Operation Thunderstrike

Organizations| * United Nations
	+ NATO
	+ Terran Armed Forces

* Galactic Republic
	+ Republic Military
		- Grand Army of the Republic
	+ Iraqi Armed Forces

* Libya
	+ Libyan Armed Forces

* North Korea
	+ Korean People's Army

Personnel| * Mace Windu
* Anakin Skywalker
* Obi Wan Kenobi
* UN General Secretary Boutros Boutros-Ghali
* US President George HW Bush
* South Korean President Roh Tae-woo
* Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
* General Al-Muhaya
* Muammar Gaddafi
* Saddam Hussein

Result| * Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, and Kim Il-Sung are captured.
* Libya is occupied by Egypt.
* Iraq is occupied by Saudi Arabia.
* North Korea is occupied by South Korea.
* The United Republic of Korea is established

**Operation Thunderstrike** was the first military action of the Terran campaign. It was a joint UN-Republic operation to apprehend Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, and Kim Il-Sung, the only three world leaders who attempted to ally with the Separatists. It was sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council, and the purpose was to ensure that Libya, Iraq, and North Korea would not side with the Separatist, as well as serve as an example against further rebellion.

The operation was successful. The UN-Republic forces saw few losses, with moderate losses to the military forces of Iraq, Libya, and North Korea. Gaddafi, Hussein, and Il-Sung were all captured, as well as much of their leadership. Libya, Iraq, and North Korea were all occupied until new governments were instated.

The operation was also vital, as the Separatists arrived in the Terran system within hours of the end of the operation. The operation ensured no countries rebelled and fought alongside the Separatists in their invasion.

## Prelude

When the Galactic Republic first arrived on Terra in October 1991, they made first contact with the Untied States. Due to this, some nations were less trusting of the Republic. Libya, Iraq, and North Korea were among those countries.

When the United Nations voted on November 30 on whether or not to ally with the Republic against the expected invasion by the Separatists, Libya, Iraq, and North Korea abstained from the vote. While officially they did not declare intentions to side with the Separatists, they privately began training their militaries to join the Separatists in the fight against the rest of the world.

By January, the rest of the world had gathered what Libya, Iraq, and North Korea intended to do, thanks in part to new skirmishes between these three countries and their neighbors.

On January 2, the UN Security Council, with General Mace Windu present, voted unanimously to declare the governments of Libya, Iraq, and North Korea as outlaw regimes, and authorized an operation to remove them from power. The forces assigned to conduct the operations immediately began to gather, with Windu, Obi Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker assigned to lead the three forces, with six members of the Anti-Sith Assault Team assigned to accompany them.

## The Operation

Operation Thunderstrike was commenced at noon, Greenwich Mean Time, on January 8, 1992.

## Gallery

US Army soldiers during the Operation Thunderstrike, when the Americans alongside with the Saudis and Republic assaulted the Iraqi capital city Baghdad to arrest Saddam Hussein.
## Aftermath

In the years after Operation Thunderstrike and the Terran Campaign, the leaders of the three rogue nations passed away or were executed. In 1992, the Korean War finally ended when the governments of North Korea and South Korea were reunified as the United Republic of Korea.

* July 8, 1994 - Kim Il Sung passed away from a sudden heart attack after being detained by the Terran security personnel.
* December 30 2006 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed by the Terran High Command due to atrocities and major human rights abuses during his term, particularly during the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War.
* October 20, 2011 - Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi died of a heart attack.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*