Posted on 02/16/2016 2:44:58 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
Faced with a cash shortage in its self-declared caliphate, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has slashed salaries, asked Raqqa residents to pay utility bills in black market American dollars, and is now releasing detainees for a price of $500 a person. The extremists who once bragged about minting their own currency are having a hard time meeting expenses, thanks to coalition airstrikes and other measures that have eroded millions from their finances since last fall. Having built up loyalty among militants with good salaries and honeymoon and baby bonuses, the group has stopped providing even the smaller perks: free energy drinks and Snickers bars.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Maybe they should open up some medical marijuana dispensaries?
Sounds like Trumps plan.
Attack the Money and Supplies!
That is the path of Victory!
Russia identified the building they were printing this stuff.
They blew it up.
THAT is the function of a military.
The military emergency in the West is putting women into Special Forces and finding enough female Army recruiters.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE.
But it’s REALITY.
Faced with a cash shortage in its LATE self-declared caliphate, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is now having to renege on promised salaries...
Is this de-califphation...
...seems almost caliunphortunate...
A coalition of one. Russia
the russians don’t go to war for publicity
He did talk of cutting off their funds through market control.
Hmmm...
“coalition airstrikes”?
I’ve been under the impression almost ALL of the EFFECTIVE air strikes, that is the ones destroying ISIS oil production and transportation resources, were being done by the Russians, and the U.S. was pretty much failing to bomb ANYTHING at all that MIGHT involve accidentally killing “civilians”, even “civilian” drivers of the ISIS “pipeline on wheels” oil truck convoys.
You would be correct.
I think the USA leads in the number of empty pickup trucks destroyed with half-million dollar missiles.
Now turn off the food, water, energy and finally air.
Who would have thought that a bunch of illiterate, inbred, Arab barbarians would have problems managing an organization?
Russia also blew up their oil trucks and some refineries. Obama never would have done that because it “hurts the environment.”
Boo-hoo, sob! Oh, the Huge Manatee!
Have they asked obozo for a loan?
Trump said take away their money and you destroy them. Looks like he was right.
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