- Wendell Neumann, Cedfte IX Correspondent writes:

Death Toll Rises on Cedfte IX

Over 1,340 dead and even more wounded as conflict continues on Cedfte IX. Forces of Rakka and Acantoni have engaged the forces of Tesboom in numerous attacks and counter attacks. The conflict that began 01/28/2013 at 09:23 has seen the loss of 1 units on both sides of the battle.

Sources indicate that no end to the conflict can be determined at this time. Contacts within the GTC have indicated that trade routes remain unaffected from the hostilities.

The citizens of the empires involved in the war are victims as 3,849,410 homes have been destroyed and 4,371,871 jobs have been removed from the economy due to lost factories and other facilities.