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{{Quote|Nobody tells the Biko Independence Army what to do.|Erland Booth{{Ref/Reuse|SS6}}}} | {{Quote|Nobody tells the Biko Independence Army what to do.|Erland Booth{{Ref/Reuse|SS6}}}} | ||
The '''Biko Independence Army''', or '''BIA''', was an [[insurrectionist]] group operating primarily around the planet [[Biko]] during the [[Insurrection|eponymous conflict]]. | The '''Biko Independence Army''', or '''BIA''', was an [[insurrectionist]] group operating primarily around the planet [[Biko]] during the [[Insurrection|eponymous conflict]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SS6|HSS|Chapter=6}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Insurrection=== | ===Insurrection=== | ||
During the Insurrection, the BIA launched repeated attacks on the Bikon Chancellor, failing to execute the coup six times. By the seventh, the BIA managed to hold the city of [[Mandelam]] for two months. The BIA repeatedly proved to be a thorn in the sides of the [[UNSC]] and the Bikon planetary | During the Insurrection, the BIA launched repeated attacks on the Bikon Chancellor, failing to execute the coup six times. By the seventh, the BIA managed to hold the city of [[Mandelam]] for two months. The BIA repeatedly proved to be a thorn in the sides of the [[UNSC]] and the Bikon planetary militia, the [[Chancellor's Guards]].{{Ref/Reuse|SS6}} | ||
===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
By [[2526]], the BIA was growing in power and was one of many rebel groups summoned to a meeting organised by [[United Rebel Front]] General [[Harper Garvin]] and ''[[Bellicose]]'' captain [[Lyrenne Castilla]] to discuss the emergence of the [[Covenant]] threat and how it may affect the Insurrection. Upon learning of the UNSC's [[Operation: SILENT STORM]] - an audacious plan to use the imminent Covenant attack on Biko as a distraction to allow a special [[Task Force Yama|task force]] to covertly destroy a number of alien ships, BIA leader Erland Booth was outraged and demanded assistance from the other groups to prevent the destruction of his world. The rebel coalition force organised a coup against the Bikon government, hoping to offer the world to the Covenant in return for assisting in the destruction of the UNSC by revealing the location of UNSC worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|SS6}} | By [[2526]], the BIA was growing in power and was one of many rebel groups summoned to a meeting organised by [[United Rebel Front]] General [[Harper Garvin]] and ''[[Bellicose]]'' captain [[Lyrenne Castilla]] to discuss the emergence of the [[Covenant]] threat and how it may affect the Insurrection. Upon learning of the UNSC's [[Operation: SILENT STORM]] - an audacious plan to use the imminent Covenant attack on Biko as a distraction to allow a special [[Task Force Yama|task force]] to covertly destroy a number of alien ships, BIA leader Erland Booth was outraged and demanded assistance from the other groups to prevent the destruction of his world. The rebel coalition force organised a coup against the Bikon government, hoping to offer the world to the Covenant in return for assisting in the destruction of the UNSC by revealing the location of UNSC worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|SS6}} | ||
The coalition force set up a base in the [[Seoba ice quarry|ice quarries]] on the moon of [[Seoba]], establishing numerous [[Civet]] AFVs, hundreds of infantry and [[M41 Vulcan]] anti-air guns. Unfortunately for them, the quarry had also been selected for use by Task Force Yama, and the resulting [[Battle of Seoba|battle]] saw the foiling of this plan. | The coalition force set up a base in the [[Seoba ice quarry|ice quarries]] on the moon of [[Seoba]], establishing numerous [[Civet]] AFVs, hundreds of infantry and [[M41 Vulcan]] anti-air guns. Unfortunately for them, the quarry had also been selected for use by Task Force Yama, and the resulting [[Battle of Seoba|battle]] saw the foiling of this plan.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=8-13}} | ||
==Organisation== | ==Organisation== | ||
The BIA was controlled by a "Chamber", who Erland Booth reported to.{{Ref/Reuse|SS6}} Booth held the rank of Commandant. | The BIA was controlled by a "Chamber", who Erland Booth reported to.{{Ref/Reuse|SS6}} Booth held the rank of Commandant.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SS18|HSS|Chapter=18}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |