Editing Sangheili-Jiralhanae war

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|name = Sangheili-Jiralhanae war
|image = [[File:TR - Sangheili Jiralhanae War.png|350px]]
|date = [[2552#December|After December 11th, 2552]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Evolutions|Evo|Story=The Return|Quote=...Some Sangheili commanders continued to fight the many scattered remnants of the former Covenant wherever they could be found, but not all. After six long years of this scattered war, Sangheili power had begun to wane right along with their drive to fight.}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=soi|SoI}} {{C|continuation of the [[Great Schism]]}}
|conflict = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|place = *[[Orion Arm]], [[Milky Way]]
**Several planets under control of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]
***[[Rahnelo]]
***[[Duraan]]
**[[Carrow]]
**[[Suban]]
**Jiralhanae colonies
|result = '''Ongoing as of mid [[2560]]'''{{Ref/Novel|Id=EODepilogue|EOD|Chapter=Epilogue}}
|side1= *'''[[Sangheili]] factions'''
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
**[[Silent Shadow]]
**[[Fleet of Righteous Vigilance]]
**[[Rojka 'Kasaan's faction]]
**Various other Sangheili groups
|side2= *'''Independent [[Jiralhanae]] factions'''
**[[Children of Oth Sonin]] {{c|In peace negotiations}}
**[[Tem'Bhetek's faction]]
**[[Voice of Maardoth]]
**Various other Jiralhanae groups
**Rebelling [[Jiralhanae]] serfs {{c|[[Sanghelios]]}}{{Ref/Book|HM|Page=144}}
|side3= *'''[[Banished]]'''
|commanders1= *[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]
*[[Unidentified shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Unnamed Shipmaster]]
*[[Fleet Master]] [[Arkad Nar 'Kulul]]
|commanders2= *[[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Lydus]]
*[[Prelate]] [[Tem'Bhetek]]†
*Minister of Preparation [[Boru'a'Neem]]†
*[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]]†
|commanders3= *[[Warmaster]] [[Atriox]]
*[[War Chief]] [[Escharum]]
*[[High Warlord]] [[Orna 'Fulsam]]
|forces1= Sangheili forces
|forces2= Jiralhanae forces
|forces3= Banished forces
|casual1= *Numerous Sangheili soldiers 
*Many Sangheili civilians
|casual2=*[[Prelate]] [[Tem'Bhetek]]
*Minister of Preparation [[Boru'a'Neem]]
*[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]]
*Numerous Jiralhanae
*Numerous Jiralhanae ships
}}
{{Quote|It was a terrible war. The Prophets provided the Jiralhanae with powerful new weapons, hoping that they would in turn defend their Prophets against our wrath. But when the Prophets went into hiding, the lack of leadership allowed the Jiralhanae to return to their savage nature and they soon began to fight against each other. This lack of solidarity made them much easier prey. Some of my fellow commanders continue that fight even now.|[[Unidentified shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Sangheili Shipmaster]]{{Ref/Film|Id=motioncomic|EvoMC|Story=[[The Return#Motion Comic|The Return]]}}}}

The '''Sangheili-Jiralhanae war''' was a series of scattered [[battle|conflicts]] between the [[Sangheili]] and the various [[Jiralhanae]] factions after the events of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and acted as a continuation of the [[Great Schism]].{{Ref/Reuse|Evolutions}}{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}

==Background==
Tensions and rivalry already existed between the Sangheili and Jiralhanae long before the Human-Covenant war. However, it was the [[Changing of the Guard]] that eventually led to actual battles between the two species when the [[High Prophet of Truth]] instigated the [[Great Schism]] as part of his greater plans. The Great Schism resulted in the collapse of the Covenant, but tensions continued to exist between the Sangheili and Jiralhanae which continued even after the fall of the Covenant. This conflict took place in the form of raids, massacres and some outright battles.{{Ref/Reuse|Evolutions}}{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}

Following Atriox's rebellion and the formation of a military alliance known as the [[Banished]], the [[Warmaster]] began garnering support from across the Orion Arm. Meanwhile, the Banished [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]] turned his attention to Doisac, hoping to reignite and accelerate the Jiralhanae's progress in all political and military arenas.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22-446&447|Enc22|Page=446-447}}

==History==
=== Raids against the Sangheili ===
[[File:Escalation raids.png|left|thumb|200px|Jiralhanae riding Choppers during a raid on a Sangheili colony.]]

