Captured Documents Detail Islamic State’s Revenue Streams
On December 28, 2015 · In ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Syria, Terror Funding
Documents captured by U.S. Special Operations Forces in a May raid in Syria reveal how the Islamic State has established departments to handle “war spoils,” including slaves, and the exploitation of natural resources, especially oil. The documents detail how a formerly small Jihadist insurgent organization has set up a sophisticated bureaucracy to handle revenue streams – from stolen oil to looted antiquities. http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-seized-documents-reveal-islamic-states-department-war-061002683.html
The Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act, which was adopted unanimously by the Senate and House of Representatives, has been signed into law. Hezbollah’s drug business, money laundering, and other criminal activities are critical for funding its Jihad. The new law seeks to “prevent Hezbollah’s global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail […]
The recently released report by the British government on the Muslim Brotherhood indicates that, not only is the Muslim Brotherhood tied to terrorism, but so are Islamic charities in the UK. This makes it all the more confounding that policymakers in the UK have decided not to shut down the Muslim Brotherhood’s operations there… Muslim […]
Financial Trail Indicates Islamic State Presence Spreading to Indonesia
On December 22, 2015 · In Indonesia, ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding
Some of the Indonesian men arrested at the weekend after tip-offs that they were planning a string of militant attacks had received funding from Syria, hardening evidence of their links to Islamic State, police said on Monday. “They received transfers of funds … they have a connection with Syria,” national police spokesman Anton Charliyan told […]
by Christopher W. Holton In 2006 an important book was published by Cambridge University Press: “Alms for Jihad,” written by J. Millard Burr and Robert O. Collins. Alms for Jihad contains the most detailed, exhaustive investigation into the role that Islamic charities and NGOs have played in financing and supporting violent Jihad and terrorist organizations, […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton India has frozen the assets of 37 entities on charges of terrorist financing and money laundering of illicit funds, according to the latest report by global anti-financial terror body FATF (Financial Action Task Force). The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 and it is mandated to set global protocols […]
The Islamic State has garnered as much as $1.5 billion in revenue by looting banks and illicit oil proceeds, according to a Treasury Department spokesperson. “Our most recent estimates that we can provide publicly are between $500 million and $1 billion in seized bank assets, based on 2014 data,” the official said. “Earlier this year, (the Islamic State) made […]
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State by financing his brother’s air fare to the Middle East to join the Jihad. Alaa Saadeh’s attorney told the judge that his client won’t cooperate with the federal government or testify against anyone else under investigation for terrorist activity. Saadeh, 24, of […]
UK Islamist Organization Sues Charity Commission
On October 28, 2015 · In Britain, ISIS, Islamic charities, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals
The United Kingdom’s Charity Commission has rightly sought to cut off funding through Islamic charities for the Islamist group CAGE. CAGE has been vocal in support for British Jihadis and has provided legal services for Jihadis. CAGE is largely funded by Islamic charities… CAGE, a UK advocacy group best known for defending Islamic State executioner […]
Jihadi Gangs in Germany Robbing Churches to Fund the Islamic State
On October 28, 2015 · In Germany, ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding
Jihadists have been looting churches in the Middle East and southwest Asia for many years to collect stolen artifacts to fund Jihad. But now–perhaps due to the refugee influx from Syria–Jihadists are bringing this tactic to the West, specifically Germany… Eight young men appeared in court in Cologne on Tuesday charged with robbing churches and […]
By Christopher W. Holton The Islamic State is back at their “fundraising” efforts, which always seem to involve some form of monstrously illegal activity. Whether it’s black market oil sold through our “allies” in Turkey or black market antiquities sold to unscrupulous art dealers in the West…or simple ransom…the Islamic State has a great need […]
The Conservatives have been accused of an “astonishing” attack on free speech and “demonising” Muslims after officials banned an event at their conference in Manchester because it had links to two Islamic charities. Perhaps the Conservatives took this stance because of the long list of Islamic Charities that have been implicated in funding Jihad. We applaud […]
Report: Pay Cuts Thinning Islamic State’s Ranks
On September 30, 2015 · In ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding
Hundreds of Isis killers give up terrorism after chiefs cut pay by £200 a month Hundreds of Islamic State terror fighters are deserting the cause – after their wages were slashed. The killers were on £260 a month until cash shortages forced the lower rate of £65. At least 200 IS gunmen have quit and are retreating […]
British Jihadist Placed Under UN Sanctions
On September 29, 2015 · In Britain, ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Sanctions, Terror, terrorism, United Nations
By Christopher W. Holton A British Jihadist has been placed under UN sanctions for being a member and recruiter for the Islamic State. Nasser Muthana has had his assets frozen and has been placed on a travel ban list… Sanctions and frozen assets are good…150 grain Full Metal Jacket 7.62NATO rounds are even better…Just saying’… […]
Mass exodus of refugees straining Islamic State’s cash flow
