Killing ISIS: SAS sniper takes out ISIS gunman with shot from 1.5 miles away
- 7 years ago
MOSUL, IRAQ — A British Army special forces soldier reportedly shot and killed an ISIS terrorist from an incredible distance of one-and-a-half miles away.
The ISIS sniper had killed and wounded several Iraqi soldiers during a battle two weeks ago in the city of Mosul, the Daily Star Sunday reported.
SAS counter-snipers tracked the terrorist as he moved between buildings and had him in their sights — but had to wait four hours for a chance at the perfect shot.
As the light was beginning to fade, an SAS sergeant fired a single bullet from a super-accurate CheyTac M200 Intervention rifle.
The bullet traveled for almost three seconds before hitting the terrorist in the throat and bringing his killing spree to an end.
The long-range shot is thought to be one of the most difficult kills in the history of the SAS regiment. The bolt-action CheyTac M200 rifle was reportedly on loan to the SAS from the U.S. Army as part of a battlefield trial.
A British military source told the Daily Star Sunday the operation was a classic counter-sniper exercise that upheld the SAS snipers’ motto of “One Round, One Kill”.
However, it’s worth pointing out that this story is the latest in a long line of similar tales about SAS snipers killing ISIS targets under the byline of Daily Star Sunday reporter Patrick Williams.
Here at TomoNews we previously animated one of the Star’s stories about an SAS sniper taking out an ISIS boss with a single shot.
In February, retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier Major John Plaster told the Daily Caller he doubted the credibility of the Star’s stories.
Plaster, who is reportedly one of the leading sniper experts in the world, said that some of the kill shots were, if not impossible, then highly improbable.
In response, the Daily Star Sunday denied that it ever made stories up.
The ISIS sniper had killed and wounded several Iraqi soldiers during a battle two weeks ago in the city of Mosul, the Daily Star Sunday reported.
SAS counter-snipers tracked the terrorist as he moved between buildings and had him in their sights — but had to wait four hours for a chance at the perfect shot.
As the light was beginning to fade, an SAS sergeant fired a single bullet from a super-accurate CheyTac M200 Intervention rifle.
The bullet traveled for almost three seconds before hitting the terrorist in the throat and bringing his killing spree to an end.
The long-range shot is thought to be one of the most difficult kills in the history of the SAS regiment. The bolt-action CheyTac M200 rifle was reportedly on loan to the SAS from the U.S. Army as part of a battlefield trial.
A British military source told the Daily Star Sunday the operation was a classic counter-sniper exercise that upheld the SAS snipers’ motto of “One Round, One Kill”.
However, it’s worth pointing out that this story is the latest in a long line of similar tales about SAS snipers killing ISIS targets under the byline of Daily Star Sunday reporter Patrick Williams.
Here at TomoNews we previously animated one of the Star’s stories about an SAS sniper taking out an ISIS boss with a single shot.
In February, retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier Major John Plaster told the Daily Caller he doubted the credibility of the Star’s stories.
Plaster, who is reportedly one of the leading sniper experts in the world, said that some of the kill shots were, if not impossible, then highly improbable.
In response, the Daily Star Sunday denied that it ever made stories up.