Before its fall, the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] had settled the Jiralhanae on resource-rich worlds as their strength and aggressive demeanor would deter other members from getting greedy.However, since the Jiralhanae were technologically limited, they did not have the ability to mine and use the resources they already possessed without the Covenant. Their species was facing a looming famine and they resorted to stealing supplies and resources.{{Ref/Comic|Id=Esc1|HE|Issue=1}} 

Following the wake of the Great Schism, the Sangheili prospered compared to most former Covenant species. [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] had a decent amount of "fortunes" amassed.{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=1|Quote=I'm afraid the Brutes aren't sharing in on the Arbiter's postwar fortunes and they're none too happy.|Quotee=Terrence Hood}} Many Jiralhanae were not happy with the distribution of resources, and felt entitled to it. Because of this, the Jiralhanae marked them as the perfect target to raid.{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}}

The Jiralhanae were divided into separate master packs and skeins, resulting in highly disorganized raids on Sangheili colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}} The [[Vheiloth|Vheiloth Jiralhanae]] saw the raids as a necessity, while the [[Rh'tol|Rh'tol Jiralhanae]] glorified their piracy as power over the Sangheili for oppressing them.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy1|Env|Chapter=3|Quote=The Rh’tol skein now gloried in the piracy against the former Covenant. It let 
them show their true strength to the very face of the Sangheili species that had so poorly treated them. The Vheiloth skein saw such looting and destruction as an unfortunate necessity.}} Several Sangheili settlements were attacked resulting in civilian deaths as well.{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}} These events provoked further animosity between the two species. However, Escharum's formative strategy to plating a Banished presence on Doisac before the conclusion of the [[War of Annihilation]] proved advantageous for the military alliance, as the collapse of the Covenant and the volatile political landscape on Sanghelios allowed the Banished to be uniquely positioned to take advantage of the fallout, setting into motion their swift rise to power.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22-446&447}}

Various groups of Sangheili and Jiralhanae would commit massacres against each other out of hatred,{{Ref/Comic|Id=beasts|TFS|Story=Hunting Party|Quote=Now we have but one aim... the slaughter of beasts.|Quotee=Resa 'Azavayl}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=pay|SoI|Quote=And I promise the Sangheili will pay for everything they have done.}} resulting in a scattered war.{{Ref/Reuse|Evolutions}}

=== Massacres against the Jiralhanae ===
{{Quote|Now we have but one aim... the slaughter of beasts.|[[Resa 'Azavayl]]{{Ref/Reuse|beasts}}}}
[[File:RCSS.png|thumb|right|200px|'Azavayl's Silent Shadow squad slaughtering Jiralhanae.]]
At the start of the war, some fanatical Sangheili embarked upon a genocidal campaign hunting down and killing all Jiralhanae they came across. One radical group of Sangheili were the [[Silent Shadow]] squad under the command of [[Resa 'Azavayl]], fueled by vengeance they sought to slaughter any Jiralhanae they encountered. They had wiped out Jiralhanae forces and their subordinates on an armory near [[Victors' Truth]], the [[Covenant corvette|corvette]] ''[[Adherent]]'', the northern highlands of [[Thalia]], and a substation orbiting [[Sansar]]. 'Azavayl's Silent Shadow squad even eradicated the former [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]]' crew aboard the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''.{{Ref/Comic|Id=tfs|TFS|Story=Hunting Party}}

