Report: Islamic State Selling Christian Artifacts For Profit

The Islamic State is reportedly selling Christian artifacts looted from churches in Iraq and Syria for profit.

According to Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice, the terrorist organization that is currently occupying parts of Iraq and Syria is selling Christian artifacts stripped from churches to continue to fund their terroristic practices that include suicide bombings, beheadings and kidnappings.

"ISIS has a stated goal to wipe out Christianity," Sekulow told Fox News in a recent interview. "This why they are crucifying Christians -- including children -- destroying churches and selling artifacts. The fact is, this group will stop at nothing to raise funds for its terrorist mission."

The Islamic State has already forced Christians from their historic homelands, threatening them with death if they do not convert to Islam or pay a tax for being Christian.

One of the most striking incidences of persecution was when the Islamic State invaded the Christian city of Mosul earlier this year, where several religious sites were destroyed. Additionally, the terrorist group forced half a million people, mainly religious minorities including Christians, to leave the city following the Islamic State occupation.

This week, U.S. officials announced that recent airstrikes conducted in the beginning of December had successfully killed three head members of the Islamic State, including two senior military members and a key deputy.

"We've made significant progress in halting that (militant) offensive," U.S. Lieutenant General James Terry told Reuters in a recent interview.