Pakistan : ISIS Commander Claims He Has Been Receiving Funds Through the U.S.

The Islamic State commander in Pakistan allegedly confessed to having received funds routed through the United States to operate the jihadist organization and recruit militants to fight in Syria.

“Yousaf al Salafi revealed that he was getting funding – routed through America – to run the organization in Pakistan and recruit young people to fight in Syria,” an anonymous source told Pakistan’s The Express Tribune, which is affiliated with the International New York Times.

“Al Salafi also confessed that he – along with a Pakistani accomplice, reportedly imam of a mosque – was recruiting people to send them to Syria and was getting around $600 per person from Syria,” added the Pakistani news outlet.

Citing anonymous intelligence sources, Reuters reported on January 21 that Pakistani security forces had arrested al Salafi, believed to be the commander of the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, or ISIL) in Pakistan.

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