By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, July 15 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged countries to enforce an international arms embargo and eco**mic sanctions on the Islamic State militant group in a bid to weaken the insurgency that has taken control of large swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria. In a report to the U.N. Security Council on the world body's political mission in Iraq, obtained by Reuters on Tuesday, Ban described the rapidly deteriorating security situation fueled by the Sunni militants as "deeply worrisome." The Islamic State was previously called the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS). "I strongly condemn the upsurge of violence at the hands of ISIS and its supporters and call on (U.N.) member states, including Iraq's neighbors, to come together and support Iraq in its fight against terrorism," Ban wrote.
07-16-2014, 10:50 PM
UN chief urges countries to enforce sanctions on Islamic State
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