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98418.7 Federation News Service
KLINGON CIVIL WAR OVER, FUTURE OF EMPIRE UNCERTAIN

Fighting ended over Qo’noS this evening as L’Rell was declared Chancellor of the Klingon Empire. The self-proclaimed Emperor J’mpok was killed in the battle and his remaining loyalist forces have surrendered.

The final battle saw a combined fleet comprised of forces loyal to the Great Houses, Gorn Hegemony, Orion Syndicate, and Free Elachi descending upon Qo’noS. Despite support from the Nausicaans, Letheans, and Ferasans, and the presence of the mycelial superweapon, J’mpok’s forces were outmatched. As the battle raged on, there are rumors that the Emperor resorted to an attempt to destroy Qo’noS itself rather than lose it to his enemies. In the end, his plans were foiled and his superweapon was disabled. In accordance with Klingon tradition, J’mpok was challenged by J’Ula to ritual combat and killed, securing victory for Mo’Kai and its allies.

Early promises by Mo’Kai to resume hostilities with the Federation have yet to materialize, and current rhetoric from L’Rell, Martok, and other figures of authority appears to be focused on rebuilding and restoring the Empire to its pre-war state. Representatives from the Federation and Romulan Republic have been invited to diplomatic functions on Qo’noS and the Empire appears sincere in its intent to remain a member of the Khitomer Alliance.

Despite an optimistic outlook for continued peace in the Beta Quadrant, Starfleet forces retasked to the Klingon border during the civil war are not currently slated to stand down. Further uncertainty exists surrounding the fates of the Empire’s non-Klingon populations. It can be safely assumed that the Gorn and Orions will expect consideration for their assistance during the war, and that groups that sided with J’mpok, likewise, may face retribution of some kind. With no specific indications from the new government, only time will tell.




BREAKING NEWS:
KLINGON CIVIL WAR ENDS WITH DEATH OF J’MPOK
Office of High Chancellor reinstated and filled by L’Rell, a household name from the 23rd Century who mysteriously reemerged during the civil war.


After nearly a year of brutal conflict, the civil war in the Klingon Empire has ended. “Emperor” J’mpok was killed following a series of crushing defeats at the hands of an alliance of Great Houses, subject Empires, and notable leaders who rallied to the banner of House Mo’Kai and the resurrected High Chancellor L’Rell.

J’mpok’s actions during the civil war consistently lost him allies and supporters. Attacks on civilian targets, use of weapons of mass destruction, and fierce crackdowns against even the slightest hint of disloyalty all contributed to the unification of numerous disparate houses into the coalition that would be his undoing.

Despite J’mpok’s efforts towards peace and alliance in recent years and Mo’Kai’s stated goal of aggression against the Federation, the civil war’s end has brought about an apparent reversal of expectations. As the war progressed, J’mpok seemed poised to move the Empire towards isolationism and now that Mo’Kai has seized power, they seem disinclined to renew external hostilities.

The hope for peace may very well rest with Chancellor L’Rell. Despite her long absence, in her first stint as Chancellor of the Empire, she ended a bloody war with the Federation and cooperated with Starfleet on a number of the very earliest Federation-Klingon joint operations.

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BREAKING NEWS:
KLINGON CIVIL WAR ENDS,
STARFLEET REMAINS ON HIGH ALERT

Following a massive battle over Qo’noS and in the streets of First City, the Klingon Civil War has finally come to an end. The death of self-proclaimed ‘Emperor’ J’mpok at the hands of J’Ula has left House Mo’Kai to preside over a unified Empire.

Though early analysis of the conflict consistently favored J’mpok, the conflict itself seemed to bring about a change in the long-time leader. This is not the first time J’mpok brought about drastic shifts in the Empire – he was, after all, the Chancellor who both initiated and ended the 2405-2413 war with the Federation. The Mo’Kai victory scenario has been a hotly debated topic throughout the war. Given the House’s origins and anti-Federation sentiments, most experts believed that if J’mpok were to be defeated, the Klingon Empire would immediately secede from the Khitomer Alliance and declare war on the Federation.

With the unexpected emergence of L’Rell as High Chancellor, and the heavy losses sustained by all sides of the war, those predictions now seem less certain that ever. FNN sources inside Starfleet Command have told us that the 12th, 16th, 22nd, and 38th Fleets are maintaining defensive postures and patrols on the Klingon Border. In apparent contrast, President Okeg and the Federation Diplomatic Corps appear optimistic about maintaining peaceful relations with the Empire.




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BREAKING NEWS: Klingons Rally Behind L’Rell. Is War with the Federation Next?

