S/RES/2249 (2015)

United Nations

Security Council

Distr.: General
20 November 2015

Resolution 2249 (2015)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7565th meeting, on
20 November 2015
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolutions 1267 (1999), 1368 (2001), 1373 (2001), 1618(2005), 1624 (2005), 2083 (2012), 2129 (2013), 2133 (2014), 2161 (2014), 2170(2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2214 (2015) and its relevant
presidential statements,
Reaffirming the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations,Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence
and unity of all States in accordance with purposes and principles of the United
Nations Charter,
Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of
the most serious threats to international peace and security and that any acts ofterrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, wheneverand by whomsoever committed,
Determining that, by its violent extremist ideology, its terrorist acts, its
continued gross systematic and widespread attacks directed against civilians, abusesof human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, in cluding thosedriven on religious or ethnic ground, its eradication of cultural heritage andtrafficking of cultural property, but also its control over significant parts and natural
resources across Iraq and Syria and its recruitment and training of forei gn terrorist
fighters whose threat affects all regions and Member States, even those far fromconflict zones, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as
Da’esh), constitutes a global and unprecedented threat to international peace andsecurity,
Recalling that the Al-Nusrah Front (ANF) and all other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida also constitute a threat tointernational peace and security,
Determined to combat by all means this unprecedented threat to international
peace and security,
Noting the letters dated 25 June 2014 and 20 September 2014 from the Iraqi
authorities which state that Da’esh has established a safe haven outside Iraq’sborders that is a direct threat to the security of the Iraqi people and territory,
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Reaffirming that Member States must ensure that any measures taken tocombat terrorism comply with all their obligations under international law, inparticular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law,
Reiterating that the situation will continue to deteriorate further in the absenceof a political solution to the Syria conflict and emphasizing the need to implement
the Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012 endorsed as Annex II of its resolution
2118 (2013), the Joint Statement on the outcome of the multilateral talks on Syria in
Vienna of 30 October 2015 and the Statement of the International Syria Support
Group (ISSG) of 14 November 2015,1.
Unequivocally condemns in the strongest terms the horrifying terrorist
attacks perpetrated by ISIL also known as Da’esh which took place on 26 June 2015
in Sousse, on 10 October 2015 in Ankara, on 31 October 2015 over Sinaï, on
12 November 2015 in Beirut and on 13 November 2015 in Paris, and all otherattacks perpetrated by ISIL also known as Da’esh, including hostage -taking andkilling, and notes it has the capability and intention to carry out further attacks andregards all such acts of terrorism as a threat to peace and security;
2.
Expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims and theirfamilies and to the people and Governments of Tunisia, Turkey, Russian Federation,Lebanon and France, and to all Governments whose citizens were targeted in theabove-mentioned attacks and all other victims of terrorism;3.
Condemns also in the strongest terms the continued gross, systematic andwidespread abuses of human rights and violations of humanitarian law, as well asbarbaric acts of destruction and looting of cultural heritage carried out by ISIL also
known as Da’esh;4.
Reaffirms that those responsible for committing or otherwise responsible
for terrorist acts, violations of international humanitarian law or violations or abusesof human rights must be held accountable;
5.
Calls upon Member States that have the capacity to do so to take allnecessary measures, in compliance with international law, in particular with theUnited Nations Charter, as well as international human rights, refugee andhumanitarian law, on the territory under the control of ISIL also known as Da’esh,
in Syria and Iraq, to redouble and coordinate their efforts to prevent and suppress
terrorist acts committed specifically by ISIL also known as Da’esh as well as ANF,
and all other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated withAl Qaeda, and other terrorist groups, as designated by the United Nations SecurityCouncil, and as may further be agreed by the International Syria Support Group(ISSG) and endorsed by the UN Security Council, pursuant to the Statement of theInternational Syria Support Group (ISSG) of 14 November, and to eradicate the safe
haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria;
6.
Urges Member States to intensify their efforts to stem the flow of foreign
terrorist fighters to Iraq and Syria and to prevent and suppress the financing ofterrorism, and urges all Member States to continue to fully implement the above mentioned resolutions;7.
Expresses its intention to swiftly update the 1267 committee sanctions
list in order to better reflect the threat posed by ISIL also known as Da’esh;8.

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Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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