▁months ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁opp ose ▁a ▁Sh ia ▁milit ia ▁led ▁by ▁Mo qt ada ▁Al ▁S adr . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁period , ▁the ▁division ' s ▁stay ▁was ▁extended ▁another ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁rel ieved . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁three - month ▁extension ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 – 3 7 ▁Arm or ▁fought ▁Al ▁S adr ' s ▁forces ▁in ▁Kar b ala ▁while ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 2 – 3 7 ▁AR ▁(" D uk es ") ▁along ▁with ▁elements ▁of ▁ 2 – 3 ▁FA ▁( G unn ers ) ▁fought ▁in ▁Di w ani ya , ▁S adr ▁City , ▁Al - K ut , ▁and ▁Naj af . ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 – 3 6 ▁IN ▁(" S part ans ") ▁became ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 7 ▁Oper ational ▁Reserve ▁and ▁conducted ▁operations ▁throughout ▁the ▁the ater ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division . ▁Forces ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 d ▁Brigade ▁fought ▁in ▁K ut . ▁During ▁its ▁ 1 5 - month ▁deployment , ▁the ▁division ▁lost ▁ 1 3 3 ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Re ady ▁First ▁ ▁The ▁division ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade ▁deployed ▁again ▁to ▁Ira q ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Se an ▁B . ▁Mac F ar land ▁after ▁months ▁of ▁int ensive ▁training ▁in ▁Graf en w ö hr ▁and ▁H ohen f els , ▁Germany . ▁Many