Hero Saves Dad And 8-Year-Old From ISIS Beheading

With an SAS sniper, a brave British marksman shot a knife-wielding Islamic State (ISIS) devil even as he tried to behead a terrified father and eight-year-old son, according to express.

With a head shot 1,000 metres away, he killed the jihadi, and then two other members of the horrible terror group in the Syrian desert. It happened last month near the Syrian border with Turkey, where an SAS unit had been on patrols.

It was called an "impossible shot" because the sniper was 1,000 metres away, but still managed to kill the ISIS executioner as well as two others near him, according to inquisitr.

The ISIS had called the father and son "infidels" because they did not denounce their faith. They were both part of the minority Shia sect of Islam.

An Iraqi spy had tipped off British special forces about the planned execution.

So there were special forces that arrived at the spot, and found that the ISIS was killing a number of people, and headless bodies were lying in pools of blood on the desert.

Although the crack team thought they could execute an air strike with a Reaper Drone, they feared that the innocent civilians forced to stand there may also be killed.

Hence, they used the team's sniper for a long-range kill. One source said: "There were several decapitated bodies already lying on the ground. Through binoculars the soldiers could see that the crowd were terrified and many were in tears."

Both the man and the young boy had been dragged out and made to kneel.

"They were both wearing blindfolds and looked terrified. A tall bearded man emerged and drew a long knife. He began addressing the crowd and slapping the father and his son around the head and kicking them on to the floor. Standing either side of the executioner were two other Isis fighters, both armed with AK47s."

The SAS marksman had a .50 calibre sniper rifle and killed the executioner. "The ISIS thug who was about to decapitate the father was shot in the head and collapsed. Everyone just stared in confusion. The sniper then dispatched the two henchmen with single shots - three kills with three bullets. Someone from the crowd then ran over and untied the father and son's hands and took their blindfolds off."