Isis Budget Crunch

Faced with a cash shortage in its so-called caliphate, ISIS has slashed salaries across the region, asked Raqqa residents to pay utility bills in black market American dollars, and is now releasing detainees for a price of $500 a person.

Faced with a cash shortage in its so-called caliphate, ISIS has slashed salaries across the region, asked Raqqa residents to pay utility bills in black market American dollars, and is now releasing detainees for a price of $500 a person.