{"id":1125,"date":"2015-05-07T12:53:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T12:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2015-05-07T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T12:53:25","slug":"isis-tobacco-giant-blames-fall-in-cigarette-sales-on-militant-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raqqa-sl.com\/en\/?p=1125","title":{"rendered":"ISIS: Tobacco giant blames fall in cigarette sales on militant group"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tobacco giant has seen sales decline by 5 per cent in the last quarter \u2013 they blame 2 per cent on ISIS<\/h2>\n
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ISIS: Tobacco giant blames fall in cigarette sales on militant group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of Britain’s largest tobacco companies is blaming its recent decline in sales on the instability caused by Islamic State (ISIS) in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Imperial Tobacco, the world’s fourth largest tobacco company, say almost half of their 5 per cent decline in sales is due to “the deteriorating political and security situation\u201d in Iraq.<\/p>\n

ISIS enforce strict rules against smoking \u2013 considering the habit a “slow suicide” and, therefore, anti-Islamic.<\/p>\n

And now Imperial Tobacco are blaming two of their five per cent drop in sales on the jihadi caliphate’s ever increasing borders.<\/p>\n

Imperial Tobacco said: “Trading reduced significantly against a backdrop of a worsening political and security situation in territories where we have a high presence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe deteriorating political and security situation has significantly impacted industry volumes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone found smoking on land owned by the caliphate could be publicly whipped, massively fined or even executed.<\/p>\n

Abu Mohammad Hussam, founder of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), an anti-ISIS group, told the Independent: \u201cThe first time he will be arrested and flogged (40 lashes).<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he smokes again, he will be whipped and imprisoned. On the third occasion, he will be taken to a camp in the countryside and fined a large sum of money.\u201d<\/p>\n

A senior IS police chief was found decapitated with a cigarette hanging from his mouth in February earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The words \u201cO Sheikh this is munkar\u201d were written on his body, translated as \u201cthis is evil, you Sheikh,\u201d according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tobacco giant has seen sales decline by 5 per cent in the last quarter – they blame 2 per cent on ISIS One of Britain’s largest tobacco companies is<\/p>\n

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