>going after their own
They go after snitches, those people most likely had no damaging information on the secluded elite there.
>maybe it was warning shots from the orbit think Space Force Patriots
Space force would not create a circle of fire around residents maybe the elites.
>throw dozens of virgins into a volcano
As crazy as that sounds, Ron maybe referring to something like that. But I think, something triggered a forced event to show their hand and agenda.