ISIS sniper battalion shooters will be trained in "Juba, the Sniper" inspired fashion, according to Islamic State social media posts. One of the ISIS sniper units will reportedly "continue the legacy" of Juba, who is believed to have killed 40 American soldiers in Baghdad.
The ISIS sniper battalion is was allegedly created as part of a propaganda battle in response to the Chris Kyle, American Sniper movie. A sniper similar to the Sunni insurgent known as "Juba, the Sniper" is reportedly featured in the wildly popular, and critically-acclaimed film about the top American sniper.
ISIS snipers are reportedly responsible for the deaths of a multitude of both Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers. The Islamic State recently released the first known photos of its "Juba, the Sniper" inspired shooters. In the photos, both clean-shaven men appearing to be new recruits, and bearded ISIS militants are shown.
The ISIS snipers posed with their long-range Russian Dragunov sniper rifles somewhere in northern Iraq. The shooters wore khaki uniforms, ski goggles, and peaked caps in the photos. A jihadi tracking group based in the United States revealed that the ISIS sniper battalion is a part of the Ninewa Division. The division out of Northern Iraq is one of the 16 administrative regions the Islamic State is believed to control in Iraq and Syria.
