New York, December 17, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar
The UN Security Council has passed a resolution strengthening legal measures against those doing business with terrorist groups. It targets mainly Islamic State militants (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
The resolution is the result of a joint effort by Russia and the US, which are both leading anti-IS campaigns in Syria.
It stems from a UNSC action taken in February against illegal trafficking of antiquities from Syria, which threatened sanctions on anyone buying oil from IS or the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front and urged that kidnap ransoms not be paid.
#UPDATE UN unanimously adopts resolution targeting IS finances https://t.co/SzC9gXolLs
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