▁they ▁called ▁in ▁constant ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁of ▁precision ▁a irst rik es ▁on ▁H - 3 ▁forcing ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁def enders ▁to ▁fle e , ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁SO F ▁secured ▁H - 3 ▁and ▁seized ▁around ▁ 8 0 ▁ass orted ▁anti ▁aircraft ▁can non ▁guns ▁and ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁amount ▁of ▁am mun ition . ▁A ▁company ▁of ▁R angers ▁and ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁from ▁ 4 5 ▁Comm ando ▁fle w ▁from ▁Jordan ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁air ▁bases . ▁The ▁British ▁S AS ▁then ▁head ed ▁east wards ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁and ▁destroy ▁Ira qi ▁SC UD ▁miss ile ▁launch ers ▁– ▁which ▁S add am ▁might ▁again ▁use ▁to ▁attack ▁Israel . ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁of ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Ab id ▁Ham id ▁Mah m ud ▁al - T ik rit i , ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁members ▁of ▁G ▁Squadron ▁S AS ▁and ▁B ▁squad ron ▁D elta ▁Force ▁captured ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁personal ▁secretary ▁who ▁was ▁ranked ▁fourth ▁most ▁important ▁H V T ▁( High ▁Val ued ▁Target ) ▁in ▁T ik rit , ▁where ▁British ▁intelligence ▁had ▁trac ed ▁him ▁to . ▁He ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁hel ic opter ▁and ▁ground ▁assault ▁without ▁resistance ▁or ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁operation . ▁ ▁Operation ▁J ocal , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁six ▁Royal ▁Military