Editing Rebel Alliance (section)

=== Successor ===
{{main|Resistance (Star Wars)}}
{{see also|New Republic (Star Wars)}}
Following their victory at the Battle of Endor, a [[provisional government|provisional]] [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]] was officially formed by Alliance members. This political momentum, combined with the Imperial [[power vacuum]], political infighting, and ''Operation Cinder''—Palpatine's post-mortem [[scorched earth]] contingency plan—encouraged thousands of inhabited planets to either declare independence from the collapsing Empire or defect to the Alliance.

The New Republic found itself with no shortage of recruits and resources: the declining popularity of the Empire pushed many long time Imperial loyalists to the rebel cause, including those of Inferno Squadron, who after Operation Cinder, which saw the destruction of countless Imperial worlds, opened the eyes of many to the atrocities of the Empire. Even the most dedicated Imperials such as Inferno Squadron commander [[Iden Versio]] were moved to defect after the witnessing the destruction of her homeworld [[Vardos]]. Finally realizing the Empire's propaganda had deceived them, many Imperials began to feel shame over their actions, in particular over the destruction of [[Alderaan]].

Despite fact that the New Republic was now winning the war, had a lot more resources than before—and a lot more recruits—the New Republic was suffering from logistic nightmares. The decentralized structure that served them well became a liability; described as "a ragtag force strategically ill-fed and cobbled together of incompatible ships and squadrons".<ref>Star Wars: Aftermath</ref> The Alliance fleet shifted [[military doctrine]]; the guerrilla warfare aspect of the grand strategy was de-emphasized, and [[conventional warfare|conventional forces]] took over the primary prosecution of the war.  Once the New Republic became powerful enough, the Alliance fleet was reorganized into the New Republic Military, charged with the defense of the New Republic.

About a year after the Battle of Endor, the Rebellion defeated Imperial forces during the [[Battle of Jakku]], formally established the New Republic government, and suspends offensive operations.<ref>{{cite book|title=Star Wars: Galactic Atlas|last=McDonagh|first=Tim|publisher=Disney–Lucasfilm Press|year=2016|pages=13, 44|isbn=978-1368003063}}</ref> Thus, the Galactic Civil War came to a close. Three decades later, by the time of ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'', the New Republic backed the Resistance army, a successor of the Alliance, to stand against the [[First Order (Star Wars)|First Order]], a new military power formed by [[hardline]] remnants from the Empire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/the-first-order-and-the-resistance-rule-in-new-star-war-1725627718|title=The First Order and the Resistance Rule In New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Photos|publisher=[[io9]]|first=Germain|last=Lussier|date=August 21, 2015|access-date=December 1, 2015}}</ref>