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Islamic State to halve fighters' salaries as cost of waging terror starts to bite
Source: The Guardian/Agence France-Presse and Reuters
Islamic State to halve fighters' salaries as cost of waging terror starts to bite
Extremists attempting to set up a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, complete with
hospitals, government agencies and schools, hit by economic woes
Agence-France Presse and Reuters
Wednesday 20 January 2016 00.55 GMT Last modified on Wednesday 20 January 2016 00.57 GMT
The Islamic State jihadist group has announced plans to halve the monthly salaries of its members in Syria and Iraq as the economic reality of waging war on several fronts takes its toll.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists, medics, and fighters across Syria for information on Isis, published what it said was an official statement from the militant group announcing the cuts.
“Because of the exceptional circumstances that the Islamic State is passing through, a decision was taken to cut the salaries of the mujahedeen in half,” the Arabic statement said.
“No one will be exempt from this decision no matter his position, but the distribution of food assistance will continue twice a month as usual,” it said.
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Extremists attempting to set up a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, complete with
hospitals, government agencies and schools, hit by economic woes
Agence-France Presse and Reuters
Wednesday 20 January 2016 00.55 GMT Last modified on Wednesday 20 January 2016 00.57 GMT
The Islamic State jihadist group has announced plans to halve the monthly salaries of its members in Syria and Iraq as the economic reality of waging war on several fronts takes its toll.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists, medics, and fighters across Syria for information on Isis, published what it said was an official statement from the militant group announcing the cuts.
“Because of the exceptional circumstances that the Islamic State is passing through, a decision was taken to cut the salaries of the mujahedeen in half,” the Arabic statement said.
“No one will be exempt from this decision no matter his position, but the distribution of food assistance will continue twice a month as usual,” it said.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/20/islamic-state-to-halve-fighters-salaries-as-cost-of-waging-terror-starts-to-bite
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