On September 27, 2015 · In ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding
A report claims that the Islamic State is running out of money because so many people are fleeing its lands. The Jihadist terrorist group is haemorrhaging cash and cannot raise more through taxation because of the plummeting population in the territory the Caliphate controls. Its coffers have also been hit by the chaos gripping its previously slick social […]
Toronto Mosque Caught on Video Raising Money for Islamic State
On September 26, 2015 · In Canada, ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding
Support for the Islamic State isn’t just happening on Twitter. It’s happening in the mosques…as the video at the link illustrates… http://blog.xanthippas.com/2015/09/04/toronto-mosque-was-collecting-clothes-raising-money-for-isis/
By Christopher W. Holton A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate has introduced legislation that would facilitate terror victims to sue foreign governments and private-sector financiers for support of terrorism. The bill, aimed chiefly at the Saudi regime and individual Persian Gulf terrorism funders in nations such as Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia, has been backed by victims […]
Possible Islamic State Funding Scheme Discovered in South Africa
On September 24, 2015 · In ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, South Africa, Terror Funding
by Christopher W. Holton As if we needed any more evidence that we are locked in a global war, authorities in South Africa report a possible $5 million cache destined for the Islamic State… South African police say they are investigating whether more than $5 million seized from five passengers bound for Dubai in August […]
Australian Muslim Implicated By Indonesian Authorities for Funding Jihad
On September 17, 2015 · In Australia, Indonesia, ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding
Indonesian authorities have revealed they have linked an Australian man to $500,000 they suspect has been used to support terrorism and send Indonesian nationals to Syria to fight with Islamic State. The Australian man is married to an Indonesian woman who the ABC understands is from Java but is now living in Australia. “That man […]
ISIS Enforcing Shariah Finance in Libya at Bayonet Point
On September 17, 2015 · In ISIS, Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Libya, Shariah Banking, Shariah Finance
H/T to Money Jihad: Islamic State operatives in Sirte, Libya, have ordered banks there to close because they profit from charging interest. ISIS told the banks that they “must change to Islamic banking” before they can reopen. If you know somebody who still doubts the connections between sharia-compliant banking and terrorism, please forward them this […]
Four terror suspects linked to “Jihadi John” have been granted hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal aid to sue the UK Government. The men are all connected to a London terror cell whose most notorious member is Mohammed Emwazi, the real name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) executioner accused […]
Fifteen years seems an incredible light sentence for a Jihadist who was involved with savage terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda, which is actively at war with the USA, and Al Shabaab, which has carried out numerous deadly, vicious attacks on civilian targets in east Africa. Nevertheless, the sentence was the maximum allowable under the […]
After switching off her handphone for months, the wife of an Abu Sayyaf hostage switched it on again only to receive a chilling call from the gunmen – they are threatening to behead him. http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/08/25/Threats-to-behead-hostages/
In a shameful act of treachery and deceit, the Obama State and Justice Departments intervened to lessen the burden of the Palestinian Authority, found responsible by a federal court for the deaths and injuries of American victims of Jihad… http://nypost.com/2015/08/24/team-obama-wins-mercy-for-a-sponsor-of-terrorism/
Intelligence officials are comparing a newly discovered secret Islamic State document to Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.” Found in Pakistan’s remote tribal region by American Media Institute (AMI), the 32-page Urdu language document promotes an “end of the world” battle as a final solution. The undated document, “A Brief History of the Islamic State Caliphate (ISC), The […]
Nigeria has been wracked by Boko Haram’s violent Jihad in recent years, something that is expected to escalate, now that Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. One Nigerian official at least recognizes the importance of financial flows to Jihad… Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has advocated […]
Settlement Reached in Arab Bank Civil Suit
On August 17, 2015 · In Hamas, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, lawfare, Saudi Arabia, Terror Funding
Arab Bank: Settlement Reached in Civil Terrorism-Finance Case The settlement came just days before a trial was scheduled to determine monetary damages against the bank. The plaintiffs said the bank transferred more than $70 million to an alleged Saudi terror entity, charities they claim were a front for Hamas and 11 globally-designated terrorist clients. Three […]
The lawyer representing a New York man accused of trying to support the Islamic State group says he’s concerned about the man’s mental competency and received a federal judge’s permission for an evaluation. Attorney Jeremy Schwartz made the request Monday as Arafat Nagi (NAH’-gee) pleaded not guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with attempting […]
We don’t ordinarily link to articles that are on subscriber-only web sites, but in this case we feel compelled to make an exception. This story from The Times of London is too important not to introduce… A senior employee of Amnesty International has undeclared private links to men alleged to be key players in a […]
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