The most well-known and obvious one, due to ISIL’s area of operation, this sale abstracted from deposits in the region of Kirkuk and Syria of crude oil. Despite the obvious moral connotations such transactions, are keen on it, because (according to data from the Iraqi Ministry of Finance in November 2014). Tempt terrorists exceptionally low prices – $ 20 per barrel.
Oil black market
The American “Newsweek” has determined that in order to marginalize the threat picture, the head of the Ministry of Finance in an interview with RIA Novosti agency przejaskrawił situation. By referring to the consulting firm IHS journalists effective rate is approx. $ 40, which still provides the Islamists 2.5 million dollars a day. But keep in mind that due to the effects of air raids and other military operations, the sum of these are highly volatile.
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Most of the buyers of oil from this source are local traders meet the demands of the Syrian occupied territories. They make use of convoys, the largest of which are made up of 30 trucks. In order to reduce transport costs to a Kia car is loaded up to 20 barrels. The fear of terrorist bombings encourage Bedouin from the province of Deir al-Zor to build their own warehouses. One of them said in an interview with a journalist of the magazine “Business Insider” that he is aware of the risks stemming from the activities of Islamists, but can not see the difference between the current and previous raids Americans – forces of Bashar Assad Syrian president.
On the muddy ground
It is known that some of the low quality fuel is the subject of speculation in Turkey, where the barrel fetch as much as $ 350. Black gold smuggling into the country, as well as Iran, have flourished during the reign of Saddam Hussein. Most existing at that time gang operates today and works with ISIL. US military leadership to refrain from destroying the major oil fields, fearing the radicalization without livelihoods of workers. Just as in the case of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country’s authorities are limited to the threat of sanctions for those cooperating with the self-proclaimed Caliphate.
A cautious approach to the destruction of the American enemy income sources is also associated with the awareness that not all primitive glass and refineries arising under ISIL work for this organization. Some of them are simply a response to the needs of the war ruined the population. Besides, they are so scattered on the ground that the targeting of the aircraft is a difficult task. The situation is exacerbated by the lack of action against smugglers from Turkey, which complained last year the local opposition MP Ali Ediboglu. He accuses his country even interview for volunteers to help transport across the border. According to his estimates, smugglers rotate daily oil at a rate of 3.5 percent. demand for energy in the country on the Bosporus.
Sins of defenders of the faith
Other funding sources report mentions a group of fanatics ISIL opponents of referring to the capital of the Islamic named Gina Raqqa in Silence (English abbreviation – RBSS). It highlights the difference between Mosul and Kirkuk occupiers and regional organizations such as Al-Qaeda. While the people of Bin Laden relied primarily on donations wealthy supporters of jihad, whereas the current scourge of the Middle East used fiscal policy similar to the widely recognized states. Raqqa Residents have to pay service tax Al-Hisba customs duty on imported products, as well as the tribute of electricity, telephone networks and services in the field of purification. As befits the promoters of sharia law, the Islamists are also trying to make money on fines for smokers and running late for obligatory prayer.
Other sections of the report RBSS reminder of the principle of “the end justifies the means.” According to the dissent, the authorities are improving Raqqa, organizing art auctions and plots of land confiscated suspected of disloyalty. ISIL document also accuses the regime of Assad conclude a contract for the sale of electricity generated with hydro and gas in areas that are still under the control of the dictator. Turkish smugglers are interested in not only the trade of crude oil, but also drugs, especially marijuana. With more decent incomes pay more attention to the fee for the use of … Internet cafes, which number in the city under the rule of extremists has increased from 20 to 500!
do not know the boundaries
The Islamists ravaged cultural heritage sites occupied by them so furiously that the UN Security Council was forced to introduce an international embargo on trade in works of art from Syria. On the sale of a gilded statues and mosaics were stolen from the museum, eg. In Aleppo, you can earn half a million dollars. Homegrown merchants also resorted to their own archaeological research, of course controlled by ISIL, at least in theory, among others, for the destruction of portraits as “blasphemous”. Also, this forum is not illegal exchange enterprising survive long without intermediaries in eastern Turkey. Another channel metastatic runs through Lebanon, where the changing fortunes fight smugglers and curators lead police.
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Past rozzuchwaliły successful enough supporters of the Caliphate that the average price for the release of detained hostage by them rose to $ 6 million. For the release of two Japanese terrorists demanded $ 200 million, which is the de facto equivalent sum to the Prime Minister Shinza? Abe was ready to spend to fight with them. Eventually they both lost their lives. ISIL so far grossed $ 40 million okupach. The US and Britain are calling on other countries for not giving in to this kind of blackmail, but in this regard kidnapped family often disagree with the official policy of government.
As if these facts were not gruesome enough, at the United Nations appeared docket the authorities about the alleged sale of civilians killed by Islamists, which would prove examination of corpses found on land fighting. Iraq’s ambassador to the UN, Mohammed al-Hakim suspects that fanatics murdered in Mosul 12 doctors opposed to this the practice. These allegations have not been confirmed yet, but are another argument for the vast trial with this extremely ruthless organization. But Western countries after decades of committed errors in the Middle East can afford it?
Kordian Kuchma
The author is a PhD in Political Sciences
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