Two U.S. counter-terrorism officials tell NBC
News that intelligence gathered from a U.S. raid in Syria details ISIS
finances, revealing millions of dollars in oil wealth.
"The more time on target, the better the
estimate," a senior U.S. official told NBC News. U.S. intelligence
agencies have spent a lot of "time on target" since the target, ISIS,
emerged just over a year ago. As a result, their understanding of the
group's workings is becoming more intimate.
Oil smuggling, much of it to Turkey, is a key
source of income for ISIS. The group uses the money in part to pay its
fighters monthly salaries and provide stipends to their families.
Foreign fighters tend to be the highest paid of the ISIS recruits,
earning as much as a $1,000 a month, according to two Syrian sources.
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