Free the Captives: Islamic State Central Asian Fundraising Networks in Support of IS Families in Syria and Iraq

Free the Captives: Islamic State Central Asian Fundraising Networks in Support of IS Families in Syria and Iraq

Methodology The authors monitored the financial and propaganda activities of IS women and ISKP propagandists on Telegram, and Instagram between December 2024 and February 2025. We specifically tracked the discussion groups, channels, and social media accounts on these platforms, where primarily Central Asian and Russian female IS supporters coordinated their online fundraising activities with ISKP propagandists. The authors also monitored the wa…