Rampaging soldiers of the Islamic State may have been hit by economic crises as the group has slashed the salaries of its fighters by 50%, according to a CNN report.

ISIS operates as a government over parts of Iraq and Syria gives out biweekly paychecks to its jihadist army.

“On account of the exceptional circumstances the Islamic State is facing, it has been decided to reduce the salaries that are paid to all mujahideen by half, and it is not allowed for anyone to be exempted from this decision, whatever his position,” the ISIS’ government wrote in a memorandum.

ISIS soldiers earn between $400 and $1,200 a month, plus a $50 stipend for their wives and $25 for each child, according to the Congressional Research Service. CNN claimed the pay cuts was indicated in a memo leaked from inside ISIS stronghold.

 

For an army that was earning $40 million per month form oil sales in early 2015,  a state at war is expensive. And recent victories for the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS mean that the Islamic State can’t afford to pay its soldiers quite as much as it used to. The coalition has succeeded in bombing some of the oil trucks, storage tanks, mobile refineries and other oil field equipment used by the group.

Moreover, the US military “dropped two 2,000-pound bombs on a building in central Mosul, Iraq, destroying a cache of cash worth ‘millions”,” CNN said.

Despite the pay cuts, the Islamic State said it “will continue to distribute provisions twice every month as usual.”

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2016/01/isis-hit-by-financial-crises-slashes-salaries-of-fighters/ lalasticlala, dominique, Seun

The fall in global oil price is a US non-lethal strategy to curb global terrorism. The idea is to starve extremist groups of the badly needed funds for terror operations and logistics without confrontation.

The 49th Law of Power hence is "cut your enemy supply line".

#MyTheory

The economic crisis reach una side too... Orishirishi

Thunder fire them.

Ok

Lol

Are their funders from Nigeria

Because as Nigeria Economy is going down, their salary is also reducing!

Just asking though


Quote me Not

So Terrorists usually go broke? Okwuoko kwuoko!

na fire go burn all of them

Oil prices are now down

Wow more people staying alive this season

sv

Hmmm

Make them go borrow from world bank na.... STUPID FOOLS!!

Hahahaa!! So terrorists suffer economic recession. The worst is that even if their salary is cut down by 80% they don't protest because the battle they fight is ideological rather than pecuniary. Woe Betide ISIS Terrorist!! Bokoharam inclusive

Hahahahahahahahaha...

hell is real

HOPE BOKO HARAM IS ALSO AFFECTED.
GOD IS AT WORK

l just dey laugh!

my God is already creating confusion in d camp of our enemies.

OK

Mbong !

I thought they were fight for a god.....and their reward would be in heaven with the 72 vees

......so them don dey collect part payment here on earth

This fall in oyel price may be a blessing after all

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...This one na security alert o. dem fit vex go banks

if dem say na end time abeg wetin fit stop the time from ending ?

They'll soon become history too.

Like seriously

E be like say na me be Festus Commentus!!!!!!
Very soon they would start earning nothing at all and I believe they would still be compelled to keep fighting!!!

I go thank other people when I ascertain my main position!!!

I can see why people are joining.... MONEY