The Silent Shadow squad went to attack the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Elegy's Lament]]'', but they were unaware that it was lead by [[Atriox]] and the [[Banished]]. After killing several Jiralhanae forces, the Silent Shadow squad encountered Atriox who tried to talk to them into a peaceful resolution. Atriox offered to hire the Sangheili and claimed he had no affiliation to the Jiralhanae responsible for massacring the Sangheili during the Great Schism.{{Ref/Comic|TFS|Story=Hunting Party|Quote=I am not Tartarus or some fanatic. I am not Truth. I am not Regret. I am their remedy.|Quotee=Atriox}} As a result, the Silent Shadow Squad began to view Atriox as "other".{{Ref/Comic|TFS|Story=Hunting Party|Quote=Agreed. Atriox is of a kind with our enemies, but he is OTHER, and an ally worth considering.|Quotee=Silent Shadow squad Sangheili}} Despite this, 'Azavayl was not forgiving of Atriox and tried to kill him. Before he could attack Atriox, 'Azavayl's own Silent Shadow squad betrayed him and stabbed him with their [[energy swords]]. The remaining members of the Silent Shadow squad remarked that old hatreds were holding them back from a better future, and were then recruited into the Banished as mercenaries.{{Ref/Reuse|tfs}}

=== Massacres against the Sangheili ===
{{Main|Attack on Rahnelo|Ambush at Duraan|Battle of the Prototype Halo installation}}
{{Quote|And I promise: we will make the Sangheili pay for everything they have done.|[[Boru'a'Neem]]{{Ref/Reuse|pay}}}}
[[File:HM - SOI.jpg|thumb|left|300px|'Vadum and 'Juran battle against Prelate 'Bhetek.]]
In [[2553]], two hiding San'Shyuum had many Jiralhanae forces working for them. The two San'Shyuum: [[Boru'a'Neem]] and [[Prelate]] [[Tem'Bhetek]], sought revenge against the Sangheili species for the destruction of [[High Charity]] and the Covenant Empire. 'Bhetek's family was killed in the [[Flood]] [[Fall of High Charity|invasion]] of High Charity, and he held [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and the [[Fleet of Retribution]] responsible for it. 

'Bhetek and his Jiralhanae forces attacked [[Rahnelo]] killing many Sangheili civilians in hopes to draw out attention from 'Vadum's {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. 'Vadum with the help of his crew and a Rahnelo [[Scion]] Sangheili female named [[Tul 'Juran]], pursued 'Bhetek when they were ambushed at [[Duraan]]. Another battle ensued between 'Vadum's Sangheili forces and 'Bhetek's Jiralhanae forces. 'Bhetek was captured but escaped and regrouped with 'a'Neem only to be betrayed by him. 'a'Neem ordered [[Yanme'e]] forces to open fire and mortally wound 'Bhetek. Bleeding and slowly dying, 'Bhetek listened as 'a'Neem revealed his plan to use a [[Prototype Halo installation|miniature prototype Halo]] ring to commit a genocide of the Sangheili [[Sanghelios|homeworld]] and its moons, effectively setting the species back for ages. These plans were foiled as 'Vadum and 'Juran invaded the miniature Halo ring and mortally wounded 'a'Neem who attempted to fire the installation and wipe out the Sangheili forces in the system in a last act of defiance. Devastated by his betrayal, 'Bhetek forgave 'Vadum and sacrificed himself by blowing up the miniature Halo as the Sangheili escaped. A scan of the debris field confirmed that nothing of the installation survived while the faction was presumably completely destroyed in the process.{{Ref/Reuse|soi}}

Following the conflict, 'Vadum had grown tired of war. He was debriefed by his comrade, friend, and now [[Swords of Sanghelios|superior]]: [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]. 'Vadum told 'Vadam that he will seek out more hiding San'Shyuum, but this time he would determine which ones are innocent and which ones are guilty to prevent more needless suffering.{{Ref/Reuse|soi}}

