▁French ▁and ▁Q at ari ▁special ▁forces . ▁A ▁tro op ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁personnel ▁from ▁D ▁Squadron ▁ 2 2 ▁S AS ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁of ▁Lib ya , ▁operating ▁in ▁small ▁groups ▁in ▁places ▁like ▁Mis r ata ▁and ▁B reg a ▁by ▁August . ▁They ▁assist ed ▁in ▁training , ▁coordin ating ▁and ▁command ing ▁opposition ▁groups ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁front ▁line , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁very ▁active ▁direct ing ▁NAT O ▁a irst rik es . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁ 2 2 ▁S AS ▁were ▁leading ▁the ▁h unt ▁for ▁G add af i ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tri pol i . Mil it ary ▁inter vention ▁against ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant ' ▁Operation ▁Sh ader , In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁S AS ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁gather ing ▁intelligence ▁and ▁helping ▁with ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁Y az idi ▁refuge es ▁from ▁the ▁Sin jar ▁mountains ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁full ▁squad ron ▁have ▁been ▁deployed ▁to ▁Ira q . and ▁have ▁reported ly ▁been ▁helping ▁Kur d ish ▁forces ▁in ▁northern ▁Ira q . ▁S ources ▁say ▁that ▁S AS ▁and ▁US ▁Special ▁Forces ▁fought ▁alongside ▁Kur d ish ▁forces ▁during ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Kob ane ▁in ▁Sy ria . https :// www . mir ror . co . uk / news / world - news / s as - w age - secret - war