Report: ISIS keeps making money from oil despite airstrikes

Islamic State, or ISIS, continues to earn millions from ill-gotten crude oil sold on the black market, according to a story by the Reuters news service.

ISIS is “still extracting and selling oil in Syria and has adapted its trading techniques despite a month of strikes by U.S.-led forces aimed at cutting off this major source of income for the group, residents, oil executives and traders say.”

This report largely contradicts a story last week by Bloomberg, which has done extensive reporting on ISIS’ finances.

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