I believe this wasnt a Rebellion but a covert Dominion ploy to accomplish at least three things

1. Learn more about Starfleet Ground tactics and operation
2. Probe DS9 defenses
3. Kill Sisko and other DS9 senior officers in a plausibly acceptable method, throwing Bajor into a political crisis, ripe for manipulation.

If there’s interest, I’d be happy to answer questions and turn this into it’s own post on c\DaystromInstitute