Financial Futures of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Findings from a RAND Corporation Workshop

This report describes the likely evolution of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) finances under three specific scenarios: a continuation of the current campaign, a negotiated settlement in Syria and political accommodation in Iraq, and military victory without negotiated settlement or political accommodation. Discussion of these scenarios offered ways to counter fundraising in ISIL territory and use financial information to damage ISIL.