Carrow Conflict

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Carrow Conflict
Conflict:	Post-Covenant War conflicts Sangheili-Jiralhanae war Blooding Years
Date:	September 1–3 2558
Location:	Carrow
Outcome:	Pyrrhic UNSC/Surakans/Rojka 'Kasaan's faction victory Gray Team rescued Sharquoi hive destroyed Sharquoi on Carrow apparently completely wiped out All three fleets completely destroyed Near-total losses to Rojka 'Kasaan's faction Voice of Maardoth forces are destroyed Thars 'Sarov's faction wiped out Heavy human and Sangheili civilian losses Heavy damage to Suraka and Rak Kaidon Akato 'Dakaj becomes the new leader of Rak and expresses a desire for closer relations with the Surakans Lamar Edwards becomes the Governor of Suraka
Details Belligerents Surakan Militia Volunteers UNSC Rojka's loyalists Voice of Maardoth Thars' seditionists Commanders Governor Ellis Gass† Vice Governor/Governor Lamar Edwards Commander Greg van Eekhout† Petty Officer Jai-006 Fleetmaster Rojka 'Kasaan Jiralhanae Chieftain Hekabe† Thars 'Sarov† Strength Surakan Militia Volunteers Twelve merchant ships Gray Team One Varric-pattern heavy cruiser Unwavering Discipline Two Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers Two Wik-pattern light destroyers Two Covenant frigates Vengeful Deed Retribution's Promise At least two Type-26 Banshee One Phantoms One Spectre Two Ghosts Many Sangheili Two Varric-pattern heavy cruisers Foebane Two Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers Hammerstrike Fighter's Blood Several Qavardu Workshop Gravemakers Several Jiralhanae Several Unggoy Three Pnap-pattern Goblins Hundreds of Sharquoi One Varric-pattern heavy cruiser Four Wik-pattern light destroyers Two Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers Five Covenant frigates Several Phantoms Many Sangheili Casualties Eight merchant ships Heavy Surakan Militia Volunteers losses Governor Ellis Gass One Varric-pattern heavy cruiser Unwavering Discipline Two Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers Two Wik-pattern light destroyers Two Covenant frigates Vengeful Deed Retribution's Promise At least two Type-26 Banshee Near total Sangheili Total Two Varric-pattern heavy cruisers Foebane Two Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers Three Goblins All Jiralhanae Hekabe Several Unggoy All Sharquoi Total One Varric-pattern heavy cruiser Four Wik-pattern light destroyers Two Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyers Several Covenant frigates All Sangheili Thars 'Sarov Civilian casualties Heavy None None

The Carrow Conflict was a conflict that erupted on the former Outer Colony of Carrow that was part-Sangheili civil war part-invasion by the Jiralhanae Chieftain Hekabe who was seeking the Sharquoi hive beneath the human city of Suraka.

Prelude

During the Battle of Installation 00 at the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War, Hekabe led his warriors of the Voice of Maardoth deep into the bowels of the Ark, recovering the vertex. He then spent six years decoding the Forerunner text on the device, eventually finding the coordinates of the Sharquoi hive on Carrow.

After the war, both Human and Sangheili colonists settled on the planet of Carrow as a part of the Joint Occupation Zone system between the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) and the Swords of Sanghelios. The humans were the former residents of the planet and settled in the abandoned city of Suraka, while the Sangheili were the refugees of the planet of Glyke and founded the city of Rak. Sometime after this, the Office of Naval Intelligence became aware of the Sharquoi hive underneath Suraka, so they built Gila Station in the Uldt Desert and stationed Commander Greg van Eekhout to monitor the situation.