IS continues sending funds to supporters, despite suffering setbacks
A UN Security Council report shows that IS is seeking to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia, particularly in the southern Philippines
New York — Islamic State (IS) continues to "motivate and enable" global attacks and funnel funds to supporters despite military blows to its so-called caliphate in Syria and Iraq, according to a UN report Thursday. The 24-page text was prepared by a panel of experts for the UN Security Council, in which it noted that remittances were sent abroad, often in small sums, making them difficult to detect. This comes as IS steps up its international efforts "as demonstrated by the higher pace of attacks in Europe". Funding sources are still based on oil profits and the imposition of taxes on local populations in the areas under its control. Beyond Europe, IS is seeking to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia, the report said, citing the southern Philippines, where a bloody urban siege has killed almost 700 people in more than two months’ fighting. It noted that the number "of foreign terrorist fighters" traveling to Iraq and Syria "has continued to fall. In addition, the financial situat...
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