Galactic Demilitarized Zone

Summary
The Galactic Demilitarized Zone (GDZ) is one of the most dangerous places in the Galaxy, located in the eastern half of the Galaxy, spreading from the Outer Rim into the Mid Rim. Within the region are over fourteen thousand inhabited planets that once were under the protection of the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire. The GDZ came to be circa 7 BBY during the height of the Second Galactic War.

Most of the planets in the GDZ were once part of the Galactic Empire, and were fighting with them against the Syndicate. The majority of these planets are rural and primitive, with low numbers of advanced metropolises or even big cities. Around 10 BBY, the Syndicate managed to infiltrate many of these low-class worlds in order to steal their resources and also bargain with their inhabitants. The Empire was just using these planets as stationary bases and didn't really give aide to the people, besides protection since many of these planets led deeper into the Mid Rim. The Syndicate was able to topple local governments or even bribe local officials to turn against the Empire in secret, giving passage through their systems. This is how Corellia was attacked in 9 BBY, which kick-started the Second Galactic War.

By 7 BBY, Imperial intelligence discovered that about a quarter of the planets' governments were secretly helping the Syndicate, mainly by giving them much-needed resources. Once the Emperor found out, he ordered that the entire region be cut off and donned a ''Demilitarized Zone. ''All Imperial forces were withdrawn from those systems and let the Syndicate completely raid those planets. Countless worlds were ravaged by the Syndicate army, or even bombarded by Syndicate warships from space; wiping out thousands. The local and planetary governments were dissolved from complete mayhem, the Empire ignored their pleas, and once their resources were all dried up, the Syndicate abandoned them as well. The planets served no purpose, and even the Syndicate stayed away in case the Empire decided to return.

As the years progressed, the planets in the GDZ worsened. Food supplies were low from the lack of trade because there wasn't fuel for ships being imported from the Empire.