===Attempted peace negotiations===
{{Main|Attack on Ealen IV}}
{{Quote|Guardians of the righteous! Silence the blasphemers!|Vata 'Gajat's Mercenary soldier}}
[[File:HE Spartans Ealen IV.png|right|thumb|300px|The Sangheili's Swords of Sanghelios and the Jiralhanae's Lydus' Clan are escorted to safety when their peace delegation is attacked.]]
In [[2558]], the Jiralhanae raids against the Sangheili had been escalating. The [[Swords of Sanghelios]] who represent the Sangheili tried to set up a meeting with the [[Children of Oth Sonin]], one of the more prominent Jiralhanae [[master-pack]]s with hopes of a peace agreement. Since the Jiralhanae were distrustful of the Sangheili, they agreed on Arbiter Thel 'Vadam's proposition to have humans mediate their discussion. The UNSC and Swords of Sanghelios concluded that pacifying the Jiralhanae forces were in the best interest of everyone, thus the UNSC delegates aimed to make that clear to the Jiralhanae.{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}}

In order to try and establish an agreement, the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] requested several high-ranking [[human]]s of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] to sit in their discussions and mediate negotiations on the neutral planet of [[Ealen IV]].{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}} On part of the humans, [[Fleet Admiral|Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] and [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] were chosen as negotiators, the Sangheili were represented by Kaidon Thel 'Vadam and the Jiralhanae by the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Elder Chieftain]] [[Lydus]]. They agreed also that each faction should have a strong military force, Spartans, [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]]s and [[Jiralhanae Captain]]s alike.

The negotiations were soon attacked by [[Banshees]] from [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]], killing multiple Sangheili Commandos.{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}} The Jiralhanae Lydus assumed Thel 'Vadam was behind the attack, but Thel denied this accusation and started fighting the Remnant forces as well.{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}} Despite surviving the attack, no peace agreement between the Sangheili and Jiralhanae was reached.

By late 2558, [[Lydus]] had successfully cooperated with 'Vadam to reclaim Jiralhanae laborers held on Sangheili lands. This act of diplomacy, however, irritated the Arbiter's own clan member, [[Elder]] [[Murok 'Vadam]], who saw any peace talks with the Jiralhanae as useless folly.{{Ref/Novel|Id=FC|Halo: Fifth Canticle}}

===Enemy of an enemy===
{{Main|Carrow Conflict|Battle of the Sharquoi Hive}}
In [[2558#September|September 2558]] the tensions between the [[Sangheili]] on the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Carrow]], now in one of the [[Joint Occupation Zone]]s, turned into all-out civil war. [[Thars 'Sarov]], leader of the more extreme Sangheili faction, fought against the [[Rojka 'Kasaan's faction|forces]] of his cousin [[Rojka 'Kasaan]]. To gain more ships in battle, Thars had temporarily forged an uneasy alliance with a powerful [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] named [[Hekabe]]. The Jiralhanae Chieftain was met with much resistance and backlash for this decision on his [[Doisac|homeworld]].

Thars fleet attacked Rojka's fleet, with the company of Hekabe's ships. Rojka was dumbfounded that Thars was so power hungry that he would align with the Jiralhanae who betrayed their kin during the Great Schism, rather than one of his own bloodline.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy3|Halo: Envoy|Chapter=1|Quote=The Covenant had failed, obliterated under the weight of many lies; as a result, the Sangheili did not make common cause with Jiralhanae anymore, at least not as equals. No, this was strange.}} He warned Thars that the Jiralhanae would betray him again, to which Thars ignored claiming that he would slit their throats from behind once they had served their purpose. Unknown to Thars, Chieftain Hekabe indeed had ulterior motives, plotting to control the hundreds of thousands of [[Sharquoi]] in a hive hidden under the planet's surface and use them to seize power for his own pack. Hekabe had secretly attained the ''[[vertex]]'' several years prior during the [[Battle of Installation 00|climax]] of the Great Schism on [[Installation 00]], which would allow him to command the Sharquoi and ultimately betray Thars.

After it appeared that Thars had discovered Hekabe's true intentions, Hekabe eventually turned on him. The Chieftain ordered his Jiralhanae fleet to attack Thars' Sangheili fleet, devastating much of his remaining forces. However, Hekabe lost almost all of his own fleet as well in the process.

