British troops kill 8 Islamic State rebels every day

London: Soldiers from the elite force SAS have killed hundreds of Islamic State militants during the past four weeks. According to sources, the SAS has gunned down up to eight terrorists per day, reported the Daily Mail.

Until now, it had been acknowledged only that the SAS was operating in a reconnaissance role in Iraq and was not involved in combat.

But the report in Daily Mail says that small groups of soldiers are being dropped into IS territory to take on the enemy.

Targets are identified by drones operated either from an SAS base or by the soldiers themselves on the ground, who use smaller devices.

The troops are also equipped with quad bikes four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles that can have machine guns bolted on to a frame. They then seek out IS units and attack the terrorists using the element of surprise.

The missions have taken place on a near daily basis and the SAS has expended so much ammunition that regimental quartermasters have been forced to order a full replenishment of stocks of machine-gun rounds and sniper bullets.