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UN adopts resolution compelling states to prevent recruitment of fighters to ISIS

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ANI London
Last Updated : Sep 25 2014 | 12:29 PM IST

In an attempt to take on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the United Nations Security Council has adopted a binding resolution that compels states to prevent their nationals from joining the ranks of the militant group in Iraq and Syria, a report said.

United States President Barack Obama chaired the session and said that the states must prevent the recruitment and financing of foreign fighters, reported the BBC. The US-drafted resolution was adopted unanimously.

Obama also called for a united action against the group to dismantle the "network of death.

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First Published: Sep 25 2014 | 12:09 PM IST

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