[Riley]

The SAS is very secret, this news might be serving some purpose, and doing no real harm.

I had the same thought.

[Timocrat]

this news might be serving some purpose, and doing no real harm

The Jihadis are smart enough to know that the SAS would be involved. They may be sending a message to potential western jihadi recruits, namely: " Travel to exotic Syria and Iraq on Jihad and get killed in the dead of night by the SAS"

It takes all the romance out of going on Jihad.