Intelligence officials tell the Washington Post that the Islamic State is going broke as coalition airstrikes hit its oil revenue and territorial losses rob the self-styled caliphate of ever greater portions of its tax base. The signs of strain have been popping up in the accounts of defectors, who report that fighters -- who've already seen their salaries cut in half -- are now going months without paychecks. The Islamic State has responded by trying to squeeze more money from taxes, but the Iraqi government's cancellation of salary payments to employees in Mosul cut off a key source of tax revenue. Airstrikes against the jihadist group's oil infrastructure has reportedly cut their revenue from energy sources in half.
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