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The conflict was also the cause of the [[Great Schism]] within the Covenant. Forced to fight a war on two fronts, the formerly monolithic empire was torn apart. The [[Battle of Installation 00|final battles]] of the war were fought on [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], ending the Covenant,<ref name="fortitude">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero-Fortitude'']</ref> and the ceasefire between humanity and the Sangheili was formally ratified as a [[Treaty of 2552|treaty]] on [[2553#February|February 2553]].<ref name="ceasefire">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 358-361''</ref> The official end of war [[Voi Memorial|ceremony]] took place on [[2553#March|March 3, 2553]]. The war was incredibly costly to both sides, with over twenty-three billion humans and billions of Covenant individuals killed during the hostilities.<ref name=HE:PH/> An outbreak of the virulent parasite known as the Flood almost consumed both factions near the war's end. The conflict lasted for a total of twenty-eight years. | The conflict was also the cause of the [[Great Schism]] within the Covenant. Forced to fight a war on two fronts, the formerly monolithic empire was torn apart. The [[Battle of Installation 00|final battles]] of the war were fought on [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], ending the Covenant,<ref name="fortitude">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero-Fortitude'']</ref> and the ceasefire between humanity and the Sangheili was formally ratified as a [[Treaty of 2552|treaty]] on [[2553#February|February 2553]].<ref name="ceasefire">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 358-361''</ref> The official end of war [[Voi Memorial|ceremony]] took place on [[2553#March|March 3, 2553]]. The war was incredibly costly to both sides, with over twenty-three billion humans and billions of Covenant individuals killed during the hostilities.<ref name=HE:PH/> An outbreak of the virulent parasite known as the Flood almost consumed both factions near the war's end. The conflict lasted for a total of twenty-eight years. | ||
After the [[Treaty of 2552|ceasefire]] was declared, the Great Schism continued in the form of [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|wars]] between the Sangheili and the Jiralhanae until at least [[2559]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Return''</ref> Concurrent to this, the Sangheili species fell into [[Blooding Years|civil war]], as did the Jiralhanae, while the UNSC itself had to deal with a resurgence in the [[Insurrection]]. In the wake of the Covenant's cessation, its former member species fragmented and formed many new [[Covenant remnants|splinter factions]]. Among the most notable of these | After the [[Treaty of 2552|ceasefire]] was declared, the Great Schism continued in the form of [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|wars]] between the Sangheili and the Jiralhanae until at least [[2559]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Return''</ref> Concurrent to this, the Sangheili species fell into [[Blooding Years|civil war]], as did the Jiralhanae, while the UNSC itself had to deal with a resurgence in the [[Insurrection]]. In the wake of the Covenant's cessation, its former member species fragmented and formed many new [[Covenant remnants|splinter factions]]. Among the most notable of these groups was the religiously devout [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|new “Covenant”]] formed in the disarray following the war by [[Shipmaster]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]. The UNSC occasionally engaged in [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|smaller conflicts]] with Jul's faction and a few others, until late [[2558]].<ref name="Spops">[[Halo 4]] [[Spartan Ops]], level [[Departure]]</ref> | ||
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