Operation Veritas: Summary

Coalition military action is summarised below, with links to more extensive briefings where available.

31 March/1 April US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
30/31 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
29/30 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
28/29 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
27/28 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. The US Department of Defense confirmed the tragic death of a USN Serviceman during training in Afghanistan.
26/27 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
25/26 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
24/25 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
23/24 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. The advance party of 45 Commando Group arrived in Bagram.
22/23 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
21/22 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
20/21 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
19/20 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. US forces repelled an attack on a position near Khost.
18/19 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
17/18 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda concluded in the Gardez region. The Secretary of State for Defence announced the deployment of a battlegroup formed around 45 Commando RM to conduct ground operations against other pockets of Al Qaida and Taliban resistance.
16/17 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
15/16 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
14/15 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
13/14 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
12/13 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
11/12 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
10/11 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
9/10 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
8/9 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
7/8 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
6/7 March	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
5/6 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued.
4/5 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Anaconda continued in the Gardez region, with tactical and strategic aircraft engaged on air support missions. US map of Operation Anaconda
3/4 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. The US Department of Defense confirmed the loss of an MH-47 to ground fire during the Gardez operations. Eight US fatalities, plus casualties amongst Afghan troops, were reported.
2/3 March US CENTCOM update	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Afghan and Coalition forces continued operations south of Gardez against several hundred Taliban and Al Qaida fighters.
1/2 March US CENTCOM update	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Afghan and Coalition forces began operations against Taliban and Al Qaida forces in caves south of Gardez. Significant air support missions were flown. One US and three Afghan soldiers were reported killed.
28 February/1 March US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
27/28 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
26/27 February US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
25/26 February US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. The US Department of Defense published a fact sheet summarising operations to date.
24/25 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
23/24 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
22/23 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
21/22 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
20/21 February US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
19/20 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
18/19 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
17/18 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
16/17 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
15/16 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
14/15 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
13/14 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
12/13 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
11/12 February US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
10/11 February US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
9/10 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
8/9 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
7/8 February US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. US troops began follow-up operations on the ground in the Zhawar Kili area.
6/7 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
5/6 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
4/5 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
3/4 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
2/3 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
1/2 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
31 January/1 February	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
30/31 January	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Hamid Karzai and Fahim Khan visited London.
29/30 January US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
28/29 January	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
27/28 January US DOD brief	Afghan and US troops stormed a hospital building in Kandahar after Al Qaida fighters who had barricaded themselves inside continued to refuse to surrender. RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
26/27 January	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
25/26 January	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
24/25 January US DOD brief	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
23/24 January US DOD brief	US troops attacked two compounds north of Kandahar where Taliban forces were reported to be based. The operation concluded, a USAF AC-130 destroyed an ammunition dump at the location. RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
22/23 January	RAFsupport aircraft flew operational sorties.
21/22 January US DOD brief	RAFsupport aircraft flew operational sorties.
20/21 January	RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
19/20 January	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. A USMC CH-53E helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, with two fatalities.
18/19 January	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
17/18 January US CENTCOM briefing	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
16/17 January	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
15/16 January US DOD brief	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
14/15 January	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
13/14 January US DOD brief	US aircraft continued operations against targets in the Zhawar Kili complex. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
12/13 January	US aircraft continued operations against targets in the Zhawar Kili complex. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
11/12 January	US aircraft continued operations against targets in the Zhawar Kili complex. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
10/11 January US DOD brief	US aircraft continued operations against targets in the Zhawar Kili complex. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
9/10 January	US aircraft continued operations against targets in the Zhawar Kili complex. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
8/9 January	US aircraft continued operations against targets in the Zhawar Kili complex. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. A USMC KC-130 tanker crashed in Pakistan; its seven crew members are reported to have been killed.
7/8 January US DOD brief	US Navy aircraft attacked additional facilities in the Zhawar Kili area. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
6/7 January US DOD brief	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. The Prime Minister visited Bagram airfield, where he met Hamid Karzai and members of the multinational advance party in Kabul preparing for the deployment of the International Security Assistance Force. See Op Fingal for details.
5/6 January	US aircraft attacked anti-aircraft weapons near Khowst. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
4/5 January	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
3/4 January US DOD brief US CENTCOM briefing	US aircraft attacked a cave complex at Zhawar Kili. US pre-strike photo / post-strike photo RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties. In Kabul, the Military Technical Agreement for the International Security Assistance Force was signed by the Afghan Minister Mohammed Yusuf Qanouni and Major General McColl. See Op Fingal for details.
2/3 January US DOD brief	US aircraft attacked a terrorist facility in south-east Afghanistan near Khowst. RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.
1/2 January US DOD brief	RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.

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