▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁assault s : ▁one ▁on ▁Fall uj ah , ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁" M oh ammed ' s ▁Army ▁of ▁Al - A ns ar ", ▁and ▁another ▁on ▁Naj af , ▁home ▁of ▁an ▁important ▁mos que , ▁which ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁foc al ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁Mah di ▁Army ▁and ▁its ▁activities . ▁In ▁Fall uj ah ▁four ▁private ▁security ▁contract ors , ▁working ▁for ▁Black water ▁USA , ▁were ▁amb ushed ▁and ▁killed , ▁and ▁their ▁corps es ▁des ec r ated . ▁In ▁ret ali ation ▁a ▁U . S . ▁off ensive ▁was ▁begun , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁soon ▁halt ed ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁protest s ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁G over ning ▁Council ▁and ▁negative ▁media ▁coverage . ▁ ▁A ▁tr uce ▁was ▁negoti ated ▁that ▁put ▁a ▁former ▁Ba ' ath ist ▁general ▁in ▁complete ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁A CR ▁were ▁then ▁shift ed ▁south , ▁because ▁Spanish , ▁Salvador an , ▁Ukrain ian , ▁and ▁Polish ▁forces ▁were ▁having ▁increasing ▁difficulties ▁retain ing ▁control ▁over ▁Al ▁K ut , ▁and ▁Naj af . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁A CR ▁rel ieved ▁the ▁Sp ani ards , ▁Salvador an , ▁Pol es , ▁and ▁put ▁down ▁the ▁over t ▁re bell ion . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁British ▁forces ▁in ▁Bas ra ▁were ▁faced ▁with ▁increasing ▁rest