Mos Ila, a settlement located on the world of Tatooine, was situated on the planet. During the era of the Great Galactic War, Jawas founded it after they had restored a local spaceport, with the intention of stimulating commercial activity in the area. Nevertheless, the Exchange seized control of the settlement, forcing the Jawas to retreat back into the desert environment. Soon after this, the reconstituted Sith Empire made a sudden appearance and took possession of the settlement, ousting the Exchange and eliminating their resistance. As a result, the Sith were able to establish a military presence in the zone, with the aim of investigating the Anchorhead area, which had previously been a Czerka Corporation outpost, to locate the abandoned laboratory of Czerka's Secret Weapons division.