Captured Documents Give An Insight On The Islamic State's Department Of 'War Spoils'

Men work at a makeshift oil refinery site in Marchmarin town, southern countryside of Idlib, Syria in this December 16, 2015, file photo. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Reuters: Exclusive: Seized documents reveal Islamic State's Department of 'War Spoils'

Islamic State has set up departments to handle "war spoils," including slaves, and the exploitation of natural resources such as oil, creating the trappings of government that enable it to manage large swaths of Syria and Iraq and other areas.

The hierarchical bureaucracy, including petty rivalries between officials, and legal codes in the form of religious fatwas are detailed in a cache of documents seized by U.S. Special Operations Forces in a May raid in Syria that killed top IS financial official Abu Sayyaf. Reuters has reviewed some of the documents.

Update: ISIS sets up ‘spoils of war’ dept to handle slaves, stolen treasure -- RT

WNU Editor: I guess every Caliphate needs a finance/treasury department.