US: Airstrike Destroys Islamic State Cash Supply

The U.S.-led coalition says its airstrikes hit an Islamic State "cash collection point" this week near IS's northern Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, destroying "tens of millions of dollars" the jihadists were using to pay their fighters. The coalition spokesman, U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren, said Wednesday that Monday's attack was the second strike in Mosul against an Islamic State financial target in as many weeks. While Warren said the coalition does not know...

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