The unseating of tyrant Emperor J’mpok has left the Beta Quadrant in the most unstable position it’s been in since the Iconian War. The Okeg propaganda machine would have you believe that the end of the civil war is a good thing. And while that sounds fair at first glance, it is important to remember that the words “Klingon” and “Peace” are rarely used together. L’Rell is a warmonger hailing from an age of brutality and her supporters in House Mo’Kai have previously vowed to reinstate hostilities with the Federation when they take control of the Empire.

And take control, they have. Already, the new leaders are consolidating their space and ground forces and reorganizing the KDF into a force ready and able to strike out fiercely at their neighbors. Sources within Starfleet Intelligence suggest that, even after suffering civil war losses, the KDF ground element outnumbers Starfleet planetary defense forces by at least 4 to 1.

“Remain Klingon,” is the unifying phrase of the victors. No matter what else they say, that phrase is a battle cry, calling on Klingons everywhere to war with the Federation. The phrase’s originators led a fleet of barbarians to Earth’s very doorstep and – if we’re not careful – its modern adopters may very well do so again.

Rather than simply admitting that the Khitomer Alliance is a failing structure and facing The Klingon Threat head on, our weak government leaders are pursuing a hopeless diplomatic solution. The Okeg Administration desperately clinging to outdated and overly-idealistic doctrines such as neutral zones and cloaking device restrictions are tying the hands of Starfleet, leaving the men and women of our armed forces unable to do what they need to in order to properly secure and defend our borders against this and numerous other imminent threats.





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Internal Hostilities Within Klingon Empire Concluded

The Klingon Civil War has concluded with the dethroning of Emperor J’mpok and the installation of L’Rell as Chancellor of a new High Council. As the Empire enters a period of reconstruction, the Republic Senate voted to maintain diplomatic relations with the new Klingon government contiguously from the previous. Thus, the Romulan Republic has joined with the Federation in offering support and friendship to the Empire as fellow members of the Khitomer Alliance.

Despite early concerns that a Mo’Kai victory would result in the Empire abandoning its recent peaceful outward stance, sources within the RRF seem convinced that the Republic’s relationship with the Empire can be maintained status quo, despite the change in leadership.




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Klingon Empire Succumbs to Insurrection

Today marks the collapse of the Klingon Empire as we know it. After years of incompetent leadership, barbaric in-fighting, and pitiful subservience to the Federation, it came as no surprise that the spineless Emperor J’mpok was unable to maintain cohesion among the various Great Houses.

In the war that followed, over 80% of the KDF devolved into forces loyal to their individual houses. The Klingons’ more disloyal vassals, of course, also took the opportunity to rebel. Both the Gorn Hegemony and the Orion Syndicate took up arms against their overlords. Though the Nausicans, Letheans, and Ferasans remained loyal to the legitimate Imperial government, the combined forces of the rebelling factions managed to overcome the loyalists and murder the Emperor.

As the traitors celebrate their victory, the once-mighty Empire crumbles around them. Entire sectors remain without basic services in the aftermath of combat, and Tal Shiar analysts believe thousands of Klingons may still perish from disease and famine in the coming months.

In these trying times, the Romulan Star Empire has once again vowed to act as an honorable neighbor, providing assistance to any border region of the former Klingon Empire that so requires.





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Klingon Civil War Ends, Reconstruction Begins
Grand Nagus Rom: "Peace is Good for Business!"

War in the Klingon Empire has ended! With a new Chancellor in place, the Klingons are now expected to being rebuilding their decimated infrastructure. Being that they are Klingons, a renewed military buildup is also expected. At the end of a speech delivered from the Tower of Commerce earlier today, Grand Nagus Rom declared, “Peace is good for business!”

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98418.7 Imperial News Service
EMPIRE GLORIOUSLY REUNITED. L’RELL NAMED CHANCELLOR. REMAIN KLINGON!

Warriors of the Empire, rejoice! For this shameful conflict is finally behind us. We have cast off the yoke of J’mpok’s tyranny and entered a new age of honor and prosperity. The legendary High Chancellor L’Rell has returned from the afterlife to lead us back to our rightful place in the universe.

When the battle turned against the false emperor and he threatened to destroy all of Qo’noS rather than accept defeat, he was challenged to single combat and slain by Matriarch J’Ula of House Mo’Kai. The Matriarch declined to made a bid for the chancellorship, instead ceding the position to L’Rell - the holder of the Sword of Kahless.

The fighting has ended and all of the Great Houses have recognized L’Rell’s rightful leadership of the Empire. As the first official act, the High Chancellor named J’Ula Torchbearer. In the coming weeks, the High Council will be reformed and the administrative structures of the Empire restored.

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((Events of A Day Long Remembered are now fleet canon.))

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