Cash-strapped Islamic State terror group has taken to selling chickens and eggs in the streets of Libyas Sirte at a "very cheap price" in an apparent sign of its deepening financial woes, according to a media report.
"When IS took over Sirte, they seized many properties, including farms, and some of these are very large chicken farms," a former resident told Middle East Eye, an online news portal.
According to former residents from the ISIS stronghold of Sirte, militants have implemented rental and taxation systems, with a side-line in poultry.
"Relatives tell me IS people can now be seen standing in the streets in their black outfits with their faces covered, selling both the eggs and the chickens. And they are selling the chickens for a very cheap price of just one or two dinars," the source was quoted as saying.
Another indication that IS finances were stretched was a series of demands for rent, he said.
