Watch the Spectacular Sight of a Kurdish Marksman Detonating an ISIS Car Bomb from a Distance

[Sally]

Just as good as our sharpshooters.

Watch the Spectacular Sight of a Kurdish Marksman Detonating an ISIS Car Bomb from a Distance

By Patrick Brennan
February 13, 2015 4:42 PM


I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the below video, but it’s been making the rounds of Kurdish-opposition Twitter, and apparently depicts a member of the Peshmerga, the Iraqi Kurdish armed forces, firing on and destroying a suicide-bomb vehicle from the Islamic State. ISIS and the Syrian al-Qaeda faction from which it split last year, the Nusrah Front, both make liberal use of suicide car bombs and have been doing so since early in the Syrian civil war.

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[aris2chat]

Just as good as our sharpshooters.

Watch the Spectacular Sight of a Kurdish Marksman Detonating an ISIS Car Bomb from a Distance

By Patrick Brennan
February 13, 2015 4:42 PM


I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the below video, but it’s been making the rounds of Kurdish-opposition Twitter, and apparently depicts a member of the Peshmerga, the Iraqi Kurdish armed forces, firing on and destroying a suicide-bomb vehicle from the Islamic State. ISIS and the Syrian al-Qaeda faction from which it split last year, the Nusrah Front, both make liberal use of suicide car bombs and have been doing so since early in the Syrian civil war.

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Watch the Spectacular Sight of a Kurdish Marksman Detonating an ISIS Car Bomb from a Distance National Review Online

and that was intended to kill civilians no doubt

 

[Sunni Man]

I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the below video, but it’s been making the rounds of Kurdish-opposition Twitter, and apparently depicts a member of the Peshmerga, the Iraqi Kurdish armed forces, firing on and destroying a suicide-bomb vehicle from the Islamic State. ISIS and the Syrian al-Qaeda faction from which it split last year, the Nusrah Front, both make liberal use of suicide car bombs and have been doing so since early in the Syrian civil war.

Continue reading at:

Watch the Spectacular Sight of a Kurdish Marksman Detonating an ISIS Car Bomb from a Distance National Review Online

Do tell .....

 

[Hossfly]

I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the below video, but it’s been making the rounds of Kurdish-opposition Twitter, and apparently depicts a member of the Peshmerga, the Iraqi Kurdish armed forces, firing on and destroying a suicide-bomb vehicle from the Islamic State. ISIS and the Syrian al-Qaeda faction from which it split last year, the Nusrah Front, both make liberal use of suicide car bombs and have been doing so since early in the Syrian civil war.

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Watch the Spectacular Sight of a Kurdish Marksman Detonating an ISIS Car Bomb from a Distance National Review Online

Do tell .....

Indeed!

 

[waltky]

The 7 Best Marksmen in U.S. Military History...

The 7 Best Marksmen in U.S. Military History
We've compiled a list of seven amazing people, in answer to a hotly-debated question: Who have been the best marksmen in U.S.

Who are the best marksmen in U.S. military history? It's a hotly-debated subject, and Military.com is throwing its hat in the ring with PeopleMaven, a startup that creates lists of amazing people, to provide an answer. Since the names and activities of current U.S. military marksmen are classified, we only considered unclassified service members and veterans for our list, and factored in these four criteria:

Combat heroes famous for exceptional confirmed kill count

Combat heroes with record-setting kill shot distances

Military shooters who went on to public recognition

Premier competitive marksmen

Below we feature the top seven legends from the list.

U.S. Marine Sergeant Carlos Norman Hathcock II

Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas

Nickname: "Whitefeather"

Years of Service: 1959 to 1979

Wars: Vietnam War, two tours

Confirmed Kills: 93

One of the most legendary combat heroes with exceptional confirmed kill counts is USMC Sergeant Carlos Norman Hathcock II. Hathcock’s legend grew from countless acts of bravery on the battlefield. He was an incredible woodsman with unmatched patience, traits which served him well in the jungles of Vietnam, where he served two tours.

Among Hathcock’s impressive stories of wartime success was a man hunt that required Hathcock to cross enemy lines to dispatch a North Vietnamese Army general. He went four days without food, water, or sleep, crawling inch by inch, on his side, to safely get within range of the general. At 700 yards, he took out the target and then sneaked back to safety.

Hathcock also held the record for the longest confirmed kill shot for over 30 years, at 2,500 yards. His record was beaten in 2002 by both Canadian Master Corporal Arron Perry and Corporal Rob Furlong, with 2,526 yard and 2,657 yard kill shots, respectively. Both of those shots occurred in 2002 during the War in Afghanistan. Hathcock claimed that his only motivation as a sniper was to do his duty and protect his fellow Marines.

U.S. Army Scout William Dixon