At the same time, [[Spartan-II]] [[Gray Team]] was released from their [[cryo chamber]]s aboard [[Rojka 'Kasaan]]'s ship by [[Melody Azikiwe]]. Though Rojka initially sought revenge for [[Operation: SUNSPEAR|the destruction]] of [[Glyke|his homeworld]] by the Spartans, he eventually forged an alliance with them against the greater threat. Though the [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] managed to destroy Hekabe's flagship, the {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}} ''[[Foebane]]'', he was able to reach the [[Sharquoi hive]] and unleash many of the creatures, controlling them through the ''vertex''. With the Sharquoi army at his command, Hekabe was left virtually unstoppable and planned to rule the galaxy for himself, refusing to enlist the aid of any of the other factions such as the [[Banished]]. Thars was eventually defeated and later killed by Rojka and Gray Team, but refused to have his ships destroy their [[slipspace]] drives until it was too late, allowing Hekabe to hijack the ships as a means of getting the Sharquoi off the planet.

[[File:Schism 4.png|thumb|280px|The Sangheili slaughtering the Jiralhanae.]]
With Hekabe's threat growing, the human Governor of [[Suraka]] [[Ellis Gass]] was able to come up with a plan to use a makeshift EMP weapon to disrupt Hekabe's control over the Sharquoi through the ''vertex''. Gray Team, Ellis, Rojka, Melody and a squad of militia [[Battle of the Sharquoi Hive|assaulted the hive]], resulting in the deaths of the militia squad. However, the survivors succeeded in using the cannon on Hekabe and Ellis took the ''vertex'' for herself. Through her new command over the Sharquoi, Ellis used the creatures to kill Hekabe in revenge for his murder of her son and had the Sharquoi on Thars' ships crash them, ending the attack on the Sangheili city of [[Rak]]. Ellis recalled all of the Sharquoi into the hive and had them slaughter all of the remaining Jiralhanae they could find on the way. Once the Sharquoi were back in the hive and Gray Team, Melody and Rojka had escaped on a Pelican she summoned, Ellis detonated a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], destroying the hive and the Sharquoi.

In the aftermath, all three factions, both Sangheili and Jiralhanae, were left decimated. In addition, the humans suffered heavy casualties and their city suffered extensive damage, both from Hekabe's attack and the nuclear detonation. The new leader of Rak, [[Kaidon]] [[Akato 'Dakaj]] recognized the need for closer relations with the humans on the planet and Rojka agreed to act as envoy for the Sangheili to that end. A scan by the [[UNSC frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Welcome to the Snipehunt}} confirmed that all of the Sharquoi appeared to have perished in the nuclear blast, but the UNSC planned to keep an eye on the surrounding desert in case any escaped before the detonation.{{Ref/Novel|HEnv}}

===Ongoing battles===
By [[2559]], some Sangheili commanders had continued hostility, gaining the upper hand in their genocidal campaign against the Jiralhanae as the latter had splintered and begun to fight among each other.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}} While the lack of Jiralhanae solidarity gave the upper hand to their Sangheili opponents, the Sangheili had already been [[Blooding Years|fighting amongst each other for several years]] as well.

However, mass power consolidation and cooperation had begun to take form on [[Doisac]] and its moons under the Banished, leading the [[UNSC]] to consider targeted strikes to prevent a unified Jiralhanae threat,{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm90|OSFM|Page=90}} as Chieftains under Atriox's command spread the power and influence of the Banished across Jiralhanae colonies.{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFMp156|OSFM|Page=156}} Atriox himself had become a symbol for the Jiralhanae on the planet to rally behind with many joining the Banished.{{Ref/Game|HW2|[[Phoenix Logs#The Halo 2|Phoenix Logs: Rise of Atriox VI]]}}

===The Reclaimation===
{{Quote|no=three|q1=Now you are just playing me for a fool. Let us not end on such a sour note. There is no time to kill you...not in the manner you deserve.|Atriox|q2=Then you are welcome to try the next time we meet. I shall be looking forward to it.|Thel 'Vadam|q3=As will I.|Atriox|Atriox and the Arbiter declaring their enmity to each other.{{Ref/Novel|Id=out24|Out|Chapter=24}}}}

