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An SAS soldier used his axe to kill an ISIS terrorist during a daring rescue mission to free young girls being held as sex slaves by the terror group.

The soldier was part of a secret mission to help free the girls who were being held captive in a Syrian village and forced to marry ISIS fighters.

Girls who did not comply with the group's wishes were raped or brutally killed.

The veteran fighter - who has also fought in Iraq and Afghanistan - had stormed a building in the village and was moving through its rooms when two terrorists opened fire.

After shooting one dead he attempted to kill the second fighter.

But as the jihadi ran towards him, his gun jammed. Instead, he is believed to have pulled out his hand axe and killed the fighter.

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SAS soldiers and US special forces were sent to the village in Syria to rescue the girls after intelligence officials heard of the attacks on the girls.

Girls who did not cooperate with the terrorists wishes were raped or brutally killed by being crucified or dipped in acid, the Daily Star reported.

SAS soldiers and US special forces battled for two hours with the terrorists with the help of armed drones.

About 25 ISIS fighters were killed during the battle and about a dozen girls were rescued.

Speaking to the Daily Star, one source said: “Members of Isis had been in the area for a few months and had been rounding up pre-pubescent girls who they wanted to become jihadi brides.

“…. Some of the girls ran away but were captured and we received reports that they were crucified or dipped in acid and suffered the most appalling deaths.”

The source said no prisoners were taken following the raid.

“The girls and their families were relocated from the village to northern Iraq where they have been welcomed and offered homes,” the source added.