Iron Blockade The Iron Blockade was a conflict that took place throughout the Anoat sector during the Galactic Civil War . It began in the aftermath of the Battle of Endor , which saw the death of the Emperor Sheev Palpatine , and the destruction of the Death Star II at the hands of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . In the midst of the Empire ' s defeat at Endor and the government ' s insistence that news of the Emperor ' s death was Rebel propaganda , Imperial Governor Adelhard locked down the entire Anoat sector , isolating his citizens from any reports from the ongoing war and knowledge of the Emperor ' s death . The lockdown led to resistance fighters sympathetic to the Rebel Alliance leading an uprising against the Empire in the sector . Prelude . Approximately four years after the Battle of Yavin , the Alliance to Restore the Republic launched the massive attack on Endor in an attempt to destroy the Death Star II and kill Darth Sidious , the ruler of the Galactic Empire . The Rebel attack was a success ; the Death Star was destroyed , the Emperor was killed , and Sidious ' chief enforcer , Darth Vader , also perished after killing Sidious to save his son , Luke Skywalker . The blockade . After the Battle of Endor , reports of the Emperor ' s death and the destruction of the Death Star II began to circulate across the galaxy , including holographic images of the Death Star ' s destruction . Some of these reports led to mass civilian celebrations on worlds such as Tatooine , Bespin , Naboo , and Coruscant . Upon realizing that the Emperor had been killed , Governor Adelhard of the Anoat sector locked down his sector and claimed that the reports of the Emperor ' s demise were treasonous lies . The Rebel Alliance was on the other side of the blockade and was unable to provide assistance to those trapped inside . The blockade lasted for months on end , forcing citizens of local worlds like Burnin Konn to turn to crime bosses and the black market to obtain the food and supplies they needed to survive . The shortage sparked a substantial demand for smuggled goods , but privateer organizations like the Trade Spine League were nevertheless unable to fly in shipments from outside the sector due to the blockade . Shortpaw , the leader of the Trade Spine League , believed that the abandoned Hutt jewel world Mataou was a potential weak point in the blockade , and he consequently had his forces probe Mataou ' s Imperial sensor network in order to pinpoint a vulnerability . In the absence of the Rebel Alliance , a group of smuggler s , bounty hunter s , assassin s , gangster s , and civilians became resistance fighters and led an uprising against the sector ' s Imperial forces . The uprising coalesced around a pair of sibling criminals from Burnin Konn who stumbled upon a transmission from Leia Organa announcing the Emperor ' s death . The pair brokered an uneasy alliance between the Ivax Syndicate , the Noble Court , and the Kouhun with assistance from the Trade Spine League against Adelhard and the Imperial forces under his command . During an attempt to kidnap Adelhard ' s second - in - command , Commander Bragh , one of the siblings colluded with the Ivax Syndicate to betray the other members of the alliance . The betrayal resulted in the imprisonment of the leader of the Noble Court and several high ranking Kouhun members . In an attempt to mend the alliance , the other sibling contacted members of the Rebel Alliance trapped in the system and with their help found the location of their imprisoned allies . The Rebel Alliance then broadcast Leia Organa ' s transmission to the entire Anoat sector , causing riots in Delphon , Council , and Burnin Konn . The riot allowed for the rescue of prisoners from the Crypt , a prison facility located on the moon Pujool . The resulting rescue mended relations among the allies , leading the Ivax Syndicate , the Noble Court , the Kouhun , and the Trade Spine League to start scouting locations for a joint base of operations to break the blockade . Behind the scenes . The Iron Blockade is the main conflict of the Kabam mobile game " " , which was released on September 10 , 2015 . The conflict is part of the story bridge between the events of the films and . The premature cancellation of the game in November of 2016 led to an abrupt ending , leaving the storyline of the Iron Blockade unresolved .