World's Richest Terror Army
Documentary. The inside story of how a small band of fanatical jihadists became the world's richest terror army. Peter Taylor looks at the wealth of the so-called Islamic State.
The inside story of how a small band of fanatical jihadi fighters became the world's richest terror army ever. Featuring the first major TV interview with an imprisoned senior leader of the so-called Islamic State, Peter Taylor looks behind its medieval savagery and investigates how it became so fabulously rich and resilient. Part of a season of films on BBC Two about the Islamic State.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Peter Taylor |
| Producer | Mike Rudin |
| Director | Mike Rudin |
| Series Producer | Sarah Waldron |
| Executive Producer | Sam Bagnall |
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- Wed 22 Apr 201521:00
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