-ISB REPORT 7J8E2A95-
AGENT ISB-037
This is Agent Soreïd, ISB-037, reporting on the investigation on the attacks on slave labor camps in the region, notably several on Kessel.
As suspected prior to the beginning of my investigation, there is a definite pattern to the attacks. They are led swiftly and brutally, with an efficiency few units can pretend to match. Fortifications are struck down quickly, then the garrison itself is dispatched. Each times, a few witnesses were left, as some sort of warning. I do not see any suggestion to make to counter these assaults, apart from reinforcing heavily our slave camp fortifications and garrisons to keep the enemy from taking them by force.
However, I believe some points need to be underlined. First, statistically, the camps that suffered an attack were using Wookies as a labor force. There are a couple of incidents where the camps were not, but I believe them to be mistakes on the part of the assailants.
Indeed, it is my belief, reinforced by the interrogations of the survivors, that the attackers are Wookies themselves, despite their use of Mandalorian tactics and gear. I have attached one of the more interesting interviews to this report (See ISB transcript 7J8E2A90). It would certainly be coherent for the Wookies to be freeing their own.
It is my recommendation that all camps employing Wookie labor slaves be heavily reinforced, as soon as feasible. It is likely that further attacks will occur. As well, it should be noted that even in the case of a successful defense of a slave camp, very high casualty rates should be expected.
Secondly, I doubt the attackers would have anything like appropriate life support to harbor the freed captives for any lengths of time. The fleet should be able to blockade Kashyyk relatively easily and thus possibly recapture the slaves and stop their liberators.
Thirdly, the lightning-fast, brutal strikes the enemy employs cannot be realized with accuracy without appropriate reconnaissance work beforehand. Given their apparent technological sophistication, unusual for Wookies, they are likely to have used probe droids. Upgrading the sensors of camp garrisons would help detect them and anticipate further attacks.
As for the attackers themselves, they apparently call themselves clan Warro. Several witnesses have quoted that name. There is no known Warro clan on Kashyyk, and neither is there a Mandalorian clan by that name. For that matter, it would be extremely surprising that Mandalorians would have allowed a clan of Wookies to integrate their ranks. Still, it remains possible that at some point, Wookie warriors formed a clan basing themselves on Mandalorian tradition.
I do remember something in the ISB database mentioning a clan Warro, active during the Clone wars, but the files are classified as local access only. I am therefore headed towards the Imperial Capital to consult the archives. I will be reporting on my findings as soon as possible.
Agent Soreïd, on-board Star Cruiser Scimitar.
End of report.
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