[h1]Event: The Battle of Colcord[/h1]

The result of the Mau-Tong Concordat would be the rise of a group known as UWA, the United World Army, who attempted, with the aid of Exot remnants and the funding of the Hassat and Iq'na, to return democracy to the planet. Unfortunately, the Cabal was incredibly popular amongst the common folk, and the UWA had virtually gone by un-noticed, despite a few bombings in Colcord, the capital of Cabal rule, little had been done to initiate full out civil war. The Cabal police force had been quick to arrest members of the UWA as domestic terrorists, torturing the men into revealing all they knew about their sponsors out in the Exot-aligned territories.

After the death of former leader, Ambassador Harwin Cree, leadership of the UWA went to former Cabal member Jericho Cruz, who, years prior, had been ousted due to his refusal to agree to Operation Legion. The Cabal, careful to ensure it didn't become public knowledge, captured Cruz and tossed him in a federal prison. Cruz's popularity with the army lead to the newly formed UWA to free him and use him as a spokesman. Realizing the danger of this, Observer One pulled all his fleets back to Earth and suspended Operation Legion. Cruz's charisma allowed the UWA to gather an immense new army, which assaulted Colcord, a huge Cabal crackdown ensued, but the fighting continued for months, with no end in sight, this event shattered public confidence in the Cabal, resulting in similar rebellions across Cabal territory.

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