Canadian sniper records 3.5km kill shot on Islamic State fighter in Iraq
The previous record was 2,474 metres, held by a British sniper in Afghanistan
A Canadian sniper in Iraq killed an Islamic State fighter from a distance of 3.5km (3,540 metres) .
The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command released a statement confirming that a member of Joint Task Force 2 made the shot, but for security reasons did not identify the sniper or say when and where the shooting took place.
The statement said only that the shot occurred in the past month, and that the task force “provides its expertise … from well behind the Iraqi security force front line in Mosul.”
The Canadian sniper used a McMillan Tac-50 rifle, and the shot was recorded on video, said Sue Beler, communications adviser for Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. The bullet was in the air just for under 10 seconds, she said.
Watch: the McMillan Tac-50 rifle in action
Guinness World Records names the record holder for longest shot as British sniper Craig Harrison, who shot two Taliban fighters in Afghanistan from 2,474 meters, in November 2009.