The war was still on-going by November 2559 even amidst the [[Created uprising]], as [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] considered Atriox and the Jiralhanae potential threats, though he was appalled when [[Cortana]] chose to punish Atriox's defiance by [[Razing of Oth Sonin|destroying Doisac and its moons]] with her [[Guardian]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=1}} Following the Banished uniting the Jiralhanae clans across Doisac and its moons and the Razing of Oth Sonin,{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p446|Enc22|Page=446}} the Banished represent the largest Jiralhanae military force under a single banner.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p424|Enc22|Page=424}}

Both the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] and Atriox would mount separate expeditions to the world of [[Netherop|Neska]],{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=4}} as both the Banished and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] tried to claim the [[Divine Hand|a Guardian-killing technology]], or the Trikala by the Banished.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=6}} The mission would lead to both the Swords of Sanghelios and the Banished engage in a parley of ancient Sangheili tradition, with the Arbiter and the Warmaster representing their sides. During the parley, the Banished would secure the Trikala, and upon their departure of Neska, Atriox revealed to the Arbiter that his spies have informed the Banished of the proposed [[Concert of Worlds]] the Arbiter hoped to achieved, acknowledging that the Sangheili would be strong if they banded together, until the Banished come for them. As Atriox departed Neska, he promised the Arbiter that the Banished will come for the Sangheili.{{Ref/Reuse|out24}}

===Battle for the Blood-Moon===
{{Main|Battle of Suban}}
{{Quote|no=two|q1=A lone colo is prey. A drove of colos is an unstoppable force.|Thel 'Vadam|q2=Until a pack of teroks push them over a cliff. Then they are dinner. The Banished are the teroks, Arbiter, and you will know when we are hungry. That, I promise.|Atriox|Atriox threatening the Arbiter.{{Ref/Reuse|out24}}}}
[[File:HINF PrismSkybox.png|thumb|left|250px|Banished and Swords of Sanghelios forces battling in the skies of Suban, circa 2560.]]

Following the mission to [[Netherop|Neska]] to attain the Trikala, not known to make idle threats, Atriox began preparations for a contingent of Banished to invade Sangheili space and fulfill the promise the Warmaster made to the Arbiter.{{Ref/Site|Id=Cfflyme|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Games|Page=Canon Fodder: Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=20|M=11|Y=2023}} In [[2560]], several months following the [[Created]] reliquishing their hold of the [[Urs]] system, the unanticipated turn of fortune quickly spiralled to a race to fulfill the power vacuum left behind. While many [[Kaidon]]s and [[Keep]]s remained steadfast to their commitment to the Arbiter and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], others looked to alternative divisions of power, with the tensions on Sanghelios and her moons boiling over which the [[Banished]] soon took advantage of. The spies and keeps under their growing influence had allowed the Banished to encroach on the Urs system without much difficulty.{{Ref/Novel|Id=blood-moon|Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon}}

The latest conflicts to occur following the Banished's assault on the Urs system was the [[Battle of Suban]], as the Banished have moved to secure [[kemuksuru]], the unique crystals native to Suban that powered several manifestations of the "needle launcher" weaponry including the [[Needler]] and [[Needle Rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|blood-moon}} In response to the growing tensions on Suban and the Banished's occupation of the blood-moon, the Swords of Sanghelios have moved to support the local keeps and secure some of the more fertile and high-value mining sites on the moon.{{Ref/Reuse|blood-moon}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p230|Enc22|Page=230}} 

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Schism 2.png|A Sangheili and a Jiralhanae facing each other in combat in ''[[The Return]]''.
HTRmc Dead Brutes.png|Slaughtered Jiralhanae on a battlefield in ''The Return''.
Escalation schism.png|A Sangheili fights against a Jiralhanae raiding his settlement in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
HE Battle of Ealen IV.jpg|The destruction of ''Infinity's'' shuttle during the [[Attack on Ealen IV]] in ''Halo: Escalation''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Return]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Hunting Party]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]

==Sources==
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{{Post-Covenant War conflicts}}
{{Covenantwars}}
[[Category:Wars]]