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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
British SAS marksman kills five Islamic State fighters with a single sniper shot from 3,000ft away
2021-01-25
[MAIL] An SAS marksman killed five Islamic State fighters (IS) with a single sniper shot from 3,000ft away, according to reports.
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The highly-experienced special forces sniper is said to have used a Barrett .50 calibre rifle to shoot his jihadist target in the chest - exploding his suicide vest.

The bomb blast killed the target and four other IS fighters. Among the five dead was a top jihadist commander, reports the Daily Star on Sunday.

According to the paper, the shooting happened in Syria in November during a kill or capture mission against the terrorist group.
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  Wasn't one from when he shot at a cliff wall and a stone came back and hit him on the arm?

I don't think he had an re-enactment of that for his home movie collection.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-01-25 16:26  

#12  Glenmore, fraud and self-promotion. IIRC, one of his Purple Hearts was for what amounted to a scratch on his but that required only a bandaid.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2021-01-25 16:22  

#11  What did Kerry use to get his medal in Vietnam?
Posted by: Glenmore    2021-01-25 15:58  

#10  Sounds like he wasn't aiming at the person, just the vest. So all's good right?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-01-25 12:12  

#9  @ #7: The ROE for 50 BMG is it's an anti-vehicle weapon in a machine gun, but usable for personel in a single shot, which a Barrett is.
If you use a M2 BMG to shoot a person, you have to fill out a form that it was a mistake and you weren't aiming at him. No kidding.
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-01-25 12:05  

#8  "One shot, five kills!"
Posted by: gorb   2021-01-25 11:13  

#7  To my knowlege, .50 cal can't be used with the US armed forces ROE as an 'anti-personnel' round, so good for the Brits!
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-01-25 11:11  

#6  Feel good story of the day to start the week.
Posted by: Cesare   2021-01-25 09:03  

#5  Such a nice story to begin the morning.
Posted by: Clem   2021-01-25 08:27  

#4  "OK, huddle up!"
Posted by: Frank G   2021-01-25 08:04  

#3  Trifecta plus two.
Posted by: JohnQC   2021-01-25 07:51  

#2  As Dice Clay said, "Three Five blind mice, see how they run. (takes a drag on his smoke) Heh heh heh. Where the f*cu are they goin?"
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-01-25 07:42  

#1  
"I told you we should wear it backwards, with the explosive behind us."

"Shaddup, Maqbool! How will the infidel see us and tremble, hunh?"

Posted by: Dron66046   2021-01-25 05:11  

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