Islamic state: The economy-based terrorist funding by Jean-Charles Brisard and Damien Martinez published by Thomson Reuters (2014).
“The Islamic State (IS)1 has taken control of a territory equal in size to the United Kingdom with a population of over ten million. The profile and the power of this group are a first in the history of contemporary terrorism. It has acquired majority control over the Syrian governorates of Aleppo, Raqqah and Deir es-Zor and the Iraqi provinces of Salahuddin, Al-Anbar, Nineveh, and Diyala. The IS exerts authority over a range of industrial and commercial activities, natural resources and commodities, from oil to agricultural products and minerals. Based on conservative estimates, the IS currently control assets in excess of US$2 trillion, with a current annual income amounting to US$2.9 billion…”
