PBS NewsHour

How ISIS makes more than a million dollars a day

Clip: Season 2015 | 3m 24s

In Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State finances much of its military from siphoning and selling oil, amounting to more than a million dollars a day, according to estimates. Erika Solomon, a reporter for the Financial Times, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Chicago to discuss.

Aired: 10/16/15 | Rating: NR

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