The international campaign against terrorism : A timeline of Canadian Forces participation *

Canadian task forces have served in the southwest Asia theatre of operations since 30 October 2001, when HMCS Halifax joined the coalition fleet scouring the North Arabian Sea for al-Qaida terrorists and their supporters.

Intro | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005

Since then, thousands and thousands of Canadian soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen have deployed to the Persian Gulf region, the North Arabian Sea, the waters off the Horn of Africa and Afghanistan itself on a series of operations representing Canada in the following international missions:

• Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, the international campaign against terrorism led by U.S. Central Command;
• the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led coalition supporting the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; and
• the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

This timeline was compiled by the Public Affairs team at CEFCOM Headquarters as a reference for Canadians. Its primary objectives are:

• to record the dates of important events and identify their participants; and
• to clarify the relationships between Canadian Forces operations and the international efforts to which they contributed.

* The 2006-2009 portion of this timeline is currently being compiled. Watch for it on our website in the coming months!