A Canadian special forces sniper in Iraq has broken a British-held record for the longest-distance confirmed kill after he shot dead an Islamic State fighter from more than two miles away.
The bullet, fired from a McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle, took less than ten seconds to travel 3,540m before it hit its target.
The feat was so remarkable that the Canadian armed forces took the unusual step yesterday of confirming the action by one of its most secretive units.
“The Canadian special operations command can confirm that a member of the Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) successfully hit a target from 3,540 metres,” it said in a statement.
The distance was at the edge of the potential firing range of the weapon — about 3,750m
