▁forest , ▁Bad akh sh an ▁Province . ▁The ▁S AS ▁and ▁SE AL s ▁arrived ▁by ▁Black h awk ▁hel ic op ters ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 th ▁SO AR ▁at ▁an ▁L Z ▁ 2   km ▁away ▁and ▁travel led ▁on ▁foot ▁to ▁the ▁c aves ▁where ▁the ▁host ages ▁were ▁being ▁held . ▁The ▁S AS ▁and ▁SE AL s ▁storm ed ▁the ▁c aves ▁simultaneously ▁- ▁DE V GR U ▁killed ▁ 7 ▁band its ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁find ▁any ▁host ages , ▁the ▁S AS ▁killed ▁ 4 ▁band its ▁and ▁recovered ▁all ▁ 4 ▁host ages , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁cas ual ties ▁to ▁host ages ▁or ▁res cu ers . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Tor al , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁ 3 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁S AS ▁alongside ▁ 6 0 ▁US ▁special ▁forces ▁operators ▁joined ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁to ▁re take ▁parts ▁of ▁Sang in ▁from ▁Tal ib an ▁ins urg ents . ▁Ira q ▁War ▁ ▁Operation ▁Tel ic , ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3   – ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁British ▁deployment ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁S AS ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Ira q ▁( they ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 4 ) ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁later ▁operations ▁during ▁the ▁occupation . ▁