Abu Tahsin al-Salhi (1953 – 29 September 2017) was an Iraqi veteran sniper. A volunteer in Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, he claimed to have killed 320 ISIL members during the Iraqi Civil War, receiving the nicknames "the sheikh of snipers" and the "hawk eye".[1]
Prior to Iraqi Civil War, al-Salhi participated in the Yom Kippur War, the Iran–Iraq War, theinvasion of Kuwait and the Gulf War.[2] According to al-Salhi, in the Yom Kippur War he was part of an Iraqi brigade fighting with Syria against Israel on Golan Heights.[1] In the Iran–Iraq War, the invasion of Kuwait and the 2003 invasion of Iraq al-Salhi fought on Iraqi side. Around May 2015 al-Salhi joined the Popular Mobilization Forces. According to al-Salhi, he began fighting ISIL inJurf Al Nasr (formerly Jurf Al Sakhar) and learned sniper skills from the Russian military.[3] He became stationed in the Makhoul Mountains, northern Iraq,[2] armed with a Steyr rifle.[1]
According to the Popular Mobilization Forces spokesman, al-Salhi was killed as he advanced onHawija in Iraq.[1] His funeral took place on 30 September 2017.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Tahsin_al-Salhi
