bob10
12th December 2020, 11:37 AM
The fact that IS was able to maintain its procurement network for several years is primarily down to the cunning of its middlemen. They were careful always to conceal their identities and communicated with the contractors exclusively via fake email accounts, third-party websites and audio software.
Most payments were made by cash transfer via internationally established providers. Some of the transfers were made from a different part of the world to the one where the order was placed.The study shows that a large quantity of the weapons and military equipment originated from somewhere quite different from where had previously been suspected, Neumann said: "Initially, it was assumed that a great many of the weapons came from the Gulf region — in fact, the weapons were assembled by IS themselves."
He added that it has now been established that "the Iraqi and Syrian armies' abandoned stockpiles, which IS took possession of," were another source of arms
Study shows how Islamic State built arsenal in Middle East | Middle East| News and analysis of events in the Arab world | DW | 11.12.2020 (https://www.dw.com/en/study-shows-how-islamic-state-built-arsenal-in-middle-east/a-55910078'maca=en-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-xml-newsletter&r=2716470818229337&lid=1701837&pm_ln=66400)
Most payments were made by cash transfer via internationally established providers. Some of the transfers were made from a different part of the world to the one where the order was placed.The study shows that a large quantity of the weapons and military equipment originated from somewhere quite different from where had previously been suspected, Neumann said: "Initially, it was assumed that a great many of the weapons came from the Gulf region — in fact, the weapons were assembled by IS themselves."
He added that it has now been established that "the Iraqi and Syrian armies' abandoned stockpiles, which IS took possession of," were another source of arms
Study shows how Islamic State built arsenal in Middle East | Middle East| News and analysis of events in the Arab world | DW | 11.12.2020 (https://www.dw.com/en/study-shows-how-islamic-state-built-arsenal-in-middle-east/a-55910078'maca=en-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-xml-newsletter&r=2716470818229337&lid=1701837&pm_ln=66400)