Iraq’s Role in Countering The Islamic State’s Finances

Ali Mohsen al-Alaq, the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, discusses his organization’s efforts to cut off and isolate financial institutions in territory controlled by the Islamic State following the terrorist group’s creation in 2014. As authorities push IS out of its core territory, investigating and disrupting its remaining financial networks in Iraq can help weaken its ability to operate as a terrorist organization and insurgency.