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September 25, 2014

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