UN Security Council
2017

individuals, including AQIM, Al Mourabitoun and Ansar Eddine, in accordance with the established listing criteria, Strongly condemning the continuing attacks, including terrorist attacks against civilians, the Malian defense and security forces, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the 2/8 17-15399 S/RES/2374 (2017) French forces, underlining the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice, and urging the Government of Mali to take measures to ensure that those responsible for these attacks are held accountable, Strongly condemning the incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking with the aim of raising funds or gaining political concessions, reiterating its determination to prevent kidnapping and hostage-taking in the Sahel region and to secure the safe release of hostages without ransom payments or political concessions, in accordance with applicable international law, recalling its resolutions 2133 (2014), 2253 (2015) and 2368 (2017) and including its call upon all Member States to prevent terrorists from benefitting directly or indirectly from the payment of ransoms or from political