# Star Wars: Republic (2002) #50

Published: 2003-02-26T00:00:00+0000
Series: Star Wars: Republic (2002 - 2006)
Creators: John Ostrander (writer), Jan Duursema (penciler), Stephen Thompson (penciler), Tomas Giorello (penciler), W. Haden Blackman (writer), Ray Kryssing (cover artist), Daniel J. Parsons (cover artist)

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Two months after the'Battle of Geonosis, with the forces of the'Republic and the armies of the'Confederacy of Independent Systems'stalled in a series of indecisive battles, the Separatists risk a devastating strike at the heart of the Republic's war machine: they attack the cloning facility on Kamino! Their hope is to permanently destroy the Republic's ability to create new'clones'for'its army. The Republic's defense rests on a'squadronof'Jedi Starfighters'and a battalion of'Jedi-led'clone troopers'within the facility itself!