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Operation Veritas - summary reports - April 2002 to June 2002


Summary reports October 2001 to December 2001

Summary reports January 2002 to March 2002

Latest summary reports

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

30 June/1 July

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

29/30 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

28/29 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

27/28 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

26/27 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

25/26 June

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

24/25 June

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

23/24 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

22/23 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

21/22 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region. A Royal Marine patrol discovered a large arms cache hidden in a village.

20/21 June

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

19/20 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

18/19 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

17/18 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

16/17 June

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

15/16 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

14/15 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

13/14 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

12/13 June

US/Pakistan brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

11/12 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region. A USAF MC-130 aircraft crashed in Paktia province with three fatalities.

10/11 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

9/10 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

8/9 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region. Royal Engineers demolished a cave complex formerly used by terrorists.

7/8 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

6/7 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

5/6 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

4/5 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

3/4 June

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

2/3 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

1/2 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

31 May/1 June

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

30/31 May

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.

29/30 May

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Buzzard continued in the Khowst region.
28/29 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. It was announced that the Jacana Task Group and Afghan forces were engaged on Operation Buzzard in the Khowst region.

27/28 May

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
26/27 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
25/26 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
24/25 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

23/24 May

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. US forces raided a suspected Al Qaida/Taliban leadership compund west of Kandahar.
22/23 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Unidentified gunmen attacked a Royal Marine observation post. The Royal Marines returned fire and inflicted casualties.
21/22 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Condor concluded successfully.
20/21 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. UK, US, Australian and Afghan forces continued Operation Condor.

19/20 May

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. UK, US, Australian and Afghan forces continued Operation Condor. A US Serviceman was killed in action in eastern Afghanistan.
18/19 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. UK, US, Australian and Afghan forces continued Operation Condor, sweeping and clearing the area around where the Australian patrol was in contact with the enemy on 16 May.
17/18 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. UK, US, Australian and Afghan forces continued Operation Condor. The condition of several personnel affected by the illness at Bagram improved, with a number of soldiers having recovered after treatment and returned to duties. It was confirmed in London that the illness was almost certainly Winter Vomiting disease.
16/17 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. UK, US, Australian and Afghan forces began Operation Condor following an engagement with Al Qaida and Taliban forces. It was confirmed that a Royal Marine had fallen seriously ill at Bagram and would be medevaced to the UK .
15/16 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. It was confirmed that a further six medical personnel affected by the enteric-like illness at 34 Field Hospital would be evacuated to the UK for additional medical treatment.
14/15 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. It was confirmed that UK military medical personnel serving at Bagram had fallen sick with an unidentified feverish illness.

13/14 May

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
12/13 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe ended successfully.
11/12 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued.
10/11 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued. The cave complex and arms cache were demolished.
9/10 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued. Investigation of the cave network continued.
8/9 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued; investigation began of a major a network of caves used as a terrorist arms cache.

7/8 May

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued.
6/7 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued.
5/6 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued.
4/5 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued.
3/4 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued.

2/3 May

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Snipe continued.
1/2 May RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. It was confirmed that troops from 45 Commando Group were undertaking Operation Snipe to clear a remote area of mountains believed to be used as a terrorist base.

30 April/1 May

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
29/30 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
28/29 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

27/28 April

US/Kazakh brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

26/27 April

US/Kyrgyz brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

25/26 April

CinC CENTCOM & CDS brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
24/25 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

23/24 April

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
22/23 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

21/22 April

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
20/21 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
19/20 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Additional elements of 45 Commando Group arrived at Bagram.
18/19 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

17/18 April

US DOD statement on "blue-on-blue" incident

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Ptarmigan concluded successfully and British forces returned safely.
16/17 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Operation Ptarmigan continued. A tragic accident during training near Kandahar led to a US Air National Guard F-16 aircraft bombing Canadian troops of The Princess Patricia Light Infantry, with four fatalities.

15/16 April

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. It was confirmed that troops from 45 Commando Group, supported by RAF Chinook helicopters, had commenced Operation Ptarmigan to search and clear a mountain valley where Taliban and Al Qaida forces were believed to have operated.
14/15 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
13/14 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
12/13 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
11/12 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

10/11 April

US CENTCOM brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. Additional elements of 45 Commando Group arrived at Bagram.
9/10 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

8/9 April

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that Royal Marine Commandoes had been involved in a search operation a week earlier against cave complexes.

7/8 April

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
6/7 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
5/6 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

4/5 April

US CENTCOM brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

3/4 April

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.

2/3 April

US DOD brief

RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties.
1/2 April RAF support aircraft flew operational sorties. The first echelon of combat troops from 45 Commando Group arrived in Afghanistan.

 

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