British SAS Hero Kills 5 Islamic State Terrorists with a Shotgun in Just 7 Seconds
SAS officer armed with a shotgun has killed five ISIS jihadis during a dawn raid in Iraq
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A British SAS soldier, armed with a shotgun, has reportedly killed five Islamic State terrorists in just seven seconds during a raid in Iraq.
The SAS officer took out the ISIS jihadis during an intense firefight in a dawn raid, quickly leading to the militant group's surrender of the stronghold, according to reports.
The successful operation was part of a covert mission that took place on an ISIS outpost in Baghdad, Iraq.
Working with Iraq's special forces, MI6 agents had identified the building as a suspected bomb factory used by the terror group, from which militants would carry out attacks.
A 12-man Special Air Service team was dispatched to observe the property for several days.
The team planned a dawn raid for the next day after receiving reports that the jihadists were plotting to carry out multiple suicide bombing attacks.
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According to the Daily Mail, a "breach team" was the first to enter, breaking through a doorway into a courtyard.
However, they were soon faced by a group of heavily armed men, who had reportedly just finished morning prayers and were loading weapons into a vehicle.
One of the officers, armed with a Benelli M4 Super 90 semi-automatic shotgun, fired at them, killing three would-be bombers.
Another two terrorists then appeared from a building, but before they could fire off a shot they had been neutralized them as well.
"The terrorists were no more than a few feet away when the SAS team came face to face with them," a source told the Daily Star about the raid late last year.
"One of the breach team opened fire with a shotgun and shot dead three before they could get a shot off.
"Another two terrorists appeared from a building and he neutralized them as well.
"Several other terrorists emerged from the building but immediately surrendered and began panicking as two of the bodies didn’t have heads – they thought they were about to be executed."
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It was reported that two suicide vests, one weighing 30lbs, were found on the dead men.
They were made mostly from ball bearings and plastic explosives.
At least one officer on a raid is armed with a 12 gauge pump-action Benelli shotgun, which is usually used to blast through locks and remove hinges from doors.
The Ministry of Defence does not comment on special forces operations.
