id ▁on ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁Bas ra . ▁Mah di ▁Army ▁milit ia ▁soon ▁engaged ▁the ▁strike ▁force ▁cord on ▁with ▁assault ▁rif les ▁and ▁R PG s , ▁the ▁eng agement ▁last ed ▁for ▁ 2 ▁hours ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 1 ▁British ▁soldier ▁killed ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 ▁milit iam an ▁killed . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁H ath or ▁det achment ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁an ▁important ▁member ▁of ▁Al ▁Q a eda ▁international ▁network ▁called ▁O mar ▁al - F aru q ▁in ▁Bas ra , ▁following ▁an ▁intelligence ▁tip ▁off . ▁Far u q ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁assault ▁force ▁and ▁was ▁killed , ▁the ▁operation ▁was ▁an ▁intelligence ▁coup ▁and ▁under lined ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁det achment . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁during ▁an ▁assault ▁on ▁a ▁building ▁block ▁occupied ▁by ▁ins urg ents ▁in ▁Bas ra ▁by ▁' H ath or ' ▁det achment , ▁Serge ant ▁Jon ▁H oll ings worth ▁of ▁D ▁squad ron ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁det ached ▁to ▁' H ath or ' ▁was ▁leading ▁his ▁team ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁his ▁w ound ▁not ▁long ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Operation ▁D over , ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁G ▁Squadron ▁storm ed ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁northern ▁Bas ra ▁and ▁app reh ended ▁an ▁ins urg ent ▁cell ▁and ▁its ▁leader ▁whom ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁carrying ▁a ▁bomb