SAS sniper executes executioner in dramatic rescue

Nick Gutteridge for Express.co.uk reports the sniper took out the ISIS henchman moments before he cut off their heads.

The marksman saved the terrified eight-year old and his father by shooting a jihadi with a head shot from 1,000 meters.

That's far. A meter is a yard so 1,000 yards. 10 football fields. Except wait. I's not exactly a yard. That many yards makes a significant difference. Turns out, 1,000 meters is actually 1093 yards. Nearly 100 more yards, the sniper shot nearly eleven football fields worth, and that's American football fields. Not counting end zones. Fields for their football games are a little longer. However visualized it is an outstanding shot.

It must have seemed like an act of God. There was a crowd assembled to witness. The jihadist appeared crazed and with two henchmen on each side. The sniper took out all three with three consecutive shots from a .50 caliber sniper rifle. That's large. Fitted with a silencer.

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The big one on the left. You can visualize the jihadi's head turning to red mist right before the stunned group of witnesses, the jihadists were making a point, the father and son had refused to deny their faith, and just as the executioner lifted his knife to slice the throat of the father  his own head pops to red mist and and his body crumples. The prisoners still blindfolded and terrified have no idea what is happening, they had already been pushed down and kicked, and the two henchmen look at each other straining to process what had just happened one of their heads pops to red mist and his body crumples and the next moment the third. Someone stepped forward and untied the prisoners.

Father and son stare at the dead men fallen around them and then take off running. Last seen headed for Turkey. Town rejoices. ISIS no longer enters the town. In their world view, by their own prayer, Allah definitely not willing.

Great read. The story bears on an earlier post here at comonocreerendios about the use of the word "hero." The writer is enthralled with the report and judging by your comments back there you will will find the article diminished by that. It is an outstanding feat, and the whole time I'm thinking the sniper himself regarding it pretty much in a day's work if a bit unusual for its particular drama.

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