ISIS and Genocide

How the United States Talks about Atrocities

The Islamic State (ISIS), the European Parliament declared on February 4, "is committing genocide." In its statement, the parliament noted ISIS' harsh treatment of Christians, Yazidis, and other religious and ethnic minorities, and it urged the UN Security Council to investigate the atrocities. Pope Francis, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, over 200 members of Congress, and several presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz, have likewise described ISIS' violence against minorities as genocidal....

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