed without explanation. Further, efforts to contact Prime Minister Karin Midular or her spokesman have gone unanswered. She was last seen being hurried away from parliament by security guards [...]
A CONCORD assembly meeting was convened earlier today in which it was announced that the internal investigation into the circumstances behind the recently leaked Code Aria report is to be temporarily suspended. None of the CONCORD Inner Circle were present at the meeting and in their place Malus Trondheim, a representative from the organisation's Internal Affairs Division, stated that: "With the agreement of the Aria Investigation Oversight Committee, all ongoing inquiries regarding the case will [...]
Amamake - At a Fleet dinner today, former Admiral Kanth Filmir spoke out strongly in defense of Republic prime minister Karin Midular against recurring accusations of incompetence. Filmir, veteran of a long and distinguished career with the Republic Fleet, attacked critics of Midular's policies, calling them "short-sighted, war-mongering reactionaries." The dinner's program originally had him delivering a talk on his dealings with insurgent ex-military unit the Defiants and his relationship with their [...]
The recent Angel Cartel claim to "democratic sovereignty" in the Minmatar Republic system of Skarkon continues to receive further attention from a wide range of people, even sparking reactions from the capsuleer community. Unlike figures of authority in CONCORD and others, many commentators have been less eager to dismiss the issue entirely, focusing instead on the underlying problems that caused such an unexpected turn of events. Perhaps the most notable incident to throw doubt over Cartel claim so [...]
Sahtogas - In a move which has surprised few, the Amarr Navy has announced that the 7th Fleet is being reassigned away from The Bleak Lands. Its new task will be to patrol the fringes of Aridia and defend against possible Serpentis incursions. In the wake of its former Admiral's recent and very public disgrace, the fleet - known as the Saracens after their ex-leader - is regarded as being "politically volatile", with questions raised over the remaining officers' loyalties. The redeployment schedule [...]
Skarkon – After weeks of holding a symbolic grip on the planet of Skarkon II, the Archangels unexpectedly withdrew their claim to the Minmatar Republic world and all but disappeared from the system. The Republic Fleet has reportedly discovered dozens of abandoned deadspace facilities, control towers, and even moon colonies, all with evidence that the pirate cartel left in great haste. In addition to leaving valuable equipment behind, "massive quantities" of illegal contraband were also found. No [...]
Malkalen relief efforts have finally concluded. All buy orders and contracts have been successfully filled. Donations have been distributed to needy families in the region. Jeanna Kishuo, Ishukone’s relief organizer, made the following announcement shortly after the last order was fulfilled: “Ishukone Corporation would like to thank the generosity of the pod pilot community. In addition to the buy orders and contracts we established for the needed supplies, several capsuleers and corporations went a [...]
Hedion - Confirming rumours that have been circulating in the past few days, the office of the Chamberlain has today issued a statement denouncing Saracen as a traitor to the Empire. Until today the Admiral of the 7th Fleet, Saracen has been conducting operations in The Bleak Lands with the declared intention of pacifying the region, but was recalled to the Throne Worlds earlier in the week to report to the Chamberlain. He has now been stripped of all ranks and titles and is being detained at the [...]
Illuin - The political crisis in the Minmatar Republic worsened as Prime Minister Karin Midular defiantly responded to Shakor's successful vote of no-confidence by dissolving parliament. The measure requires a call for new elections within two months, as mandated by Republic law. In addition, there are reports that Ambassador Keitan Yun has been relieved of his post and that Parliament Head Maleatu Shakor has been "expelled" from government. However, Karin Midular lacks the legal authority to dismiss [...]
Hek - Violence has struck the Minmatar Republic as the ripple effect from Karin Midular's decision to dissolve parliament spread throughout the nation. Protests against the lack of action to help the Starkmanir quickly escalated into a backlash against government officials, spurred on by fears of labor and supply shortages. Looting has been reported at numerous food silos, merchandise outlets and even government offices as riots flared in several major cities throughout the Minmatar Republic. In [...]
Sahtogas - In a surprising move, Admiral Saracen has been recalled without explanation to the Throne Worlds, apparently at the orders of the Chamberlain's office. Commander of the infamous 7th Fleet ("The Saracens"), the Admiral has been conducting a ruthless pacification of The Bleak Lands in recent months, with some considerable measure of success. While the rebel Minmatar fleet known as the Defiants have been a constant thorn in the 7th's side, scoring some key victories over them, the overall [...]