Blockade of Ibaar

The blockade of Ibaar occurred in 4 BBY, during the Galactic Civil War, when forces of the Galactic Empire blockaded the planet Ibaar, cutting the Ibaarian people off from vital supplies to lure rebels to their destruction in any attempt to help the people on the planet. The rebellion, through the Phoenix Cell and the Spectres, launched operations to deliver supplies to an underground network of Ibaarian resistance forces. The first attempt to deliver supplies failed, as the rebellion was outgunned, leading Captain Hera Syndulla to acquire a prototype B-wing starfighter known as the Blade Wing. The Blade Wing gave the rebellion enough firepower to succeed in their second run at the blockade, allowing them to deliver the supplies to the Ibaarians.

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