How Do Terror Groups Finance Their Operations?
Simon Whistler · August 5, 2026 · 18 min video · Global
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How does a terror group afford hundreds of fighters, trucks, and guns? Same way any government does — taxes. We break down the actual business model of terrorism.
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On the evening of Tuesday, the 3rd of February, hundreds of attackers from the
Terrorist group
Boca Huram descended on two Nigerian villages, Waro and Nuku.
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