It makes around $ 1 million a year , sources say . Drug smuggling is n't the only way it generates revenue . Syria : ` It 's not difficult to contemplate or imagine a scenario where if the United States had put -- dumped a bunch of arms into that country three years ago , that members of ISIL or other extremist groups would be toting American arms as they wage their campaign of violence throughout that region , '' White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said last month , referring to ISIS by another acronym . ISIS is like organized crime , with deep roots and no law enforcement . U.S.-led airstrikes are aimed at cutting off the group 's funding .
It makes around $ 1 million a year , sources say . Drug smuggling is n't the only way it generates revenue . Syria : ISIS is like organized crime , with deep roots and no law enforcement . U.S.-led airstrikes are aimed at cutting off the group 's funding .