TOUGH TIMES 4 DAESH: "IS faces budget crunch, killing perks and slashing salaries" The Washington Post

"Iraqi officials
estimate that Islamic State taxed the salaries at rates
ranging from 20 to 50 percent, and analysts and the
government now estimate a loss of $10 million
minimum each month . Between the loss of that
money — and the U .S.-led bombing of cash
warehouses — American officials are optimistic that
the effect could diminish Islamic State' s wealth .
..."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/is-faces-budget-crunch-killing-perks-and-slashing-salaries/2016/02/16/26e657ce-d4b1-11e5-a65b-587e721fb231_story.html