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Operation Viper a United States military campaign in Baghran District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, that started on 10 February 2003. The goal of Operation Viper was for the U.S. to search villages and recover weapons caches and other war material left by Taliban and Al-Qaida forces.

An operation against illegal firearms and ammunition by the Metropolitan Police of London, England started in 2016 and continuing as of 2022 also has the name "Operation Viper".

References

1. Clements, Frank; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2003). Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 63–64. ISBN 9781851094028.
2. Dodd, Vikram (25 May 2016). "Rise in UK firearms trade may provide terrorists with weapons, say police". The Guardian.
3. Dodd, Vikram (25 April 2022). "No London shooting deaths in six months as police say gun trade stifled". The Guardian.

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