Raid on the New Jedi Temple

A Galactic Alliance-sanctioned raid on the Jedi Temple took place in 43.5 ABY. Several Jedi Knights had begun to fall prey to a Force psychosis, and the Alliance wanted the Jedi Order to turn over its affected Knights to government custody. When the Jedi continually refused to comply, Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala ordered a group of Mandalorian commandos to attack the Jedi Temple on the galactic capital of Coruscant in retaliation. The Mandalorians feinted an attack on the Temple's Main Hall, but the brunt of their raid was directed on the Temple hangars and food warehouses.

Jedi Master Kyp Durron led the Jedi defenses in the Temple's food-preparation level, while Jedi Knights Jaina Solo and Tyria Sarkin Tainer defended against commandos in the StealthX hangar, defeating them even though Tainer was knocked unconscious during the fight. When another group of Mandalorian commandos broke into the hangar area, Jedi Knight Raynar Thul assisted the apprentice Bandy Geffer in defeating the assailants. Although the raid was considered a failure and the Jedi suffered no casualties, the Mandalorians overran the hangars and food warehouses and successfully crippled the Temple's communications and coordination, and the Galactic Alliance subsequently blockaded the Temple. Not long afterward, Daala issued a Mandalorian siege of the Jedi Temple to try to force the Order to hand over the psychotic captives.

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