During the time of the Clone Wars, a group of rebellious fighters, supported by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, was active in the remote areas of the Outer Rim Territories, engaged in conflict with the Galactic Republic. The Rebel Alliance file on Cassian Andor, whose reliability was uncertain due to the chaos of war and clandestine operations, stated that Andor's initial exposure to battle occurred within this group at the young age of six in 20 BBY, as a child soldier. However, the truth is that Andor was actually twelve years old in 20 BBY.