Over the past several weeks, Russian-speaking jihadist Telegram channels have shared banking details for Islamic State (IS) supporters to donate money — purportedly earmarked for IS families detained in Syria — including QIWI digital wallets, a crypto wallet, and an account at Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, raising concerns that transnational pro-IS online networks are raising funds to launch attacks and traffic Islamic State families out of detention camps.
Jihadi Networks Fundraise for Islamic State…
Over the past several weeks, Russian-speaking jihadist Telegram channels have shared banking details for Islamic State (IS) supporters to donate money — purportedly earmarked for IS families detained in Syria — including QIWI digital wallets, a crypto wallet, and an account at Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, raising concerns that transnational pro-IS online networks are raising funds to launch attacks and traffic Islamic State families out of detention camps.