▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Sh att ▁al - A rab ▁water way ▁in ▁Bas ra ▁in ▁November ▁that ▁killed ▁ 2 ▁soldiers ▁and ▁ 2 ▁Royal ▁Mar ines , ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁other ▁intelligence ▁was ▁gathered . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Tra ction ▁ 2 , ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁drive ▁by ▁J SO C ▁to ▁target ▁Sh ia ▁milit ants ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Ira q . ▁G ▁squad ron ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Bas ra ▁in ▁mid - M arch ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁' H ath or ▁det achment ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁renamed ▁' Task ▁Force ▁Spart an '. ▁They ▁immediately ▁began ▁gather ing ▁intelligence ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁G ▁squad ron ▁ra ided ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁Bas ra ▁containing ▁Q ais ▁Kh az ali ; ▁a ▁senior ▁Sh ia ▁milit ant ▁and ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁proxy , ▁and ▁La ith ▁al - K h az ali ▁and ▁Ali ▁M uss a ▁Da q du q , ▁a ▁He z bol lah ▁ad visor , ▁without ▁cas ual ties . ▁The ▁ra id ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁most ▁significant ▁ra id ▁conducted ▁by ▁British ▁forces ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁gain ing ▁valuable ▁intelligence ▁on ▁Iran ian ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Sh ia ▁ins ur gency , ▁including ▁the ▁Kar b ala ▁ra id . ▁' Task ▁Force ▁Spart an ' ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁when ▁British ▁forces ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁Bas ra