ISIS slashes salaries of its fighters
Jerusalem, Jan 19, 2016 (PTI)
The dreaded Islamic State terror group has decided to cut the salaries of its fighters by half blaming the "exceptional circumstances", a sign of worsening financial situation of the outfit.
The group's Bayt al-Mal, the Treasury Ministry, has decided to cut the salaries of its fighters in half due to the "exceptional circumstances" ISIS has been witnessing, The Jerusalem Post said, citing new documents released last month.
The terror group reportedly did not explain exactly what those "exceptional circumstances" were.
However, the ISIS decision came amid reports of a US-led coalition airstrike this month that destroyed a cash storage facility of the group in Iraq's Mosul city where it had stored "millions" to pay its operatives and for ongoing operations.
Millions of dollars were burned in the strike.
"ISIS' financial situation today is even worse than it was in December when the document came out," the paper said.
In order to deal with the financial damage, the ISIS- appointed governor in Mosul issued a fatwa allowing militants to raise funds from the local citizens by taxing them.
The group said the move would not affect the collection and distribution of Zakat, a religious obligatory tax, the paper said, citing the documents.
To justify its decision, the ISIS cited the Quran, claiming that it prioritises "jihad of wealth," or spending in beneficial or charitable ways, over "jihad of soul", the paper added.
The group's Bayt al-Mal, the Treasury Ministry, has decided to cut the salaries of its fighters in half due to the "exceptional circumstances" ISIS has been witnessing, The Jerusalem Post said, citing new documents released last month.
The terror group reportedly did not explain exactly what those "exceptional circumstances" were.
However, the ISIS decision came amid reports of a US-led coalition airstrike this month that destroyed a cash storage facility of the group in Iraq's Mosul city where it had stored "millions" to pay its operatives and for ongoing operations.
Millions of dollars were burned in the strike.
"ISIS' financial situation today is even worse than it was in December when the document came out," the paper said.
In order to deal with the financial damage, the ISIS- appointed governor in Mosul issued a fatwa allowing militants to raise funds from the local citizens by taxing them.
The group said the move would not affect the collection and distribution of Zakat, a religious obligatory tax, the paper said, citing the documents.
To justify its decision, the ISIS cited the Quran, claiming that it prioritises "jihad of wealth," or spending in beneficial or charitable ways, over "jihad of soul", the paper added.
IS confirms death of 'Jihadi John' in Syria drone strike
Beirut, Jan 20, 2016, (AFP)
The Islamic State group has confirmed the death of British jihadist "Jihadi John", saying he was killed in a drone strike in their Syrian stronghold of Raqa in November.
Born Mohammed Emwazi, he was known as the executioner of the jihadist group appearing masked in a string of videos showing the beheadings of Western hostages.
In its online magazine Dabiq, the group yesterday said Emwazi was killed on November 12 "as the car he was in was targeted in a strike by an unmanned drone in the city of Raqa, destroying the car and killing him instantly".
The US military had said at the time that it was "reasonably certain" he had been killed in the strike.
Born Mohammed Emwazi, he was known as the executioner of the jihadist group appearing masked in a string of videos showing the beheadings of Western hostages.
In its online magazine Dabiq, the group yesterday said Emwazi was killed on November 12 "as the car he was in was targeted in a strike by an unmanned drone in the city of Raqa, destroying the car and killing him instantly".
The US military had said at the time that it was "reasonably certain" he had been killed in the strike.
0 comments:
Post a Comment