‘War tourist’ traveling through conflict zone gets disturbing offer from locals, what they wanted him to do is absolutely chilling

The terrifying ‘sniper tourist’ business, where rich people reportedly pay money to shoot regular civilians in war zones, goes way beyond just Sarajevo. That’s the shocking claim from Andrew Drury, a British “war tourist” who says someone offered him the chance to take a shot himself while he was traveling through Iraq.

This whole idea is totally terrible. Drury is a journalist, documentary maker, and construction business owner from Surrey. He has spent the last 20 years visiting some of the most dangerous places in the world. He’s a father of four who has taken “holidays” in active war zones like Somalia, Afghanistan, and Chechnya. During his travels, he heard rumors about these dark “human safaris.”

The rumors turned into a disturbing reality when Drury was visiting the frontline in Kirkuk, Iraq. According to Lad Bible, a sniper offered him the scope and the chance to pull the trigger. “I was offered the chance to have a shot by a sniper,” Drury said. “I wouldn’t even look into the scope.”

This disturbing practice appears widespread across multiple war zones

He turned down the offer right away, saying that he couldn’t take a human life and couldn’t even kill an animal. This is a truly messed up situation, and it makes complete sense why he refused. However, he claims others aren’t so hesitant, saying that “people are doing it all the time.” This suggests that what many people thought was a problem in one place is actually happening around the world.

Drury spoke out against the whole supposed business in the strongest way possible. He made it clear that this isn’t some edgy type of travel. “It’s not dark tourism, it’s murder,” he added. While some tourists face danger unintentionally, like when a minibus crashed into a ravine, this involves deliberately seeking out opportunities to harm others.

These claims come as shocking accusations about the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo have been coming back up over the last few weeks. During the city’s siege, wealthy Europeans reportedly paid five-figure amounts to take part in these hunts. Italian prosecutors are now investigating these old accusations, which involve Europeans paying more than £80,000 just to shoot people for “fun.”

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has been accused of being involved in these specific human safari hunts, though the world leader has strongly denied all claims. This background makes Drury’s current accusations about Iraq even more disturbing, showing that this terrible practice might be far more common than people previously thought.

It’s important to make a clear difference between this alleged sniper tourism and other activities in war zones. Drury himself pointed out that some people travel to Iraq and join groups like the Peshmerga, the Kurdish armed forces, and fought against ISIS. While you could call that a high-risk type of tourism because they weren’t soldiers, they were actively fighting a known enemy. The alleged sniper business, however, involves paying to murder innocent civilians. That’s a completely different and horrible act.

Traveling through these dangerous areas means Drury has had to avoid more than just disturbing offers. The journalist has visited many active war zones, and he has faced serious personal danger. Adventure tourism can turn deadly in unexpected ways, as seen when a father and son’s ziplining trip went wrong, but Drury’s experiences involve deliberate threats rather than accidents.