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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/10/qatar-allows-money-flow-isis-other-terrorists-repo/
Report: Qatar Allows Money to Flow to Islamic State, Other Terrorists
(Washington Times) Guy Taylor - The government of Qatar continues to willfully turn a blind eye to individuals channeling money to al-Qaeda-affiliated groups across the Middle East and to Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq, despite joining a U.S.-led military coalition battling the group, according to a report released Wednesday by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "Qatar-based terror finance challenges have metastasized into a pressing, world-class crisis." "Individuals taking advantage of Qatar's 'permissive jurisdiction' for terror finance have provided funding in recent years to the leaders of [the Islamic State], the Khorasan Group, the Nusra Front (under which Khorasan operates), al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, al-Shabaab, the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and core al-Qaeda in Pakistan, to name just a few."