Anglican News – US Government declares Daesh persecution of Christians a genocide

Screen Shot 2016-03-29 at 4.47.21 PM[ACNS, by Gavin Drake] The US Government has declared the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East by Daesh (the self-proclaimed “Islamic State”) as a genocide. The statement, made today by US Secretary of State John Kerry, follows similar declarations in the past few months by the Council of Europe and the European Parliament.

“In my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control, including Yazidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims,” Mr Kerry said in a statement today. “Daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology, and by actions – in what it says, what it believes, and what it does.

“Daesh is also responsible for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing directed at these same groups and in some cases also against Sunni Muslims, Kurds, and other minorities.

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