UN proposal would punish Iraq and Syria militants

UNITED NATIONS — Britain has proposed a draft U.N. resolution aimed at punishing recruitment and financing of foreign fighters for the Islamic State militant group now controlling a swath of Syria and Iraq, and all other terrorist groups associated with al-Qaida.

 

The early draft, obtained Monday by The Associated Press, calls on all countries to take measures to suppress the flow of foreign fighters to these groups and demands the immediate withdrawal of those already in Iraq and Syria.

 

It also demands that all militants from the Islamic State group, Jabhat al-Nusra, and other al-Qaida linked groups “cease all atrocities and terrorist acts.”

 

The proposed resolution expresses the Security Council’s readiness to impose sanctions on those recruiting, supporting and fighting for terrorist groups, and says a list of individuals will be added to the resolution before its adoption.

 

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