, ▁it ▁also ▁gave ▁them ▁greater ▁latitude ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁US ▁" class ified " ▁forces ▁pro sec uting ▁the ▁best ▁available ▁intelligence . ▁They ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁operated ▁cover t ly ▁in ▁Ram adi ▁and ▁Fall uj ah ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁other ▁more ▁remote ▁parts ▁of ▁Al ▁An bar ▁Province . ▁In ▁A ▁Squad rons ▁four - month ▁deployment ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁they ▁carried ▁out ▁ 8 5 ▁miss ions . ▁one ▁mission , ▁in ▁late ▁November , ▁soldiers ▁from ▁A ▁Squadron ▁S AS ▁launched ▁a ▁hel ib or ne ▁assault ▁on ▁a ▁remote ▁farm ▁in ▁Al ▁An bar ▁province , ▁after ▁they ▁came ▁under ▁fire ▁from ▁ins urg ents ▁inside , ▁air ▁support ▁was ▁called ▁in ▁and ▁hit ▁the ▁farm , ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁cleared ; ▁seven ▁dead ▁ins urg ents ▁were ▁found ▁whom ▁American ▁intelligence ▁believed ▁were ▁foreign ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Ab alone , ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁two ▁dozen ▁members ▁of ▁A ▁Squadron ▁( G ▁Squadron ▁left ▁Ira q ▁in ▁August ) ▁with ▁D elta ▁Force , ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁US ▁M 2 A 3 ▁Brad ley ▁IF V ' s ▁man ning ▁an ▁outer ▁cord on , ▁assault ed ▁four ▁comp ounds / d well ings ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Ram adi ▁where ▁US ▁intelligence ▁had ▁track ed ▁a ▁Sud an ese ▁j ih ad ist ▁who