UN *****s Down on ISIS Financing by Banning Oil Purchases
 

https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0O...7ec362c332c672The United Nations Security Council ramped up pressure on the Islamic State Thursday by threatening actions against anyone buying oil from the militants, as well as the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front. Reuters reports that The council also voted to ban antiquities trade with Syria and urged states to stop paying ransoms for hostages. The 15-nation council unanimously passed the Russian-drafted resolution, which gives the council power to enforce decisions with sanctions.




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