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April 26th, 2017 - 02:21 GMT

Planting cannabis to make up for lost oil revenues: Daesh

Following its oil revenues loss in Nineveh, Daesh "ISIS" is resorting to drug dealing to increase its funds, according to a top intelligence official.

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces drive their armored vehicles after they retook an area from Daesh on April 2, 2016 in the village of Al-Mamoura, near Hit, Anbar Province. (AFP/File)

October 15th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Daesh deals with internal coup attempts as Iraqi forces march on Mosul

Jacket belonging to an Iraqi Army uniform lies on the ground in some 10km of east of Mosul (AFP/File)

August 14th, 2016 - 11:16 GMT

Peshmerga forces retake 6 villages east of Mosul

An Iraqi security expert identified the group's second-leading religious authority as Ali Attiya al-Jubouri, also known as "the blind judge." (AFP/File)

May 28th, 2015 - 06:38 GMT

Top Daesh leader appears in Ramadi

Another rumor says the Daesh leader has been unable to return to his leadership position and named a successor. (AFP/File)

April 28th, 2015 - 09:25 GMT

Unsubstantiated reports say Daesh leader deemed ‘clinically dead’ by Israeli doc in Golan

October 16th, 2014 - 09:27 GMT

Iraqi PM dismisses claims of IS reaching Baghdad

August 25th, 2014 - 06:21 GMT