▁J SO C s ▁base ▁at ▁Bal ad . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁deployment ▁of ▁T G H G ▁to ▁Ira q ▁since ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁upgrade ▁now ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁S AS ▁were ▁" jo ined ▁at ▁the ▁hip " ▁with ▁J SO C ▁and ▁it ▁gave ▁the ▁S AS ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁against ▁Sun ni ▁milit ant ▁groups , ▁particularly ▁A Q I . ▁ ▁Operation ▁L arch wood ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁that ▁night , ▁soldiers ▁from ▁B ▁squad ron ▁and ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁British ▁par atro op ers ▁from ▁the ▁S FS G / Task ▁Force ▁Mar oon ▁launched ▁the ▁operation ▁that ▁was ▁aim ed ▁at ▁mid - level ▁Al - Q a eda ▁leadership , ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁developed ▁out ▁of ▁ra ids ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁previous ▁days ▁by ▁D elta ▁Force ▁and ▁the ▁S AS ▁against ▁A Q I ▁in ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Bag hd ad , ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 ▁ins urg ents . ▁B ▁squad ron ▁inserted ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁and ▁assault ed ▁the ▁terror ist - occup ied ▁farm house ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Y us uf iy ah ▁whilst ▁the ▁par atro op ers ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁cord on , ▁soon ▁after ▁entering ▁the ▁house ▁a ▁fire f ight ▁broke ▁out ▁and ▁ 3 ▁S AS ▁soldiers ▁were ▁wounded ▁by ▁gun fire