VIDEO: How Islamic State Made Its Billions
This fascinating and informative video from Channel 4 News in the United Kingdom explains how Islamic State is using cash from oil, extortion, taxation and robbery to pay for jihad.How is Islamic State paying for jihad? Jon Snow from Channel 4 News in the United Kingdom examines the sources of funding for the $2 billion insurgency in this fascinating and informative video.
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