The U S Military Purposely Blew Up Millions Of Dollars Of Isis Cash In Latest Airstrikes

Early Sunday morning, the U.S. dropped two 2,000 pound bombs in a building in central Mosul, Iraq. This building reportedly contained large amounts of cash ISIS was using to pay its troops and for ongoing operations, according to two U.S. defense officials. The officials referred to the building as a “cash collection and distribution point.” The U.S. determined that Sunday morning was the right time to bomb the building after U.S. aircraft and drones were watching the site for days. The U.S. considered the strike as a very sensitive matter, as a result of the amount of civilians in the area. According to U.S. commanders, they were willing to consider an upwards of 50 civilian casualties because of the importance of the target, but an initial post-attack assessment showed that the number of civilian casualties was roughly five to seven people.  As far as exactly much cash was in the building? While officials could not give an exact number, they described the amount as in the “millions.”