White House Says It Has Not ‘Reached’ Determination That ISIS Slaughter of Christians Is Genocide

Asked on Monday if Islamic State terrorists are carrying out a campaign of genocide against Syria’s Christians, White House Spokesman Josh Earnest said the word genocide “involves a very specific legal determination that has, at this point, not been reached.”

 

He condemned the terrorists’ “willingness to target religious minorities, including Christians.”

 

Earnest noted that the Obama administration has long expressed its concerns over ISIS/ISIL’s “slaughter” of religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.

 

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