The Raid conducted within the Rudrig system involved a Rebel operation targeting a disabled freighter, named Ars Opus, to acquire R2 Units which were critically needed by the Rebel Alliance. It was later revealed that this was a trap set by the Imperial forces.
The Alliance to Restore the Republic's Ordnance and Supply Command issued a warning regarding the critically low stock of R2 units. Consequently, the Rebels initiated an urgent search for R2 units.
An earlier scouting mission had identified a freighter transporting R2 units that had experienced a malfunction in its hyperdrive system while located in the Rudrig system.
The Rebel forces dispatched 3 R-22 Spearheads from Red Squadron alongside a Lambda-class T-4a shuttle, known as Rescue Riker. The shuttle carried a boarding team tasked with seizing control of the freighter.
In the midst of the raid, a group of unidentified pirates also launched their own assault on the freighter with the intention of stealing the R2 units.