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 * Operation: CHARLEMAGNE: The Eridanus insurrection is defeated by UNSC forces at the cost of four destroyers. However, the rebel forces remain active in the system, with their command elements escaping into the asteroid belt. The continued rebel activity prompts the UNSC to patrol Eridanus for over a year.
 * January 12: A group of ORION Project operatives attacked the rebels in a swift and silent special operation that resulted in only one casualty for the ORIONs and several crippling losses for the rebels.
 * Operation: VERITAS: A ORION team secured a NOC list of undercover Secessionist Union operatives who were working in various high-level offices within the CMA.