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The BBC are reporting a Canadian special forces sniper shot an I.S. insurgent in Iraq at a range of 2.1 miles. They report the bullet took 10 seconds to reach its target. By anyone's standards that's some good killing.

 

Russian foreign ministry report a Russian air strike has killed Baghdadi the leader of Islamic State + 30 commander's + 300 fighters.

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The BBC are reporting a Canadian special forces sniper shot an I.S. insurgent in Iraq at a range of 2.1 miles. They report the bullet took 10 seconds to reach its target. By anyone's standards that's some good killing.

 

Russian foreign ministry report a Russian air strike has killed Baghdadi the leader of Islamic State + 30 commander's + 300 fighters.

Blimey they must have a good supply of virgins.

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What was he sat having a kip to stay still that long while the bullet got to him or was the shooter shooting at a bird in the sky and a big lump of lead landed on top the the bad guys head killing him still a good shot.

 

I think the Russian one was better oh I forgot we are not allowed to say that the Russians did something good after all they are meant to be the bad guys or so our powers that be keep on telling us but some of us find it just a bit unconvincing . :yahoo: :yahoo:

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The BBC are reporting a Canadian special forces sniper shot an I.S. insurgent in Iraq at a range of 2.1 miles. They report the bullet took 10 seconds to reach its target. By anyone's standards that's some good killing.

Russian foreign ministry report a Russian air strike has killed Baghdadi the leader of Islamic State + 30 commander's + 300 fighters.

Would have thought it would have took less than 10 seconds
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just read this on the bbc website, fantastic shot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40372403

 

A sniper in the Canadian special forces shot and killed an Islamic State (IS) fighter from a distance of 2.1 miles (3,540m) in Iraq last month.

Military sources told Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper that the gunman is a member of Joint Task Force 2, and made the shot from a high-rise building.

It took the bullet almost 10 seconds to hit its target, it reports.

The Canadian Special Operations Command confirmed to the BBC the sniper "hit a target" from that distance.

The shot, which sources tell the paper was filmed, is thought to be a record for the longest confirmed kill.

The sniper worked in tandem with an observer, who helps to spot targets, and used a standard Canadian military issued McMillan TAC-50 rifle.

"The shot in question actually disrupted a Daesh [so-called Islamic State] attack on Iraqi security forces," a military source told the paper.

"Instead of dropping a bomb that could potentially kill civilians in the area, it is a very precise application of force and because it was so far away, the bad guys didn't have a clue what was happening."

 

The source described the difficultly of the shot, which required the shooter to account for wind, ballistics, and even the Earth's curvature.

Military experts believe the successful shot may have set a record.

The previous record was held by British sniper, Craig Harrison, who shot and killed a Taliban attacker from 2,475 metres in 2009 using a 338 Lapua Magnum rifle.

The government of Canada's Liberal Party Prime Minister Justin Trudeau halted air strikes against the so-called Islamic State in 2016.

But at the same time, Mr Trudeau announced plans to treble the number of special forces on the ground, as well as increase the number of Canadian Armed Forces members who are tasked with training and assisting local forces.

 

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