Special Forces Sniper Hit ISIS Fighter From 2 MILES Away In Longest Kill Shot In History

A special forces sniper has shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill in military history by picking off an ISIS fighter from an astounding 11,319 feet. The extraordinary shot by a Canadian Joint Task Force 2 member, which was from 2.14 miles away, smashed the record held by Briton Craig Harrison, who killed a Taliban soldier with a 338 Lapua Magnum rifle at a range of 1.54 miles in 2009.

The record-breaking shot was fired from a McMillan TAC-50 rifle from a high-rise tower in Iraq last month and was recorded on video. The unbelievable kill shot took 10 full seconds to travel the 2.14 miles where it took down an ISIS fighter who was attacking Iraqi soldiers.

“The shot in question actually disrupted a Daesh attack on Iraqi security forces,” said a military source. “Instead of dropping a bomb that could potentially kill civilians in the area, it is a very precise application of force and because it was so far way, the bad guys didn’t have a clue what was happening.”

“This is an incredible feat. It is a world record that might never be equaled,” a military insider told The Globe and Mail. “Hard data on this. It isn’t an opinion. It isn’t an approximation. There is a second location with eyes on with all the right equipment to capture exactly what the shot was.”

Canadians dominate the list of longest confirmed kills and hold three of the top four spots, the United States comes in at a distant fifth.


“Canada has a world-class sniper system. It is not just a sniper. They work in pairs. There is an observer,” a military source said. “This is a skill set that only a very few people have.”

The Tac-50 is the long-range weapon of choice for the Canadian Army, who have been using the sniper rifle since 2000 because of its outstanding accuracy. The Tac-50 has a mind-blowing range of 12,303 feet or 2.33 miles and is strong enough to take out light armored vehicles. Since the late 1980s, the Tac-50 has been made by McMillan Firearms Manufacturing in Phoenix, Arizona. The world-class rifle weighs 26 pounds and is 57 inches in length. The magazine can hold five cartridges, with dimensions of 12.7 x 99mm.

Last month, a marksman for the Special Air Service (SAS), which is a special forces unit of the British Army, was able to take out an Islamic State sniper from an incredible distance of 1.5 miles away. The sniper vs. sniper duel lasted over four hours.