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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 188 

Condemning the recent terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Indonesia, Egypt, Iraq, Australia, and Iran and offering thoughts 

and prayers and sincere condolences to all of the victims, their families, 

and the people of their countries. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 8, 2017 

Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. CARDIN) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the recent terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Indonesia, Egypt, Iraq, Australia, 

and Iran and offering thoughts and prayers and sincere 

condolences to all of the victims, their families, and the 

people of their countries. 

Whereas since May 22, 2017, the Islamic State of Iraq and 

Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for multiple terrorist attacks against civilians that have left more than 

180 dead and many more wounded; 

Whereas ISIS frequently claims attacks perpetrated by individual actors or other groups for propaganda purposes; 

Whereas the people of the United Kingdom are grieving following two terrorist attacks claimed by ISIS in London 


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on June 4 and Manchester on May 22 that targeted and 

killed innocent men, women, and children; 

Whereas government forces in the Philippines are currently 

fighting ISIS militants in Mindanao, including ISIS-affiliated fighters from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Chechnya, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, who launched 

an assault in Marawi City on May 23 in an apparent effort to establish a caliphate in Southeast Asia; 

Whereas ISIS has claimed responsibility for two explosions in 

Jakarta, Indonesia, killing three policemen; 

Whereas ISIS targeted Coptic Christians in Egypt during an 

attack on a bus on May 26, killing 26 people; 

Whereas 22 people were killed when ISIS detonated a car 

bomb at a Baghdad ice cream parlor, killing Iraqi families gathering with their children to break the Ramadan 

fast, and then detonated a second bomb killing elderly 

Iraqis collecting their pensions; 

Whereas a terrorist attack claimed by ISIS killed one person 

in Melbourne, Australia and wounded three police officers; 

Whereas on June 7, in an attack claimed by ISIS, at least 

12 people were killed when gunmen and suicide bombers 

targeted Iran’s parliament and a shrine in two coordinated attacks across Tehran; 

Whereas these reprehensible attacks have no place in a peaceful world: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns ISIS’ horrific terrorist attacks in 

3 the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Indonesia, 

4 Egypt, Iraq, Australia, and Iran; 


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1 (2) expresses its deepest condolences to the vic2 tims of these attacks and their families; 

3 (3) expresses solidarity with the people of 

4 United Kingdom, the Philippines, Indonesia, Egypt, 

5 Iraq, Australia, and Iran; and 

6 (4) recognizes the threat posed by ISIS and re7 commits to U.S. leadership in the Global Coalition 

8 working to defeat ISIS. 

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