The terrorist group Isis grows to a dangerous army. The jihadists have looted from the Iraqi military modern ordnance, and they have enough money to stock up on the global black market with the best weapons.
Approximately 25 billion U.S. dollars, the U.S. has put in the past ten years in the upgrade of the Iraqi army. The military in Baghdad received helicopters, tanks, artillery, and armored SUV. Thus, the government should be put in a warehouse to keep Islamist extremists at bay.
But in recent days, a part is exactly landed this arsenal in the hands of those who are supposed to be fought. In their conquest of northern Iraq, the terror group “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” has taken several bases of the army and conquered modern ordnance (Isis).
On Twitter, the jihadists have placed some of their booty to flaunt. The images show that Isis dozens Humvee SUVs and other armored personnel carriers from U.S. production have fallen into their hands. Also several howitzers type M198 are. With this gun grenades can be shot more than 20 miles.
Isis Terrorist group in Iraq:Isis is considered financially strongest terrorist group in the world
Moreover, confusion about whether Isis has also captured American “Black Hawk” helicopters. In the past week the jihadists spread via Twitter the photo of a helicopter. The U.S. government however denied the authenticity of the recording. “We have the Iraqis never ‘sold Black Hawk’ helicopter. This is misinformation,” said Pentagon spokesman Bill Speaks.
Speaks acknowledged that the United States had supplied Iraq with helicopters of the type OH58 Kiowa Scout and Bell IA-407. Whether the jihadis have seized this helicopter, is unclear – but eye-witnesses reported that Isis had demonstrated at least two helicopters after the conquest of Mosul. At the joystick pilots could sit, who have deserted from the Syrian army and have joined the Islamist extremists.
With their war booty Isis is on the way from the guerrilla force to the army. The times in which its armament consisted of rapid-fire weapons and pick-up trucks that were equipped with machine guns, are over. The troupe has also captured by the Syrian and Iraqi army tanks from Soviet production and has been supplied from Saudi Arabia with antitank missiles. Also portable air defense missiles are in their possession.
The terrorist group has seized several hundred million dollars in cash in recent weeks – Isis itself speaks even of two billion dollars. Thus, the jihadists can stock up on the global black market virtually at will with the latest weapons technology. Isis is therefore currently probably the financially strongest terrorist group in the world.
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