Troops came under fire as they hit one house just 150 yards from a polling station. A blast bomb was thrown at the soldiers but there were no casualties.

Troops were continuing to search the houses and a number of finds were made, including at the house next to the polling station in Basra's old town.

British commanders believe that the men targeted in the raids were plotting to mount large-scale attacks on polling stations and British forces.

Scots Guards commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Harry Nickerson said information had been received to suggest that there were four insurgents, or insurgent groups, who were keen to disrupt the election and a decision was taken to arrest them and search their homes.

"We have information that suggests that if we go to these four places we may find four people who would be better arrested or taken out of circulation because we believe they may be going to attack us or polling stations," he said.

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