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WHAT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON ISIS SAYS

WHAT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON ISIS SAYS

'By its violent and extremist ideology, its terrorist acts, its continued gross systematic and widespread attacks directed against civilians, abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, including those driven on religious or ethnic ground, its eradication of cultural heritage and trafficking of cultural property, but also its control of significant parts and natural resources across Iraq and Syria and its recruitment and training of foreign terrorist fighters whose threat affects all regions and Member States, even those far from conflict zones, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant constitutes a global and unprecedented threat to international peace and security.

The resolution also 'calls upon all Member States that have the capacity to do so take all the necessary measures ... 

on the territory under the control of ISIL in Syria and Iraq, to redouble and coordinate their efforts to prevent and suppress terrorist acts committed specifically by ISIL'. 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3327833/UN-Security-Council-approves-necessary-measures-fight-ISIS-wake-Paris-attacks.html#ixzz3s56OPbNG
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