ISIS Financing
1: Islamic State (Exclusive): \’Abu Hajjar\’ most senior leader yet to be interviewed – BBC News
Meet Abu Hajjar, the most senior leader of the so-called Islamic State ever to talk on camera. According Iraqi police, he was their head of finance in Iraq until his capture last year. He tells Peter Taylor they raise money by \”taxing\” businesses – threatening to kill those who don\’t pay \”with a grenade\”.
Credit: BBC News
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They (ISISI, Daesh) make it from imposing taxes.
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They tax businesses, electricity companies
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pharmacies, petrol stations, oil companies
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They impose taxes on almost every sector
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What happened to those who didn\’t pay the gangster tax to ISIS, Daesh?
They threaten him
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They threaten to kill him with a grenade
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