Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
ISIS hid millions in secret stash for terror missions
UK may be hate group’s target
of its territory, holding less than two square miles. But residents said IS sleeper cells in Syria and Iraq are preparing for action.
The UN report said IS commanders ordered funds to be hidden as they were besieged in their Iraqi and Syria former HQ’S Mosul and Raqqa.
It said IS could be preserving its financial reserves “through bulk storage of cash” in Iraq and Syria.
The report said some money has been “smuggled into neighbouring countries for safekeeping” while still more is invested in legitimate businesses.
The report also believes IS leader Abu Bakr al-baghdadi is still alive, despite claims he had been killed.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned against claiming “victory too quickly” over IS. He added while IS had suffered “crushing defeats” the battle to combat its ideology “was far from over”.