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British Sniper Faces Legal Probe After Shooting Insurgent.
A sniper in the British Army is reportedly to be investigated for firing on an Iraqi insurgent who was about to launch an RPG at a British base.
The soldier has come under scrutiny from the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) for not 'shouting a warning' before firing, according to a number of national newspapers.
UK Veterans - One Voice, a pressure group based in the UK representing former soldiers, brought details of the reported investigation to the public.
The IHAT has been accused of fronting a 'witch-hunt' against British soldiers who served in Iraq as it investigates allegations of unlawful killings and torture.
David Cameron has expressed his "deep concern" at the prospect of British veterans of the Iraq War facing persistent threats of prosecution years after the conflict ended.
Forces TV's audience, meanwhile, voted overwhelmingly in favour of imposing a time limit on soldier-prosecutions.
The story, which does not include any details of when or where the incident occurred, focuses on a British base which was the subject of repeated attacks by an individual over a period of weeks.
The attacker was allegedly armed with an RPG and habitually targeted the British base after Friday prayers.
Soldiers are reported to have been warned not to return fire for fear of harming bystanders who gathered to watch the event after leaving their local mosque.
The following Thursday, with the base having been the subject of further RPG attacks from the same insurgent, a patrol unit with a sniper attached allegedly targeted the individual before his regular attack took place.
“As the insurgent’s finger tightened on the trigger of the RPG, a single shot cracked out,” says the account.
“The round flew almost 1,200 metres across the face of the crowd missing them safely. The RPG jumped unfired into the air and the insurgent’s body briefly flew across the ground having been hit by a veteran of long military service, a graduate of the Army Sniper School.”
Because the distance between the sniper and his target was so great, a warning would have been ineffective, according to the pressure group.
Oh yeah.... "Stop.... don't shoot that RPG at us please"
That will work....
Maybe just Maybe that would work in a Utopian society were both sides respected that law, however you would not be killing each other in a Utopian society ..... Fact we don't live in such a happy clappy society & they don't shout out warning's or leave billboards where IED's are hiden.... feck em...... Shoot away
A sniper in the British Army is reportedly to be investigated for firing on an Iraqi insurgent who was about to launch an RPG at a British base.
The soldier has come under scrutiny from the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) for not 'shouting a warning' before firing, according to a number of national newspapers.
UK Veterans - One Voice, a pressure group based in the UK representing former soldiers, brought details of the reported investigation to the public.
The IHAT has been accused of fronting a 'witch-hunt' against British soldiers who served in Iraq as it investigates allegations of unlawful killings and torture.
David Cameron has expressed his "deep concern" at the prospect of British veterans of the Iraq War facing persistent threats of prosecution years after the conflict ended.
Forces TV's audience, meanwhile, voted overwhelmingly in favour of imposing a time limit on soldier-prosecutions.
The story, which does not include any details of when or where the incident occurred, focuses on a British base which was the subject of repeated attacks by an individual over a period of weeks.
The attacker was allegedly armed with an RPG and habitually targeted the British base after Friday prayers.
Soldiers are reported to have been warned not to return fire for fear of harming bystanders who gathered to watch the event after leaving their local mosque.
The following Thursday, with the base having been the subject of further RPG attacks from the same insurgent, a patrol unit with a sniper attached allegedly targeted the individual before his regular attack took place.
“As the insurgent’s finger tightened on the trigger of the RPG, a single shot cracked out,” says the account.
“The round flew almost 1,200 metres across the face of the crowd missing them safely. The RPG jumped unfired into the air and the insurgent’s body briefly flew across the ground having been hit by a veteran of long military service, a graduate of the Army Sniper School.”
Because the distance between the sniper and his target was so great, a warning would have been ineffective, according to the pressure group.
Oh yeah.... "Stop.... don't shoot that RPG at us please"
That will work....
Maybe just Maybe that would work in a Utopian society were both sides respected that law, however you would not be killing each other in a Utopian society ..... Fact we don't live in such a happy clappy society & they don't shout out warning's or leave billboards where IED's are hiden.... feck em...... Shoot away
