Iraq War
At present there has been no confirmation that the SAS took any part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. However there is evidence that they took part in later operations. General Stanley McChrystal, the American commander of NATO forces in Iraq, has commented on A Squadron 22 SAS Regiment. That when part of Task Force Black and Task Force Knight (subcomponents of Task Force 145), carried out 175 combat missions during a six month tour of duty. Also in 2006 members of the SAS were involved in the rescue of peace activists Norman Kember, James Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden. The three men had been held hostage in Iraq for 118 days during the Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis.
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