Why U.S. Efforts to Cut Off Islamic State’s Funds Have Failed – Bloomberg Business
Beyond harvested grains, the acreage now controlled by militants across the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys has historically produced half of Syria’s annual wheat crop, about one-third of Iraq’s, and almost 40 percent of Iraqi barley, according to UN agricultural officials and a Syrian economist. Its fields could yield $200 million per year if those crops are sold, even at the cut rates paid on black markets. And how do you conduct airstrikes on farm fields
Source: Why U.S. Efforts to Cut Off Islamic State’s Funds Have Failed – Bloomberg Business