▁S AS ▁soldier , ▁Serge ant ▁Nick ▁Brown ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁four ▁more ▁S AS ▁personnel ▁were ▁wounded . ▁An ▁orbit ing ▁AC - 1 3 0 ▁fired ▁on ▁the ▁house ▁as ▁the ▁assault ▁team ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁house , ▁gr en ades ▁were ▁thrown ▁at ▁them ▁and ▁gun men ▁from ▁another ▁building ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁fire f ight ▁until ▁a ▁cir cling ▁hel ic opter ▁destroyed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁with ▁its ▁rock ets . ▁With ▁Hel ic opter ▁support , ▁they ▁pressed ▁on ▁and ▁the ▁S AS ▁ch ased ▁their ▁ 2 ▁targets ▁into ▁another ▁house ▁who ▁used ▁civ ili ans ▁as ▁host ages ▁who ▁were ▁then ▁accident ally ▁killed ▁beside ▁the ▁terror ists ▁by ▁the ▁AC - 1 3 0 . ▁ ▁Operation ▁H ath or , ▁The ▁S AS ▁maintained ▁a ▁det achment ▁in ▁southern ▁Ira q ▁called ▁Operation ▁H ath or : ▁that ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁personnel ▁based ▁with ▁British ▁forces ▁in ▁Bas ra . ▁Their ▁primary ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁protect ▁S IS ▁( MI 6 ) ▁officers ▁and ▁to ▁conduct ▁surve ill ance ▁and ▁reconna issance ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Battle ▁Group . ▁ ▁Bas ra ▁prison ▁incident , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁two ▁under cover ▁Special ▁Air ▁Service ▁soldiers ▁who ▁were ▁operating ▁in ▁Bas ra ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Operation ▁H ath or ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁police ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁they ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁a ▁police ▁check ▁point . ▁The ▁British ▁army ▁used ▁t anks ▁to ▁enc