A brief, yet intense, skirmish transpired in proximity to the planet New Cov between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire amidst the Galactic Civil War. Following a month after General Garm Bel Iblis's forces' raid targeting Tangrene, Iblis encountered Bothan Alliance figure Borsk Fey'lya. The Bothan consented to aid Garm Bel Iblis's movement and established a supply route via New Cov.
Hostilities commenced when four Bothan starships, led by Fey'lya, discovered an Imperial Victory-class Star Destroyer scrutinizing New Cov within the Churba sector. The Bothan vessels occupied the Star Destroyer, providing time for a Star Cruiser to arrive as reinforcement. This engagement enabled Fey'lya and Bel Iblis to maintain the confidentiality of their partnership for numerous years. In 9 ABY, Han and Leia Organa Solo referenced this conflict while conversing about Fey'lya's wartime endeavors.
The conflict was initially referenced within the 1992 novel Dark Force Rising, authored by Timothy Zahn as the second book in the Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy.