Battle on Aris

In 231 BBY, a battle was fought on the planetStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary Aris between the joint Jedi Order and Galactic Republic Unified Republic Task Force and the Nihil pirates. The battle was part of Operation Counterstrike—the Republic and Jedi's attempt to bring the Nihil to justice following their attack on the Republic Fair on the Outer Rim planetThe High Republic: The Rising Storm Valo. The engagement ended with a major victory for the Jedi and Republic. That same year,Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic (2021) 9 to 231 BBY. Jedi High Council member Stellan Gios informed the Jedi stationed aboard the space station Starlight Beacon of the task force's tackling of the Nihil at Aris—as well as victories on the celestial bodies Golrath and Port Haven—during a meeting.
==Behind the scenes==
The battle on Aris was first mentioned, in flashbacks, in the ninth issue of the 2021 comic series Star Wars: The High Republic, released as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase I. The issue was written by Cavan Scott and published by Marvel Comics on September 1, 2021.
==Appearances==
*The High Republic (2021) 9 
==Sources==
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*Star Wars: Timelines
==Notes and references==
Category:Battles of Operation: Counterstrike
Category:Unidentified battles