Open source reporting dated November 2014 indicated the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ordered the minting of its own gold, silver, and copper “Islamic dinar” coins. On June 30, 2015, A Syrian activist claimed that the Islamic State began the minting, posting photos of a gold Islamic State dinar to his Twitter […]
British ISIS captive John Cantlie appears to have written an article for the latest copy of the terror group’s propaganda magazine. The piece, entitled ‘Meltdown’, appears at the end of the sixth issue of Dabiq magazine and praises the Islamic State’s decision to start minting its own currency. Mr Cantlie’s name appears alongside the story, […]
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