#UN_Security_Council Adopts Resolution Banning Trade with Jihadist Groups
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The United Nations Security Council on Thursday banned all trade in antiquities from war-torn #syria, threatened sanctions on anyone buying #Oil from Islamic State of #Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants, and urged states to stop paying kidnap ransoms. The 15-nation council unanimously adopted the Russian-drafted resolution, which falls under chapter seven of the UN charter. The resolution is legally binding and gives the council authority to enforce decisions with economic sanctions. It does not however authorize using military force. read more