SAS Sniper Takes Out ISIS Jihadi With A 1km Headshot
Last month a Special Forces operation in the Syrian desert saw a SAS sniper take out a knife-wielding Islamic State (ISIS) jihadi just as he was about to brutally behead a father and 8-year-old son for being infidels.
The expert marksman took the difficult headshot from 1km away.
From the same range using two more bullets, the Special Forces crack shot killed two other members of the terror group, who were also taking part in the planned execution.
An Iraqi spy had tipped off the British special forces to the execution site, where ISIS was carrying out a series of rigged ‘trials of locals’.
The trials came to an abrupt end after the sniper’s shots, saving the man and his son, and other members of the small village from certain execution.
Defence sources described how the SAS unit moved into a position just outside a village where ISIS members were holding the ‘trial’ in front of a crowd of locals who had been forced to attend at gunpoint.
The crack team considered calling in an air strike using a Reaper Drone, however they feared many of the innocent civilians who had been forced to watch the executions might also be killed.
Instead the SAS unit decided on a risky long-range kill using the team’s sniper.
Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday, one source said: “There were several decapitated bodies already lying on the ground.
“Through binoculars the soldiers could see that the crowd were terrified and many were in tears.
“A man and a young boy were dragged out in front of the crowd and were made to kneel down.
“A tall bearded man emerged and drew a long knife.
“He began addressing the crowd and slapping the father and his son around the head and kicking them on to the floor.
“Standing either side of the executioner were two other ISIS fighters, both armed with AK47s.”
The source added: “The ISIS thug who was about to decapitate the father was shot in the head and collapsed.
“Everyone just stared in confusion. The sniper then dispatched the two henchmen with single shots – three kills with three bullets.
“Someone from the crowd then ran over and untied the father and son’s hands and took their blindfolds off.
“It was a good day’s work.” said the source.
