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Abu Tahseen, 63, was killed at the weekend after clocking up an incredible 341 kills while battling terrorists in Iraq.

The veteran of five wars volunteered with the militia group Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Units (PMU).

He was known for his huge silver beard, his motorbike and colossal sniper rifle.

The marksman was known as the Silver Sniper, the Sheikh of Snipers and Hawk-eye.

Tahseen boasted to have killed up to four ISIS fighters a day – but was killed while fighting in to liberate Hawija.

He spent every waking hour hunting the cult, even when he was placed on leave by the army.

The marksman learned to shoot in Russia, and first found in the Arab-Israli conflict in 1973.

Tahseen was never far from his huge 50cal rifle, and regularly posed for videos with the PMU.

(Image: TWITTER) (Image: TWITTER)

In one clip released earlier this year, he talked viewers through his tactics.

He says he has to be relaxed while shooting, and says his gun is so strong it knocks jihadis “back one metre”.

Tahseen said: "When I get my rotation I just want to get back here. Last time they gave me a month off and after 12 days I came back.”

The Iraqi National Army announced at the weekend: “Sniper Abu Tahseen who killed more than 300 terrorists in Iraq was martyred yesterday in the battles to liberate Hawijah.”

ISIS have almost been driven out of Iraq following the liberation to the city of Mosul in July.

The cult continues to lash out abroad, claiming the massacre in Las Vegas by gunman Stephen Paddock – despite the FBI rubbishing any link to the cult.