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U.N. Security Council Approves Measure Targeting Flow of Foreign Fighters

HeadlineSep 25, 2014

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution mandating countries to contain militant groups like the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. The measure calls for the tracking of potential terrorists within borders and the sharing of data with other countries. After introducing the measure in a rare session, President Obama called its adoption “historic.”

President Obama: “Preventing these individuals from reaching Syria and then slipping back across our borders is a critical element of our strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL. The historic resolution that we just adopted enshrines our commitment to meet this challenge. It is legally binding. It establishes new obligations that nations must meet.”

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