Whatever the Islamic State may control in terms of te rritory these days, it is certainly putting a dent in the coffers of the U.S. government and its coalition allies. In this week’s news bulletin from it official network al-Naba, the terror group published a graphic claiming to show the cost to the U.S.-led coalition established two years ago , for carrying out airstrikes on ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria. The group claims the U.S.-led campaign carries a price tag of $8.5 billion in total, with $12 million a day spent solely on airstrikes. The group’s numbers are actually not that far off from the reality. New statistics released by the Pentagon put the number at around the same–over $8 billion, or $11.8 million a day, and $8,206 a minute since the Obama administration initiated airstrikes against ISIS in August 2014, Vocativ reported. In its bulletin, ISIS claims the coalition has carried out 14,350 airstrikes and launched 52,300 m...
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