The bullet was fired from a McMillan TAC-50 rifle set on a high-rise tower and took 10 seconds to travel the 2.14 miles towards the fighter, who was attacking Iraqi soldiers. “For operational security reasons and to preserve the safety of our personnel and our Coalition partners we will not discuss precise details on when and how this incident took place,” the statement added. “The Canadian Special Operations Command can confirm that a member of Joint Task Force 2 successfully hit a target at 3,540 metres,” the forces said in a statement on Thursday. MOSUL, Baghdad (Kurdistan24) - Canada’s elite special forces in Iraq broke the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in military history at a distance of 3,540 meters.Ī sniper of Joint Task Force 2 killed an Islamic State (IS) insurgent during an operation in Iraq within the last month.
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