(Wall Street Journal) Maria Abi-Habib - Islamic State militants have been seizing foreign aid destined for the neediest Syrians to redistribute under their own black flag. Aid that has been stolen includes generators worth at least $300,000 donated by the German government's largest development agency and more than 600 baskets of food - each containing enough to support a family for about a month - donated by a large American relief group. Moreover, since the U.S.-led coalition began airstrikes in August, local IS leaders have become wary that relief workers are spies and often detain them.
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