Instead, the first bullet – designed to tumble as it travels, in order to maim – struck him in the back of the head.
The source said: ‘One minute he was standing there and the next his head had exploded.
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‘The commander remained standing upright for a couple of seconds before collapsing and that’s when panic set in.
‘He was an extremely sadistic and ruthless individual, feared by the locals and the jihadis alike.’
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