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In early [[2526]], [[General]] [[Harper Garvin]] of the [[United Rebel Front]] informed other insurrectionist groups, such as the Biko Independence Army, of the [[Covenant]] threat. It was decided that they would attempt to trade [[United Nations Space Command]] secrets with the alien empire in exchange for their worlds' safety.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS6}} A courier was sent to intercept a [[Silent Shadow]] squad and pass on a message requesting a meeting on Biko's moon of Seoba. The aliens tentatively decided to play along,{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS9|HSS|Chapter=9}} sending [[Bloodstar Flotilla|a small flotilla]] to Seoba on [[2526#March|March 19, 2526]] to meet with the insurrectionist delegation.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} However, the day before, the UNSC's [[Task Force Yama]] had arrived, planning to ambush the very [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience|same Covenant fleet]] that had sent the flotilla. The UNSC forces defeated the insurgents and unwittingly set up camp in the [[Seoba Ice Quarry|ice quarry]] where the meeting was intended to be held.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HS11|HSS|Chapter=11}} When the flotilla arrived, the task force was able to drive them back after destroying three of their five [[intrusion corvette]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS15|HSS|Chapter=15}}
In early [[2526]], [[General]] [[Harper Garvin]] of the [[United Rebel Front]] informed other insurrectionist groups, such as the Biko Independence Army, of the [[Covenant]] threat. It was decided that they would attempt to trade [[United Nations Space Command]] secrets with the alien empire in exchange for their worlds' safety.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS6}} A courier was sent to intercept a [[Silent Shadow]] squad and pass on a message requesting a meeting on Biko's moon of Seoba. The aliens tentatively decided to play along,{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS9|HSS|Chapter=9}} sending [[Bloodstar Flotilla|a small flotilla]] to Seoba on [[2526#March|March 19, 2526]] to meet with the insurrectionist delegation.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} However, the day before, the UNSC's [[Task Force Yama]] had arrived, planning to ambush the very [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience|same Covenant fleet]] that had sent the flotilla. The UNSC forces defeated the insurgents and unwittingly set up camp in the [[Seoba Ice Quarry|ice quarry]] where the meeting was intended to be held.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HS11|HSS|Chapter=11}} When the flotilla arrived, the task force was able to drive them back after destroying three of their five [[intrusion corvette]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS15|HSS|Chapter=15}}


On [[2526#March|March 20, 2526]], the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]] arrived at Biko, with the planet's meager navy, Task Force Yama, and a few other UNSC vessels moving to intercept. However, the fleet of over one hundred Covenant ships had been warned by the insurgents to watch for boarding parties, which prompted them to keep a tight fighter screen around their capital ships. This prevented Task Force Yama from inflicting the desired damage on the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS17}} Despite the planet's small navy, the [[Battle of Biko|battle]] lasted five days before Biko fell to the Covenant. During the battle, the human defense forces managed to destroy five [[Covenant cruiser]]s and all of the planets [[Space station|orbital shipyard]]s, denying the Covenant fleet the ability to use them to service their own vessels. Once the human navy had been obliterated, [[Fleetmaster]] [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] ordered the planet to be [[glassing|glassed]], even though the fleet's carrier gas was beginning to run low following the recent [[Battle over Etalan|loss]] of much of their logistics train.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS21|HSS|Chapter=21}} Following their fleetmaster's orders, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience pushed the resulting debris field over the northern pole to allow their ships to glass the planet unobstructed.{{Ref/Reuse|tug}} With the obstacles removed, the combined plasma bombardment caused Biko's atmosphere to combust, though the fleet continued their glassing operations as simply igniting the atmosphere would not be sufficient to fuse the ground and make the planet uninhabitable. However, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience would soon leave Biko to defend the Covenant world of [[Zhoist]] from an impending [[Battle of Zhoist|counterattack]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS21}}
On [[2526#March|March 20, 2526]], the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]] arrived at Biko, with the planet's meager navy, Task Force Yama, and a few other UNSC vessels moving to intercept. However, the fleet of over one hundred Covenant ships had been warned by the insurgents to watch for boarding parties, which prompted them to keep a tight fighter screen around their capital ships. This prevented Task Force Yama from inflicting the desired damage on the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS17}} Despite the planet's small navy, the [[Battle of Biko|battle]] lasted five days before Biko fell to the Covenant. During the battle, the human defense forces managed to destroy five [[Covenant cruiser]]s and all of the planets [[Space station|orbital shipyard]]s, denying the Covenant fleet the ability to use them to service their own vessels. Once the human navy had been obliterated, [[Fleetmaster]] [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] ordered the planet to be [[glassing|glassed]], even though the fleet's carrier gas was beginning to run low following the recent [[Battle over Etalan|loss]] of much of their logistics train.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS21|HSS|Chapter=21}} Following their fleetmaster's orders, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience pushed the resulting debris field over the northern pole to allow their ships to glass the planet unobstructed.{{Ref/Reuse|tug}} With the obstacles removed, the combined plasma bombardment caused Biko's atmosphere to combust, though the fleet continued their glassing operations as simply igniting the atmosphere would not be sufficient to fuse the ground and make the planet uninhabitable. However, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience would soon leave Biko to defend the Covenant world of [[Zhoist]] from an impending [[Attack on Zhoist|counterattack]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS21}}


Many survivors of Biko's fall joined a refugee program to help them find new homes.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/carter-a259|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Carter-A259}} Some members of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]], including [[Carter-A259]],<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24526 '''Bungie.net''': ''Carter-259's profile'']</ref> were recruited into the program after being orphaned on Biko.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=70}}
Many survivors of Biko's fall joined a refugee program to help them find new homes.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/carter-a259|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Carter-A259}} Some members of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]], including [[Carter-A259]],<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24526 '''Bungie.net''': ''Carter-259's profile'']</ref> were recruited into the program after being orphaned on Biko.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=70}}

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