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ISIS demands ‘protection tax’ from Mosul residents

Leaders of the Islamic State now in control of Mosul are demanding residents pay a tax of $80 per month for the protection of the extremist group, a member provincial council member has said. “[ISIS] militants have forced families in Mosul to pay 100,000 dinar [$80] each month, claiming that their gunmen are protecting people […]

Rudaw reports :

Leaders of the Islamic State now in control of Mosul are demanding residents pay a tax of $80 per month for the protection of the extremist group, a member provincial council member has said.

“[ISIS] militants have forced families in Mosul to pay 100,000 dinar [$80] each month, claiming that their gunmen are protecting people so they must pay for the service,” Ibrahim Tati, member of Mosul provincial council, told Rudaw on Friday. “No matter rich or poor, all families are forced to pay the amount required by the militants,” Tati added.