Sniper in Iraq set a record, killing the gunman with 3450 m
Sniper canadian special forces in Iraq have set a new world record by shooting militants ISIS with a record distance of more than two miles, according to the canadian special operations command.
The unnamed shooter was part of the canadian elite joint task force 2 special operations units currently deployed in "advice and support" as to help the Iraqi security forces to fight ISIS from the front lines in Mosul.
"The command of canadian special operations can confirm that one of the members of the joint task force successfully hit the target with 3540 meters. For reasons of operational safety and security the safety of our staff and our coalition partners, we will not discuss the exact details of when and how the incident occurred, " - said in a statement.
Because of the distance of the shot some voices in the military community has expressed skepticism at the report of the government of Canada. Announced shot with 3540 meters, or about 3.2 miles, will Eclipse the previous world record sniper at 2474 meters or 1.54 miles set by British Craig Harrison, when he killed two militants of the Taliban in November 2009.
"Sniper elite units used the sniper rifle McMillan TAC-50 shooting from high-rise buildings during the operation, which occurred in the last month in Iraq, it took him less than 10 seconds to hit the target", - the document says.
Canadian military unit confirmed the distance
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