CSE-E head Marcus has ordered more troops and aircraft be sent to Miliaris as the attacks by Freedom Milaris militants continue. Another mass attack using Molab built drones was launched yesterday on the Clone Army HQ on the planet. More damage was reported though most of the drones were shot down by mass anti-aircraft fire.
Three drones were also launched on an army depot near the capital, a fire was started though damage is reported to have been slight.
The Clones have launched air and missile attacks against half a dozen villages suspected to be used by the Freedom Miliaris militant group, however some sources say that is likely only innocent civilians were at the locations. The Clones launched attacks with their K47 and K85 aircraft, plus some medium range ballistic missiles.
One Freedom Miliaris aligned source said that seventeen Eritran and two Clone civilians had been killed in the attacks but no militants.
The Clone Army has still to restore it's communication network on the planet after the deadly attack on their HQ on Miliaris. A Clone warship in orbit is continuing to serve as an emergency communication hub.
A car bomb has exploded outside of a Clone Army depot on Laalande 21649, another planet in CSE-E. No reports of any casualties have been made though there was damage made to the depot building. The fear is that this is the start of a new insurgency inspired by Freedom Miliaris.
The authorities have been quick to lock down the town the depot is in and have begun a criminal investigation.
Around nineteen attack drones have been used in an attack on the Clone Army HQ on Miliaris, in what must be seen as a major escalation of the Freedom Miliaris insurgency. The HQ was badly damaged in the attack as was the main military communications hub on the planet. The Clones have been forced to use a warship in orbit as for planet wide communications.
The Clones said that Molab built drones were used in the attack, as they had been in the previous attack on the nearby air base. CSE-E leader Marcus has threatened Molab with serious consequences if they get involved in the affairs of the empire.
Freedom Miliaris militants have launched an attack on the main Clone Air Force base on Miliaris. The attack was made by around a dozen attack drones, backed up with mortar fire. The Clones later reported that 3 K47 fighters, 2 K85 COIN aircraft an a K48 transport were destroyed. Some other aircraft have been damaged along with a radar station. Several soldiers are reported killed.
The Clones said they recovered one of the drones which crashed near to the air base and didn't explode. They said it was a Molab manufactured weapon. The Clones have accused Molab of directly supplying the militants. Molab have not responded.
Molab has called on the other Free Eritran States (FES) to support the ethnic Eritran uprising on Miliaris. The Molab government said that Miliaris and the other planets in the Clone Star Empire - East were Eritran planets invaded years ago and one day would return to Eritran control.
However, the other FES members are not keen to engage in any operations against the CSE-E. Helinox said while they supported the brave Miliaris people, the time for war was not now. Sear N7 and Kontai also said there should be no wider conflict.
NS has despatched a task force to reinforce Aldebra and also to guard against a possible Argon incursion in that area of UNP space. This is following the loss of the Nectar destroyer SS Nigeria due to an attack by the Argon.
Viceroy Caratore said that if the Argon had forces in the area they would be engaged with and repulsed with full force.
When Oojok and Sleeze were allowed to go into exile in the Dino Republic, the Clones made as a condition that their former leaders would not have a political role. This was already broken by Oojok and Sleeze being appointed to the Dino Elders though as this was an advisory body with no power the Clones have let this pass.
However, after the historic elections to reform the Dino political system this has changed. Sleeze was a candidate for Ronald's Imperial Order party in the Assembly elections and is now an elected MDA (Member of the Dino Assembly). Oojok will become a member of the slimmed down new Dino Elders which will act as the upper house.
A Clone Junta spokesclone has said that this violates the terms of Oojok's and Sleeze's exile. However, in practice there is little the Clones can do about it.
New Sparta and the Free Eritran States have said that Clone Army troops have entered the two ethnic Eritran towns on Miliaris that rose up in revolt and caused a massacre of civilians. This has been covered up by the Clone media, NS claims. Freedom Miliaris sources say dozens of civilians have been killed though this has not been independently verified.
The Clone Defence Forces have said they do not comment during ongoing security operations. A K85 COIN aircraft was hit by gunfire near one of the towns though was able to return to base.
A Dinomark XT, operated by the Molab Space Navy, has been intercepted after crossing over the border into the territory of the Clone Star Empire. Two Clone Space Navy ships chased and fired upon the Molab ship as it approached Miliaris. The Molab ship turned around and then retreated back over the border.
The Clones have said that scans indicated the Dinomark was carrying weapons including surface to air missiles and ammunition. They say Molab is trying to supply the Freedom Miliaris militant group, this is something Molab has denied. They said their ship had suffered a "navigational issue" causing it to cross the border by mistake while on a routine patrol.
Despite pleas from local leaders and military commanders, CSE-E Leader Marcus has ordered the Clone Army into the two ethnic Eritran towns on Miliaris which have risen in revolt. Army troops have entered the village and are understood to have encountered heavy resistance. Casualties are unknown though one non-CDF source said "significant".
Two CAF K47 fighters have also come under fire while carrying out reconnaissance over one of the towns. They came under SAM attack though the missile is not thought to have locked on and landed harmlessly in a field.
