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SAS sniper’s ‘one in a million’ shot slays ISIS chief from ONE MILE away
Daily Express - UK ^ | 03/23/2018 | Simon Osborne

Posted on 03/18/2018 8:21:13 AM PDT by Timocrat

The elite sniper shot dead the terrorist chief with what senior defence sources said was a shot achieved at a range of more than 1,500m with a window of opportunity of just 15 seconds.

Military insiders said the sniper was using a US-made McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle, which fires a huge .50 calibre round......

The source said: “The bullet struck the ISIS commander in the back of the head and basically took off his face. He died instantly.”


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: isis; sniper
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That's going to leave a mark.
1 posted on 03/18/2018 8:21:13 AM PDT by Timocrat
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Does that qualify as a minor flesh wound?


2 posted on 03/18/2018 8:23:56 AM PDT by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.<I>)
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What do you suppose was the last thing that went through the terrorist's mind, before he croaked?

:-)

3 posted on 03/18/2018 8:26:25 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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Oh dear. And Mahmud the Not-so Magnificent was just getting ready to turn his life around. But not his head.


4 posted on 03/18/2018 8:27:02 AM PDT by donozark (Restraining orders are just another way of saying I love you.)
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Walk it off chief, walk it off.....


5 posted on 03/18/2018 8:27:07 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Bedford Forrest
Does that qualify as a minor flesh wound?

Only if you're a black k..k...knight in a Monty Python movie.

6 posted on 03/18/2018 8:28:19 AM PDT by Timocrat (Ingnorantia non excusat)
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Daylight?

A whistling sound from the warm Spring breeze?


7 posted on 03/18/2018 8:29:18 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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...took off his face...

I hope it spattered all over anyone in the area. You’re next.


8 posted on 03/18/2018 8:30:27 AM PDT by McGruff (It's time to investigate the investigators)
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Didn’t see a reference auto when this happened?


9 posted on 03/18/2018 8:30:34 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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A happy story that is touching enough to bring a tear to my eye...and an eye through the next wall for the terrorist.


10 posted on 03/18/2018 8:31:04 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you)
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2017/05/22 · AN SAS sniper killed an ISIS terrorist from 1.5 MILES away using a mega -powerful rifle, a report says.

............

They have reported the story last year.

British lazy journalists are funny.


11 posted on 03/18/2018 8:31:36 AM PDT by granada
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“Walk it off chief, walk it off.....”

Vince Lombardi....you have to play with the little hurts.


12 posted on 03/18/2018 8:32:14 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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“The bullet struck the ISIS commander in the back of the head and basically took off his face. He died instantly.”
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I don’t see how that can be! President John Kennedy was struck from behind, and the BACK of his head came off! For this to be true, there would have had to have been a shooter on the Grassy Knoll.

Is this part of #Qanon’s preparing the public for a big reveal?


13 posted on 03/18/2018 8:32:23 AM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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“He died instantly.”

unlike some of his victims.


14 posted on 03/18/2018 8:32:35 AM PDT by Nailbiter
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About two and a half ounces of lead and copper...


15 posted on 03/18/2018 8:32:44 AM PDT by W. (.44 Magnum. No further questions needed.)
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750 grains.


16 posted on 03/18/2018 8:33:06 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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It will be hard for ISIS to save face after that one....


17 posted on 03/18/2018 8:33:15 AM PDT by AFret.
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Daylight?

A whistling sound from the warm Spring breeze?

LOL, yeah, probably all of the above, but I was thinking more along the lines, of a 50 calibre round.

:-)

18 posted on 03/18/2018 8:35:29 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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Dang. He didn’t suffer much huh? A .50 will do that to you I suppose.


19 posted on 03/18/2018 8:37:23 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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It will be hard for ISIS to save face after that one....

The jokes just write themselves, don't they?

AFret here too.

20 posted on 03/18/2018 8:37:48 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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