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===Rainforest Wars===
===Rainforest Wars===
The death toll of the Jovian Moon Campaigns was substantial, but by late [[2161]] the fighting between Koslovics and Friedens had subsided.<ref name="HM50">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 50''</ref> Bloodshed ceased for several months, and some speculated that the worst had passed. In [[2162#February|February 2162]], however, a series of bombings in [[South America]] began a nineteen-month series of ideologically-motivated [[Wikipedia:Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] conflicts between Koslovics, Friedens, and [[United Nations]] forces that would come to be known as the [[Rainforest Wars]].<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/><ref name="Xbox">[[Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Xbox.com - Halo timeline]]</ref> Guerrilla engagements spread across the entire continent and elsewhere on Earth, reigniting violence against military and non-military targets throughout the [[Sol system]].<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/> Near the end of the nineteen-month period [[Neo-Friedenism|neo-Friedenists]] turned against hardliner Friedens in [[Delambre]] on [[Luna]] as forces of the newly-formed [[United Nations Space Command]] approached.<ref name="HTCP13"/><ref name="WaypointUNSC">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc '''Halo Waypoint''' - '''UNSC''']</ref> Though the neo-Friedenists were just as opposed to UN control as the rest, there they tried  to negotiate a surrender which would leave them with some remaining power.<ref name="HTCP13">''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> The destruction and famine bred by the Rainforest Wars was still threatening to destabilize Earth's economy after the Interplanetary War's conclusion.<ref name="Xbox"/> They also led to some of the most famous literature of the twenty-second century, including [[Jeremiah Mendez]]'s [[2164]] military classic, ''[[A Soldier's Tale: Rainforest Wars]]'', which remained popular well into the twenty-sixth century.<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="Enc33">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', ''page 33''</ref>
The death toll of the Jovian Moon Campaigns was substantial, but by late [[2161]] the fighting between Koslovics and Friedens had subsided.<ref name="HM50">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 50''</ref> Bloodshed ceased for several months, and some speculated that the worst had passed. In [[2162#February|February 2162]], however, a series of bombings in [[South America]] began a nineteen-month series of ideologically-motivated [[Wikipedia:Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] conflicts between Koslovics, Friedens, and [[United Nations]] forces that would come to be known as the [[Rainforest Wars]].<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/><ref name="Xbox">[[Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Xbox.com - Halo timeline]]</ref> Guerrilla engagements spread across the entire continent and elsewhere on Earth, reigniting violence against military and non-military targets throughout the [[Sol system]].<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/> Near the end of the nineteen-month period [[Neo-Friedenism|neo-Friedenists]] turned against hardliner Friedens in [[Delambre]] on [[Luna]] as forces of the newly-formed [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations composite military force]] approached.<ref name="HTCP13"/><ref name="WaypointUNSC">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc '''Halo Waypoint''' - '''UNSC''']</ref> Though the neo-Friedenists were just as opposed to UN control as the rest, there they tried  to negotiate a surrender which would leave them with some remaining power.<ref name="HTCP13">''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> The destruction and famine bred by the Rainforest Wars was still threatening to destabilize Earth's economy after the Interplanetary War's conclusion.<ref name="Xbox"/> They also led to some of the most famous literature of the twenty-second century, including [[Jeremiah Mendez]]'s [[2164]] military classic, ''[[A Soldier's Tale: Rainforest Wars]]'', which remained popular well into the twenty-sixth century.<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="Enc33">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', ''page 33''</ref>


===The Mars Campaign===
===The Mars Campaign===
In [[2163#November|November 2163]] the Friedens suffered a critical loss, as their leader, [[Nadja Mielke]], was assassinated on her way to a command center in the Europan city of [[Pelagon]].<ref name="HM50"/> This enraged the Friedens, and in December they retaliated with nearly all the military assets at their disposal. A large-scale campaign against [[Argyre Planitia]], the hub of Koslovic activity on Mars, obliterated the city within hours. More fighting occurred during the weeks that followed, as Koslovics scattered into the city's outskirts.<ref name="HM50"/>
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==War==
==War==
UN-sponsored military forces began a pattern of massive buildups. Along with these buildups the UN used its increasing power to bring Earth's [[national government]]s under its power, forming the [[United Nations Space Command]], which combined Earth's distributed national militaries into a single, fully organized force.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia (2011)''', ''page 42''</ref> After a successful UNSC Marine attack on [[Mars]] recruitment drives and propaganda tactics strongly bolstered the UNSC's military. The assault on Mars marked the beginning of a systematic and dedicated campaign to crush the remnants of the rebel forces on the various planets and outposts they held in the Sol system. Ultimately, Frieden and Koslovic forces were defeated in the face of a massive, unified, inspired, and very powerful UN military.<ref name="HE33"/> The year [[2170]] marked the end of the Interplanetary War with the [[Callisto Treaty]], with the Koslovic and Frieden commanders formally surrendering to the UNSC.<ref name="HE33"/>
The aforementioned composite UN force, which would later be called the [[United Nations Space Command]], was deployed to the Martian territories' most combat-intensive area. By [[2164#January|January 2164]] the conflict historically known as the Interplanetary War had begun. UN-sponsored military forces began a pattern of massive buildups. Along with these buildups the UN used its increasing power to bring Earth's [[national government]]s under its power, forming the [[United Nations Space Command]], which combined Earth's distributed national militaries into a single, fully organized force.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia (2011)''', ''page 42''</ref> After a successful UNSC Marine attack on [[Mars]] recruitment drives and propaganda tactics strongly bolstered the UNSC's military. The assault on Mars marked the beginning of a systematic and dedicated campaign to crush the remnants of the rebel forces on the various planets and outposts they held in the Sol system. Ultimately, Frieden and Koslovic forces were defeated in the face of a massive, unified, inspired, and very powerful UN military.<ref name="HE33"/> The year [[2170]] marked the end of the Interplanetary War with the [[Callisto Treaty]], with the Koslovic and Frieden commanders formally surrendering to the UNSC.<ref name="HE33"/>


The war saw the first military applications of [[Biological augmentation|bioaugmentation]] protocols, already used outside the military to adapt humans to the conditions of space and different colonial habitats.<ref name="enc44"/> These augmentations would serve as an early precursor to the enhancements used in the [[ORION Project]] and the subsequent [[Spartan|SPARTAN programs]]. Spacecraft-borne [[nuclear weapon]]s were also first employed during these conflicts.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 74''</ref>
The war saw the first military applications of [[Biological augmentation|bioaugmentation]] protocols, already used outside the military to adapt humans to the conditions of space and different colonial habitats.<ref name="enc44"/> These augmentations would serve as an early precursor to the enhancements used in the [[ORION Project]] and the subsequent [[Spartan|SPARTAN programs]]. Spacecraft-borne [[nuclear weapon]]s were also first employed during these conflicts.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 74''</ref>
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