Battle of Nag Ubdur Months after the Battle of Endor , a battle took place when New Republic forces attempted to liberate the Imperial - held world of Nag Ubdur . The Imperial forces in the Ubdur system were cut off from the rest of the Empire , and thus would fight with an increased desperation . The Imperials were initially able to inflict heavy casualties on the Republic forces , including a bloody ambush at Govneh Ridge , but eventually would be forced to retreat to defensive entrenchments ten kilometer s away from the Ubdurian merchant city of Binjai - Tin . In the process , they razed the city and massacred its inhabitants . During the campaign , the Imperials were desperate enough to use their starfighters in suicide attacks against New Republic positions . Prelude . During the Age of the Empire , the Outer Rim planet of Nag Ubdur came under Imperial rule . The planet was home to the native Ubdurian s along with Keldar and Artiodac refugee s . Under Imperial rule Nag Ubdur was exploited by the Empire since its bedrock was flecked with zersium , an ore used in the manufacture of durasteel . The Empire strip - mined the planet and regarded it as a valuable asset during the Galactic Civil War . Imperial rule on Nag Ubdur was harsh and exploitative . The residents of the Ubdurian merchant city of Binjai - Tin were not allowed to carry blaster s and had to give a percentage of their income to the Empire . Following the Battle of Endor , the planet became a battleground between the Empire and the New Republic , the successor government to the Rebel Alliance . In 5 ABY , Imperial forces launched a brutal counterattack in order to secure Nag Ubdur ' s supply of zersium . This coincided with the decline of Imperial rule throughout the galaxy . War of Attrition . As the Empire and New Republic battled for control of the planet , the Empire massacred the inhabitants of Binjai - Tin as part of a scorched earth policy . Members of the New Republic Thirty - First , a unit of the New Republic military , were ambushed by Imperial forces on the Govneh Ridge ; a plate shift where tall crystal s grew . The unit ' s squad leader Hachinka was shot in the neck during the fighting . Her comrades including the Kupohan Private Rorith Khadur managed to evacuate her to the New Republic lines . Despite losing many men , the Thirty - First managed to secure the ridge . The following day , the New Republic Thirty - First arrived at the city of Binjai - Tin to discover that its inhabitants had been massacred by the retreating Imperial forces . Private Khadur later recounted his story to the Queen of the Core Network journalist Tracene Kane and the Trandoshan camera operator Lug . Sensing Khadur ' s distress , Lug gave him the tooth of a zlagfiend as a good - luck token . Having finished recording Khadur ' s story , Tracene and Lug attempted to find a guild tower to broadcast their recording . Before Tracene and Lug could reach the guild tower , a wave of Imperial TIE fighters and TIE Interceptors launched a suicide attack on the New Republic positions in Binjai - Tin . Numerous New Republic personnel were killed and maimed during the attack . Despite losing an arm , Khadur managed to hold on to Lug ' s gift . However , Lug was crushed to death beneath the solar collector of a TIE fighter . Tracene survived the attack but was greatly affected by the loss of her friend Lug . In Lug ' s honor , she began recording a transmission dedicated to his memory . Aftermath . The Battle of Nag Ubdur was part of the New Republic ' s galactic - wide rebellion against the remnants of the Empire . By 5 ABY , the Imperial presence in the Outer Rim had been reduced to the remote Exterior sector and the planets Belladoon , Korrus , and Zhadalene . Imperial losses on Arkanis and Kuat convinced Grand Admiral Rae Sloane to secretly contact Chancellor Mon Mothma , Admiral Ackbar , Prince ss Leia Organa , and Commodore Kyrsta Agate to propose peace talks between the two rival governments . These peace talks were however a ruse by Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax to assassin ate the New Republic leadership on Chandrila . Following the Liberation Day attacks , New Republic and Imperial forces clashed at Jakku . Behind the scenes . The Battle of Nag Ubdur and the Massacre at Binjai - Tin first appeared in Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " , the second installment in . The battle is told through the point of view of Tracene Kane , a minor character .