The Iraqi authorities claimed to have found evidence that fighters from the extremist group “Islamic state” lucrative business of selling fish, reports the BBC.
According to the authorities, to develop new ways of earning the militants had after the fighting they had lost control over many oil fields. Prior to this, the sale of oil was to the IG main source of income.
To compensate for the reduction in their income, the members of the IG decided by water resources. The Iraqi authorities claim that the fishing in the lakes North of Baghdad every month brings the fighters millions of dollars. In addition, the jihadists have imposed taxes of the peasants, and imposed duties on the importation of goods into the territory under their control.
The total income of the group dropped several times. If last year he, according to analysts, amounted to nearly $3 billion and now monthly income of the IG is estimated at $56 million per month.
Extremist group “Islamic state”, a recognized terrorist organization and banned in many countries, including Russia, in the summer of 2014 controls some parts of Syria and Iraq.
