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Islamic State Economy Runs on Extortion, Oil Piracy in Syria, Iraq
Updated Aug. 28, 2014 3:48 p.m. ET

The Islamic State is one of the world's richest terror groups because of its self-sustaining economy, run mainly on extortion and crime networks, hostages, oil and donations. Columbia University School of International Affairs and Public Policy's Austin Long joins Simon Constable on the News Hub to discuss. Photo: AP

The Islamic State runs a self-sustaining economy across territory it controls in Syria and Iraq, pirating oil while exacting tribute from a population of at least eight million, Arab and Western officials said, making it one of the world's richest terror groups and an unprecedented threat.

That illicit economy presents a new picture of Islamic State's financial underpinnings. The group was once thought to depend on funding from Arab Gulf donors and donations from the broader Muslim world. Now, Islamic State—the former branch of al Qaeda that has swallowed parts of Iraq and Syria—is a largely self-financed organization.
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Um signifikante Einnahmen zu erzielen muss ISIS das Öl in großem Stil exportieren. Das müssen relativ gut sichtbare LKW Kolonnen sein. Als möglichen Abnehmer sehe ich derzeit nur die Türkei und Saudi Arabien. Einen Zugang zu weiteren Grenzen oder direkten Seezugang hat ISIS nämlich nicht.