ISIS Says It Will Mint Its Own Coins

The ISIS says its leader has ordered that the organization start minting gold, silver and copper coins for its own currency-the Islamic dinar. A website affiliated with the militant group said lon Thursday that its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has instructed his followers to start minting the coins to ‘change the tyrannical monetary system’ modelled on Western economies that ‘enslaved Muslims.’ The posting says the order was approved by the group’s Shura Council, an advisory board. After seizing large swaths of Iraqi and Syrian territory earlier this year, ISIS proclaimed a caliphate on lands under its control.