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"The expert British special forces marksman was almost a mile away when he gunned down the feared ISIS executioner and three others as they were set to turn a flamethrower on the civilians who were accused of being spies.
The SAS sniper fired a single round from his high calibre .50 Barrett rifle at the fuel tank of the executioner's flamethrower, causing it to explode, incinerating him and three other ISIS members who were poised ready to film the killing of the civilians.
A source told the Daily Star Sunday that it was part of a rescue operation near Raqqa in Syria earlier this month.
The so-called ISIS executioner who was killed in the mission is said to have been on a US 'kill list' for months because of his brutal method of killing prisoners with his flamethrower, burning them alive.
The source told the newspaper:The SAS team moved into an overwatch position above a village where they were told the execution was going to take place.
Up to 12 civilians were going to be murdered eight men and four women. They were suspected of being spies.
The executioner gave some sort of rambling speech over a loud hailer then when he finished the SAS sniper opened fire.""
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