The terrorism financing cycle involves three stages that terrorist organisations may use to support a terrorist network, organisation, or cell.

Stage 1 – Raising funds

Raising funds is about how funds are raised to support terrorism financing, and that can be done via legitimate or criminal activities.

Examples:

  • donations
  • self-funding
  • criminal activity.

Stage 2 – Transferring funds

Transferring funds is about how funds are transferred to a terrorist network, organisation, or cell, and money laundering is often associated with this stage of the terrorism financing cycle.

Examples:

Funds need to be stored at each stage of the terrorism financing process. Storage methods can range from hiding cash in a private residence or in a sandooq (cash box) to depositing funds in a bank account or other financial products.

Money laundering may be a part of the transfer fund process when dealing with funds that have been sourced via criminal activity and used to make those funds look like they have come from a legitimate source.

Stage 3 – Using funds

Using funds is about how funds can be used for direct and indirect support of terrorist activities carried out by the terrorist network, organisation, or cell.

Examples:

  • purchasing weapons or bomb-making equipment
  • payment to insurgents
  • covering living expenses for a terrorist cell.

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