AN SAS hero armed with just a Gurkha knife hacked to death three ISIS fanatics who attempted to capture him alive during an ambush in war-torn Iraq.
The soldier, with 15 years of experience, was caught in a bloody stand off with the Islamic State (ISIS) soldiers but incredibly managed to turn it around and decapitated one with a single swipe of the kukri.
The dramatic scenes unfolded after the SAS and Iraqi team entered an ambushed factory to snoop on a sniper in the besieged city of Fallujah, a key ISIS stronghold.
But the elite forces were quickly ambushed by crazed ISIS jihadis, leaving several Iraqi soldiers dead and four seriously injured.
SAS hero hacks ISIS terror trio to death armed with just Gurkha knife
AN SAS hero armed with just a Gurkha knife hacked to death three ISIS fanatics who attempted to capture him alive during an ambush in war-torn Iraq.
By Rebecca Perring
Mon, Jul 4, 2016
Daily Express
MOD/YOUTUBE The SAS hero hacked to death three ISIS fanatics
The soldier, with 15 years of experience, was caught in a bloody stand off with the Islamic State (ISIS) soldiers but incredibly managed to turn it around and decapitated one with a single swipe of the kukri.
The dramatic scenes unfolded after the SAS and Iraqi team entered an ambushed factory to snoop on a sniper in the besieged city of Fallujah, a key ISIS stronghold.
But the elite forces were quickly ambushed by crazed ISIS jihadis, leaving several Iraqi soldiers dead and four seriously injured.
As the SAS solider attempted to drag injured troops to safety, he was pinned down by enemy gun-fire.
GETTY Iraqi forces attempt to recapture their city
And when he ran out of ammunition, ISIS fanatics got him on the back foot and attempted to capture him alive.
But in a massive turnaround, the defiant sergeant began hacking at the trio with a kukri.
The 27-year-old hero had been given the knife by a British Gurkha soldier before he joined the SAS.
One SAS source told the Daily Star on Sunday: "As soon as his ammunition was expended, the IS gunmen tried to storm him.
GETTY The British soldier was outnumbered but still managed to wipe out the ambush
“As they went to grab him he unsheathed his kukri and began slashing away.
“He decapitated the first gunman, slit the throat of the second and killed another with a third blow. He then sliced away at three others.
“The IS gunmen fled in panic allowing the SAS soldier to carry the injured men to safety.
GETTY Iraqi forces have been pushing back ISIS
“He expected to be killed but thought he’d take as many of the enemy with him.
“When he was reunited with Iraqi troops they thought that he was seriously wounded because he was covered in blood but he explained that the blood wasn’t his.
"He cleaned his knife, grabbed some more ammo and then led another Iraqi special forces team into battle.”
Fearsome: British Army Gurkhas with their deadly kukri knives
Formidable: The SAS
SAS hero hacks ISIS terror trio to death armed with just Gurkha knife | World | News | Daily Express
The soldier, with 15 years of experience, was caught in a bloody stand off with the Islamic State (ISIS) soldiers but incredibly managed to turn it around and decapitated one with a single swipe of the kukri.
The dramatic scenes unfolded after the SAS and Iraqi team entered an ambushed factory to snoop on a sniper in the besieged city of Fallujah, a key ISIS stronghold.
But the elite forces were quickly ambushed by crazed ISIS jihadis, leaving several Iraqi soldiers dead and four seriously injured.
SAS hero hacks ISIS terror trio to death armed with just Gurkha knife
AN SAS hero armed with just a Gurkha knife hacked to death three ISIS fanatics who attempted to capture him alive during an ambush in war-torn Iraq.
By Rebecca Perring
Mon, Jul 4, 2016
Daily Express
MOD/YOUTUBE The SAS hero hacked to death three ISIS fanatics
The soldier, with 15 years of experience, was caught in a bloody stand off with the Islamic State (ISIS) soldiers but incredibly managed to turn it around and decapitated one with a single swipe of the kukri.
The dramatic scenes unfolded after the SAS and Iraqi team entered an ambushed factory to snoop on a sniper in the besieged city of Fallujah, a key ISIS stronghold.
But the elite forces were quickly ambushed by crazed ISIS jihadis, leaving several Iraqi soldiers dead and four seriously injured.
As the SAS solider attempted to drag injured troops to safety, he was pinned down by enemy gun-fire.
GETTY Iraqi forces attempt to recapture their city
And when he ran out of ammunition, ISIS fanatics got him on the back foot and attempted to capture him alive.
But in a massive turnaround, the defiant sergeant began hacking at the trio with a kukri.
The 27-year-old hero had been given the knife by a British Gurkha soldier before he joined the SAS.
One SAS source told the Daily Star on Sunday: "As soon as his ammunition was expended, the IS gunmen tried to storm him.
GETTY The British soldier was outnumbered but still managed to wipe out the ambush
“As they went to grab him he unsheathed his kukri and began slashing away.
“He decapitated the first gunman, slit the throat of the second and killed another with a third blow. He then sliced away at three others.
“The IS gunmen fled in panic allowing the SAS soldier to carry the injured men to safety.
GETTY Iraqi forces have been pushing back ISIS
“He expected to be killed but thought he’d take as many of the enemy with him.
“When he was reunited with Iraqi troops they thought that he was seriously wounded because he was covered in blood but he explained that the blood wasn’t his.
"He cleaned his knife, grabbed some more ammo and then led another Iraqi special forces team into battle.”
Fearsome: British Army Gurkhas with their deadly kukri knives
Formidable: The SAS
SAS hero hacks ISIS terror trio to death armed with just Gurkha knife | World | News | Daily Express
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